Metro Vancouver events on May 12, 2019

Theatre BC Fraser Valley Zone Drama Fest

Stage 43 is proud to be hosting a week-long theatre festival in May, bringing together local theatre groups from around the Fraser Valley to entertain audiences and to enhance their own skills through professional adjudication

Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 9:00 am to 7:00 pm | Festival

Steveston - Move for Health Week - Activities

As part of Move for Health Week from May 11-17, 2019, we will be offering a variety of free fitness classes throughout the week

Richmond | Steveston Community Centre | 9:00 am to 1:00 pm | Active Life / Health | Free

Views of the Collection: The Street

Views of the Collection: The Street is part of a series of presentations on the 4th floor that comprise thematic perspectives on the Gallery’s collection

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Richmond Pop Up Wedding Dress Sale

1 Day only pop up Bridal Sale selling only New Wedding Dresses and accessories (veils, belts, tiaras etc) for the bride

Richmond | Sandman Signature Vancouver Airport Hotel & Resort | 9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Market

Contemporary Landscapes - KPU Fine Arts Exhibit

We will be hosting a group art show upstairs in the Big House featuring artwork by 3rd year students at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, exploring the relationship between landscapes, art and politics

Langley | Fort Langley National Historic Site | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

SWART

We are a creative bunch!Come by to enjoy an eclectic collection of photography, paintings, drawings, ceramics, sculptures and more, all created by the staff at Science World!

Vancouver | Science World at TELUS World of Science | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Mother's Day Brunch

Let's thank mom with all your love. If she’s not one for stuffy brunches or high tea, bring her in to see us!

Richmond | Buck & Ear Bar & Grill | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | Food / Wine

Affinities: Canadian Artists and France

This exhibition of works from the Vancouver Art Gallery’s Collection focuses on influences of Impressionism, Post-Impressionism and Surrealism on Canadian artists during the first half of the twentieth century

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Mowry Baden

This exhibition comprises internationally acclaimed Victoria-based artist Mowry Baden’s work from the late 1960s to the present

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Displacement

This exhibition of contemporary works from the Gallery's collection features art that evokes displacement as a tool to elicit viewer reactions ranging from empathy and understanding, to the unexpected and disruptive

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Moving Still: Performative Photography in India

Moving Still: Performative Photography from India explores themes of migration, gender, religion and national identity through the lens of performative photography

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Mother's Day Brunch

Enjoy a delicious Mother’s Day Brunch in our Molson Canadian Theatre

Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | Food / Wine

Cross Cultural Strathcona Walking Tour

The Cross Cultural Strathcona Walking Tour celebrates the rich layered history of Vancouver’s downtown east side neighbourhoods: Hogan’s Alley, Jewish Strathcona, Japantown (Powell Street) and Chinatown

Vancouver | Strathcona Elementary School | 11:00 am to 0:00 am | History

Salmon Leave Home

Join the Hoy - Scott Watershed Society for Salmon Leave Home on Sunday, May 12 and help release coho smolts into Hoy Creek

Coquitlam | Hoy Creek Linear park | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | Nature / Animals

Celebrate Mother’s Day at The Rock! Brunch

Celebrate Mother’s Day at the River Rock Casino Resort on Sunday May 12, 2019. Gift Mom with a memorable Mother’s Day with brunch and dinner at The Rock!

Richmond | The River Rock Theatre | 11:30 am to 10:00 pm | Food / Wine

Sunday of Israeli Culture | Festival Ha'Rikud 2019

Join us for a great day celebrating Israel's Independence Day! Amazing Israeli food, Live music' workshops, Bouncies, Crafts and fun for all ages!

Vancouver | Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Family

Mother's Day Weekend Tea

On Mother's Day weekend, treat Mom to a special tea experience at Fairmont Vancouver Airport

Richmond | Fairmont Vancouver Airport | 12:00 am to 4:00 pm | Food / Wine

Mother's Day Hot Dog Social

Looking for a fun activity to do with your family on Mother's Day? Come celebrate with a fun and social hot dog lunch and group games with family and friends at City Centre Community Centre

Richmond | City Centre Community Association | 12:30 am to 3:00 pm | Family

CircusWest presents James and the Giant Circus Peach

CircusWest presents its newest theatrical circus creation inspired by the famous children’s book by Roald Dahl

Vancouver | PNE/Playland | 12:30 am to 3:00 pm | Show

Royal Canadian family Circus

An all new show, jam packed with explosive live entertainment, featuring high-flying acrobatics, death-defying tricks, clowning and towering feats of strength, teetering towers of balanced bodies, extreme bending and devilishly precarious aerials

Richmond | Lansdowne Centre | 1:00 pm to 7:30 pm | Show

The Arts Club Theatre Company: The Great Leap

A jump shot across borders. As the story jumps back and forth in time, tensions rise right up to the final buzzer and history collides at the leap for a 3-point shot

Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Theatre

VAM Symphony Orchestra: Firebird Suite

Evoking the radiant verdure of an enchanted garden, VAM Symphony Orchestra brings the 2018/19 season to an exhilarating close with Stravinsky's vibrant, folk-inspired Suite from The Firebird

Vancouver | The Orpheum | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Music

Communicating Doors by Alan Ayckbourn

In this thrilling time-travel comedy, three women attempt to save themselves and each other at the hands of the same man but in 3 different time periods

Vancouver | Metro Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre

Vancouver Opera: La Cenerentola

Vancouver Opera presents: In Rossini’s masterpiece, La Cenerentola (Cinderella), the evil stepmother trades places with a malevolent stepfather, the fairy godmother is a philosopher, and the legendary glass slipper is replaced with a bracelet

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Opera

Exhibition Tour in French

Join CAG Assistant Curator Julia Lamare for a tour of the current exhibitions in French. Accompagnez-nous pour une visite guidée de l’exposition en français avec Julia Lamare

Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Exhibition | Free

Global Soundscapes

Global Soundscapes: Mission to Record the Earth is an interactive theatre program blending live presentation with audio and video recordings of biologists, environmental scientists, and indigenous peoples around the world

Vancouver | Science World at TELUS World of Science | 3:30 pm to 4:00 pm | Show

Gil Hovav -Candies from Heaven

Presentation by Gil Hovav גיל חובב בהרצאה מרתקת . Gil Hovav is Israel's leading Culinary Journalist and TV Personality

Vancouver | Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver | 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Books

Lumber and Fasteners 101

Join this workshop to get more confident speaking the language of your local lumber yard and recognizing desirable goods for recycling

Vancouver | The Vancouver Tool Library | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Workshop

Exhibition: Processus

This spring, CAG and artist Diyan Achjadi have partnered with Point Grey Secondary School Senior Art Students and teachers on a collaborative project exploring contemporary art and curatorial practices

Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

CircusWest presents James and the Giant Circus Peach

CircusWest presents its newest theatrical circus creation inspired by the famous children’s book by Roald Dahl

Vancouver | PNE/Playland | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Show

Twenty One Pilots - The Bandito Tour

Indie rockers Twenty One Pilots continue to bring the ruckus with their hard-hitting, rap-infused jams

Vancouver | Rogers Arena | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

Sounds Unheard

Continuing Turning Point’s partnership with Canadian/Tajik composer Farangis Nurulla-Khoja Project, Vancouver audiences will have the opportunity experience her music in-depth through a portrait concert

Vancouver | Goldcorp Centre for the Arts | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

Rodriguez

The equally enigmatic and iconic performer will perform songs from his seminal albums Cold Fact and Hard Reality

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

Geoff Claridge Quartet: Benny Goodman Tribute Gig

The Benny Goodman Quartet was one of the most electrifying small groups in the history of jazz, breaking the racial gap and somehow holding its own every night paired against a full big band in the height of the swing era

Vancouver | Frankie's Jazz Club | 8:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Music