Metro Vancouver events on May 19, 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

Douglas Coupland’s Vortex at the Vancouver Aquarium

Douglas Coupland’s Vortex at the Vancouver Aquarium Event description: Experience acclaimed artist Douglas Coupland’s new radical art installation – Vortex – at the Vancouver Aquarium, an Ocean Wise initiative

Vancouver | Vancouver Aquarium | 10:00 am to 5:00 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

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

VanCAF 2018 by The Vancouver Comic Arts Festival

The Vancouver Comic Arts Festival is a two day event celebrating comic creators from Vancouver and beyond. Hundreds of artists, writers, cartoonists, illustrators and more will be selling their art, promoting their work, and speaking on panels

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Festival | 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

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

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

2018 Fort Langley Beer & Food Festival

Located outside the wooden walls of the Fort Langley National Historic site, the Fort Langley Beer & Food Festival is the perfect place to enjoy the best local craft beer, food and entertainment that the Fraser Valley has to offer!

Langley | Fort Langley National Historic Site | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Food / Wine

Westminster Savings Family Day. Art Activity: Tactile Textures

Westminster Savings Family Days aims to help build an appreciation of the arts by bringing families together in an Art Gallery setting

Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Family | Free

Les Filles du Roi by Corey Payette and Julie McIsaac

Les Filles du Roi is a gorgeous new trilingual musical from the creators of last season’s groundbreaking Children of God. The powerful story of Kateri, a young Mohawk girl, and her brother Jean-Baptiste whose lives are disrupted upon the arrival of les fi

Vancouver | York Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Musical

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

Thoroughly Modern Millie

Forget about the boy when a small town girl searches for a new life in the bright lights of 1920s New York City.

Maple Ridge | The ACT Arts Centre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre

Iolanthe - operetta

Join us for our Gilbert & Sullivan comedic operetta this spring!

New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Show

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

Lindbjerg Academy Presents Willy Wonka Kids and Aladdin Jr.

Join our MiniStars and All Stars in this Double Feature of Willy Wonka Kids and Aladdin Jr.

Port Moody | Inlet Theatre | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Performing Arts

Indie series: Suitcase Stories

A cross-crountry tale of survival and self-discovery that began as a series of pre-show monologues in the Pacific Theatre lobby, this wonderful one-woman show is filled with all the winsome vulnerability and plucky humour of the originals

Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Show

Lindbjerg Academy Presents Willy Wonka Kids and Aladdin Jr.

Join our MiniStars and All Stars in this Double Feature of Willy Wonka Kids and Aladdin Jr.

Port Moody | Inlet Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Performing Arts

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

Xtreme Theatre Presents: Thoroughly Modern Millie

Forget about the boy when a small town girl searches for a new life in the bright lights of 1920s New York City.

Maple Ridge | The ACT Arts Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

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! Youth-Driven Arts Festival

Every year, for one week in May, The Cultch is taken over and transformed by young people. Hundreds of youth are involved in what has grown to be Vancouver’s largest youth-driven arts festival

Vancouver | Historic Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Festival

Deva Premal & Miten: Vancouver

Paul Mercs Concerts is pleased to present celebrated chant masters Deva Premal & Miten with Manose, who will be accompanied by Joby Baker & Rish

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

2018 Annual Concert - Van Sing Choir

.溫馨合唱團 Van Sing Choir

Burnaby | Michael J Fox Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

Les Filles du Roi

Les Filles du Roi is a gorgeous new trilingual musical from the creators of last season’s groundbreaking Children of God. The powerful story of Kateri, a young Mohawk girl, and her brother Jean-Baptiste whose lives are disrupted upon the arrival of les fi

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

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

Indie series: Suitcase Stories

A cross-crountry tale of survival and self-discovery that began as a series of pre-show monologues in the Pacific Theatre lobby, this wonderful one-woman show is filled with all the winsome vulnerability and plucky humour of the originals

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

Iolanthe

Join us for our Gilbert & Sullivan comedic operetta this spring!

New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show

A Midsummer Night’s Dream with the Coastal City Ballet

Perfect for families and children of all ages, Coastal City Ballet’s full-length version of the adventurous tale features lavish sets, spritely costumes, and Felix Mendelssohn’s utterly enchanting score

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Dance

نواي ايران The Melody of Iran

Canadian Iranian Foundation Presents: Hamnavayan Ensemble

West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre for the Performing Arts | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

Vancouver KPOP Con - Canada Dream Stage

This year the Canada Dream Stage will be huge! A few very special guests like Jun Curry Ahn and more will be showcased, you won’t want to miss it! More artists to be announced soon!

Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

True West by Sam Shepard

Directed by UBC graduate Kenton Klassen and featuring an excellent cast of local actors, True West will run at the Vancity Culture Lab

Vancouver | The Cultch | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Long Weekend Series: Victoria Day & Patio Launch Party Edition

JRG Public Houses take the long weekend seriously!

Richmond | The Buck & Ear Bar and Grill | 8:00 pm to 2:00 am | Party

Edam Dance: Convergence

EDAM presents Convergence, a choreographic series featuring new work by Peter Bingham and guest artists Shauna Elton and Natalie Tin Yin Gan

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

VSO Pops - The U.K. Rocks!

The British Invasion of the 1960s brought something special to North America, and transformed Rock ‘n Roll and popular music forever with legendary bands like The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, and Queen, and artists like Elton John

Vancouver | The Orpheum | 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

The Cookout Club Tour: Devault, GG Magree, Noizu, & Parker

All year round, Tuesdays at Celebrities are packed with party animals

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