Metro Vancouver events on March 9, 2018
March 9, 2018
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Shine Dance Festival
Come & see young dancers from across the lower mainland learning & performing together at Shine Dance Festival!
North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 9:00 am to 9:00 pm | Festival
2018 Vancouver Goalball Grand Slam presented by YVR
The 3rd annual Vancouver Goalball Grand Slam presented by YVR returns to Fortius Sport & Health in Burnaby. We are very excited to be welcoming teams from BC, Alberta, USA, and Japan for this year's competition
Burnaby | Fortius Sport & Health | 9:00 am to 8:00 pm | Sports | Free
Vancouver Rugby Festival 2018 by BC Rugby
BC Rugby will host the 2018 Vancouver Rugby Festival to compliment the HSBC Canada Sevens Vancouver Tournament. Headlining the Festival, the Elite Sevens divisions have the opportunity to compete against world-class teams
Vancouver | UBC | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Sports
Exhibitions at Place des Arts
Balance: Fibre Art by Mardell Rampton [Mezzanine Gallery]
Coquitlam | Place des Arts | 9:00 am to 9:00 pm | Exhibition
Vancouver International Women Film Festival: Branded Content and Building an Audience with Steph Ouaknine
One might think that “brands” and “fandom” are mutually exclusive, but they are not – it is possible to create audience-driven, fandom-savvy scripted content for the web, entirely financed by brands willing to take a chance
Vancouver | Vancity Theatre | 9:30 am to 12:00 am | Lecture
Vancouver Invitational Wheelchair Rugby Tournament
The Vancouver Invitational Wheelchair Rugby Tournament is one of the most exciting tournaments of its kind. For nearly two decades, top clubs from around the continent have travelled to battle it out against longtime rivals and recent upstarts
Richmond | Richmond Olympic Oval | 9:30 am to 6:30 pm | Sports
VSO Tiny Tots: Magical Melody Train Ride!
Choo, choo! Join us “Down by the Symphony Station” for a magical train ride through the music of Dvorak’s New World. Featuring the sounds of the flute, clarinet, cello and string bass
Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | Music
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
The Last Hoo-Ray at Vancouver Aquarium
Only until April 2, visitors can enjoy a hands-on experience with cownose and southern stingrays at the Discover Rays touch pool
Vancouver | Vancouver Aquarium | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Nature / Animals
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
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
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
Artistica - Hycroft Gallery
Artistica is an artist group, established in 2017 in New Westminster, BC. As of now, it counts 15 active members and 8 of them will show their artworks in Hycroft Gallery this March
Vancouver | Hycroft Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:00 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
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
2018 Vancouver International Dance Festival: Life Drawing Sessions
Join us in the Roundhouse Exhibition Hall for noon hour life drawing sessions every weekday beginning Wednesday March 8 through Friday March 24.
Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 12:00 am to 1:00 pm | Visual Arts | Free
Vancouver International Women Film Festival: Pitch Sessions
A pitch session is a 10-minute one-on-one non-public session that is conducted in an open room in a "speed dating" style
Vancouver | Vancity Theatre | 12:00 am to 3:00 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
Vancouver International Women Film Festival: Artist Talk
Join us for refreshments and conversation with festival filmmakers and writers. Each session gathers different filmmakers who will engage in a conversation about their films, careers and their artistic process. These sessions are open to the public
Vancouver | Vancity Theatre | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Lecture | Free
2018 Vancouver International Dance Festival: Kokoro Dance Classes - Barbara Bourget and Jay Hirabayashi
Kokoro Dance classes build strength, flexibility, and stamina, as well as developing technical and performance skills. The difference between the two types of classes reflects the different approaches to the same end taken by Barbara and Jay
Vancouver | KW Studios | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Performing Arts | Free
Vancouver International Women Film Festival: WIFTI Showcase
Curated by Women in Film and Television International, the WIFTI Short Film Showcase presents a selection of shorts by members of Women in Film chapters from around the world
Vancouver | Vancity Theatre | 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Festival | Free
Vancouver Just For Laughs Film Festival Presents: It Starts with a Script at Sutton Place Hotel
Panel Participants Include: Etan Cohen, Max Winkler, Tracy Oliver
Vancouver | Sutton Place Hotel | 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm | Film
Vancouver International Women Film Festival: From Haunting to Horrific
Screening: From Haunting to Horrific followed by Q&A with filmmakers
Vancouver | Vancity Theatre | 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm | Film
Crème de la Crème - The Best in Classic French Cuisine
French food is known for its use of rich ingredients and sophisticated approach
Vancouver | The Dirty Apron Cooking School | 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Cooking
FASS on a Boat
The Society of Arts and Social Sciences, in collaboration with the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and its Departmental Student Unions* are hosting our largest event of the year: FASS on a Boat!
Vancouver | Harbour Cruises | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Dance
West Fine Art Show
West Fine Art Show displaying a stunning array of artwork from 22 western Canadian artists. Hosted by the Langley School District Foundation, net proceeds go to support Youth Homelessness Initiatives
Langley | Yorkson Creek Middle School | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Visual Arts
Women leaders in the arts: Truth journeys of their heart
Join us to celebrate International Women's Day with a special evening focused on "Women Leaders in Arts: Truth Journeys of their hearts."
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Visual Arts
Demo & Dine - Catch! Seafood Three Ways
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 9:30 pm | Cooking
Diana Martinez - Family Constellations
Free Presentation with Diana Martinez - Family Constellation
Vancouver | Banyen Books & Sound | 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm | Active Life / Health | Free
2018 Vancouver International Dance Festival: Dancers Dancing
This new work is inspired by memory including: long term memory; immediate memory; false memory; imagined memory; dream memory; and memoirs including the books Cider with Rosie by Laurie Lee and The Old Woman and the City by Vivian Gornick
Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 7:00 pm to 7:50 pm | Dance
Tiësto - Harbour Convention Centre
Solid is proud to announce the return of Tiësto at the brand new Harbour Convention Centre "HCC"
Vancouver | Harbour Event Centre | 7:00 pm to 1:00 am | Music
JFL NorthWest: Nikki Glaser at Yuk Yuk's Vancouver
Nikki Glaser is one of the most sought after young comedians and actors in the comedy world today
Vancouver | Yuk Yuk's Vancouver | 7:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Comedy
JFL NorthWest: Mike Birbiglia’s - The New One at The Vogue Theatre
Neil Genzlinger of The New York Times called Mike Birbiglia’s recent show Thank God For Jokes “the best night I’ve spent in a theater in a very long time.”
Vancouver | The Vogue Theatre | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy
JFL NorthWest: Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher at The Rio Theatre
JFL Northwest Presents Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher: Back to Back
Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy
Jerold Gerbrecht Woodwind & Brass Competition Finals
VAM’s Jerold Gerbrecht Woodwind & Brass Competition is designed to identify young talented woodwind and brass students and afford them recognition and financial assistance
Vancouver | Vancouver Academy of Music | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music | Free
JFL NorthWest: Trevor Noah
Vancouver, Canada - Don’t miss your chance to see Trevor Noah Live at Just For Laughs Northwest! March 9th 2018!
Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Comedy
Specials - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire™ In Concert, part of the Harry Potter™ Film Concert Series
The Harry Potter™ film series is one of those once-in-a-lifetime cultural phenomena that continues to delight millions of fans around the world
Vancouver | The Orpheum | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
Coquitlam Craft Beer Festival
* Day one of the festival * The Coquitlam Craft Beer Festival showcases brews from over 45 craft breweries and 8 local restaurants and caterers
Coquitlam | Westwood Plateau Golf & Country Club | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Food / Wine
Artist Performance: Lucien Durey with Bess Durey
A second date has been added for this special vocal performance from BAF exhibiting artist Lucien Durey and his sister Bess Durey in conjunction with Lucien's solo show, Paraphernalia!
Vancouver | Burrard Arts Foundation Gallery | 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm | Exhibition
The Magical Land of Oz by Cast and Crew Youth Theatre Society
A Musical Based On The L. Frank Baum Classic Book By Tim Kelly Music And Lyrics By Bill Francoeur
Maple Ridge | North Fraser Centre | 7:30 pm to 8:45 pm | Theatre
Voices
A one-woman improvised musical exploring all our inner voices
New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Performing Arts | Free
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
Funny Money
Never has this master of farce been frenetically funnier ! Crooked cops, threatening phone calls, and impatient cab driver and more mistaken identities than you can keep track of this one of the funniest plays ever written.
Maple Ridge | The ACT Arts Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Comedy
2018 Vancouver International Dance Festival: EDAM
EDAM is a contemporary dance company under the artistic directorship of Peter Bingham. EDAM's mandate is to provide a stable and fertile environment for the development of contemporary dance
Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts
Theatre series: Onegin
A new musical from two of the creators of Do You Want What I Have Got? A Craigslist Cantata. Life is quiet on the Larin family’s Russian country estate–until the charismatic Evgeni Onegin ignites the romantic longings of its residents
Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
The After After Party
Jules and Fiona, best friends and teenage dirtbags, come to their senses in a park after a night for the ages. With little to no memory of how they got there, they discover the antidote to their fireball-induced amnesia: Ritalin...
Vancouver | Vancity Culture Lab | 8:00 pm to 9:20 pm | Performing Arts
Vancouver Writers Fest: The Dram
Join us for an evening of discovery and sophistication at The Dram. Sample unlimited drams of whisky from distilleries around the world, including Scotland, Japan, and India; taste craft spirits and beer
Vancouver | Performance Works | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Food / Wine
Forget About Tomorrow
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 | 8:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Theatre
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
2018 Chutzpah! Festival: Salomé: Woman of Valor (Canada / USA)
Innovative, transformative and daring, Salomé: Woman of Valor is the culmination of years of work by Grammy Award-winning composer/trumpeter Frank London and celebrated poet/performer Adeena Karasick
Vancouver | The Norman Rothstein Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts
The Vancouver Chamber Choir. Moods and Modes: Emotion in Music
Choral programmes are often organized by similarities of the composers included or the texts being sung or chronologically by the eras they represent
Vancouver | Dunbar Ryerson United Church | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
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
I Am Woman! Hear Me Laff!
Witty! Wacky! Womanly! You’ll be howling with laughter at this gathering of ‘herlarious’ stand‑up comics
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy
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
The Dears with guest Lou Canon
The Dears, a critically acclaimed “orchestral-pop-noir-romantique” rock'n'roll band from Montréal, is the lifework of Murray A. Lightburn. His attunement to songwriting was shaped equally by nineties rock and a broad tableau of gospel, soul, and pop
Vancouver | Fox Cabaret | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
RHA Formal: Masquerade Ball
The Residence Hall Association presents... The RHA Formal: Masquerade Ball
Burnaby | Diamond Alumni Centre | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Dance
JFL NorthWest: Brent Morin at the Comedy Mix
Brent Morin is a Los Angeles-based comedian, actor and writer. He is best known for his role as “Justin Kearney” in the NBC sitcom UNDATEABLE. His one-hour stand-up special, I’M BRENT MORIN, is currently streaming on Netflix
Vancouver | the Comedy MIX | 8:00 pm to 11:55 pm | Comedy
JFL NorthWest: The Outsiders Comedy at The Comedy Basement at Goldies
Let’s get read to ruuuuummmbllle! The outsiders features the funniest comedians from two or more small-town comedy scenes, battling it out for all the glory, respect and status that only the basement of a pizza place in the big city can offer!
Vancouver | Comedy Basement at Goldies | 8:00 pm to 11:55 pm | Comedy
UBC Symphony Orchestra - Concerto Competition Winner
Presented by the UBC School of Music
Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
Vancouver International Women Film Festival: Symbols and Survival
Screening: Symbols and Survival
Vancouver | Vancity Theatre | 9:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Film
Havana Ooh-Na Night at Venue Night Club
We won't take you to East Atlanta because the party is here! Bringing Havana to Vancouver! It's that time of year again, time for another ALAS Party!!!
Vancouver | Venue Nightclub | 9:00 pm to 4:00 am | Party
JFL NorthWest: The Ryan & Amy Show at XY Nightclub
The Ryan and Amy Show is a sketch comedy duo that have been successfully performing across North America for over 10 years. Their online digital shorts have over 5 million views and they have a loyal following on social media
Vancouver | XYYVR | 9:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Comedy
Carmelahhh Presents: Where Are They Now?
“Carmelahhh Presents: Where Are They Now?” will feature some of Carla and Racquel’s favourite sketches with a twist, brand new material you’ve never seen in your life, and will keep you guessing if they ever really spent two months apart from each other
Vancouver | Studio 1398 | 9:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Comedy
JFL NorthWest: Comedy Bucket: Panel Edition at Little Mountain Gallery
Comedy Bucket is a no material show, comedians pull audience suggestions from a bucket and come up with stand up on the spot with the help of the panel and hosts of the show Gavin Matts and Ryan Williams!
Vancouver | Little Mountain Gallery | 10:30 pm to 11:59 pm | Comedy
JFL NorthWest: The Alternative Show hosted by Andy Kindler
The quintessential comic’s comic Andy Kindler brings his beloved Alternative Show for three nights of alternative comedy anarchy. Off-the-wall and totally unpredictable, we’d love to tell you more but we don’t even know what to expect!
Vancouver | Yuk Yuk's Vancouver | 11:00 pm to 0:30 am | Comedy