Metro Vancouver events on February 15, 2019

February 15, 2019

Fri

Contemporary Art Gallery presents Kameelah Janan Rasheed

Kameelah Janan Rasheed: An Alphabetical Accumulation of Approximate Observations. Window spaces

Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

B.C. Binning Gallery: Anne Low - Chair for a woman

The Contemporary Art Gallery announces Chair for a woman is Anne Low’s first solo exhibition in a Canadian public gallery

Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Kameelah Janan Rasheed

The Contemporary Art Gallery presents the first solo exhibition in Canada by Brooklyn-based interdisciplinary artist, writer and educator Kameelah Janan Rasheed

Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Alvin Balkind Gallery: Aslan Gaisumov - If No One Asks

The Contemporary Art Gallery announces the first solo presentation of Aslan Gaisumov’s work in North America

Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Vancouver's Just For Laughs Film Festival: It Starts with the Script: A Comedy Screenwriters Panel

We all know that a successful film starts with a great script, so we’re bringing you three talented screenwriters behind some of these masterpieces!

Vancouver | Vancity Theatre | 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Performing Arts

JFL NorthWest: Tinder Tales

Storytellers, comedians & everyday people confess their most outrageous, hilariously awkward Tinder Tales and other embarrassing dating fails live on stage

Vancouver | Fox Cabaret | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy

Alex Cameron & Roy Molloy With Guests Lola Kirke

Australia's most magnetic performer (Alex Cameron) and his enigmatic business partner (Roy Molloy) are hitting the road in the legendary two-piece format that catapulted them into rock and roll obscurity

Vancouver | The Wise Hall & Lounge | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music

JFL NorthWest in association with SiriusXM: DeAnne Smith

DeAnne Smith, a Canadian Comedy Award winner, has performed at Just for Laughs, JFL42, the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, the New Zealand International Comedy Festival

Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Comedy

JFL NorthWest in association with SiriusXM: Girls Gotta Eat Podcast

F*ck it, we'll do it live! Girls Gotta Eat Podcast is coming in hot for a live show where Ashley, Rayna, and special guests will answer all those burning questions about sex, dating, and relationships in a one-of-a-kind, interactive experience

Vancouver | The Biltmore Cabaret | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy

Vancouver's Just For Laughs Film Festival: Family

OPENING FILM: Kate Stone's a workaholic. She hates kids. She hates most social situations, because she doesn't know what to do with her arms

Vancouver | Vancity Theatre | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Film

February Exhibitions Opening Reception

Drop by the free opening reception for three new shows: Belonging: Treasured Pieces of Our Past, various mediums curated by the Coquitlam Heritage Society

Coquitlam | Place des Arts | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

UBC Choirs

Presented by the UBC School of Music

Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Justin Timberlake: The Man of the Woods Tour

The Man of the Woods Tour is the ongoing sixth concert tour by American singer-songwriter Justin Timberlake

Vancouver | Rogers Arena | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

The Firehall Arts Centre production of: Circle Game

Circle Game reinterprets Mitchell’s iconic songs such as “Big Yellow Taxi,” “River,” “California,” and “A Case of You” through the ears and eyes of a new generation, connecting to the politics and world we know today

West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre for the Performing Arts | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

Surrey Little Theatre: Night Watch

A woman sees a dead body in the window of the abandoned building across the way from her home. Her husband tries to comfort her but believes she is still affected by an earlier tragedy

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

Studio 58 presents Cabaret

Welcome to the infamous Kit Kat Klub, where the Emcee, Sally Bowles and a raucous ensemble take the stage nightly to tantalize the crowd – and to leave their troubles outside

Vancouver | Studio 58 | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

An Align Entertainment Inc. Production: Annie

Align Entertainment presents the family favourite Annie: The Musical. Annie is based on the popular comic strip by Harold Gray, and it has become a worldwide phenomenon

Burnaby | Michael J Fox Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Musical

North Vancouver Community Players: Drinking Alone By Norm Foster

In this romantic comedy set in the midst of a dysfunctional family reunion, Joe Todd hires Rene Duchene to pose as his fiancée for an evening so that he can impress his father, Ivan

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

JFL NorthWest in association with SiriusXM: SAD comedy

SAD COMEDY is back for Vol. 7! Join us for independent publishing’s hottest comedy night with a nerd chic line-up of some of Vancouver’s funniest folks.

Vancouver | Red Gate Revue Stage | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy

JFL NorthWest in association with SiriusXM: Slide Show

Slide Show features Vancouver's top improvisors making up presentations on the spot to go with PowerPoint slideshows they've never seen before

Vancouver | Little Mountain Gallery | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Comedy

JFL NorthWest in association with SiriusXM Canada presents: Ivan Decker

Ivan Decker, originally from Vancouver, now Los Angeles- based, is a writer, standup comic and actor, known for his sharp, polished, and multi-layered observational comedy

Vancouver | the Comedy MIX | 8:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Comedy

Vagabond Players: Rabbit Hole

Becca and Howie Corbett have a picture perfect family life in the suburbs of New York until a random, tragic accident takes the life of their four-year old son

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

Arts Club Theatre Company: The Shoplifters

Comic mishaps for society’s haves and have-nots

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

Up and Coming

In this zany farce, potential Prime Ministerial candidate, Philip Conway is not having a good night. While at a political conference at a Brighton hotel, he is on the verge of a full-blown sex scandal!

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

Arts Club Theatre Company: The Matchmaker

Mix-ups and matchups in a classic farce. Experience the pandemonium of this classic—and the inspiration for Hello, Dolly!—that embraces the unexpected in a truly modern way

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Arts Club Theatre Company: True Crime

Created by Torquil Campbell and Chris Abraham, in collaboration with Julian Brown

Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre

JFL NorthWest: Aziz Ansari

Aziz stars in, writes, and directs Master Of None, a Netflix original comedy series that he co-created with Alan Yang

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 9:00 pm to 4:45 pm | Comedy

Vancouver’s Just For Laughs Film Festival: Kicking Back with Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg

Hometown heroes and beloved comedy duo Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg return to Vancouver for an intimate in-conversation event and retrospective look at their greatest work

Vancouver | The Vogue Theatre | 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Comedy

Guster - Look Alive Tour 2019 with guest Henry Jamison

Guster is an American alternative rock band from Boston, Massachusetts

Vancouver | Imperial Vancouver | 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

JFL NorthWest in association with SiriusXM: Matteo Lane: Streisand at the Bon Soir

MATTEO LANE is a New York-based comedian, originally from Chicago, whose quarter hour stand up special is out now on Netflix’s The Comedy Lineup

Vancouver | The Biltmore Cabaret | 9:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Comedy

Vancouver's Just For Laughs Film Festival: Bernadette

1994 was the perfect summer... for heartache. At 15, Archie Kinsler has an impossible goal: to win the heart of Bernadette, a much older French foreign exchange student and local lifeguard, before she returns home at the end of the season

Vancouver | Vancity Theatre | 9:15 pm to 10:45 pm | Film

Alex Cameron & Roy Molloy: Take care of business. A duo tour with guests

Australia's most magnetic performer (Alex Cameron) and his enigmatic business partner (Roy Molloy) are hitting the road in the legendary two-piece format that catapulted them into rock and roll obscurity

Vancouver | The Wise Hall & Lounge | 9:30 pm to 11:30 pm | Music

Global Fridays Valentine’s Party

Global Fridays Valentine’s Traffic Light Party

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

Gryffin

Dan Griffith, known by his stage name Gryffin, is an American DJ, record producer and musician. He gained recognition for remixing some well-known songs such as Tove Lo's "Talking Body", Maroon 5's "Animals" and Years & Years' "Desire"

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 10:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

Work It: Best of the 2000s

The Fox Cabaret proudly presents a night dedicated to the best tracks from the 2000s: Pop, Hip Hop, R&B, + more!

Vancouver | Fox Cabaret | 10:30 pm to 2:00 am | Party

JFL NorthWest in association with SiriusXM: Best Of Blind Tiger

Blind Tiger Comedy is Vancouver’s home for alternative comedy. This show features not one but three outstanding improv teams that will make you laugh, hard

Vancouver | Slice of Life Gallery | 10:30 pm to 11:30 pm | Comedy