Metro Vancouver events on November 9, 2019
November 9, 2019
Sat
Enjoy Super Saturdays at The Aquarium
Come and start the day with us. On the second Saturday of each month, the Vancouver Aquarium holds Super Saturdays for our members
Vancouver | Vancouver Aquarium | 8:30 am to 5:00 pm | Nature / Animals
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
TEDx SFU Mosaic
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience
Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Lecture
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
AAGL 2019 Global Congress on MIGS
We officially invite you to attend this year's 48th AAGL Global Congress where we will celebrate the 2019 theme: Be A Surgical “Multiplier” in MIGS—Inspire Brilliance Through Teamwork.
Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Lecture
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
Circle Craft 2019
Circle Craft Cooperative is pleased to announce the 2019 edition of Circle Craft Christmas Market
Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Market
Bird Walks
Take a guided tour through VanDusen and learn about the native bird species that make their home in the garden
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | Nature / Animals
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
Vancouver Train Expo 2019
BC's largest Model Railway Exhibition!
Vancouver | PNE/Playland | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Cultural Summit 2019 - Creative Engagement for the 21st Century
The Cultural Summit is a one day event that will bring together cultural leaders from the lower mainland and the Coquitlam arts, heritage and culture community to explore current trends, ideas and themes in the arts, heritage and cultural sectors
Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Lecture
BC Seniors Performing Arts Festival
Enjoy the fantastic variety of the 2019 BC Seniors Performing Arts Festival!
Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 10:30 am to 2:30 pm | Performing Arts
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
Touchstone Theatre - Certified by Jan Derbyshire
Comedian and certified insane person Jan Derbyshire turns the audience into a mental health review board to help determine her current state of sanity
Vancouver | Culture Lab | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Performing Arts
Chutzpah! Festival: The Diary of Anne Frank LatinX
A Play by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett Based upon “Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl” Newly Adapted by Wendy Kesselman
Vancouver | The Norman Rothstein Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
Teatro Intimo Del Flamenco
Live Flamenco Every Saturday On Granville Island
Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Dance
Bear Creek Park Lights
Come experience the free Bear Creek Park Lights for two weeks from Saturday, November 2 to Friday, November 15! Illuminated trees and light displays throughout the water park and playground are sure to dazzle your senses
Surrey | 13750 88 Ave | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family | Free
Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker at Queen Elizabeth Theatre
This record-setting show has finally come back to one of the greatest cities around and you can only catch this once-in-a-lifetime performance at Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre
Danny Michel
Singer-songwriter and Canadian national treasure comes to Bez
Langley | Bez Arts Hub | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
Piff The Magic Dragon
John van der Put is a magician and comedian from the United Kingdom who performs under the stage name Piff the Magic Dragon
Vancouver | The Vogue Theatre | 7:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Show
The Curious Magi Podcast Launch Party
The Curious Magi is an upcoming Vancouver based podcast that dives into the mysterious waters of western esoterica
Vancouver | Our Town | 7:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Performing Arts | Free
Twin Peaks with guests Post Animal + Ohmme
Rock band from Chicago, on tour to support their upcoming new release “Lookout Low”
Vancouver | Venue Nightclub | 7:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
City and Colour
Dallas Michael John Albert Green is a Canadian musician and singer-songwriter who records under the alias City and Colour
Vancouver | Pacific Coliseum | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
Mikal Cronin
Timbre Concerts presents songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Los Angeles, CA Mikal Cronin with guests
Vancouver | Fox Cabaret | 7:00 pm to 11:00 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 Cantata Singers - Friede auf Erden: Peace and Remembrance
Friede auf Erden: Peace and Remembrance presents a program of choral works exploring humanity’s quest for peace—within our world, our lives, and beyond
Vancouver | Christ Church Cathedral | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music
Turning Point Ensemble: Musical Innovators featuring Couloir
Our 2019/20 Season begins with a concert of musical innovators present and past, featuring Couloir, the harp and cello duo of Heidi Krutzen and Ariel Barnes
Vancouver | Orpheum Annex | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music
Relive the Music 50's & 60's Rock N Roll The Act Arts Centre
Rock Opera Musical Concert with a Broadway feel mixed in with Dance, Tributes, Videos and Trivia … Standing ovations with exceptional energy at the end of the night
Maple Ridge | The ACT Arts Centre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
Opening Doors – Vancouver East End
Firehall and Vancouver Moving Theatre re-visit Daphne Marlatt and Carole Itter’s 1979 aural history of the residents of the neighborhood surrounding the Firehall building in collaboration with the Heart of the City Festival
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts
Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre: Kuroko
A world premiere from Tetsuro Shigematsu, the acclaimed creator behind Empire of the Son and 1 Hour Photo, and directed by Amiel Gladstone, director and co-creator of the smash hit musical, Onegin
Vancouver | Historic Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre
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
Touchstone Theatre: Certified by Jan Derbyshire
Comedian and certified insane person Jan Derbyshire turns the audience into a mental health review board to help determine her current state of sanity
Vancouver | Culture Lab | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts
Yemen Blues - Hallel
Ravid Kahalani and Omer Avital first collaborated with the creation of acclaimed musical act “Yemen Blues.” Since the group’s breakthrough in 2011, Yemen Blues has gone on to great international success
Vancouver | Rickshaw Theatre | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music
Green Day's American Idiot
Green Day’s explosive, award-winning Broadway phenomenon American Idiot is URP’s next spectacular rock musical
North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Musical
Aenigma Theatre presents: The Turn Of The Screw
Based on the provocative tale of suspense and horror by Henry James, comes a terrifying adaption that will keep you on the edge of your seat
Vancouver | Studio 16 | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts
Jaymes Young
Jaymes Young is an American singer-songwriter and musician. On September 9, 2013, he debuted his first extended play, Dark Star EP
Vancouver | Imperial Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Music
The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra: Tan Dun - Crouching Tiger & Beyond
World-renowned composer/conductor Tan Dun has had the honour of composing the music for three martial arts films by world critically acclaimed directors: Ang Lee (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), Zhang Yimou (Hero), and Feng Xiaogang (The Banquet)
Vancouver | The Orpheum | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
An evening with Bruce Cockburn
Bruce Douglas Cockburn OC is a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
Dr Strangelove
BC’s most well-known and loved 6-piece dance band, DR STRANGELOVE has become a Vancouver music and entertainment icon in the past two decades
Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 9:30 pm to 11:30 pm | Music
The Commodore Ballroom: Big Sugar
The ionic Big Sugar boldly goes forth with their brand new album “ETERNITY NOW”
Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 9:30 pm to 11:59 pm | Music
The Comic Strip: Sam Tonning
The Comic Strip, a weekly professional comedy show, presented every Saturday night on the Tyrant Studios Lounge Stage. Each week The Comic Strip showcases three of the best stand-up comedians in Vancouver
Vancouver | Tyrant Studios | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Comedy