Metro Vancouver events on November 19, 2019
November 19, 2019
Tue
iTech – The IT Infrastructure & Cloud Services Conference 2019
iTech is Vancouver's leading IT technology conference and exhibition focusing on Infrastructure, Cloud Security, Data Centre and Mobility
Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre East | 8:00 am to 4:30 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
Emily Carr
This installation in the Gallery’s 1st Floor Rotunda reflects Emily Carr’s direct engagement with and great affection for British Columbia’s landscape—for her, a site of artistic and spiritual inquiry
Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
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
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
Winter Gift Gallery
We have assembled a wonderful group of artists to help inspire your holiday shopping. Buy from local artists and help support the arts in your community
North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Market | Free
Exhibition: Cindy Sherman
This important exhibition explores the development of Cindy Sherman’s work from the beginning of her career in the mid-1970s to the present day
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
Exhibition: Transits and Returns
Transits and Returns presents the work of 21 Indigenous artists whose practices are both rooted in the specificities of their cultures and routed via their travels
Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 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
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
Exhibition: Robert Rauschenberg 1965 - 1980
Drawn primarily from the Gallery’s collection, Robert Rauschenberg 1965–1980 explores the artist’s experimental, radical approach to artmaking
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
Tunes for Tots with Ginalina!
Tunes for Tots is a fun and interactive introduction to music and dance for preschoolers in the Centennial Theatre Performance Studio
North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 10:00 am to 12:30 am | Kids
Offsite: Erwin Wurm
Offsite: Erwin Wurm is the 19th installation in the Gallery’s ongoing Offsite series. Offsite is located at 1100 West Georgia Street between Thurlow and Bute Streets, west of the Shangri-La Hotel
Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Baby Talk
Welcome to the BABY TALK speaker series - this targeted for parents of babies up to about 6 months
New Westminster | Massey Theatre | 10:00 am to 11:00 am | Active Life / Health
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
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
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
Burnaby International Folk Dancers Weekly Meetings
We enjoy the fun, the exercise and the challenge, to our heads as well as our feet, of learning traditional dances from cultures throughout the world
Burnaby | Charles Rummel Community Centre | 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Dance
Contemporary Art Gallery Artist Talk: Ingrid Koenig
Ingrid Koenig in Conversation with Djuna Croon and David Morrissey
Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
CAG Artist Talk: Ingrid Koenig
Ingrid Koenig in Conversation with Djuna Croon and David Morrissey
Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Speaker Series: Our Year at Killara Farm with Christine Allen and Michael Kluckner
Christine and Michael will talk about their time on Killara farm and how the book evolved into yet another shared experience
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Lecture
The Polar Express in Concert with the VSO
Get up, get on, and get ready for the ride of your life! You're on The Polar Express!
Vancouver | The Orpheum | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music
The Cinematic Orchestra
The Cinematic Orchestra is a British nu jazz and electronic music group, created in 1999 by Jason Swinscoe
Vancouver | The Vogue Theatre | 7:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
Anthony Ramos
Anthony Ramos Martinez is an American actor and singer. In 2015, he originated the dual roles of John Laurens and Phillip Hamilton in the Broadway musical Hamilton
Vancouver | Imperial Vancouver | 7:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Music
Julia Jacklin with Christian Lee Hutson
Seamlessly melding dream pop with confessional alt-country, Australian singer/songwriter Julia Jacklin takes on VENUE w/ Christian Lee Hutson
Vancouver | Venue Nightclub | 7:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Music
Dreaming into Reality: Editing Your Writing with Rhea Rose
Rhea Rose is a writer, poet, artist, teacher and Indie Publisher. We are very pleased to welcome her to our November lobby night
Maple Ridge | The ACT Arts Centre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Books | Free
Langley Rivermen vs. Penticton Vees
Come cheer on the Langley Rivermen as they take on the Penticton Vees!
Langley | George Preston Recreation Centre | 7:15 pm to 10:15 pm | Sports
Friends Thanksgiving Trivia - Taphouse Guildford
Tipsy Trivia is so excited to bring Friends trivia (American) Thanksgiving edition!! We'll be bringing you 50 questions all about the episodes where the Friends celebrate Thanksgiving!
Surrey | The Taphouse Guildford | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Party
Brittany Howard
Brittany Howard is an American musician, best known as lead vocalist and guitarist of American rock bands Alabama Shakes and Thunderbitch
Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music
The Double Axe Murders By Berni Stapleton
Historical Thriller
Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Chutzpah! Festival: Schticks & Giggles
Join triple threat emerging comedian and host Kyle Berger (of Rise of the Comics, Shticks & Giggles and JCC Sports fame!) for a night of laughs featuring some of Vancouver’s (and Canada’s) top stand-up comedians!
Vancouver | The Norman Rothstein Theatre | 8:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy
Tyrant Jazz - Fall Series
Live Jazz at Tyrant Studios in Vancouver, 1019 Seymour Street above the historic Penthouse Nightclub
Vancouver | Tyrant Studios | 9:30 pm to 0:30 am | Music