Metro Vancouver events on May 5, 2018

Sullivan Hall Vintage Toy Show

There will be a good assortment of toys for you to check out from Tin Windups, Robots, Space Toys, Battery Operated, Pressed Steel, Cast Iron and more

Surrey | Sullivan Hall Surrey | 8:30 am to 2:00 pm | Kids

National Indigenous Physical Activity & Wellness Conference

Aboriginal Physical Activity & Cultural Circle would like to invite you to join us in sharing best practices, and to join other leaders who see the value in promoting physical activity & wellness in our Indigenous communities

Vancouver | The University of British Columbia | 8:30 am to 4:00 pm | Active Life / Health

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

Got Craft? 2018 Spring Edition

Vancouver’s largest indie craft fair returns to East Vancouver with 80 handmade makers and small businesses including plenty of new vendors to the show

Vancouver | Maritime Labour Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Fair

Spring Fest West

Celebrate spring with the western community - everyone welcome!

West Vancouver | Gleneagles Community Centre | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | Festival

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

Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf

Leslie Dala conducts this performance which introduces young listeners to the instruments and sections of the orchestra. Narrated by Shannon Chan-Kent from My Little Pony and The Arts Club’s Beauty and the Beast

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 10:00 am to 12:20 am | Kids

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 | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Active Life / Health | Free

Paint Anything - Drop in Painting

Visit our studio in downtown Langley for a relaxed painting experience.

Langley | Zealous Art | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Visual Arts | Free

Vancouver Academy of Music Spring Carnival & Open House

VAM’s Spring Carnival & Open House is the perfect opportunity for both prospective and existing students to celebrate the VAM community

Vancouver | Vancouver Academy of Music | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | Music | Free

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

CityFest 2018: A North Shore Festival by Youth for Youth

The youth of the North Shore present CityFEST, the largest Youth Week event in the Lower Mainland

North Vancouver | Lonsdale Ave and Highway 1 | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | Festival

Spring Bazaar | スプリングバザー

Find quality Japanese goods, pick up spring plants for the garden, and enjoy delicious Japanese food at the NNMCC Auxiliary Spring Bazaar!

Burnaby | Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | Market | Free

Comic Land Free Comic Book Day 2018

Free Comic Book Day 2018 is coming up again! So tell everyone you know and come down to Comic Land to celebrate Free Comic Book Day!

Vancouver | Comic Land Comics and Toys | 11:00 am to 8:00 pm | Books | Free

26th Annual Fingerling Festival: Envirofest

We are celebrating our 26th annual envronmental festival; the largest free event of its kind in the Lower Mainland.

Port Moody | Noons Creek Hatchery | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | Nature / Animals | 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

Stanley Park Bike Ride

Stanley Park Bike Family Ride

Vancouver | Stanley Park Horse-Drawn Tours | 12:00 am to 7:00 pm | Active Life / Health

The Overcoat - a musical tailoring

A much anticipated co-production with Toronto’s Canadian Stage Company and Tapestry Opera, The Overcoat - a musical tailoring is an operatic reinterpretation Morris Panych and Wendy Gorling's 1998 smash-hit play, The Overcoat

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 2:00 pm to 4:10 pm | Opera

explorASIAN 2018: Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon?

One of the best of classic Filipino Cinema, Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon? This is How We Were Before, How Are You Doing Now?, is a Filipino romantic musical drama film set in the year of Spanish colonization in the Philippines with English Subtitle

Vancouver | Vancouver Public Library | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Lecture | Free

The Money Shot 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 | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Comedy

Me and You

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 | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre

Misery

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

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Performing Arts

Lindbjerg Academy Presents: Madagascar Jr. and Honk Jr.

Join our Youngstars and Shining Stars in this Double Feature of Madagascar Jr. and Honk Jr.

Port Coquitlam | Terry Fox Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Show

Métis Mutt. Written and performed by Sheldon Elter

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 | 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Performing Arts

CBC Studio 700 Composer Series. Bergmann Piano Duo

Featuring the electrifying duo pianists Marcel and Elizabeth Bergmann performing Rachmaninoff's "Symphonic Dances" and Marcel Bergmann's "Echoes of Tchaikovsky" inspired by the operas of Tchaikovsky, including Eugene Onegin

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

An Archaeological Tour of the Habitat Forum 1976 site at Jericho

This tour unearths the history of Habitat Forum, a major public event at Jericho Beach which was part of the UN Habitat Conference on Human Settlements held for two weeks in Vancouver in 1976

Vancouver | Jericho Sailing Centre | 5:30 pm to 6:45 pm | History

Trivia Fundraiser Night!

Come join us at The Granville Room for another fun night of trivia as we raise funds to attend the 2018 UANA Pan American Championships in Orlando this July!

Vancouver | The Granville Room | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising

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

Billy Dixon and his Soul Train Express and The Sisters of Soul

Back at the Fairview by popular demand Billy Dixon and his Soul Train Express plus The Sisters of Soul

Vancouver | Fairview Pub | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Babbu Maan Vancouver Live 2018

Babbu Maan live in concert. Tejinder Singh Maan commonly known as Babbu Maan is a Punjabi singer-songwriter, actor and film producer working and living in Mohali

Vancouver | Pacific Coliseum | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Big Bang Jazz Band's 20th Birthday Party at Hot Club Swing!

This May, we are over-the-moon-excited to invite you to the 20th Birthday Party of none other than the Big Bang Jazz Band!

Vancouver | Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture | 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Dance

Bad Moon Riders return to Blue Frog Studios

Bad Moon Riders’ are a salute to one of the most successful rock bands of the late 1960s and 1970s, Creedence Clearwater Revival

White Rock | Blue Frog Studios | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

Lindbjerg Academy Presents Madagascar Jr. and Honk Jr.

Join our Youngstars and Shining Stars in this Double Feature of Madagascar Jr. and Honk Jr.

Port Coquitlam | Terry Fox Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Show

Sound Eclectic: Beautiful

Sound Eclectic, the award-winning Vancouver vocal ensemble, presents its sixth annual gala concert: Beautiful

Vancouver | Historic Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Food / Wine

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

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 | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre | Free

Elektra Women's Choir presents Tapestry International 2018 Celebration Concert

Every three years, Elektra Women’s Choir invites three choirs to Vancouver for four days to collaborate, inspire each other, and share their music

Vancouver | Christ Church Catherdral | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

Shania Twain: NOW Tour at Rogers Arena

Shania Twain, OC is a Canadian singer and songwriter. Twain has sold over 100 million records, making her the best-selling female artist in country music history and among the best-selling music artists of all time

Vancouver | Rogers Arena | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Music

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

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

Lighta!

Sound Full Crew Spring Edition

Vancouver | Imperial Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 3:00 am | 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

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 | 8:00 pm to 10:00 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 | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

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

許志安溫哥華慈善個唱 Andy Hui Benefit Concert in Vancouver

Renown artist Andy Hui will be coming to Vancouver on Saturday, May 5, 2018 to the Molson Canadian Theatre at Hard Rock Casino Vancouver in Coquitlam

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

Masterworks Diamond - A Spanish Rhapsody

Maestro Jun Märkl conducts a concert of brilliant, full-blooded Spanish classics by French composer Maurice Ravel and Spanish composer Manuel de Falla

Vancouver | The Orpheum | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

George Ezra with special guest Noah Kahan

George Ezra Barnett is an English singer, songwriter, and musician

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:30 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

Radio Javan Concert Sasy Live in Vancouver

Sasy is an Iranian Pop Singer-songwriter born in Ahvaz, Iran. He is currently signed under RJ Label and has produced hits such as Saaghiya, Salam and Noosh

Vancouver | Harbour Event Centre | 9:30 pm to 2:00 am | Party

Opiuo at Celebrities

Electronic music producer Opiuo brings his tight irresistible grooves & chunk fueled bouncy beats to Celebrities Nightclub

Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Party