Metro Vancouver events on November 21, 2019
November 21, 2019
Thu
AAA and CASCA Joint 2019 Annual Meeting
The American Anthropological Association is pleased to announce that together with CASCA(Canadian Anthropology Society/Société canadienne d’anthropologie), we will hold a joint conference in Vancouver
Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 8:00 am to 6:00 pm | Lecture
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
Letters to Santa
Do you have a special holiday wish that you would like to send to Santa Claus? Stop by the Steveston Museum to use our typewriter to write your letter to Santa
Richmond | Steveston Historical Society | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Family | Free
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
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
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
Vancouver Christmas Market 2019
A beloved holiday tradition for locals and visitors alike, the Vancouver Christmas Market features more than 80 huts of authentic German sweets, treats, and treasures
Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre - Jack Poole Plaza | 11:30 am to 9:30 pm | Market
Merry Kissmas – A Royal Romance
Join us for seasonal mirth and merriment as the VTS Channel presents an improvised holiday romantic comedy. Merry Kissmas – A Royal Romance
Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 11:30 am to 1:00 pm | Comedy
Steveston History Hunters Scavenger Hunt
Children are invited to explore some of Steveston's historic sites on a scavenger hunt across the village. Enter for your chance to win a prize at one of the participating locations once you have completed the hunt
Richmond | Steveston Tram | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Kids | Free
Beyond Words: Black Like Me
A poignant and pointed look at historic and ongoing oppression, Black Like Me demands that we confront our own privileges, prejudices, and deeply-ingrained wounds
Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 12:00 am to 2:00 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
Heritage Building Light Display
Heritage Building Light Display, Evenings take a stroll through Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site and be dazzled by the heritage building light displays
Richmond | Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site | 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Visual Arts | Free
Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week. Closing Night: All My Relations
We come together on the final night of Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week to celebrate the magnificent diversity in Indigeneity, welcoming the best of the best from across Turtle Island
Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Show
East Van Panto: Pinocchio
East Van Panto returns for a seventh year, welcoming back the creative team behind last year’s hit Wizard of Oz: playwright Marcus Youssef, composer Veda Hille, and director Stephen Drover
Vancouver | York Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre
Community Movie Night - Inside Out
Enjoy free indoor screenings of popular movies at City Centre Community Centre as part of the Community Movie Series
Richmond | City Centre Community Centre | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Film | Free
Big Fun Presents: Flipped Scripts ‘Friends’ Drag Show & Script Read
Big Fun Presents. Welcome To Flipped Scripts: Friends Edition! Join Us For A Classic Cult Script Reading of Friends The TV Show By Local Vancouver Drag Queens, Followed By Friends Drag Musical Performances!
Vancouver | Venue Nightclub | 7:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Show
Chelsea Wolfe with Ioanna Gika
Chelsea Joy Wolfe is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Her work has blended elements of gothic rock, doom metal, and folk music
Vancouver | The Vogue Theatre | 7:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
Lobby Night - SFU Philosophers’ Café by The ACT Arts Centre
Guest moderators host informal public discussions on various topics, stimulating a dialogue and passionate exchange of ideas. One Thursday per month
Maple Ridge | The ACT Arts Centre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Lecture
Kim Churchill
Kim Churchill is an Australian folk, rock, and blues singer, songwriter, and musician
Vancouver | Imperial Vancouver | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music
FADO - The Saddest Music in the World
FADO is a tale of love and ghosts told through the saddest music in the world, Portuguese FADO.
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre
Mînowin
An innovative multimedia dance work about rebirth and transformation. Integrating narrative, movement, song, and projections, Mînowin connects coastal landscapes with contemporary perspectives of customary Indigenous dance forms
Vancouver | Historic Theatre | 7:30 pm to 8:45 pm | Performing Arts
A Christmas Carol presented by The Chilliwack Players Guild
Dramatized with flair and wit in a version first performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company
Chilliwack | Chilliwack Cultural Centre | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
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
VASS Movie Night - Return To Send'er
Vancouver Adaptive Snow Sports presents VASS Movie NIght - Matchstick Productions' Return to Send'Er
North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Film
Merry Kissmas – A Royal Wedding
Join us for seasonal mirth and merriment as the VTS Channel presents an improvised holiday romantic comedy. Merry Kissmas – A Royal Romance
Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Comedy
Prozzak - Never Get Over You Farewell Tour
After 2 decades of chart-stopping success and countless tours, electropop all-stars Prozzäk are bringing their final tour to the Rickshaw!
Vancouver | Rickshaw Theatre | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music
The Father. The Search Party
The Father, by French playwright Florian Zeller and translated by Christopher Hampton, is a multi-award winning play by one of the most exciting playwrights of our time
Vancouver | Culture Lab | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts
Charles Ross: One Man Pride & Prejudice
Charles Ross, (One Man Star Wars, One Man Lord of the Rings, One Man Dark Knight) tackles the greatest romantic comedy: the intrigue, dancing, proposals, are given the one man once-over
Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts
The Double Axe Murders By Berni Stapleton
Historical Thriller
Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Shay Kuebler/Radical System Art: Telemetry loop
“… A beautiful piece of choreography mixing swing, bebop jazz, house and contemporary dance and music styles and incorporating Danny Nielsen’s stunning tap mastery.” - The Peak
Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Dance
Sleater-Kinney
Sleater-Kinney is an American rock band that formed in Olympia, Washington, in 1994. The band's lineup features Corin Tucker, Carrie Brownstein, and Janet Weiss
Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:00 pm to 11:30 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