Metro Vancouver events on October 12, 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

EXchanges Series: Voice & Movement Workshop with Gabriel Dharmoo

Learn the art of voice and sound through an immersive workshop with diverse Montreal-based voice artist Gabriel Dharmoo

Vancouver | The Dance Centre | 12:00 am to 4:00 pm | Workshop

The 20th Vancouver International Improv Festival

The 20th Vancouver International Improv Festival (VIIF) runs October 10-13th on Granville Island and beyond!

Vancouver | 610 E. 13th Avenue | 12:00 am to 10:00 pm | Festival

18th Annual West Coast Women's Show

Western Canada's largest and most popular women's event is back and better than ever!

Abbotsford | Tradex - Trade & Exhibition Centre | 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Show

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

Sharon & Bram and Friends 40th Anniversary Farewell Tour

A Sharon and Bram show is a sing-along concert for the entire family, featuring such well-loved favourites as “She’ll Be Coming ‘Round the Mountain”, “Five Little Monkeys”, “One Elephant”, “Tingalayo”, and, of course, “Skinnamarink”

New Westminster | Massey Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Show

CORTEO - Cirque du Soleil

The show brings together the passion of the actor with the grace and power of the acrobat to plunge the audience into a theatrical world of fun, comedy and spontaneity situated in a mysterious space between heaven and earth

Vancouver | Pacific Coliseum | 3:30 pm to 6:00 pm | Show

Time Warp Flashmob: Parade of Lost Souls

Learn the original, super fun and much more simple choreography to The Time Warp from The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Time is fleeting....Do it this year!

Vancouver | Dusty Flower Shop | 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm | Dance

Resource - a 5Rhythms Workshop with Marcia & Bella

Come develop new ways to resource your moving body, draw on your somatic “knowing” and become more adaptive, responsive and powerful

Vancouver | Russian Hall | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Workshop

Fort Langley's Grave Tales

Join our expert storytellers for a two- or three-hour program of spine-chilling stories, as you walk through the Fort Langley village at night.

Langley | Fort Langley National Historic Site | 6:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Books

East Van Votes - All Candidate Gatherings

A series of events where community can gather for a family friendly meal and meet candidates looking for your vote for City Council, Park Board Commissioner and School Board Trustees

Vancouver | Strathcona Community Centre | 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Lecture

Family Movie Nights at Clayton Hall

Looking for plans on Friday nights? Join us for an evening filled with family-fun at recreation facilities in Cloverdale!

Surrey | Clayton Hall | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Family | Free

GSBC presents Navratri Celebration 2018

GSBC is pleased to be hosting three days of Navratri on October 12, 13 and 17, 2018. Our Senior Ladies Cooking Team will be preparing a full Gujarati meal and pooja will be performed by our esteemed Shri Pundit Sharadbhai Shastri

Surrey | Riverside Signature | 6:30 pm to 1:00 am | Party

48th Annual Festa Toscana

Come join the Tuscany Cultural Society celebrate our 48th annual Festa Toscana. Enjoy an evening of wine, music and great food at the Italian Cultural Centre

Vancouver | Il Centro Italian Cultural Centre | 6:45 pm to 11:59 pm | Food / Wine

Randy Oxford - All-Star Slam

Washington State Entertainer of the Year, Randy Oxford and his all-star band have been honoured with over 25 prestigious music awards in their 15 year history

White Rock | Blue Frog Studios | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music

Oktoberfest Pub Night

Join Paddlewheeler Riverboat Tours as we celebrate Oktoberfest our way! Our DJ will be playing Folk music, Our chef will be cooking up some german pub style food and Our bartender will be mixing up some special cocktails

New Westminster | Paddlewheeler Riverboat Tours | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Party

Mad Dogs & Vancouverites

A re-imagining of the classic Joe Cocker album. Featuring Matt Andersen, CR Avery, Steve Dawson, Roy Forbes, Rich Hope, Khari Wendell McClelland, Ndidi Onukwulu and Dawn Pemberton

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

Cirque du Soleil - CORTEO

The show brings together the passion of the actor with the grace and power of the acrobat to plunge the audience into a theatrical world of fun, comedy and spontaneity situated in a mysterious space between heaven and earth

Vancouver | Pacific Coliseum | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Show

Cayla Brooke - Journey to Divalicious

Take a Journey to Divalicious with talented Vancouver singer Cayla Brooke!

North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Music

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

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

Upintheair Theatre: A Brief History of Human Extinction

There’s something alive outside the facility, and it would very much like to come in..

Vancouver | Historic Theatrehttp: | 8:00 pm to 9:40 pm | Theatre

Lee "Scratch" Perry

Melo Productions Presents: Lee "Scratch" Perry

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Navratri Festival 2018

Are you ready for NAVRATRI 2018? It's that time of the year that we all wait for! Join us at Crystal at York in Surrey, BC for authentic garba and raas, delicious and free Gujarati food and the most fun you will have this year!

Surrey | Crystal At York | 8:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Party

Arts Club Theatre Company: Mustard

Join this angsty but loving family in a darkly comic tale about growing up, moving on, and finding magic where you least expect it that playwright Kat Sandler calls “writing for the Netflix generation”

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage - Arts Club | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre

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

I Know What I Saw

A party. An argument. A fight. A tragedy. Everybody’s sure of what they saw, but nobody’s really sure of what happened. This fall’s Risky Nights offering looks at the idea of truth, and examines how each person’s biases and assumptions colour their worldv

Vancouver | Studio 58 Langara College | 8:15 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre