Metro Vancouver events on October 4, 2018

Kevin Schmidt - exhibition

Kevin Schmidt is a British Columbia–based artist whose multidisciplinary practice embodies the do-it-yourself 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

4th Annual Scarecrow Festival

Art's Nursery's 4th Annual Scarecrow Festival is a fun, family-friendly community event in support of three local charities: OWL (Orphaned Wildlife) Rehab Society, Inclusion Langley Society, and The Versatiles

Surrey | Art's Nursery | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Family | Free

Diwali in B.C.

An annual multicultural, multi-disciplinary, inclusive festival which aims to showcase artists from diverse backgrounds and different abilities to celebrate the festival of lights during the annual Indian New Year

Vancouver | Various venues across British Columbia | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Festival

Oktoberfest at 871 Beatty

Join us for our second year of Oktoberfest, Beer from germany, Special brews by Red Racer Brew, German inspired menu all week long, Including Spaetzle, Bratwurst

Vancouver | Central City Brewpub Beatty | 12:00 am to 11:00 pm | Food / Wine

The Dance Centre presents Discover Dance! Company 605

Company 605 fuses contemporary and urban styles to make athletic, physically demanding works that test the limits of their virtuosic performers.

Vancouver | The Dance Centre | 12:00 am to 1:00 pm | Dance

Vancouver International Film Festival 2018 BY The Rio Theatre

VIFF continued to expand the frame by presenting an expansive Films+ program giving filmmakers, musicians and audiences a chance to be inspired by some of the world’s leading creators. We can’t wait to see what 2018 has in store!

Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 1:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Film

Woodward's Community Singers Fall 2018 Workshops

Everyone Deserves Music: Come Raise Your Voice With Us For A Dose Of Collective Joy!

Vancouver | 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm | Workshop | Free

Vancouver International Film Festival: An Evening with Jane

Film screening and conversation with Dr. Jane Goodall

Vancouver | The Centre for Performing Arts | 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Film

Dosas and Comedy: A benefit for the COPE campaign

House Of Dosas Fundraising Dinner: A night of dosas and comedy to benefit the COPE 2018 election campaign!

Vancouver | House of Dosas | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising

Jerry Seinfeld

America’s premier comedian, Jerry Seinfeld, comes to the Vancouver Civic Theatres to perform his signature stand-up routine for 3 shows!

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Comedy

Fusion Ensemble: A Course for Intermediate Level Musicians

This course will offer unique opportunities to musicians and singers to expand the horizons of your art forms

Vancouver | VSO School of Music | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Music

Canada's Arctic with author Ken Burton by Vancouver Maritime Museum

Join author Ken Burton as he reads from his newly published book, Canada’s Arctic: A Guide to Adventure Through the Northwest Passage. This book is a first of its kind Arctic cruise guide that covers the area with informative details and outstanding illus

Vancouver | Vancouver Maritime Museum | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Books

The Dead South With guests Whiskey Shivers

The Dead South have been described as outlaws and modern hillbillies, but the best way to describe the Regina-based band is fearless. They’re a rare musical commodity – a band that’s equally compelling on record as they are on stage

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:00 pm to 11:55 pm | Music

Trivia Night: Disney Edition

Do you watch Disney? Are you a fan? We’ve got a game for you! Join us on October 4 at Townhall Coquitlam for our Disney themed trivia night!

Coquitlam | Townhall Public House Coquitlam | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show

Testosterone

A funny, fearless, and spectacle-filled exploration of identity, masculinity, and digging deep to find the person within

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

Diwali in BC: SACHA - A Vancouver Guldusta

A Vancouver Guldasta is an examination of common experience, identifying home, and processing trauma

Vancouver | Culture Lab | 8:00 pm to 9:40 pm | Theatre

Vagabond Players: The Haunting of Hill House

Cut off from the outside world by its remote location and shunned by all who know its forbidding and sinister reputation, Hill House has remained empty and silent except for the daily visits of its grumbling caretaker, Mrs. Dudley

New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Kamloopa

Kim Senklip Harvey explores the fearless love and passion of Indigenous women reconnecting with their homelands, ancestors, and stories through her exciting approach to Indigenous theatre

Vancouver | Historic Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Performing Arts

The Piano Teacher

Erin, a concert pianist, hasn’t touched a piano since her husband died. As Elaine, a piano teacher, gently reacquaints Erin with her instrument, other life changes follow. A simple update to Erin’s home, for instance, brings the unexpected companionship o

North Vancouver | BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

Black Onyx: The Human Brain on Music and Sound

Please join us for Aryan Baruah’s SCA MFA graduating project, Black Onyx: The Human Brain on Music and Sound, an “exploration of music psychology”

Vancouver | Goldcorp Centre for the Arts | 8:30 pm to 11:30 pm | Theatre

GroundUp feat. The Malcolm Aiken Quintet

Forged in the heart of Gastown, this bold new project from Canadian trumpeter Malcolm Aiken is the result of his celebrated three year residency right here at Guilt & Company

Vancouver | Guilt & Company | 9:30 pm to 12:30 am | Music

Ganja White Night: The Origins Tour

Get ready for the wobble master as Belgium Dubstep duo Ganja White Night bring their bass heavy sound for the Origins Tour with support from Walter Wilde

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