Metro Vancouver events on September 26, 2019

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

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

Interior Design Show IDS Vancouver 2019

Welcome to IDS Vancouver, the Pacific platform for all things design.

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

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

2019 Orpheum Theatre Guided Tours

This summer, Vancouver Civic Theatres is hosting FREE guided tours of the Orpheum theatre, one of the most beautiful concert halls in North America

Vancouver | The Orpheum Theatre | 11:00 am to 12:30 am | History | Free

Downtown Farmers Market

Shop fresh every Thursday at šxʷƛ̓exən Xwtl’a7shn (fomerly the QET Plaza) – your weekly source for the finest and freshest quality seasonal fruits and vegetables, ethically raised meat, poultry, eggs and

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre Plaza | 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Market

Periphery - HAIL STAN: North America 2019 Tour with guests Veil of Maya and Covet

Periphery is an American progressive metal band based in Washington, D.C., formed in 2005. Their musical style has been described as progressive metal, djent, and progressive metalcore

Vancouver | Rickshaw Theatre | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

The Shipment by Young Jean Lee

SpeakEasy Theatre’s critically acclaimed production is back! Billed as “A provocative comedy to shake the woke”, The Shipment is a subversive modern minstrel show about Black identity meant to wake the world to the ridiculous narratives in dominant media

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

Shura

Turning the sounds of the ’80s and ’90s into sleek yet gauzy contemporary dance-pop, Shura, brings her breezy and bittersweet sound to VENUE

Vancouver | Venue Nightclub | 7:30 pm to 11:30 pm | Music

Vancouver Writers Fest: Margaret Atwood in Conversation

Acclaimed author Margaret Atwood joins the Vancouver Writers Fest this fall to discuss her forthcoming title, The Testaments

Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Books

Cigarettes After Sex

Cigarettes After Sex is an American ambient pop band formed in 2008, from El Paso, Texas, founded by Greg Gonzalez

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

UBC Department of Theatre and Film: Harvest Improv 2019

Join us for a hilarious hour from some of the Vancouver’s best improvisors

Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Performing Arts | Free