Metro Vancouver events on November 14, 2019

Free drop-in creative salon

No two people see the same way. Our topic explores perception in a creative way, both in our table exercise and in our discussion. Open to all creative types, all genres

Port Moody | Port Moody Arts Centre | 1:00 am to 2:30 pm | Workshop

24th Annual Convention & Helicopter Safety Forum and Tradeshow

Canada’s largest annual gathering of the Canadian helicopter industry

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 8:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition

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

Christmas Boutique

Place des Arts annual Christmas Boutique features beautifully handcrafted items by local artisans. Take the time to find one-of-a-kind gifts for the holidays

Coquitlam | Place des Arts | 9:00 am to 9:00 pm | Market | Free

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

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

VanDusen Garden Gift Shop Member Only Sale

The annual sale returns!

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

Winter Treasures - Exhibitions

Shop local this holiday season! The Port Moody Arts Centre presents our 5th annual Winter Treasures Artisan Market, a boutique-style show featuring locally handcrafted gifts, art, décor, and fine crafts suitable for holiday gift-giving

Port Moody | Port Moody Arts Centre | 10:00 am to 7:00 pm | Market | Free

A KIND Act for World Kindness Day in Vancouver

On November 13th, KIND representatives will be sponsoring relaxation lounges at select donor centres in Vancouver (4750 Oak St, at Oak and 32nd, next to BC Women’s and Children’s Hospital)

Vancouver | Canadian Blood Services | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | Active Life / Health

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

Discover Dance! Vancouver Tap Dance Society

The November edition of The Dance Centre’s popular Discover Dance! series features the accomplished and entertaining dancers of the Vancouver Tap Dance Society

Vancouver | The Dance Centre | 12:00 am to 7:30 pm | Dance

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

Tree Lighting at CF Pacific Centre presented by Starbucks

CF Pacific Centre will light up the night to kick off Vancouver’s holiday season. Join us in the Rotunda Plaza for the city’s most iconic tree lighting, presented by Starbucks

Vancouver | CF Pacific Centre | 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm | Family | Free

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

Vancouver Fringe and TJ Dawe present: Roller Coaster

Jessie Award winning Fringe vet and solo show meister TJ Dawe returns with a monologue about why we go to war, who our real gods are, the bizarre phenomenon of Donald Trump’s presidency, and the end of the world

Vancouver | Performance Works | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Performing Arts

Winter Treasures Opening Reception

Shop local this holiday season! The Port Moody Arts Centre presents our 5th annual Winter Treasures Artisan Market, a boutique-style show featuring locally handcrafted gifts, art, décor, and fine crafts suitable for holiday gift-giving

Port Moody | Port Moody Arts Centre | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Market | Free

Dallas Stars @ Vancouver Canucks

The regular season game

Vancouver | Rogers Arena | 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Sports

Afro-Latin Mix Night

Join us for a multicultural celebration during the Latin American heritage month at one of the most elegant and historic venues of Vancouver!!!

Vancouver | The Orpheum | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Performing Arts

From the Ground Up: The 1st Annual Tree Planting Film Festival

Come celebrate the art of planting trees! The film festival will examine and celebrate tree planting culture as well as various sustainable forestry initiatives and technologies

Vancouver | Imperial Vancouver | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Festival

Uncorked

Join us for the inaugural Uncorked: A Celebration of the Science of Wine

Vancouver | Science World at TELUS World of Science | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Food / Wine

Now Is The Time - Screening and Discussion

A special screening and discussion of Christopher Auchter's 2019 film - Now Is The Time, fresh off the international film festival circuit

Vancouver | Museum of Vancouver | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Film

Welcome to Night Vale with Dreamboy

Welcome to Night Vale is a podcast presented as a radio show for the fictional town of Night Vale, reporting on the strange events that occur within it

Vancouver | The Vogue Theatre | 7:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Show

Theatre Series: Macbeth

Bloody. Bold. Resolute. Macbeth remains one of Shakespeare’s most popular tragedies

North Vancouver | BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

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

VSO Chamber Players presents Bach: The Musical Offering

A four-concert series created and curated by the members of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra to highlight the quality and diversity of our musicians’ interests

Vancouver | Pyatt Hall | 7:30 pm to 9:15 pm | Music

Showstoppers Academy: Frozen the Musical

For the first time in forever the hit Disney movie and Broadway sensation comes to Maple Ridge! Be a part in the magic, adventure and humour which is sure to thaw even the coldest of hearts

Maple Ridge | The ACT Arts Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Musical

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

Jann Arden

Jann Arden is a Canadian born singer, songwriter, broadcaster, best-selling author and star of the #1 hit Canadian comedy on CTV, Jann. She will bring her multi-platinum award-winning music to the River Rock Show Theatre

Richmond | The River Rock Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music

AvevA with guests

AvevA Dese, an Ethiopian-Israeli singer and songwriter, is a rising star in the Israeli music scene whose music fuses traditional Ethiopian sounds and groove with her soul-pop songs, producing an aesthetic with universal appeal

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

Waitress

Queen Elizabeth Theatre is set to bring you yet another second to none live performance of the critically acclaimed Waitress

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Musical

Broadway Across Canada presents Waitress

"WAITRESS is a little slice of heaven!" says Entertainment Weekly and "a monumental contribution to Broadway!" according to Marie Claire. Don't miss this uplifting musical celebrating friendship, motherhood, and the magic of a well-made pie

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Musical

Kismet, Things Have Changed

A show about fate and destiny a decade in the making. Ten years ago, four artists in their twenties travelled across Canada and interviewed one hundred people, aged 1 to 100, about their beliefs

Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

The Double Axe Murders By Berni Stapleton

Historical Thriller

Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

JD Pinkus & Eddie Spaghetti - Pat's Pub

The Rickshaw presents JD Pinkus (Melvins, Butthole Surfers) & Eddie Spaghetti (Supersuckers)

Vancouver | Pat's Pub & Brewhouse | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

Dandelion Records Presents

Every Thursday, our friends at Dandelion Records throw together some of the city's TOP selectors to spin afrobeat, synth, funk, jazz funk, disco, post-punk, minimal, dream pop, and more!

Vancouver | Fox Cabaret | 9:00 pm to 1:00 am | Music

Snotty Nose Rez Kids & The Sorority

Canadian First Nations Hip-Hop duo Snotty Nose Rez Kids play alongside all-female Toronto rap group

Vancouver | Venue Nightclub | 9:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

Ria Mae - The Stars Tour with guest Mathew V

Ria MacNutt, known professionally as Ria Mae, is a Canadian singer and songwriter from Halifax, Nova Scotia

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 9:30 pm to 11:59 pm | Music