Metro Vancouver events on July 28, 2018

Kevin Schmidt - exhibition

Kevin Schmidt is a British Columbia–based artist whose multidisciplinary practice embodies the do-it-yourself (DIY) sensibilities of an amateur inventor

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

Site Unseen - exhibition

Site Unseen places lens-based works from the Gallery’s permanent collection in dialogue with select loans to explore the way contemporary photographic artists--who start with a documentary impulse to record the landscape - use diverse strategies to create

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

Dorothea Lange - exhibition

The exhibition title is borrowed from the idiomatic expression for an anxious state of mind resulting from a prolonged stay in a remote or confined place

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 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

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

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

Ayumi Goto & Peter Morin: how do you carry the land? - exhibition

Ayumi Goto & Peter Morin: how do you carry the land? is an exhibition that presents the performance art and ongoing collaborations of Ayumi Goto and Peter Morin

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

David Milne: Modern Painting - exhibition

Organized by the Dulwich Picture Gallery and the McMichael Canadian Art Collection in collaboration with the Vancouver Art Gallery, with exceptional support of the National Gallery of Canada. The exhibition is curated by Ian A C Dejardin and Sarah Milroy

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

South Surrey Community Festival

Celebrate culture, diversity and history in South Surrey! Enjoy an afternoon full of fun with your family and meet other community members at the annual South Surrey Community Festival

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | Family | Free

5th Annual Pacific Polo Cup

Witness the sport of Kings; Power and pure polo passion with action on and off the field!

Vancouver | Southlands Riding Club | 11:30 am to 5:00 pm | Sports

McBurney Plaza Summer Series: Variety Show

A variety show like no other! From magicians to jugglers and a few surprises, this is one event you do not want to miss. Featured entertainer Wes Barker, a comedian stunt magician, has performed all around the world

Langley | McBurney Plaza | 12:00 am to 3:00 pm | Music | Free

Picnic Independencia de Colombia

La Comunidad Colombiana de B.C invita al Picnic Anual de Independencia de Colombia. The Colombian Community of B.C invites you to our Annual Independence of Colombia Picnic

Burnaby | Central Park | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Family | Free

Newton Days

Let's kick-off summer in Newton! Newton days is back with events all summer. Complete with a farms' market, kid fun zone, face painting, food trucks, henna and Science World demonstrations; Newton Days has something for everyone

Surrey | Newton Business Improvement Association | 12:00 am to 4:00 pm | Family | Free

Honda Celebration of Light - Team South Africa

This year marks a special change in programming as each fireworks team will incorporate the theme of Love into their pyrotechnic performance! Don't miss South Africa competing on July 28, 2018

Vancouver | English Bay | 2:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Family

Once

An enchanting guy-meets-girl musical. A Dublin street musician is struggling through heartbreak and frustrated with his songs when he chances upon a girl who challenges him to go for his dream.

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Musical

This, Here

A field study (complete with photographs) of an urban relationship

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

Style On Saturdays - Live Latin Saturday Nights - Second Floor Eatery + Bar

Join us on Robson Street for Vancouver's most Premium Latin Night! Style on Saturdays features Vancouver's Top Latin Bands in a beautiful room with 4 separate spaces including an outdoor second level patio

Vancouver | Second Floor Eatery + Bar | 8:00 pm to 2:00 am | Dance

Once by Edna Walsh

An enchanting guy-meets-girl musical. A Dublin street musician is struggling through heartbreak and frustrated with his songs when he chances upon a girl who challenges him to go for his dream.

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Musical

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