Metro Vancouver events on February 23, 2018 - Chinese New Year Festival & Celebrations
February 23, 2018
Fri
Warriorship: Leading Brave-Hearted by The Raven Institute
Brave-hearted leadership is needed and being called forth; we are at an urgent and disruptive time in human history that calls on our best selves to lead with courage, love and fierce determination
Vancouver | Musqueam Cultural Pavilion | 8:30 am to 4:30 pm | Lecture
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 11:00 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
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
School Garden Ecology Workshop
In this teacher Pro-D workshop, learn how to grow an ecologically-friendly school food garden by fostering relationships between soil, plants and animals
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | Workshop
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
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
Rhetoric & Reality: Federal Arts Policy in Canada 1957-2014
Radix Theatre, battery opera and Fight With a Stick present - Rhetoric & Reality: Federal Arts Policy in Canada 1957-2014
Vancouver | Goldcorp Centre for the Arts | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Lecture | Free
Lanterns in the Garden
Experience an authentic Chinese lantern festival (yuánxiāo jié) in Vancouver’s classical Chinese garden
Vancouver | Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden | 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Family
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
BC Dine & Vine - Wine & Food Pairings from our own Backyard
Join The Dirty Apron for a night of BC food and wine pairings you won’t soon forget. Revel in cooking with local ingredients while you sip Riesling, Pinot Noir, and Syrah as well as a sparkling and dessert wine
Vancouver | The Dirty Apron Cooking School | 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Food / Wine
Taste of Torino
Join us in this exploration of the foodie highlights of Turin, the first capital of Italy
Vancouver | Il Centro Italian Cultural Centre | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Food / Wine
دورهمی لبخند مهرورزی
I am inviting everybody to a memorable and amazing event to vote and support me in my journey to Miss Canada competitions
North Vancouver | John Braithwaite Community Center | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Show
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
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
Doug Tuttle with Sam Kogon and Prairie Cat at Fox Cabaret
Doug Tuttle has had the distinction of being an exciting new discovery among fans of indie rock and garage psych not once but twice -- first as a member of the band Mmoss, and then as a solo act.
Vancouver | Fox Cabaret | 7:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
Elderbrook With Guest Imagined Herbal Flows
London-based Grammy-nominated electronic musician plays Vancouver
Vancouver | Fortune Sound Club | 7:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
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
Dorothy - Freedom Tour 2018 at The Biltmore Cabaret
Rock and roll band from Los Angeles
Vancouver | The Biltmore Cabaret | 7:00 pm to 10:30 pm | 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
WWE LIVE: Road to WrestleMania!
WWE will visit Vancouver’s Rogers Arena on the “Road to WrestleMania”! This will be your chance to see your favorite WWE RAW Superstars LIVE!
Vancouver | Rogers Arena | 7:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
Metamorfosi – Ensemble Constantinople with Suzie LeBlanc
For this programme Ensemble Constantinople invite Canadian treasure, soprano Suzie LeBlanc, to revisit and explore new avenues and Italian composers often unknown to the general public
Vancouver | Christ Church Cathedral | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music
Dee Daniels with NiteCap
Famed for her thrilling technique and four-octave vocal range, Dee Daniels brings to the stage jazz styling infused with gospel and blues flavouring
West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre for the Performing Arts | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music
Fun Home
The coming-of-age musical. Based on the graphic novel by Alison Bechdel
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Musical
Friday Night Live
Stories. Music. Life. Every Friday night is something different - a chance to gather the community, share something amazing and go out into the night having witnessed creativity in action
North Vancouver | Lynn Valley United Church | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts
Lennie Gallant
The Globe and Mail calls his performance "mesmerizing and evocative” and The Guardian describes it as "dynamic…high energy…fun."
North Vancouver | BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
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
Toronto Dance Theatre
Toronto Dance Theatre celebrates its 50th anniversary with House Mix, a retrospective program showcasing five diverse works by choreographer Christopher House
Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Dance
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
Neck Deep with Speak Low If You Speak Low and guests
Neck Deep are a Welsh pop punk band from Wrexham who formed in 2012 when vocalist Ben Barlow met former lead guitarist Lloyd Roberts
Vancouver | The Vogue Theatre | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
Winter Jazz: Marin Patenaude
Singer/songwriter/guitarist Marin Patenaude’s absorbing sound is earthy, soulful, and heartbreakingly beautiful, evoking comparison with Joni Mitchell, Bonnie Raitt, and k.d. lang
Vancouver | Performance Works | 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music | Free
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
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 | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
God is a Scottish Drag Queen
Canadian comedian Mike Delamont’s one-man comedy, as everyone’s favourite deity, God, has won 15 ‘Best of the Fest’ awards and three Canadian Comedy Award nominations
Maple Ridge | The ACT Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show
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
Stephen Fearing (Trio)
Touring in support of his ninth solo record, Every Soul's a Sailor, Stephen Fearing’s music is a mesmerizing blend of folk, roots, and pop
Vancouver | St. James Community Square | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
Polyrhythmics with guests Coco Jafro at The Wise Hall
Rich with bold brass and hypnotic percussion, Polyrhythmics' latest album, Caldera, showcases the instrumental eight-piece's impossibly tight grooves and virtuosic musicianship
Vancouver | The Wise Hall & Lounge | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music
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
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 | 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
She Stoops to Conquer
By author Oliver Goldsmith this beloved comedy about love and mistaken identity revolves around Charles Marlow, a young bachelor who brims with confidence when dallying with working-class women but becomes a shivering bundle of nerves in the presence of h
Vancouver | Metro Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Chor Leoni Men's Choir presents C/4: Canadian Choral Composition Competition
Meet three Canadian composers from across the country in an interactive and intimate evening as Chor Leoni presents the finalists of our second annual C4 choral competition
Vancouver | Orpheum Annex | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
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
Rogue Folk Club: Stephen Fearing Trio
Stephen was born in 1963 in right here in Vancouver, but grew up in Dublin, Ireland where his schoolmates included future members of U2
Vancouver | Rogue Folk Club | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
Wichita Trip at The Heritage Grill
Friday Night Fun in The Royal City! 3+ sets of Country Fried Rock 'n Roll
New Westminster | The Heritage Grill | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music
Sherman Tai Charity Fortune Reading at River Rock Casino Resort
Celebrate the Year of the Dog at River Rock Casino Resort. Get your fortune told by Master Sherman Tai! Tai's reputation as a fortune teller and feng shui master is well established in Vancouver and Richmond, as well as in Hong Kong
Richmond | The River Rock Theatre | 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising
Soul Funk Party With Raincity Blue
Come check out one of Vancouver's newest Live Music Venues! Raincity Blue will be playing Soul, Funk, R&B & Blue's Live
Vancouver | Second Floor Eatery + Bar | 9:00 pm to 1:00 am | Music
Winter Jazz: The Sumner Brothers w/ Kenton Loewen & James Meger
Country-roots rockers Bob and Brian Sumner (guitar and vocals) are hailed as creating “the finest alt-country jams north of the 49th parallel”
Vancouver | Performance Works | 9:20 pm to 10:10 pm | Music | Free
Headhunterz by Solid
With his glorious return to hardstyle in 2017, we are beyond excited to present Headhunterz for his return to pure Hardstyle show at the Harbour Event Centre
Vancouver | Harbour Event Centre | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music
Crankdat: Outcast Tour - Vancouver
Known for flipping tracks into re-imagined bangers, Ohio-based bass producer Crankdat makes his return to Vancouver when he brings the 'Outcast Tour'
Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music
The World Famous Motown Party
The Fox and The Good Kids present the return of a world-famous dance party that’s the toast of New York, London, and Paris
Vancouver | Fox Cabaret | 10:30 pm to 2:00 am | Music