Metro Vancouver events on February 7, 2018 - Chinese New Year Festival & Celebrations

February 7, 2018

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Multiply 2018 in Vancouver BC

Church leaders intuitively know that "business as usual" will not result in the awakening we long for. MULTIPLY will stoke the fires of church renewal and multiplication that many are dreaming of

Vancouver | Westside Church | 8:00 am to 4:00 pm | Lecture

Cargo Logistics Canada Expo & Conference 2018

Cargo Logistics Canada connects freight owners with freight movers - fostering multimodal synergy between diverse stakeholders in import, export and domestic supply chains.

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre East | 8:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition

Free Ice Skating at Robson Square

This winter, renew a classic Vancouver tradition and enjoy some old-fashioned fun

Vancouver | Robson Square | 9:00 am to 9:00 pm | Active Life / Health | Free

Exhibitions at Place des Arts

Colour: A Personal Response, acrylics and fibre art by Lesley Turner and Sarah McLaren; Lyrical Expressions, acrylics by Jane Appleby; Balance, fibre arts

Coquitlam | Place des Arts | 9:00 am to 9:00 pm | Exhibition

Lunarfest at Oakridge Centre

Sky lanterns are used all over the world to carry hopes and wishes, especially for celebrations. Launch your own Blessing in the Sky lantern this year at Oakridge Centre in the West Galleria!

Vancouver | Oakridge Centre | 9:30 am to 9:30 pm | Festival | Free

Transference - exhibition

Transference incorporates the works of five artists - Aimée Henny Brown, Saskia Jetten, Ross Kelly, Colin Lyons and Kathleen Ritter

Richmond | Richmond Cultural Centre | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Bottoms Up: The Cultures of Drink in the Royal City

A look at New Westminster’s saloons, breweries, distilleries, afternoon teas, soda fountains and other drinking habits, places and stories

New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Come Soar Over China at FlyOver Canada

Flight of the Dragon is back at FlyOver Canada for a limited time! During this special feature, guests will first follow a mythical dragon as they soar over some of China’s most spectacular landscapes and scenery

Vancouver | FlyOver Canada | 10:00 am to 9:00 pm | Family

Lunar New Year Tea Set

In honour of the year of the dog, celebrate the new year with a special Lunar New Year Tea Set served on a traditional afternoon tea three tier cake stand with delightful sweets and canapés infused with TWG Teas for health & prosperity to be enjoyed with

Vancouver | TWG Tea Salon & Boutique | 10:00 am to 7:00 pm | Family

Molly Lamb Bobak: Talk of the Town & Julie McIntyre: Travel Stories

Join us for the opening reception of Molly Lamb Bobak: Talk of the Town & Julie McIntyre: Travel Stories at the Burnaby Art Gallery

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition

Gentle Yoga

Start your day with this gentle yoga practice; relieve tension held in hips, spine and shoulders to deeply relax your body

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:15 am to 11:30 am | Active Life / Health

Yaohan Centre Chinese New Year Flower Market

A visit to the Yaohan Centre Flower Markets during this time of the year is a great way to get into the spirit of Chinese New Year

Richmond | Yaohan Centre Flower Markets | 11:00 am to 7:00 pm | Family

Better Balance Workout for Seniors

This is a gentle class for all levels, focused on balance and mobility for fitness and for preventing falls

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 12:00 am to 12:45 am | Active Life / Health

CAG Exhibition: Brent Wadden: Two Scores

Two Scores is a solo exhibition of ambitious new work by Vancouver-based artist Brent Wadden, his first in a public institution.

Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition

$1,000,000 Year of the Dog Giveaway

Play at Parq Vancouver and earn ballots by playing slots and table games into the $1,000,000 Year of the Dog Giveaway.

Vancouver | Parq Vancouver | 12:00 am to 10:00 pm | Festival

Memory - History - Story Exhibition

This year’s teaching exhibition is a celebration of the first people of our country. Memory - History - Story is an exploration of our indigenous artists, their perspectives and voices, through the lens of Indigenous principles of learning.

North Vancouver | Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Sleeping Beauty Dreams Student Matinee

Award-winning playwright, Amaranta Leyva, reimagines the famous princess as an overprotected daughter looking for a way to break free of her castle walls in order to search for true love and her true self

Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm | Theatre

SHIT by Patricia Cornelius

What about the women with the foul mouths and the weathered faces? What about the women who spit, fight, swear, hurt, and steal? What do they have to say?

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm | Theatre

Topdog/Underdog By Suzan-Lori Parks

A modern fable of battling brothers. African-American brothers Lincoln and Booth - birth names given as a joke that sets up an intense rivalry - share a seedy, one-room apartment and are looking for easy money in cards...

Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm | Theatre

Jitters

Backstage nerves hit a Hilarious high note. Four actors, a director, a playwright, and one grand dream of Broadway-bound success.

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm | Theatre

A Screening and Panel Discussion: Human Flow by SFU International Services for Students & SFU International

Join us as we embark on a powerful film journey about the refugee crisis and its profoundly personal human impact

Burnaby | Images Theatre | 5:45 pm to 9:30 pm | Film | Free

Finance Night 2018

Finance Night is SFU Finance Club's annual pillar networking event where SFU finance students have the opportunity to network with industry professionals in a stand up environment, listen to two keynote speeches from accomplished professionals within the

Vancouver | The Pinnacle Hotel Vancouver Harbourfront | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Business / Finance

Public Workshop with The BRIO Ensemble

BRIO is a new ensemble of improvisors focused on challenging the limits of improvisation

Vancouver | Dusty Flower Shop | 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Workshop

Winter 2018 Bellydance classes with Tamara

Start the year off with a technique intensive 6 week session with Tamara. We will be working with taking the basics to the next level, expanding your technical repertoire and focusing on smooth transitions through the evolution of movements

Burnaby | Dancin Stars | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Dance

Alcohol Free Love Birds - Family Paint Night - Drinks & Snacks Included

There is nothing as important as Family. This is on of our great alcohol free nights for families and adults who want to bring a teen or young adult

New Westminster | 100 Braid St Studios | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Visual Arts

North Shore International Winter Film Series

The North Shore International Film Series is presented by the North Vancouver Community Arts Council in cooperation with the Toronto International Film Festival

North Vancouver | Cineplex Odeon Park & Tilford Cinemas | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Film

The Flame: February Edition 2018

Join guest host Beverley Elliott and her roster of risky raconteurs as they dare to share their most personal, poignant and hilarious true stories live on our stage at the Cottage Bistro. Real People. True Stories… Only at The Flame!

Vancouver | Cottage Bistro | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Show

Topdog/Underdog

A modern fable of battling brothers. African-American brothers Lincoln and Booth - birth names given as a joke that sets up an intense rivalry - share a seedy, one-room apartment and are looking for easy money in cards...

Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

Jitters By David French

Backstage nerves hit a Hilarious high note. Four actors, a director, a playwright, and one grand dream of Broadway-bound success.

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

Sylvia By A.R. Gurney

When Greg stumbles on a homeless mutt in the park, it’s love at first sight, but when he brings her home, it shakes up his life, his job and his marriage

North Vancouver | North Vancouver Community Players | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

Studio 58 presents: The Skin of Our Teeth

Thornton Wilder won three Pulitzers - the only author to win for a novel, The Bridge of San Luis Rey, and two plays, Our Town and The Skin of Our Teeth, which was written just before America entered WWII. The play is about fortitude and the fate of humani

Vancouver | Studio 58 | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Youngr at Fortune Sound

Multi-talented musician Youngr brings his impressive live show to Fortune Sound Club Wednesday, February 7th on his North American Tour

Vancouver | Fortune Sound Club | 8:00 pm to 1:00 am | Music

The Father By Florian Zeller

A staged reading is a thoroughly enjoyable way to experience a play. With no sets and costumes, you’ll engage your imagination to create the play in your own mind while hearing it read by talented actors.

Surrey | Surrey City Hall | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts

The Father - Staged Reading

Now 80 years old, André was once a tap dancer. He lives with his daughter, Anne, and her husband, Antoine. Or was André an engineer, whose daughter Anne lives in London with her new lover, Pierre?

Surrey | Surrey City Hall | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

My Funny Valentine

Based on the tragic murder of gay 15-year-old Lawrence King, the critically acclaimed, Jessie-nominated My Funny Valentine examines the fracturing of opinion in the face of this horrendous act and explores the ripple effects of such hate on a community

Vancouver | The Dance Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

Motown The Musical - National Tour

MOTOWN THE MUSICAL is the true American dream story of Motown founder Berry Gordy’s journey from featherweight boxer to the heavyweight music mogul who launched the careers of Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Smokey Robinson and many more

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Musical

Ruined by Lynn Nottage

Mama Nadi’s bar both protects and profits off the bodies of the women who have become casualties of a long and brutal civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Jabberwocky. Old Trout Puppet Workshop

Beware the Jabberwock! Such is the frantic warning inscribed to us in the strange and ancient poem known as Jabberwocky… but what monster does it actually mean?

Vancouver | York Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

No Foreigners at Vancity Culture Lab

Shopping malls become a portal into surreal worlds that carry the nuanced stories of loss and resilience from the Chinese diaspora

Vancouver | The Cultch | 8:00 pm to 9:20 pm | Performing Arts

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Star-crossed lovers, graceful fairies, courtly royals and country bumpkins come together for a night of fantasy and romantic comedy in one of the Bard's most beloved works

North Vancouver | BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

SHIT

What about the women with the foul mouths and the weathered faces? What about the women who spit, fight, swear, hurt, and steal? What do they have to say?

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

RUTS debuts The Devil Room

Reuptrippyshit Debuts The Devil Room At Celebrities Nightclub

Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | 11:00 pm to 3:00 am | Dance