Metro Vancouver events on August 18, 2019

All the Trees

ll the Trees encouraged visitors to take a closer look at the trees around the West Point Grey Community Centre and Jericho Park and to communicate with those trees

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

ZimCarvings Exhibition

The VanDusen Botanical Garden 2019 exhibition – July 19 to Sept 15 – will be showcasing over 100 hand-carved, original works from 50+ Zimbabwean stone sculptors

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 7:00 pm | Exhibition

Vikky Alexander: Extreme Beauty

Vikky Alexander: Extreme Beauty is the first retrospective of this notable Canadian artist whose work interrogates the mechanisms of display that shape meaning, beauty and desire in our culture

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

My River, My Home

As a part of the Global Rivers Observatory, researcher Sarah Rosengard travelled to the Brazilian state of Pará to work with the youth living in Arapixuna near the Amazon river

Vancouver | Science World at TELUS World of Science | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition

Alberto Giacometti: A Line Through Time

This unique exhibition is focused on the art of Alberto Giacometti, renowned in the twentieth century for his sculpture, painting, drawing and design

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

ZimCarvings Exhibition in VanDusen Botanical Garden

Over 100 original hand-carved stone sculpture, from over 50 Zimbabwean stone sculptors will be showcased at this exhibit. Also featured will be select smaller sculptures, hand-woven baskets and jewelry. All of these pieces will be available for purchase

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 8:00 pm | Exhibition

58th Annual Conference of Metallurgists (COM) + Copper Cu2019

COM 2019 is the Annual Conference of Metallurgists and is the premier event in Canada for the metallurgy and materials community

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Business / Finance

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 | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Junior Maker Workshop: Bristle Bots

Make a brush come to life by creating a Bristle Bot; a tiny shaking robot that can dance across a table! Young Tinkerers will earn how to complete a simple circuit to turn the Bristle Bot on and off

Vancouver | Science World at TELUS World of Science | 10:30 am to 12:00 am | Workshop

Ribfest Langley

"It's going to be a party. It's going to be a whole weekend. It's going to be a RibFest."

Langley | McLeod Athletic Park | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | Food / Wine

Maryam Jafri - Automatic Negative Thought

The Contemporary Art Gallery is excited to present Automatic Negative Thought, a major solo exhibition of the work of Copenhagen and New York based artist Maryam Jafri

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

Exhibition: Maryam Jafri - Automatic Negative Thought

The Contemporary Art Gallery presents the first major solo exhibition in Canada of work by Copenhagen and New York based artist Maryam Jafri

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

Sculpture Exhibits - The Pitt Meadows Art Gallery

Over 100 original hand-carved stone sculpture, from over 50 Zimbabwean stone sculptors will be showcased at this exhibit. Also featured will be select smaller sculptures, hand-woven baskets and jewelry

Pitt Meadows | The Pitt Meadows Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Vancouver Theatresports Rookie League

Discover a new spin on the science around you with hilarious improv comedy from the new stars of the world-renowned Vancouver Theatresports comedy company

Vancouver | Science World at TELUS World of Science | 2:00 pm to 2:25 pm | Show

Goldroom High Seas Boat Tour

On his full-length debut West of the West, L.A.-based songwriter/producer Goldroom bends the boundaries of electronic music to build a sleekly composed but soulful update of the quintessential California sound

Vancouver | Plaza of Nations Marina | 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Music

Vancouver Pops Symphony and Choir: Legends of Heroes

Enjoy an afternoon of exhilarating film music featuring symphonic and choral works performed by the VPOPS Orchestra and Choir

Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Music

A Tribute to Lambert, Hendricks & Ross

Back by popular demand! Three of Canada’s most dynamic jazz vocalists, Kate Hammett-Vaughan, Carman J. Price, and Matthew Smith, pay tribute to the greatest vocal group in the history of jazz

Vancouver | Frankie's Jazz Club | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music

Summer Night Concerts at the PNE Fair: ZZ Top – 50th Anniversary Tour

ZZ TOP a/k/a “That Little Ol’ Band From Texas,” lay undisputed claim to being the longest running major rock band with original personnel intact and, in 2004, the Texas trio was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Vancouver | PNE/Playland | 8:30 pm to 11:30 pm | Music