Metro Vancouver events on March 4, 2018
March 4, 2018
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2018 West Van Run
West Van Run - Annual 5KM & 10KM Run/Walk of West Vancouver. In 2018, the West Van Run will feature exciting events on both Saturday
West Vancouver | West Vancouver Community Centre | 8:30 am to 11:30 am | Active Life / Health
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
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
Hastings Park Farmers Market
Located within a thriving community close to the highway and the Second Narrows Bridge, the Hastings Park Farmers Market is a perfect place to stop and shop.
Vancouver | Hastings Park | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | Market
Birth Fair 2018
We're back! The Birth Fair brings together professionals in the Birth & Baby industry and is designed to have you leave feeling edcuated and empowered!
Surrey | Cloverdale Agriplex | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | Active Life / Health
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
Growing Room Festival 2018
Growing Room: A Feminist Literary Festival is a celebration of diverse Canadian writers and artists presented by Room magazine. The festival runs March 1st - 4th, 2018 at various locations in Vancouver, BC
Vancouver | Mount Pleasant | 10:00 am to 11:00 pm | Festival
JSA at the Bonsor Two Day Super Collectors Show
Time to take in the Bonsor Two Day Super Show. A two day event that will feature a spectacle of Sports Cards, Memorabilia, other related Collectibles and much more
Burnaby | Bonsor Recreation Complex | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Show
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 | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | Cooking
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
Coastal First Nations Dance Festival 2018
The Festival is a celebration of the stories, songs, and dances of the Indigenous peoples of the Northwest Coast of North America
Vancouver | Museum of Anthropology at UBC | 12:00 am to 4:00 pm | Festival
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
Nebula Jars make and take
Join us March 4th for an out of this world craft! Create an awesome nebula jar!!! We will provide you with all you need
Vancouver | Kids Market | 12:00 am to 3:00 pm | Kids
Nordic Jazz Concert - Heather Soles and the Scandinavian Express
Scandinavian Express presents Nordic Jazz at its finest!
Burnaby | Scandinavian Centre | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Music
2018 Chutzpah! Festival: Deb Filler - I Did It My Way In Yiddish (In English) | New Zealand / Canada
In this international smash hit, New Zealand’s only Jewish comic entertains with a brilliant evening of stories and songs that audiences won’t forget
Vancouver | The Norman Rothstein Theatre | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Performing Arts
PNE: Monster Jam
Monster Jam® is adrenaline-charge family entertainment featuring some of the most recognizable trucks in the world including Grave Digger®, Max-DTM and many more
Vancouver | PNE/Playland | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Show
Sunday Coffee Concerts: Comedy Improv With Second Storey Theatre - Improv
Second Storey Theatre presents Pocomedy, An Afternoon of laughs. Come see Tri-Cities’ best improv company for an intimate afternoon filled with music, improv and comedy
Port Coquitlam | Terry Fox Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Show
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 | 2:00 pm to 3:10 pm | Family
Forget About Tomorrow By Jill Daum
A new play about moving forward.. When Jane’s husband Tom is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, they face a difficult journey ahead. Will love and humour be enough to brace their family for the future?
Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
VSO Chamber Players - Schnittke & Shostakovich
The extraordinary musicians of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra step off the Orpheum stage and into the intimate, state-of-the-art Pyatt Hall in the VSO School of Music to perform some of the greatest chamber music ever written
Vancouver | Vancouver Symphony School of Music | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Music
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 | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
2018 Vancouver International Dance Festival: Harbour Dance Centre ITP
Harbour Dance Centre’s Intensive Training Program dancers show the results of advanced training in ballet, contemporary-jazz, musical theatre, hip-hop, and tap. The 40 dancers work with choreographers currently working in the commercial dance industry
Vancouver | Harbour Dance Centre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Performing Arts | Free
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 | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
The Velveteen Rabbit by Kevin Del Aguilar
With a dash of magic, three actors transform their playspace into a children’s nursery with a rocking horse, a cavalcade of mechanical toys, a kind-hearted fairy and a toy rabbit who is transformed by one little boy’s love.
Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Theatre
Discussion Panel for Many Visions, Many Versions
Delve deeper into our current exhibit of art from indigenous communities in India!
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Friends of Chamber Music: Vienna Piano Trio
Formed in 1988, and playing their seventh concert for Friends of Chamber Music, the Vienna Piano Trio is celebrated for its finesse, infectious exuberance, and tonal allure
Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Music
Marc-André Hamelin - piano
Marc-André Hamelin, OC, CQ, is a Canadian virtuoso pianist and composer. Hamelin is recognized worldwide for the originality and technical proficiency of his performances of the classic repertoire
Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Music
Vancity International Salsa Bachata Kizomba Festival 2018
Vancouver's Biggest Salsa Bachata and Kizomba Festival where world renowned instructors from around the globe share their dance technqiues with you, treat you to live performances every night and maybe even steal you away for a dance
Burnaby | Vancitysbk | 3:00 pm to 3:00 am | Festival
Purim Carnival by Burquest Jewish Community
Join Burquest, Connect Me In and PJ Library of Greater Vancouver to celebrate Purim!
Coquitlam | Burquest Jewish Community | 4:00 pm to 0:00 am | Family | 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
The Yard Bird Sweethearts WISE Lounge Residency
Live in The WISE Lounge is proud to present The Yard Bird Sweethearts every Sunday in March
Vancouver | The Wise Hall & Lounge | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Dance
Johnny Reid Revival Live
Since arriving on the music scene over ten years ago, critically acclaimed singer-songwriter, Johnny Reid has captured the hearts of fans and audiences around the world
Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
Edith Lando Gifted Youth Competition Finals
Named after an outstanding arts advocate and humanitarian, the Edith Lando Gifted Youth Competition opens doors for the next generation
Vancouver | Vancouver Academy of Music | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music | Free
Vancouver International Wine Festival
The Vancouver International Wine Festival, Canada's premier food & wine event, has three mandates: to provide an informative, educational and entertaining wine experience for public and trade;
Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Food / Wine
JFL NorthWest: Ari Shaffir’s Renamed Storyteller Show at Biltmore Cabaret
Ari Shaffir and other funny people tell true and scintillating stories. Long-form American storytelling as seen on Comedy Central performed by stand-up comedians
Vancouver | The Biltmore Cabaret | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy
Onegin
Book, music, and lyrics by Amiel Gladstone and Veda Hille. Based on the poem by Pushkin and the opera by Tchaikovsky
Chilliwack | HUB International Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
East Vancouver Improv League - High Octane Improv Comedy
Instant Theatre is proud to present the launch of the East Vancouver Improv League!
Vancouver | Havana Theatre | 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Comedy
The Noise Presents Iced Earth: The Incorruptible World Tour With guests Sanctuary & Kill Ritual
Iced Earth is an American heavy metal band from Tampa, Florida. It was formed in 1984 under the name The Rose, then Purgatory by guitarist and main songwriter Jon Schaffer and original drummer Greg Seymour
Vancouver | Rickshaw Theatre | 7:30 pm to 11:30 pm | Music
2018 Chutzpah! Festival: Uri Gurvich Quartet (Israel / USA)
Internationally acclaimed saxophonist and composer Uri Gurvich was a member of the Tel Aviv Jazz Orchestra and at age twenty won Jazz Player of the Year in his native Israel
Vancouver | The Norman Rothstein Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Music
Šxʷʔam̓ət (home)
We are very excited to be touring šxʷʔam̓ət (home) into 21 communities across BC and Alberta and then returning home for 9 final performances at the Firehall Arts Centre in Vancouver
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts
Yossilinks Purim Costume Party
The party of the year. Food, door prizes and magnets by Magnetic Photo Events
Vancouver | AnzaClub Vancouver | 7:30 pm to 11:59 pm | Party
Rogue Folk Club: Tom Russell
Tom Russell is an American singer-songwriter who was born in Los Angeles. He has lived in many places, including Vancouver and New York City, currently living in El Paso, Texas
Vancouver | Rogue Folk Club | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
JFL NorthWest: Musical Jokes at Yuk Yuk's Vancouver
The Just For Laughs big wigs are in town and they’re looking for the next big thing. Come check out the best of the best of your local comedians as they try to impress the ones with the wigs
Vancouver | Yuk Yuk's Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Comedy
JFL NorthWest: The Sunday Service at Fox Cabaret
The Sunday Service is Ryan Beil, Mark Chavez, Caitlin Howden, Kevin Lee, Aaron Read, and Taz VanRassel
Vancouver | Fox Cabaret | 9:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Comedy
JFL NorthWest: Ronny Chieng at The Rio Theatre
Ronny Chieng is Chinese stand-up comedian and actor born in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, raised in Manchester, NH, USA and Singapore, who graduated from the University of Melbourne in Australia in 2009 with a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Commerce
Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Comedy