Metro Vancouver events on May 22, 2019

UBC Class of 2019 Spring Graduation, May 22-24

UBC hosts 28 graduation ceremonies at its Vancouver campus each Spring.

Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 8:30 am to 11:00 am | Show

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

LNG Exhibition and Conference 2019

The 7th edition of Canada Gas & LNG Exhibition and Conference (CGLNG) continues to grow in-step with the industry

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre East | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

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

Preschool Storytime: Nature’s Stories for Young Children. Rainbows of my Own

Takes place on the 4th Wednesday of each month from 10:00 to 10:45 am and includes reading, action songs and a craft project

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 10:45 am | Kids | Free

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

Tides by Jan de Beer

Tides is a body of work created entirely from paint sourced through Product Care Recycling's PaintShare program

Vancouver | Science World at TELUS World of Science | 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

The Arts Club Theatre Company: Matilda the Musical

The imaginative hit for all generations. From the wonderfully subversive imagination of Roald Dahl, this fun family musical will bring out the child in everyone

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm | Musical

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

Printmaking & Pinot Series. Textile Printing

Explore different printmaking techniques with our expert instructors while sipping on your choice of pinot

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Workshop

Men’s Bible Study and Prayer Group

Men’s Bible Study and discussion group, meets weekly to read scripture and respond to prayer requests. Non-denominational, open to everyone

North Vancouver | St. Andrew's United Church | 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Jorja Smith x Kali Uchis

Over the past year Smith received the Brit Critic’s Choice Award, collaborated with the likes of Stormzy, Drake, Kali Uchis and Maverick Sabre and released her critically acclaimed debut album Lost & Found

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

Nerd Nite v44: Genetics, Poetry, and Artificial Intelligence by Nerd Nite Vancouver

May 22nd is National Goth Day. The Goths’ reputation as barbarians is mostly fake news that got told from the perspective of the ego-torn Romans who got their ass handed to them in 410 CE

Vancouver | Fox Cabaret | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Lecture

Arts Club Theatre Company: Matilda the Musical

The imaginative hit for all generations. From the wonderfully subversive imagination of Roald Dahl, this fun family musical will bring out the child in everyone

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

Death - The 10th Anniversary of For the Whole World to See Tour

with guests

Vancouver | Rickshaw Theatre | 7:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Show

Hako by Shadbolt Centre for the Arts

The show aims to engage the public and to break down the separation between performers and audience by creating an interactive and playful environment

Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Show

Pacific Theatre: The Cake by Bekah Brunstetter

Della is left working without a recipe as her previously-unquestioned beliefs and emotions come into sharp conflict

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

Hello

Adapted from a true story: a secret historical exclusion!

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Fox Hole Comedy

Fox Hole Comedy is Vancouver’s only weekly comedy room where women, non-binary folks, people of colour, and queers are the majority of performers, every time

Vancouver | Fox Cabaret | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Comedy

Baccalaureate Concert

Presented by the UBC School of Music

Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Performing Arts | Free

Bill Coon Trio

JUNO nominated artist Bill Coon and winner of the 2009 National Jazz Award, ‘Guitarist of the Year’

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

The Specials

Encore 40th Anniversary Tour with guests

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music