Metro Vancouver events on March 21, 2018
March 21, 2018
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Structured Work Experience and Training Program - Grade 11-12
BC High School Students! Receive 30 hours of work experience while you explore creative career opportunities in our workshops.
Vancouver | LaSalle College Vancouver | 8:45 am to 5:00 pm | Workshop
Spring Break Manga Camp
Spring Break MANGA Camp is a fun-filled week for kids 9-12 years of age, to experience Japanese arts and culture, with a special focus on MANGA!
Burnaby | Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre | 9:30 am to 4:00 pm | Kids
Spring Break Fun for Gills and Buoys at Vancouver Aquarium
From March 17 to April 2, Vancouver Aquarium, an Ocean Wise initiative, is extending hours and offering additional programs that will keep the young and the young-at-heart engaged and having fun all Spring Break long
Vancouver | Vancouver Aquarium | 9:30 am to 6:00 pm | Kids
Artistica Art Show - 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 | 9:30 am to 8:00 pm | Exhibition
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
Spring Break at the Space Centre
Do you have what it takes to be a Mars colonist or an asteroid geologist? Join us over Spring Break to learn about the future of space exploration
Vancouver | H.R. MacMillan Space Centre | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Kids
Spring Break Festival - Robin Hood
While the King is away, the people of England suffer under the oppressive rule of his tax-happy brother, Prince John. Only a straight arrow like Robin Hood, the best archer in the land, can save England!
Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 10:00 am to 2:30 pm | Theatre
Spring Break Festival - Cendrillon
La vie de Cendrillon is storybook perfect. That is, until circumstances force her to live a life of drudgery dans la maison de sa belle-mère et ses belles-soeurs méchantes
Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 10:00 am to 11:30 am | Theatre
Gentle Yoga
Start your day with this gentle yoga practice; relieve tension held in hips, spine and shoulders to deeply relax your body
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:15 am to 11:30 am | Active Life / Health
The Velveteen Rabbit
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 | 11:00 am to 12:00 am | Theatre
Spring Break by Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel
We're throwing open the gates for 11 fun days
Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel | 11:00 am to 4:30 pm | Kids | Free
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
Chelsea Hotel: The Songs of Leonard Cohen by Tracey Power
Not to be missed - the Firehall brings its hit show back to the stage in celebration of our 35th season and to pay homage to the late Mr. Cohen
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Performing Arts
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 | 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm | Theatre
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
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
Vancouver Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2018
The Vancouver Fashion Week Industry Originator Awards recognize veterans of the Vancouver fashion industry who have contributed to the advancement of the local market
Vancouver | Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Vancouver | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Show
Ocean Fling - The Ultimate Seafood Class
Get ready for your ocean fling. With our Ultimate Seafood session, you’ll experience cuisine that’s big on flavour and easy on the hips
Vancouver | The Dirty Apron Cooking School | 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Cooking
Killy
Live this life forever with Toronto based rapper Killy for another special All-Ages show at VENUE
Vancouver | Venue Nightclub | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
Bar One Fundraising Show
Bar One presents a musical showcase and fundraiser for the DTES women’s centre
Vancouver | Bar One Vancouver | 6:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Charity / Fundraising
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
Free Parenting with Love Workshop
In partnership with Phoenix Soars Counselling Services and Certified Counselor Kristie Dana, learn how to recognize the best language to communicate with your child through love
Coquitlam | Place Maillardville Community Centre | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Workshop | Free
Dîner en Plaid 2018
Now in its fifth year, Dîner en Plaid, an evening of traditional French Canadian food, music, craft beer and fun will kick off Festival du Bois' festivities
Coquitlam | John B Neighbourhood Pub The | 6:30 pm to 1:00 am | Food / Wine
Fred Penner & the KC Kids’ Choir
Kanaka Creek Elementary Presents
Maple Ridge | The ACT Arts Centre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music
Indigenous Women and Intellectual Traditions in Anthropology
Indigenous women are among the under represented voices in contemporary anthropology, and throughout its history. They were more likely to be the subjects of research into an ethnographic present, always portrayed in exotic terms and without agency
Vancouver | Goldcorp Centre for the Arts | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Lecture | Free
今天睡在這裡 Sleep Here Tonight by Andie Lloyd
今天睡在這裡 Sleep Here Tonight features an original soundtrack inspired by the distinctive theme music from various routes lines of Taipei's MRT, as well as the music of 盧廣仲 (Crowd Lu)
New Westminster | The Heritage Grill | 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Theatre
Snake Handling and Serpent Movement
Ever wanted to handle a large reptile? Have a snuggle with a snake? Or learn how to move for stage with a serpent? The Circus SideShow Reptiles invite you for and afternoon of slithering education.
Vancouver | 2036 E 1st Ave | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Nature / Animals
2018 Vancouver International Dance Festival: Ferenc Fehér
Ferenc Fehér is an experienced and successful dancer-choreographer. His style is a unique and expressive combination of physical dance, freestyle dance and animal dance movements
Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 7:00 pm to 7:50 pm | Performing Arts
SingItFwd: A Special Juno Awards Edition
Vancouver's acclaimed charity concert series will return to the Vogue Theatre for a special Junos Edition, more than 2 years after its' final show
Vancouver | The Vogue Theatre | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
Money Matters Finance Series
Is 2018 the year you take control of your finances? Join us for Money Matters to find out how!
Whistler | Whistler Public Library | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Business / Finance
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 | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre
Ana Bon Bon, Secret Emchy Society, & Yours Truly Michele at WISE
Join Blues Cabaret Chanteuse Ana Bon Bon, the first lady of queer country Cindy Emch (Secret Emchy Society), and torch song singer Yours Truly, Michele for an intimate night of rootsy americana music
Vancouver | The Wise Hall & Lounge | 7:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
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
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
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
Butcher
In Nicolas Billon’s Butcher, an old man in a strange uniform is dropped off at a police station at 3 a.m. on Christmas Eve. He refuses to speak English, and has a meat hook dangling from his neck...
Vancouver | The Cultch | 8:00 pm to 9:20 pm | Performing Arts
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
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
Chelsea Hotel: The Songs of Leonard Cohen
Not to be missed - the Firehall brings its hit show back to the stage in celebration of our 35th season and to pay homage to the late Mr. Cohen
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts
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
2018 Vancouver International Dance Festival: Lucie Grégoire Danse
Lucie Grégoire’s unremitting quest to penetrate the mysteries of metamorphosis in her dance work is a revelatory experience
Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Dance
Vancouver's Ten Minute Play Festival: Pull Fest VII
SpeakEasy Theatre presents the Seventh Annual Pull Festival! The Pull Festival is an annual play Festival featuring a repertoire of seven ten-minute plays
Vancouver | Little Mountain Gallery | 8:00 pm to 1:00 am | Theatre
Under One Roof 5
HDC's Intensive Training Program & Source Dance Company perform previews of their Year End Shows with guests Aviary Dance Co.
Vancouver | Orpheum Annex | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts
Roast Battle Vancouver: We're Back, Stupid!
Roast Battle Vancouver is back with a brand new format! Come check out our new expanded Undercard Battles as well as our first ever Championship Title Match! Plus we have special stand-up guests and 2.5 incredible judges!
Vancouver | Little Mountain Comedy Department | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Show
RUTS debuts The Devil Room
Reuptrippyshit Debuts The Devil Room At Celebrities Nightclub
Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | 11:00 pm to 3:00 am | Dance