Metro Vancouver events on November 1, 2018

Janet Strayer: Flow Exhibition

Flow is a collection of abstract paintings expressing the constantly changing energies of geo-organic life. In this exhibition, Strayer seeks to capture the dynamic energies of land, sea, and sky, evoking landscapes, seascapes, clouds, and space

North Vancouver | District Foyer Gallery – North Vancouver District Hall | 8:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition

Exhibition: Debbie Tuepah - Salish Sea, J35 Less 1

Debbie Westergaard Tuepah is a Surrey-based visual artist who uses primarily yarn, paint, found, and readymade objects to consider the conceptual and embodied experience of information in relation to contemporary issues and events

North Vancouver | City Atrium Gallery, City of North Vancouver Municipal Hall | 8:30 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Textile Narratives - Exhibition

Artists and communities have been using textiles to tell stories for thousands of years. Through weaving, repurposing, and stitching, textile prompts us to ask: Why was this made?

North Vancouver | CityScape Community Art Space | 9:00 am to 8:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Woodward's Community Singers Fall 2018 Workshops

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

Vancouver | 312 Main St. | 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm | Workshop | Free

Lioness presents Gutsy Girls Adventure Film Tour

Thursday we'll gather to celebrate as women what our bodies can help us achieve! Join us for an evening of inspiration that includes ~60 minutes of short films featuring women using their bodies to accomplish incredible goals

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

Surviving Samsara: Staged Reading and Talkback

Can madness ultimately deliver us from a mad world? This is one of many questions that artist Kagan Goh confronts in Surviving Samsara, a courageous and intimate work that delves deeply into one artist's experience of mental illness

Vancouver | Orpheum Annex | 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Performing Arts | Free

Gravity & Other Myths: Backbone

This international circus hit is a frenetic celebration of human interconnectedness that tests the limits of strength: physical, emotional, individual, and collective

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 7:00 pm to 8:20 pm | Show

Opening for Syrus Marcus Ware's 2068: Touch Change Exhibition

Beginning 50 years in the future, this new exhibition by Toronto-based artist Syrus Marcus Ware proposes an archive whose ‘holdings’ act as a meeting ground for artists and activists across time and space

Vancouver | grunt gallery | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Exhibition

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

Russell Peters: Deported World Tour

Global comedy superstar Russell Peters is thrilled to announce his return to his home and native land as part of his brand new Deported World Tour this fall

Vancouver | Rogers Arena | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show

Tash Sultana - Flow State World Tour

Tash Sultana is an Australian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, described as a "one-person band"

Vancouver | Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Thursday Artist Talk: Wendy Mould: The Secrets of Graphite

Learn how to make magic with a pencil and paper! The graphite pencil's soft, gentle touch on paper can make a baby's eyes shine and yet it can produce strong, coarse texture that makes you feel the sharp barnacles on a rock

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Visual Arts | Free

Arts Club Theatre Company: Sweat

See all sides in this powerful examination of a community that is formed and dissolved amidst the changing landscape of America

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

East End Blues & All That Jazz

East End Blues & All That Jazz, is a soul-stirring evening of gospel and blues, jazz and memories, and remarkable historical photos that pays tribute to the life and inspirational contributions of the historic East End Black residential community and the

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

The Wolves by Sarah DeLappe

A pack of teenage girls prepares for battle on the soccer field. Who will come out on top?

Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Ballet BC: Program 1

The 2018/19 season opens with an evening of riveting works. Following the success of Romeo + Juliet, we bring you returning favourite, Petite Cérémonie, by Medhi Walerski

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Dance

Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre: The Ones We Leave Behind

From the writer of the smash-hit Dirty Old Woman, comes a new play about the redemptive power of human connection

Vancouver | Historic Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:45 pm | Theatre

Processional Music (with Balkan Shmalkan)

Closing night procession to the shrines throughout the cemetery

Vancouver | Mountain View Cemetery | 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music

The Believers Are But Brothers

A bold one-man show exploring the smoke and mirrors world of online extremism, anonymity, and hate speech

Vancouver | Culture Lab | 8:00 pm to 9:15 pm | Theatre

Doc MacLean and Albert Frost

It’s an electric-acoustic blues duo mixing our contemporary and traditional delta and west African roots

Vancouver | Railway Stage & Beer Café | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Surrey Little Theatre: Beer for Breakfast

A group of middle-aged buddies reunite for a "guys' weekend" in a snowed-in cabin to eat chili, drink beer, and relive the good old days. Despite divorce, unemployment, and a stroke, spirits are high until Jessie, the wife of absent friend Adrian, shows u

Surrey | Surrey Little Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Comedypants: A Stand-Up Show

A stand-up show at the Avant Garden! Enjoy some beverages, snacks, and jokes!

Vancouver | The Avant Garden | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Comedy

And Evermore Shall Be So

A mystery tinged with a touch of humour

North Vancouver | Theatre at Hendry Hall | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

The Farndale Avenue Production of a Christmas Carol

In festive mood, the ladies of The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society tackle the classic story of A Christmas Carol

West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre for the Performing Arts | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy

The Bomb Shelter Comedy Open Mic

Every week we feature a diverse array of stand-up comedians and other comedic performers, from here in Vancouver, and all over the world! Come on down and watch a marathon of hilarity every Thursday, or do a set yourself

Vancouver | Comedy Basement at Goldies | 8:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Comedy | Free

Classified

with guests

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 9:00 pm to 10:55 pm | Music

Dia de los Muertos by Cabana Lounge

On Thursday November 1st we're throwing a huge party to celebrate the Mexican holiday Dia de los Muertos!

Vancouver | Cabana Lounge | 9:00 pm to 2:00 am | Party

GroundUp feat. Dutch Robinson

As lead singer of the legendary R&B group The Ohio Players, Dutch toured for years with highlights such as Soul Train and The Tonight Show

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