Metro Vancouver events on May 3, 2018

Emily Carr in Dialogue with Mattie Gunterman - exhibition

Emily Carr in Dialogue with Mattie Gunterman unites the work of two women artists practicing in British Columbia in the early twentieth century, presenting the paintings of Emily Carr with approximately thirty photographs by Mattie Gunterman

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Exhibition. Karilynn Ming Ho: For The Left Hand Alone

Vancouver-based artist Karilynn Ming Ho uses the metaphor of phantom limb syndrome to explore themes of fragmented realities in a time when bombardment by digital information leaves many people feeling physically and mentally disconnected and disenchanted

Richmond | Richmond Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Takashi Murakami. The Octopus Eats its Own Leg - exhibition

Takashi Murakami: The Octopus Eats Its Own Leg is the first major retrospective of Takashi Murakami’s paintings to be shown in Canada. Takashi Murakami: The Octopus Eats Its Own Leg is a major retrospective exhibition of the monumental paintings of intern

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

A Cultivating Journey: The Herman Levy Legacy - exhibition

This exhibition reflects the remarkable acumen of Levy as a collector and explores new scholarship and perspectives on the objects and the collector himself, demonstrating the continuing impact of one man's passion for art

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Exhibition. Ho Tam: Cover to Cover

Acclaimed Canadian artist Ho Tam interrogates the mediated construction of public persona, revealing diverse facets of the self through a selection of photo, video, artist books and magazines spanning his career

Richmond | Richmond Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Living, Building, Thinking: art and expressionism - exhibition

Living, Building, Thinking: art and expressionism uses the German Expressionist collection from the McMaster Museum of Art to explore the development of Expressionism in art from the early 19th century to the present day

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Bombhead - exhibition

BOMBHEAD is a thematic exhibition organized by guest curator John O’Brian that explores the emergence and impact of the nuclear age as represented by artists and their art

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Some Assembly Theatre Company Presents: The Release Party

Some Assembly Theatre Company is proud to produce and present the world premiere of The Release Party, a new and original play created by youth working in collaboration with professional artists

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 11:00 am to 12:30 am | Theatre | 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

The Release Party

Some Assembly Theatre Company is proud to produce and present the world premiere of The Release Party, a new and original play created by youth working in collaboration with professional artists

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm | Theatre | Free

CBC Studio 700 Composer Series. Tchaikovsy & the Great Russian Composers

Performer's Choice: A sampling of some of the greatest songs by Tchaikovsky and his contemporaries including Rimsky Korsakov and Mussorgksy, featuring singers from the cast of the Overcoat

Vancouver | CBC Studio 700 | 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Music

BMO Vancouver Marathon Expo

Discover the latest innovations in health and fitness at Vancouver’s largest premium sports and fitness expo. The Health, Sports & Lifestyle Expo is FREE and open to everyone aspiring to lead healthy, active lifestyles

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Active Life / Health | Free

waaw! Talks by Cicely Blain Consulting

waaw! Talks is a series of events that encourages critical thinking among professionals

Vancouver | Lost + Found Cafe | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Lecture

Scarlet Sails Performance

The Russian White Nights Festival celebrates the time of year around the summer solstice in areas of high latitude when darkness is never complete. The festival highlight is the arrival of a Scarlet Sails schooner

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre Plaza | 6:15 pm to 7:15 pm | Family | Free

Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella by Magee Mainstage Production

This year’s Magee Mainstage production is the musical, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella

Vancouver | Magee Secondary School | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Musical

Is There A Comic In The House? by McMath Drama Production

McMath Drama Department presents their spring play, Is There A Comic In The House?

Richmond | McMath Secondary School | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Performing Arts

EMMA Talks: Feminist Muslim Voices

Please join us for the 9th EMMA Talks! Featuring, Dr. Amina Wadud, and a dialogue installation with Maisaloon Al-Ashkar, Hannah Ali, and Sarah Munawar. Curated by Tahia Ahmed

Vancouver | Goldcorp Centre for the Arts | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Lecture | Free

Big Sean: Unfriendly Reminder Tour 2018

The “Unfriendly Reminder Tour” will be a celebration of Big Sean’s decade long career signed to G.O.O.D. Music and pay tribute to his fans.

Vancouver | PNE/Playland | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Choirs from Little Flower Academy: Rise Up

Under the direction of conductor and music educator Ms. Marizza Mislang, the Little Flower Academy choral music program has been recognized both nationally and internationally for their musical excellence, sensitivity and musical artistry

Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music

Yung Gravy

American rapper Yung Gravy plays Fortune Sound Club for an all ages show with support from Bbno$

Vancouver | Fortune Sound Club | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

Eugene Onegin

Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin is Russian Lyric Opera at its finest - based on the plot of Pushkin’s verse novel, Eugene Onegin features an emotional tale packed with breathtaking music, choreography, and a duel that will render the audience speechless.

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Opera

Stephanie Nilles

The Chicago-born and New Orleans-based jazz/punk/barrelhouse pianist performs original songs and covers of classic jazz tunes in an eccentric and captivating style that turns heads

West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre for the Performing Arts | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

Me and You By Melody Anderson

Sibling rivalry in a double-edged comedy. From childhood until old age, Liz and Lou are sisters who go through life mostly as friends, but sometimes as foes...

Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

Misery By William Goldman

Stephen King’s chilling thriller By William Goldman. Based on the novel by Stephen King

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts

stage43 Presents: The Ladies Foursome

A funny, fast-paced and heartwarming story of friendship... over the course of eighteen holes

Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 8:00 pm to 3:00 am | Theatre

Shakespeare in Hollywood by Ken Ludwig

In 1934 the Warner Bros. movie studio decided to do a “class picture”: an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. Max Reinhardt was invited from Germany to direct. ..

Vancouver | Metro Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

The Money Shot a wicked comedy by Neil LaBute

Starring Lara Amelie Abadir, Michael Patrcik Denis, Kate Issac and introducing Vivian Tang. Directed by David C Jones. Karen and Steve are glamorous movie stars with one thing in common: desperation

Vancouver | Studio 1398 | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy

Rosie & the Riveters at Wise Hall

Rosie & the Riveters are bringing their brand new show to Wise Hall! This is your chance to see & hear the reinvention of the band as they release their second studio album, Ms. Behave

Vancouver | The Wise Hall & Lounge | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music

The History of the World Based on Banalities

A youngster decides to look after his mother in the last months of her life. Starting from run-of-the-mill situations and objects, he embarks on a quirky voyage through her past and that of the world

Vancouver | York Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Métis Mutt

A comedic, heartbreaking and unpredictable performance piece that recounts the journey of a young Metis man finding his way out of a destructive circle, through music, comedy and inventive story-telling

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts

O'wet/Lost lagoon

Quelemia takes us on dreamlike canoe odyssey, guided by her Great grandmother. The play delves deep into the generational effects of colonialism, memory and the reclaimation of land and self. It encompases a family's determination to reclaim lost parts of

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

Bomb Shelter Comedy Open Mic Thursday in the Comedy Basement at Goldies

The Bomb Shelter Comedy Open Mic goes down every Thursday in the Comedy Basement at Goldies, from 10pm until we run out of comics!

Vancouver | The Comedy Basement at Goldies Pizza | 9:30 pm to 11:59 pm | Comedy | Free

Vancity Street: Ascension - Underground Runway

Vancity’s premiere platform for local street culture presents Vancity Street: Ascension. A journey on Runway spreading light & awareness through Underground street culture

Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 2:00 am | Party

Jyrate! Afrobeats Party with OGA Rossco + Freeky P

Time To Jyrate! As Vancouver's Newest Strictly Afrobeats Night Returns at Celebrities Underground With DJs Oga Rossco + Freeky P

Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | 11:59 pm to 2:30 am | Dance