Metro Vancouver events on November 1, 2019

Family Medicine Forum 2019

Family Medicine Forum (FMF) is Canada’s largest and most comprehensive annual conference for family physicians, and is hosted by the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC)

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 8:00 am to 8:00 pm | Lecture

FlyOver Canada at Halloween in 2019

Halloween at FlyOver Canada is a multi-dimensional theatre attraction with witches and a Halloween theme at Canada Place in downtown Vancouver in October

Vancouver | FlyOver | 8:00 am to 11:00 pm | Family

Art After: Reconciling Art And Motherhood

This series acknowledges the tension that exists between the roles of artist and mother. Bridging the gap between creative aspirations and physical reality, artist Denise Gasser embraces the interruptions that typically hinder the creative process

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

George Rahi: FREQUENCIES

Artist in Residence George Rahi. This residency begins from an interest in Vancouver’s soundscape and the everyday repetition of certain acoustic events.

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

Addo Platform - Gaga/people

Gaga/people classes are open to people ages 16+, regardless of their background in dance or movement. No previous dance experience is needed

Vancouver | The Dance Centre | 9:15 am to 10:15 am | Dance

Pet Pop in the Science World

Pet Pop is a series of pop art portraits of old dogs and fat cats by Pete Thorne, Toronto's premiere pet photographer

Vancouver | Science World at TELUS World of Science | 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

88 Dogs and 1 Cat in the Science World

Do people look like their pets? Or... do pets look like their owners?

Vancouver | Science World at TELUS World of Science | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Take flight with Birdly®! at the Science World

Have you ever dreamed of flying? Soar to new heights with Birdly®, an immersive virtual reality experience at Science World

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

There is Truth Here: Creativity and Resilience in Children’s Art at Museum of Vancouver

Vancouver | Museum of Vancouver | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Wild Things: The Power of Nature in our Lives at Museum of Vancouver

The Museum of Vancouver and Nature Vancouver proudly present the illuminating exhibition, Wild Things: The Power of Nature in Our Lives

Vancouver | Museum of Vancouver | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Exhibition: Sreshta Rit Premnath

For his first solo exhibition in Canada, Sreshta Rit Premnath will develop new work

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

Exhibition: Olivia Whetung - Sugarbush Shrapnel

The Contemporary Art Gallery will present the first solo exhibition in a major public institution of Chemong Lake based Anishinaabe artist Olivia Whetung

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

The Vintage Barn Market

Come stop by The Heritage Park in beautiful Chilliwack, BC and check out over 140+ amazing vendors + their wares!

Chilliwack | Chilliwack Heritage Park | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Market | Free

Modulus Festival Launch Party

Help launch the 2019 Modulus Festival with work by George Rahi and Composer in Residence Sabrina Schroeder

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Festival | Free

MODULUS FESTIVAL LAUNCH PARTY AND PERFORMANCE

Artist talk with George Rahi, plus new work by Robyn Jacob with Emily Millard and Emily Cheung

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Lecture | Free

Pumpkin Parade

Bring your Halloween jack-o-lantern for everyone to enjoy. Line it up on the walking path to join the parade of pumpkins

Burnaby | Confederation Park | 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm | Family

Grave Tales

Join our expert storytellers for a two- or three-hour program of spine-chilling stories, as you walk through the Fort Langley village at night

Langley | Fort Langley National Historic Site | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Family

SAN Fermin

The visionary project of Brooklyn-based composer and songwriter Ellis Ludwig-Leone, San Fermin has earned worldwide praise for its pairing of pop-minded melodies with lushly avant-garde arrangements

Vancouver | Venue Nightclub | 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Karen Flamenco Dance Company: Grease

Karen Flamenco’s Pink Ladies together with Troy McLaughlin’s tap dancing T-Birds

Vancouver | The Vancouver Playhouse | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Dance

Diwali Fest 6

After the huge success of our latest event SUMMER BASH 2019, Team Cre8ive Events BC is pleased to announce the upcoming event in your town DIWALI FEST 6

Surrey | Royal King Palace | 7:00 pm to 2:00 am | Party

The East Pointers

The East Pointers are a Canadian contemporary folk music group from Prince Edward Island, who won the Juno Award for Traditional Roots Album of the Year for their album Secret Victory at the Juno Awards of 2017

Vancouver | Fox Cabaret | 7:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music

Early Music Vancouver: Dowland Lachrimae feat. Les Voix Humaines & Lutenist Nigel North

Nigel North, lute; Les Voix Humaines; Stacey Brown, composer

Vancouver | Christ Church Cathedral | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

UBC Symphony Orchestra

Presented by the UBC School of Music

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

Spooktober – Dare to Laugh. Cult Fiction

A limited-run, seasonal celebration of all things eerie featuring three different shows and a special event. Cult Fiction – Everyone Laugh Together is framed as a documentary

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Performing Arts

Vancouver Fringe and Diwali in BC present: Bombay Black by Anosh Irani

Why would a blind man go to see an exotic dancer? Poetic, mythic, and brave, Indo-Canadian Anosh Irani’s multiple Dora Award-winning and Canadian Governor General nominated play Bombay Black is a searing play set in the bitter reality of India

Vancouver | York Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Pops presents: Casablanca

“The most famous Hollywood movie of all time” gets the orchestral treatment with the VSO performing Max Steiner’s fantastic score live while the movie plays on the big screen above

Vancouver | The Orpheum | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

Chutzpah! Festival: MM Contemporary Dance – Alexis Fletcher & Andrew Bartee Opening

MM Contemporary Dance returns to Chutzpah!

Vancouver | The Norman Rothstein Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Dance

Addo Platform - Gaga/people Classes at SFU Woodwards

Gaga/people classes are open to people ages 16+, regardless of their background in dance or movement. No previous dance experience is needed

Vancouver | Simon Fraser University Woodwards | 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Dance

Strung Out with guests The Casualties

California skate punks Strung Out return to The Rickshaw! In support of their new album Songs of Armor and Devotion. With New York City’s seminal street punk band The Casualties!

Vancouver | Rickshaw Theatre | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

ŪTSZAN

Ūtszan, a compelling one-woman show, uncovers Indigenous knowledge, humour, strength and resilience through language reclamation. Ūtszan (to make things better) is a passionate story about how language informs identity

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

Ballet BC presents Program 1

Dancer Scott Fowler

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Dance

Drop Dead! – a comedy by Billy Van Zandt & Jane Milmore

This outrageous farce takes the audience on a wild ride through the ups and downs of a doomed play-within-a-play. Everything that can go wrong does go wrong: missed entrances, actors forgetting lines, backstage romances gone awry—and murder

Langley | Langley Players Drama Club | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Cirque Noir gets Freaky 2019 - Halloween at Levels

Now in it's 8th year, Cirque Noir continues to be Vancouver's most sought after nightclub event on Halloween weekend

Vancouver | Levels Nightclub | 9:00 pm to 3:00 am | Party

The Commodore Ballroom: Big Wreck

BIG WRECK has announced two shows at the Commodore Ballroom on the …but for the sun tour 2019

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 9:15 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

Tainted Lovers

Undeniably one of Vancouver’s best-drawing party bands, The Tainted Lovers are veteran musicians who have been entertaining wildly enthusiastic audiences in Canada and the US with their brand of musical madness since 1996

Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 9:30 pm to 11:30 pm | Music

Assel Zakarina Quintet plays music of Wayne Shorter

Assel Zakarina - voice, Sam Baglier - sax, Winston Matsushita - piano, Brad Pearson - bass, Jamison Ko- drums

Vancouver | Tyrant Studios | 9:30 pm to 0:30 am | Music

Showtek

Showtek return to #vancouver for the official Dooms Night Aftermath edition Friday, November 1st at the Harbour Event Centre

Vancouver | Harbour Event Centre | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music

Vancouver Student Events presents: Mr & Mrs Global Fridays

Every Friday join us with some of Vancouver’s top international DJ’s spinning the best in Brazilian, Latin, Hip-Hop, EDM, Pop, Reggaeton, Dance Hall, Pop, K-Pop, Top 40 and more!

Vancouver | Venue Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Party

Modulus Late Night

The night is young. Keep the good times coming during this late-night concert with Sawdust Collector and Barking Sphinx Performance

Vancouver | Gold Saucer | 10:30 pm to 11:59 pm | Festival