Metro Vancouver events on August 24, 2018
August 24, 2018
Fri
The 27th International Ornithological Congress
Vancouver is delighted to welcome ornithologists from around the world on behalf of the International Ornithologists' Union to the 27th International Ornithological Congress
Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 8:00 am to 5:00 pm | Lecture
The International: DOTA 2 Championships
The premier esports event of the year is coming to Vancouver’s Rogers Arena
Vancouver | Rogers Arena | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Show
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
Kits In The Park
Kits in the park is a Free play-based program in Connaught Park running on Monday and Friday mornings throughout the summer
Vancouver | Kitsilano War Memorial Community Centre | 10:00 am to 11:30 am | Kids | Free
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
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
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
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
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
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
Playland
Vancouver’s favourite amusement park offers thrills for the whole family! Now open daily!
Vancouver | PNE/Playland | 11:00 am to 11:00 pm | Family
The Fair
It’s not every day you can explore exhibits, enjoy live performances, be thrilled by rides, play games, learn about livestock, shop for treasures, and eat the yummiest food all in one place
Vancouver | PNE/Playland | 11:00 am to 11:00 pm | Family
Safe & Sound Music Fest 2018
Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals ||| Vince Staples
New Westminster | Westminster Pier Park | 2:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Festival
Didar
اولین گرد همایی بزرگ فرهنگی ایرانیان در ونکوور
Vancouver | 50 E Hastings St | 4:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Film
Summer Night Concert Series: Wilson Phillips
It has been over 25 years since their release of their self-titled album, Wilson Phillips, and they continue to have a lot to celebrate
Vancouver | PNE/Playland | 8:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Music