Metro Vancouver events on October 16, 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

Halloween Mystery Nights

Solve a murder mystery on the streets of Gastown this Halloween season. Sign up in teams of 2-5 players to play Vancouver Mysteries game Crime in Downtown and compete for prizes

Vancouver | Vancouver Mysteries | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family

Family Feud

Sign up your team of 4-6 players, and go head to head with other teams! There are lots of prizes throughout, and the teams with the highest points will face each other to win a $100 Gift Card

Coquitlam | Townhall Public House Coquitlam | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show | Free

Animals and Ethics in the 21st Century

Launching this October, the Vancouver Humane Society presents our new speaker series, Animals and Ethics in the 21st Century! Join us on October 16th for a special presentation from the Executive Director of Jewish Veg, Jeffrey Cohan!

Vancouver | Library Square Conference Centre | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Lecture

Thriller Flashmob: Parade of Lost Souls

Let’s party like it’s 1899…learn the original choreography of Michael Jackson’s record setting break out hit Thriller! Come to at least two of the three workshops, if you can

Vancouver | Britannia Community Services Centre | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Dance

Kill Me Now by Brad Fraser

Jake is a single dad and cares for his teen son Joey, who has as a severe disability. Handling Joey’s puberty is hard enough, but when Jake develops a serious medical condition, he becomes the one to rely on the people around him

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Theatre

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 | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Lil Dicky - Life Lessons with Lil Dicky

Multi-platinum selling artist Lil Dicky will embark on an international fall headline tour, titled “Life Lessons with Lil Dicky”

Vancouver | PNE/Playland | 7:30 pm to 11:00 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

Parno Drom - Eastern European Romani (Gypsy) Music

Incorporating audience suggestions, The Fictionals Comedy Co. and The Radical Improv Comedy look back at the unique local events, celebrities and secrets that made New Westminster the beautiful city it is today

New Westminster | The Heritage Grill | 8:00 pm to 11:59 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

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

The Joan Bessie Band

Old-school, new school, even in between school. The Joan Bessie Band is bringing you a four-piece live experience to debut brand new original material with the perfect sprinkling of covers

Vancouver | Guilt & Company | 9:30 pm to 0:03 am | Music