Metro Vancouver events on May 23, 2019

Surrey International Children's Festival

Surrey's Arts Festival for Kids! Join us in May 2019 and experience live music, dance, circus and theatre!

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 9:00 am to 2:30 pm | Kids

TractionForce - The Collective Why

Western Canada's Largest Cloud Technology Conference. Don't miss out on the year's largest cloud technology event in Vancouver. Get your tickets today!

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 9:00 am to 6:30 pm | Lecture

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

What So Not - Spring Tour 2019

with guests

Vancouver | Venue Nightclub | 10:00 am to 11:59 pm | Music

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

VSO Tea & Trumpets: The Lonely Heart: An Afternoon with Tchaikovsky

Featuring host Christopher Gaze

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

Pass The Buck - Win a Gift Card!

NOW! With more chances to win :) We will draw a VIP members name up to: TEN draws at 6pm and TEN draws at 7pm every Thursday night

Richmond | Buck & Ear Bar & Grill | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Free

Wall Exchange with Carl Hart

Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies Presents: Wall Exchange with Carl Hart – Drug Use for Grown Ups

Vancouver | The Vogue Theatre | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Lecture | Free

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

Shim Soo Bong 40th Year Concert

Shining Music Garden

Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music

Let's Hear It Live!

Music BC presents the fifth edition of their Let's Hear It Live! concert serie

Vancouver | Fox Cabaret | 7:00 pm to 1:00 am | Music

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

Arts Umbrella Dance Season Finale: Be Moved

Arts Umbrella Dance Company’s Season Finale is the culmination of months of exploration and rehearsal of bold and innovative works created for AUDC dancers by leading International and Canadian choreographers

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Show

Communication 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 | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

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

North Vancouver Community Players: The Dixie Swim Club

Five Southern women, whose friendships began many years ago on their college swim team, set aside a long weekend every August to recharge those relationships

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

Hello

Adapted from a true story: a secret historical exclusion!

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

Global Dance Connections series: The Dance Centre presents Davida Monk. Ashes for Beauty

Calgary-based Davida Monk has been an influential figure on the Canadian dance scene for over three decades

Vancouver | The Dance Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:15 pm | Dance

Mike Edel (Album Release) with Glass Forest & The Wild Romantics at the Wise Hall

with The Spits, Night Birds, Sore Points, Storc, Chain Whip

Vancouver | Wise Hall | 8:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Music

Kuya Quartet

Kuya Quartet explores music from the Philippines; folk melodies, classics from Filipino composers and new originals inspired by the genre

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

Dandelion Records Presents

Every Thursday, our friends at Dandelion Records throw together some of the city's TOP selectors to spin afrobeat, synth, funk, jazz funk, disco, post-punk, minimal, dream pop, and more!

Vancouver | Fox Cabaret | 9:00 pm to 1:00 am | Music