Metro Vancouver events on May 12, 2018

Offsite: Shigeru Ban - exhibition

Shigeru Ban is the 17th installation in the Gallery’s Offsite series. Offsite is located at 1100 West Georgia Street between Thurlow and Bute Streets, west of the Shangri-La Hotel

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 9:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition

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

Arts BC's 2018 Conference: Engagement in the #NewArtsEra

Join us at the beautiful Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre where you’ll experience three days packed with learning and networking opportunities with arts and culture leaders from all over BC!

Burnaby | Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre | 10:00 am to 8:00 pm | Lecture

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

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

Arts BC's 2018 Conference: Engagement in a #NewArtsEra

What does engagement look like in a new arts era? In an effort to attract and retain audiences and maintain relevancy to their communities, organizations and artists are experimenting with a wide range of innovative engagement programs...

Burnaby | Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre | 10:00 am to 8:00 pm | Visual Arts

BYOB Bike Sale & H-D 115th Anniversary Open House

B.Y.O.B.! Our parking lot - your bike - we bring the customers to you! All makes & models welcome. Feel free to post your bike pic & details in the comments to get people interested in coming down to do a deal!

Vancouver | Trev Deeley Motorcycles | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Active Life / Health

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

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

Rotary May Day Parade

Port Coquitlam celebrates its 95th annual May Days with nine days of free family activities, local culture, live entertainment and more

Port Coquitlam | Various locations | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | Family | 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

Point Grey Village Spring Festival 2018

It's Spring! Which means the Spring Festival is around the corner. Join us on Saturday. There will be a lot for you to enjoy this year

Vancouver | West 10th Avenue & Sasamat Street | 12:00 am to 4:00 pm | Family | Free

Biz Alley at May Days

Don't pass up this business opportunity, well worth your while! Register now to secure your spot for our 4th annual Biz Alley at May Days

Port Coquitlam | Leigh Square Community Arts Village | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Festival

Illusive - A Circus of Possibilities

Illusive - A Circus of Possibilities is a show where the world is turned inside out and challenges all inside to create new paths, and solve problems through circus collaboration to escape

Vancouver | PNE Garden Auditorium | 12:30 am to 2:30 pm | Show

Healing our heARTS: Racialized Resistance & Resilience

Are you a racialized youth between 18-34 committed to social & climate justice? Do you want to participate in a safer non-white community space for arts-based healing and solidarity efforts?

Vancouver | Vancouver Status of Women | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Workshop

MAMMA MIA! by Catherine Johnson

The Smash-hit Musical Based on the songs of ABBA

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre

Marion Bridge

When three estranged sisters return home to Cape Breton to care for their dying mother, old conflicts and secrets resurface. This humorous and touching story by Daniel MacIvor stars Nicola Cavendish

West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre for the Performing Arts | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Theatre

Bears

A multi-disciplinary dark comedy about the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline, Alberta Aboriginal Performing Arts and Punctuate! Theatre from Edmonton present Bears

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

O’wet/Lost Lagoon

An autobiographical performance that takes us from the international modeling circuit to a spiritual canoe journey

Vancouver | The Cultch | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Theatre

ITSAZOO Productions: Wet

Wet is a raw, in-yer-face play set during the height of Canada’s involvement in the Afghanistan War. A soldier returns home from combat after suffering from a head injury

Vancouver | The Russian Hall | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Performing Arts

Tolkien

Legends in wait, the worlds of Narnia and Middle Earth may never have come to be were it not for an unlikely friendship between J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis

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

Presence Through Movement with Kim Eng in Vancouver

Join Kim Eng as she guides you on a journey to experience the joy of being - a state of vibrant aliveness and inner peace - realized through inner alignment with the present moment

Vancouver | The Orpheum | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Active Life / Health

Pre-Eid Mela

Asalam-O-Alaikum everyone, I am arranging a pre-Eid Mela at Punjab Banquet Hall. There will be lots of clothing, jewelry, and food stalls and entertainment

Surrey | Punjab Banquet hall | 4:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Charity / Fundraising | Free

Namal Knowledge City - Fundraising Dinner with Naeem Bokhari

Join us as we welcome renowned Pakistani lawyer, Naeem Bokhari and Aleema Khanum, Imran Khan's sister, as they tour North America to raise funds for the Namal Agribusiness School

Surrey | Taj Park Convention Centre | 6:30 pm to 11:30 pm | Charity / Fundraising

Chilliwack's Art of Wine Festival

Back for a fifth installment after four incredible years, this amazing event will once again fill The Centre with live entertainment, delectable appetizers, and fantastic wines!

Chilliwack | Theatre Lobby Chilliwack Cultural Centre | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Festival

Kigoos Fundraiser at YUK YUKS Vancouver

Support the Richmond Kigoos Summer Swim Club with an evening of laughs at Yuk Yuks Vancouver. A great event for parents, alumni or others looking for a fun night out!

Vancouver | Yuk Yuk's Vancouver | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Charity / Fundraising

East Van Showcase: Rickshaw Run

The 1st night of EVS mayhem... The East Van Showcase expands to the renowned Rickshaw Theatre for the Showcase Showdown- featuring a group of local short films with cast & crew competing against each other for glory and handcrafted awards

Vancouver | Rickshaw Theatre | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Festival

4th Annual Lip Sync Battle

Join us for the 4th annual Vancouver Arts Lip Sync Battle in support of Tara Cheyenne Performance! Cheer on the best lip sync performance as participants duke it out to be crowned the new Vancouver Arts Lip Sync leader

Vancouver | Studio 700 CBC Vancouver | 7:00 pm to 0:05 am | Party

An Evening With Eckhart Tolle in Vancouver

We are delighted to invite you to a rare and transformational evening with Eckhart Tolle. Join us for this unique opportunity to sit with Eckhart as he points you to spiritual awakening and the transformation of consciousness.

Vancouver | The Orpheum | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Lecture

WCSO: Smetana's Ma Vlast with Yariv Aloni

Welcome to our May concert! Leading this concert will be our beloved guest conductor Yariv Aloni from Victoria, BC, who will direct Smetana’s Ma Vlast - a set of six symphonic poems composed between 1874 and 1879, depicting parts of his homeland

New Westminster | Queens Avenue United Church | 7:03 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

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 | 7:30 pm to 9:40 pm | Opera

Kantatefeier! A Cantata Celebration by Vancouver Cantata Singers

Celebrating the Vancouver Cantata Singers 60th anniversary, we present you our favourite Bach cantatas and motets with an exciting ensemble of the West Coast’s renowned period instrument performers

Vancouver | Christ Church Cathedral Vancouver | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Marion Bridge

When three estranged sisters return home to Cape Breton to care for their dying mother, old conflicts and secrets resurface. This humorous and touching story by Daniel MacIvor stars Nicola Cavendish

West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre for the Performing Arts | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

The Radical: Saturday Night Improv!

The Radical returns to North Vancouver for more Saturday Night Improv at the historic Anne MacDonald Hall in front of the Presentation House Theatre. Get ready for a fast-paced nigh of big laughs all inspired by your suggestions!

North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Comedy

New Orford String Quartet

A season finale celebration with Jonathan Crow, violin; Andrew Wan, violin; Eric Nowlin, viola; and Brian Manker, cello, plus the Brahms Piano Quintet with Ian Parker

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

Murder on the Improv Express

A killer comedy and classic improvised murder mystery set in the 1930s. Filled with improbable twists, and oh yes, a corpse0

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Show

IGNITE! One Act Plays

IGNITE! Youth-Driven Arts Festival presents an evening of one act plays by young playwrights, ages 13-26. These plays won a contest hosted by The Cultch Youth Program

Vancouver | Vancity Culture Lab | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Festival

Place des Arts: Scholarship Awards Gala

In celebration of the 2018 scholarship winners, Place des Arts presents our annual Awards Gala. Performances by award winners and special guests will precede the awards ceremony

Coquitlam | Place des Arts | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Music | Free

George Thorogood & The Destroyers

George Thorogood And The Destroyers are throwing a Rock Party for 2018, and you’re invited

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

TomoeArts presents Yūko-kai - a concert of Japanese dance

Yūko-kai - a concert of Japanese dance celebrates the life and work of dancer Fujima Yūko (1929-2003), the first teacher of TomoeArts' director Colleen Lanki (Fujima Sayū)

Vancouver | The Dance Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Dance

MAMMA MIA!

The Smash-hit Musical Based on the songs of ABBA

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Theatre series: Almost, Maine

One cold, clear Friday night in the middle of winter, while the northern lights hover in the sky above, Almost’s residents find themselves falling in and out of love in the strangest ways. Knees are bruised. Hearts are broken. Love is lost, found, and con

Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

P!NK: Beautiful Trauma World Tour

Alecia Beth Moore, known professionally as Pink, is an American singer, songwriter, dancer and actress. She was signed to her first record label with original R&B girl group Choice in 1995

Vancouver | Rogers Arena | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music

Primer Ranchenato Celebrando el dia de las Madres

Primer Ranchenato Celebrando el dia de las Madres con Fusion Vayu y Mariachi Los Dorados

Vancouver | Hungarian Hall | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music

Presented by Alberta Aboriginal Performing Arts and Punctuate! Theatre: Bears

A multi-disciplinary dark comedy about the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline, Alberta Aboriginal Performing Arts and Punctuate! Theatre from Edmonton present Bears

Vancouver | Historic Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

Ballet BC Presents: Program 3

The season closes with the return of Ballet BC’s Resident Choreographer Cayetano Soto’s hauntingly beautiful BEGINNING AFTER

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Dance

Perk up, pianist!

Formerly the host of our Classical Coffee Concert Series, Sarah Hagen - with her dry wit and deadpan delivery- pairs anecdotes with music to transform from her role as an award-winning concert pianist into a stand-up, or rather sit-down, comedian

Surrey | Surrey City Hall | 8:00 pm to 9:20 pm | Comedy

Alley Theatre: O’wet/Lost Lagoon

An autobiographical performance that takes us from the international modeling circuit to a spiritual canoe journey

Vancouver | The Cultch | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

New Works at Night: UNTITLEdISTANCE & Study #2

New Works closes its 2017/2018 season with a double bill featuring the work of three outstanding local artists, who explore essential questions of what it is to be human: how we evolve and change, and how we relate to each other and the world around us

Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Dance

ITSAZOO Productions: Wet

Wet is a raw, in-yer-face play set during the height of Canada’s involvement in the Afghanistan War. A soldier returns home from combat after suffering from a head injury

Vancouver | The Russian Hall | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

Classical Traditions at the Chan Centre - Beethoven and Bruckner, with Bramwell Tovey

Maestro Bramwell Tovey conducts the VSO debut of Bruckner’s final symphonic epic, left unfinished at the time of his death

Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Tolkien by Ron Reed

Legends in wait, the worlds of Narnia and Middle Earth may never have come to be were it not for an unlikely friendship between J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis

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

Closing Season Performance: Gotta Dance!

This final New Works at Night performance will close our 20th Season of presenting

Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 8:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Dance

Melvv at Celebrities

Wisconsin-based electronic producer Melvv brings his mix of light, cheerful house and dusky downtempo to Celebrities Nightclub for #PlayhouseSaturdays

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

Ok Tinder – Swipe Right Comedy

Our 17+ show is 60 minutes of fast-paced, no-holds-barred comedy looking at the good, bad and the laughable of Vancouver’s dating scene

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 11:15 pm to 0:15 am | Comedy