Metro Vancouver events on November 29, 2019
November 29, 2019
Fri
St. Paul’s Hospital CME Conference 2019
This annual conference in primary care medicine provides an opportunity to refresh your knowledge about, and enthusiasm for, primary care medicine
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
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: Echoes
Join us for the Exhibition for Echoes at the Burnaby Art Gallery
Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition
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
Crescent Beach Pop-up Gallery
Enjoy a variety of artwork from a mix of artists at Beecher Place from now until December
Surrey | Beecher Place | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Visual Arts
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
Tree, Earth, Sky – VR headset experience
The VR headset experience depicts some of the invisible activities of the trees and microorganisms in their forest community
Vancouver | Science World at TELUS World of Science | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | Nature / Animals
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
BC High School Volleyball Championships
This Championship High School Volleyball tournament will include AA, AAA Boys, and AAA, AAAA Girls at the Langley Events Centre.
Langley | Langley Events Centre | 12:00 am to 8:00 pm | Sports
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
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 Christmas at the Burnaby Village Museum
Join in the festive fun at the Burnaby Village Museum! Bring Christmas memories to life!
Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 1:00 pm to 5:30 pm | Family | Free
Aurora Winter Festival
This November, the Aurora Winter Festival will expand to fifteen acres for its 2019 event, which has been relocated to Hastings Park in order to accommodate the expansion and take the festival to a whole new level
Vancouver | Hastings Park | 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Family
Canyon Lights - A Winter Lights Festival
Celebrate Canyon Lights, A Winter Festival November 22, 2019 to January 26, 2020. Re-capture the feeling of wonder and excitement of the holiday season and be amazed by the hundreds of thousands of lights throughout the park
North Vancouver | Capilano Suspension Bridge Park | 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Family
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
Harrison Lights by the Lake
Get into the holiday spirit with the second annual Lights by the Lake! This free attraction will give you that warm Christmas feeling as you stroll along a Christmas light display down the waterfront of Harrison Hot Springs.
Harrison Hot Springs | Harrison Lake | 5:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Family | Free
Tropical BLOCK Party
You could escape the cold and jet off to a warm tropical destination by joining us at THE BLOCK Gaming Lounge for our Tropical BLOCK Party – everyone is invited!
Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Party
Preteen Holly Jolly Holiday Party
Kick off the holiday season with this fun and festive night for preteens!
Surrey | Guildford Recreation Centre | 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Kids
The Condor & The Eagle - Premiere Screening and Discussion
Indigenous leaders throughout the Americas engaged in critical actions to preserve their territories from environmental devastation
Vancouver | Museum of Vancouver | 6:45 pm to 10:30 pm | Film
Friday Night Dance
Drop-in Lessons and Practice Dances
Maple Ridge | The ACT Arts Centre | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Dance
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
A Ukulele Night to Remember - Presented by Ruby Uke's
Double Bill presented by Ruby’s Ukes, the largest Ukulele School in the world outside of Hawaii
Vancouver | Historic Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music
Disney On Ice: Mickey’s Search Party
Brings the Magic Closer to You Than Ever Before!
Vancouver | Pacific Coliseum | 7:00 pm to 0:00 am | Show
Vancouver Warriors vs Calgary Roughnecks
The Vancouver Warriors are a professional box lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League
Vancouver | Rogers Arena | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Sports
Vancouver Legacy Jazz Orchestra plays the music of Sammy Nestico
VLJO is back with the music of legendary Sammy Nestico! Director Fred Stride has chosen a program of Sammy Nestico music that is NOT widely known/played so come check out this rare show by 18 of Vancouver's finest jazz musicians!
Vancouver | Pat's Pub & Brewhouse | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
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
Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour 2019
Banff Film Festival Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour with presenting partners Rab & Banff and Lake Louise Tourism is brought to you by the Alpine Club of Canada, Vancouver Section
North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Film
Cinderella The Panto
Christmas Panto at its best! Cinderella set to your favourite 70’s music
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre
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
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 | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
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
The VSO Masterworks Gold series: Sibelius 5, Night On Bald Mountain and Elgar Cello Concerto
Sibelius 5 — what more can we say than horns, horns, horns! You will leave the concert hall humming one of the simplest yet greatest themes ever created for orchestra
Vancouver | The Orpheum | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
Beethoven in British Columbia (Sords/Severn/Duvall Tour)
Andrew Sords, violin, Luke Severn, cello, Cheryl Duvall, piano
Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Music
Hilltop Hoods - The Great Expanse Tour
With guests: Adrian Eagle
Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music
Supertramp's Roger Hodgson
Acclaimed singer, songwriter and musician Roger Hodgson will be bringing his legendary voice to the Molson Canadian Theatre
Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
The Couve
The Couve is quickly becoming one of Vancouver’s most prolific booked music acts for corporate and private events
Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 9:30 pm to 11:30 pm | Music
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
Blasterjaxx
Blasterjaxx is a Dutch DJ and record producer duo composed of Thom Jongkind and Idir Makhlaf
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