Metro Vancouver events on March 16, 2018

Be the Change: Changing Attitudes. Seeking Solutions. Taking Action

Stenberg College is hosting Be the Change: Changing Attitudes | Seeking Solutions | Taking Action. Over 2 full days, twelve speakers will present on Truth & Reconciliation, Homelessness, the Opioid Crisis, and Resistance, Resilience & Recovery

New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 8:30 am to 4:30 pm | Lecture | Free

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

Once Upon a Time Official Convention Vancouver

We're honored to roll out the red carpet and welcome fans from around the world to the hometown of ABC/Disney's Once Upon a Time!

Vancouver | The Westin Bayshore | 9:00 am to 7:00 pm | Show

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

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

Dance Machine

Anvil Theatre presents A Unique Performance Encounter: Dance Machine will take place in the theatre from March 16-18

New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Performing Arts | 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

Lit circle - book club! Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank

Hey guys, if you like reading and discussing novels with your pals we have a club for you! Come on out and read some cool books with us. General chats about books

Surrey | The Youth Space of South Surrey | 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Books | Free

St. Patrick’s Day Party at Hycroft

Come celebrate the luck of the Irish on St. Patrick’s Day at Hycroft! Indulge in a Celtic themed dinner and dance the night away to the toe-tapping sounds of local blues and R&B band Lesismore

Vancouver | Hycroft Gallery | 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Party

World Down Syndrome Day Family Skating Party

Join former Vancouver Canucks Darcy Rota and Bob Murray for a free family event in celebration of World Down Syndrome Day! We will skate and then gather in the Thirsty Penguin Banquet Room for food and refreshments

Burnaby | Burnaby 8 Rinks | 5:15 pm to 7:30 pm | Family | Free

It Takes Two - A Class for Couples

We all love that quiet table at our favourite restaurant, but for those that like to get their hands a little dirty, we’ve got the class for you (both of you)

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

PAW Patrol Live!: Race to the Rescue

Using their unique skills and teamwork, the pups show that “no job is too big, no pup is too small,” and share lessons for all ages about citizenship, social skills and problem-solving as they make several heroic rescues on their race to the finish line.

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Kids

Brewery Tour

Do you want to know more about Vancouver's only Brewery brewing Organic Beers? As part of our 3rd Anniversary celebration week our head brewer will introduce you to ingredients and processes behind our Organic Craft Beer

Vancouver | Dogwood Brewing | 6:00 pm to 6:30 pm | Food / Wine

Vancouver International Film Festival - Western

One of the exceptional films of 2017 Western is an incisive, insightful study of masculinity by woman director Valeska Grisebach (Longing). An all-male German construction crew sets up camp in the backwoods of Bulgaria

Vancouver | Vancity Theatre | 6:20 pm to 8:20 pm | Film

Demo & Dine - Food(ie) Truck Faves

Come join us for our Demo & Dine-style cooking class series, where you will join the instructing chef 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

UBC Opera Ball Fundraiser

Enjoy a delicious 3-course dinner on the stage of the Chan Centre with serenades from our young stars. Cap off the evening with an incredible night of dancing to the fantastic music of members of the Dal Richards Orchestra

Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 6:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising

St. Patrick's Weekend PunkStravaganza with The Dreadnoughts!

Come on down to what is fast becoming an East Vancouver tradition: on St. Patrick's weekend, the DREADNOUGHTS host some of their favourite local punk/folk/Irish/gypsy/ska/metal bands over two nights at The Rickshaw

Vancouver | Rickshaw Theatre | 7:00 pm to 2:00 am | Party

2018 Vancouver International Dance Festival: Goh Ballet

Excerpts performed from select classical and contemporary ballet repertoire such as Swan Lake and The Four Seasons, additionally featuring solo pieces and original contemporary works

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 7:00 pm to 7:50 pm | Dance

CeltcFest 2018 Ceilidh

The Annual CelticFest Ceilidh is back and will be better than ever in 2018. The Ceilidh will take place at a new location, The Scottish Cultural Centre

Vancouver | Scottish Cultural Centre | 7:00 pm to 0:30 am | Festival

Its A Daula Party - Dinner & Dance Formal

Due to numerous requests for a Dinner & Dance event, we have teamed up with the infamous DJ Daula & Aftershock Roadshow, to throw a unique and exclusive event where you will experience DJ Daulas & Aftershock Roadshows Personalized themed party

Surrey | Royal King Palace | 7:00 pm to 1:00 am | Party

Norouz Party

Get ready for UBC Persian Club’s annual Norouz Celebration

Vancouver | Sage Bistro | 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Party

Zumba Party with a Bollywood Theme

Join us for Zumba Vancouver's Second Annual Zumba Party with a Bollywood theme!

Surrey | Crown Palace Banquet Hall | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Active Life / Health

Nowruz Gala 1397 by SFU Iranian Club

It’s that time of year again to celebrate the start of the Spring season but to also celebrate the Iranian New Year, Norooz

Burnaby | Diamond Alumni Centre | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Party

Harvey

Harvey - Western Gold Theatre kicks off its 25th Anniversary season with our Studio Series production of the comedy Harvey

Vancouver | PAL Studio Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

SAD Comedy Vol. 6

Join us for independent publishing's hottest comedy night with a star-studded line-up of some of Vancouver's funniest folks!

Vancouver | The HiVE | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Comedy

Lion in the Streets by Douglas Arts and Douglas College Theatre Department

The Departments of Theatre and Stagecraft & Event Technology at Douglas College are proud to present: "Lion in the Streets" By Judith Thompson Directed by Claire Fogal

New Westminster | Douglas College | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

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.

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

UBC Theatre - The Crucible by Arthur Miller

The Crucible is a timeless parable of morality, a scorching indictment of intolerance, and a central work in the canon of American drama

Vancouver | Frederic Wood Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

Tanya Tagaq and Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory

Exquisite and unnerving; unsettling and otherworldly, these two major artists cast their shared experiences and traditional roots in a contemporary light

Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

Studio 58 presents FourPlay

This year marks the 12th mounting of this popular festival of one-­act plays, featuring four new scripts by current students and graduates, once again under the tutelage of award-­winning playwright Aaron Bushkowsky

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

Rogue Folk Club: Annie Lou

Annie Lou is the stage name of Anne Louise Genest, a songwriter, composer, and performer with a deeply-felt connection to older folk music traditions

Vancouver | Rogue Folk Club | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

The Bachelor: An Improvised Miniseries by Grad School Improv

It’s finally here. The season finale of The Bachelor. Dean has already been on a roller-coaster of emotion, but this roller-coaster ride isn’t stopping at the station yet

Vancouver | Red Gate Revue Stage | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

Luisa Marshall as Tina Turner

As seen on Oprah and Ellen - World Rock N Roll Tribute Artist Luisa Marshall as Tina Turner comes to the Centennial Theatre for the very first time in a decade

North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Off Broadway. VCC Faculty Series #4 Francois Houle Sea and Sky

Vancouver Community College's Music department proudly introduces Off Broadway, a VCC faculty concert series exploring the history, culture, and timeless sounds of jazz and classical music

Vancouver | Vancouver Community College | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Randy Bachman

Randolph Charles Bachman, OC OM is a Canadian musician best known as lead guitarist, songwriter and a founding member of the 1960s and 1970s rock bands The Guess Who and Bachman–Turner Overdrive

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

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

Kidd Pivot & Electric Company Theatre

Following three sold-out performances in 2016, the internationally acclaimed and breathtaking Betroffenheit returns to the DanceHouse stage

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Dance

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

Little Miss Glitz

Little Miss Glitz hits the stage this March with a shocking, heartwarming and uncompromisingly-funny take on the world of child beauty pageants

Vancouver | Performance Works | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Performing Arts

Sequence

Is our luck programmed in our genes? Is there an innate right-ness to biological outcomes that's rooted in our fundamental DNA? Sequence is a science thriller that explores the intersection of math, nature, and spirituality

North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

2018 Vancouver International Dance Festival: White Wave Young Soon Kim Dance Company

Founded in 1988, White Wave Young Soon Kim Dance Company has dedicated 30 years broadening the boundaries of modern dance. The company is committed to creating a union between the natural rhythms of the planet and the primal essence of the human spirit

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Dance

Anne of Green Gables

The iconic Canadian story has been adapted to a musical that stays true to the beloved book. Anne Shirley is a fiercely imaginative little girl who touches the lives of everyone she meets.

North Vancouver | BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts | 8:00 pm to 9:10 pm | Theatre

Steel Panther

Steel Panther is an American comedic glam metal band from Los Angeles, California, mostly known for their profane and humorous lyrics, as well as their exaggerated on-stage personae that parody the stereotypical 1980s "glam metal" lifestyle

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

I Lost My Husband By Catherine Léger

World Premiere. She lost her husband in a bar bet … she’s not sure she wants him back. A hilarious romantic comedy.

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

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

Lost Girls Burlesque - Ostara Awakening

Lost Girls Burlesque - Ostara Awakening with Donna Boss Rogers at Fox Cabaret

Vancouver | Fox Cabaret | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Performing Arts

Two Much Guitar with guest Juno Award-winning Cam Ryga

Juno-nominated guitarists Bill Coon and Oliver Gannon team up once again as Two Much Guitar, a crowd favourite for 15 years, and always a swinging affair

Vancouver | Frankie's Jazz Club | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music

March on through with Bearcat Blues

Bearcat Blues is a twice-monthly social blues dance with a commitment to celebrating traditionally-rooted blues music and movement

Vancouver | Bearcat Blues | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Dance

Tomorrow's Child

This new audio-only adaption of Ray Bradbury's sci-fi short story 'Tomorrow's child" will be presented to a blindfolded audience, for a highly immersive sonic environment created with the latest sound technology

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

Oh Lucy!

Setsuko is a lonely single woman, an office worker in Tokyo, and she isn’t getting any younger. But opportunity knocks when her niece begs her to take over the private English lessons she has paid for. John (Josh Hartnett) is no ordinary teacher

Vancouver | Vancity Theatre | 8:40 pm to 10:15 pm | Film

All-Haida Roch Show! Kristi Sinclair/Jason Camp/Sister Says

Join us for a Friday night of Haida Rock!

Vancouver | Fairview Vancouver Pub | 9:00 pm to 2:00 am | Music

Norooz Party

Norooz is is coming!!! Come and start the countdown to Persian New Year at Magnetiq Nightclub ! Invite your friends and share this culturally rich night together on the dance floor with DJ UB spining the tunes

New Westminster | Magnetiq Club Lounge | 9:30 pm to 2:00 am | Party

Arty at Celebrities

Constantly evolving electronic DJ/producer ARTY brings his diverse sound to Celebrities Nightclub for #StereotypeFridays with support UNIONdjs

Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 1:00 am | Music

Soulection Radio with JOE KAY & Friends at Happy Ending Fridays

Happy Ending Fridays welcomes back Soulection head honcho Joe Kay on the "Soulection Radio" North American Tour with special guests

Vancouver | Fortune Sound Club | 10:00 pm to 2:00 am | Music

The Y2K Party: All 2000s Hip Hop + Pop

Our monthly dance party devoted the one hit wonders, party bangers and classics hits of the early to mid-2000s!!

Vancouver | Fox Cabaret | 10:30 pm to 2:00 am | Party

The Road Movie

Buckle up, it's going to be a bumpy ride. An anthology of dashcam footage from the roads of Russia, this is by turns scary and profane, hair-raising and hilarious, a travelogue that won't do wonders for Russian tourism

Vancouver | Vancity Theatre | 10:30 pm to 11:37 pm | Film