Metro Vancouver events on February 22, 2018 - Chinese New Year Festival & Celebrations

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

Young People’s Concerts. Shayna Jones: Folk and Wisdom Tales from Around The World

Shayna Jones, professional Storyteller and performance artist, has one vision: to create a space where listeners slow down, unplug, and listen deep to the wisdom of folktales

Burnaby | Michael J Fox Theatre | 9:30 am to 12:00 am | Performing Arts

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

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

Exhibition: Displaced

Displaced considers the transforming relationships to space and identity at the hand of forced loss of land, culture and community

Vancouver | Gallery 1515 | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Exhibit Beta Vulgaris

Exhibit by Kelty Miyoshi McKinnon with Keri Latimer

Burnaby | Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Guided Tour at Lulu Island Winery

Celebrate Chinese New Year at Lulu Island Winery! During Feb 15 to Feb 25, 2018, Lulu Island Winery is offering VIP guided tours around their beautiful Tuscan-inspired estate winery from 11 am to 2 pm daily

Richmond | Lulu Island Winery | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | Food / Wine

2018 Talking Stick Festival

Proudly located on the traditional, un-ceded territories of the Coast Salish Peoples, Full Circle: First Nations Performance presents the 17th Annual Talking Stick Festival

Vancouver | Various locations | 11:00 am to 9:30 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

Discover Dance! OURO Collective

Our popular noon series offers informative and inspiring shows by BC-based dance companies which combine performance, question-and-answer sessions with the artists, and sometimes even audience participation

Vancouver | The Dance Centre | 12:00 am to 1:00 pm | Performing Arts

BC Home + Garden Show

Get ready to refresh your space! The BC Home + Garden Show returns to BC Place

Vancouver | BC Place | 12:00 am to 9:00 pm | Exhibition

Good Heart Good Mind Youth Conference

This year we will be trekking out to the Loon Lake Lodge in Maple Ridge so pack warm people! We acknowledge that this conference takes place within the ancestral, traditional and unceded territories of the Katzie & Kwantlen people

Maple Ridge | The Loon Lake Lodge | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Lecture

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

Map of the Land, Map of the Stars

Map of the Land Map of the Stars tells the story of how the spirits used to know the map of the stars. but have since lost their way

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm | Performing Arts

Carlos O'Bryan's Tap Takeover - Featuring Whistler Brewing

The first of many, the last Thursday of every month we will be hosting a tap take-over from one of our many great breweries. This month we are featuring our friends from Whistler Brewing as well as 7 of their great beers

West Vancouver | Carlos O'Bryans Kitsilano | 5:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Food / Wine

Chinese New Year of Dog 2018 Arts Festival

This Chinese New Year Arts Festival will be hosted at International Arts Gallery during the signature event of Celebrating Chinese New Year of Dog 2018 at International Village Mall

Vancouver | International Village Mall | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Festival | Free

Mamma Mia - The Original Italian Class

There are two things you need to know about Italians. They love life, and they love to eat. Explore the culinary delights of Italy and take your taste buds beyond pizza and store-bought pasta into the realm of rich sauces and rustic wonders

Vancouver | The Dirty Apron Cooking School | 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Cooking

Behind the Scenes with Vicky Chow

Meet pianist Vicky Chow and go behind the scenes. Learn about her artistic process, what makes her tick, and her thoughts about the music she plays

Vancouver | The Post at 750 | 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm | Music | Free

Winter Olympics Viewing

Second Floor Eatery + Bar will have extensive Winter Olympics coverage with multiple station feeds everyday. Food and Drink Specials Daily

Vancouver | Second Floor Eatery + Bar | 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Food / Wine

Demo & Dine: Winter Classics with a Twist

Come join us for our Demo & Dine-style cooking class series, where you will join us for an intimate evening of culinary education, delicious food and beautiful wine

Vancouver | The Dirty Apron Cooking School | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Cooking

The Bread Series: Sourdough Starter

A sourdough starter is a treasured part of many bakers’ kitchens and the first step in baking delicious artisan bread. In this fun workshop, you will learn everything there is to know about creating, growing and feeding your own sourdough starter

Vancouver | Il Centro Italian Cultural Centre | 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm | Cooking

Lindsay Sealey - Growing Strong Girls

Free in-store talk with author Lindsay Sealey

Vancouver | Banyen Books & Sound | 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm | Books | Free

Salish Singing & Drumming Spring 2018 Workshops

Learn traditional Salish social songs, drumming and dance with instructor Russell Wallace. Workshops are free and open to everyone!

Vancouver | Goldcorp Centre for the Arts | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Workshop | Free

One Book One SFU: Tomboy Survival Guide with Ivan Coyote & Tegan Quin

Simon Fraser University Library is pleased to announce Ivan Coyote's Tomboy Survival Guide as our next pick for One Book One SFU

Vancouver | Goldcorp Centre for the Arts | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Books | Free

Compagnia Baccalà: Pss Pss

Inspired by Chaplin and Keaton, Compagnia Baccalà’s enthralling physicality and exquisite expression has been delighting audiences the world over. A breathtaking pas de deux of mishaps and acrobatics, you’ll be laughing long after you leave the theatre

Vancouver | York Theatre | 7:00 pm to 8:10 pm | Family

A Spirited Evening at the Former BC Distillery

Barry will provide an archivist's insights into the exhibition "Bottoms Up: The Cultures of Drink in the Royal City," and Jason Vanderhill will expand upon the history of the BC Distillery in New Westminster

New Westminster | New Westminster Museum | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Food / Wine

Seven Tyrants Theatre proudly presents: A Steady Rain by Keith Huff

Seven Tyrants Theatre, Vancouver's Jessie Award-nominated independent theatre company, celebrates their 10th Season with the Vancouver premiere of A Steady Rain by Keith Huff

Vancouver | The Penthouse Studio Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre

Crazy For You, the New Gershwin Musical

The NWSS Musical Theatre Program, School’s Out Productions, is pleased to present The New Gershwin Musical: Crazy For You! This romantic comedy tells the story of dreamer Bobby Child, a New York City banker who longs to perform on the stage

New Westminster | Massey Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Musical

Story Story Lie X-Rated Edition at The Rio Theatre

A Game Show that's full of it! Can you spot the liar? Five brilliant performers tell tales too strange to be true, as they attempt to trick the audience, and try to discredit each other.

Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Show

SFU Philosophers’ Café

“Imagine the impossible and discuss the improbable” with SFU’s Philosophers’ Café. Guest moderators host informal public discussions on various topics, stimulating dialogue and passionate exchange of ideas

Maple Ridge | The ACT Arts Centre | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Lecture | Free

Princess Nokia - 2 Shows

A force to be reckoned with in the New York hip-hop scene, Harlem native Princess Nokia joins us on Thursday, February 22 for an all ages early show & a 19+ late show

Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | 7:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music

BurgerAGoGo: 2 Nights - The Coathangers & Dengue Fever

BURGER RECORDS brings the all-female Burger-A-GoGo Festival for TWO NIGHTS at the Rickshaw Theatre!

Vancouver | Rickshaw Theatre | 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

2018 Talking Stick Festival. Reel Reservations: Cinematic Indigenous Sovereignty Series Red Carpet

TProudly located on the traditional, un-ceded territories of the Coast Salish Peoples, Full Circle: First Nations Performance presents the 17th Annual Talking Stick Festival

Vancouver | Vancity Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Festival

Onegin

The hit musical as immersive as love itself! When Evgeni Onegin visits the Larin family estate, his romantic charms stir passions long forgotten by its residents, including the Larin sisters. This hit musical sold out its premiere run!

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

Classical Coffee Concerts. Special Performance: Bohemian Sounds

The exciting and energetic critically acclaimed Borealis String Quartet join The Bergmann Duo for a program featuring the romantic and spirited Dvorak piano quintet

Maple Ridge | The ACT Arts Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:15 pm | Music

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

Fun Home

The coming-of-age musical. Based on the graphic novel by Alison Bechdel

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Musical

Fool for Love by Sam Shepard

In a seedy motel on the edge of the Mojave desert, two transient lovers unearth secrets of their disturbing past. Reality and dreams collide in this explosive masterpiece, as Eddie and May fight for a love that they can’t live with, or without

Vancouver | The Shop Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

From Where We Stand: a shared evening of dance

A compelling evening of extremes in performance styles as Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg and Chick Snipper come together to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of Tara Cheyenne Performance

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

Indie series: Little Orange Man

Prepare yourself for Kitt the Kinder-Whisperer! She’s a high-octane Danish girl whose greatest delight comes from reenacting her grandfather’s grisly folk tales to young neighborhood children

Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

2018 Chutzpah! Festival: Roy Assaf Dance (Israel)

Israeli company Roy Assaf Dance makes its Chutzpah! debut with a program of critically acclaimed works which fill the stage with a magical charm.

Vancouver | The Norman Rothstein Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Dance

Visual Art Forum: Shawn Hunt

Please join us for an artist talk with Shawn Hunt

Vancouver | Emily Carr University of Art and Design | Lecture

Open Hearts Theatre: Teachers

An original Canadian stage play about the mysteries of high school - from the unique perspective of the staff room

Vancouver | Jericho Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Ballet BC Presents: Program 2

A first for Ballet BC’s repertoire, Shakespeare’s classic Romeo and Juliet has inspired many an artist with its tragic tale of “star-crossed lovers.” Compelling in its timelessness, the work captures audiences with its deeply human story and enduring them

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

Salt Water Moon By David French

By the light of a moon-filled night in 1926 Newfoundland, two lovers contemplate their future. A bold, lyrical interpretation of a classic Canadian play

Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

The Softies, Lisa Prank (Seattle), Kellarissa - GRCV Fundraiser

It's been 20 years since the last time the softies played in Vancouver! Joining them will be Lisa Prank from Seattle and Vancouver's own Kellarissa

Vancouver | Fox Cabaret | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

Drinking Habits By Tom Smith

Wine and secrets are spilled in this laugh-out-loud production!

New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

The Search for Vancouver's Next Drag Superstar 2018

This competition aims to find some of the strongest Drag Performer from across Greater Vancouver. We invite them to compete in the blockbuster competition

Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | 8:00 pm to 1:00 am | Show

Down in the Uncanny Valley

Could you love a robot? In the near-future to keep up with the artificial intelligence arms race and survive a changing planet, many people are opting to have their minds “uploaded” into android bodies

Vancouver | Studio 16 | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

An Almost Holy Picture by Heather McDonald

Samuel Gentle has heard God’s voice three times in his life, but he has yet to find understanding or peace. Still, he cannot seem to leave behind this quiet, yet persistent, quest for solace and meaning as he seeks to reconcile tragedy with faith in the d

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

Whose Live Anyway

The critically-acclaimed improv comedy show, Whose Live Anyway? makes its way back to the Molson Canadian Theatre at Hard Rock Casino

Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Show

Broken Tailbone by Nightswimming

Celebrated writer and performer Carmen Aguirre leads a Latin American dance lesson that flows into Carmen’s remarkable stories of intimacy, politics, culture, and the forgotten origins of the salsa

Vancouver | The Cultch | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Dance

Metamorphosis Butoh

This dance stems from the simple premise that transformation is essential to the continuum of life and personal growth. created with strong visuals and the use of colorful imagery that is a trademark of pataSola dance

Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Dance

Pearl Charles with Acid Tongue and Jody Glenham at Wise Hall

Pearl Charles lives in the moment, seeking excitement whether it leads her down a dark, dusty road or into the arms of a trouble-making lover

Vancouver | The Wise Hall & Lounge | 8:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Music

Red Stars rock Heritage Grill

Hello New Westminsterrr! Red Stars rock (and blues and country) the jewel in the Royal City's downtown crown. Please join us. Us being Bob Mercer, vox & harp, Gord Smithers, guitar, Bob Petterson, bass, and Ian Tiles, drums

New Westminster | The Heritage Grill | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

Dragons in the Sky Launch Party

The official launch party for our new ep Dragons in the Sky is set! Just in time for Chinese New Years, celebrate the new year with Son of James in the backstreets of Chinatown at LanaLou's.

Vancouver | LanaLou's | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

Bomb Shelter Comedy Open Mic Thursday in the Comedy Basement at Goldies

The Bomb Shelter Comedy Open Mic goes down every Thursday in the Comedy Basement at Goldies, from 10pm until we run out of comics!

Vancouver | The Comedy Basement at Goldies Pizza | 9:30 pm to 11:59 pm | Performing Arts | Free

GroundUp feat. Last Ark Out

Modern/Future music doesn't get much sweeter than Vancouver's Last Ark Out

Vancouver | Guilt & Company | 9:30 pm to 3:00 am | Music