Metro Vancouver events on May 29, 2019

CaGBC: Building Lasting Change 2019

Striking a balance between carbon reduction, health and resilience. The reality of climate change is upon us

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre East | 7:15 am to 10:00 pm | Exhibition

DesignThinkers Vancouver 2019 Conference

DesignThinkers, Canada’s only annual conference for visual communicators, is a must-attend for informed, forward-thinking creative communications and design professionals

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 7:30 am to 6:00 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

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

Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC: Learn to Fish

Join the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC for this 2 hour session where you will learn the basics of freshwater fishing!

Vancouver | PNE/Playland | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Kids | Free

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

Colin Wright, Author & Host of Let's Know Things

Colin Wright, the bestselling author, full-time traveler, and host of the Let’s Know Things podcast

Vancouver | The Dance Centre | 7:00 pm to 8:45 pm | Lecture

Dunkirk - Special Screening Engagement

In honour of the 1940 Dunkirk evacuation that occurred between May 26 and June 4, we will be showing Christopher Nolan's epic action thriller Dunkirk

Vancouver | Science World at TELUS World of Science | 7:00 pm to 8:15 pm | Film

Eternal Theatre Collective presents: bare

Eternal Theatre Collective is proud to present our next musical, "bare." Based on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, "bare" is a contemporary pop opera about coming out and growing up

Vancouver | Unitarian Church of Vancouver | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Musical

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

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

rice & beans theatre presents: Chicken Girl

Chicken Girl follows the surreal adventures of a 24-hour Chinese fried chicken restaurant worker investigating the mysterious disappearance of her boss, Uncle Chan..

Vancouver | Orpheum Annex | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

Gucci Mane Live in Vancouver, BC feat. August Alsina, Merkules and Peter Jackson

Radric Delantic Davis, known professionally as Gucci Mane, is an American rapper. He helped pioneer the hip-hop subgenre of trap music alongside fellow Atlanta-based rappers T.I. and Young Jeezy, particularly in the 2000s and 2010s

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 8:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Music

Death From Above

will tour to celebrate the re-pressing of their rough-n-tumble 2002 debut, “Heads Up” on Ancient Fashion Records

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:00 pm to 1:00 am | Music

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

Leave

Join us for the release show for Leave's new EP, "Jeremiah/Carolina"

Vancouver | Fox Cabaret | 8:00 pm to 1:00 am | Music

David Blake Trio

The Montreal Jazz festival calls guitarist David Blake a “genuine feast for the soul.”

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

Merkules - Meet & Greet & More

Gucci Mane w/ Merkules and Peter Jackson plus special performance by August Alsina

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 9:00 pm to 2:00 am | Music