Metro Vancouver events on January 10, 2020
January 10, 2020
Fri
Lift & Co. Business Conference & Expo Industry Day 2020
The Lift & Co. Cannabis Business Conference (LCBC) brings together leading experts from across the industry to tackle subject matter from a uniquely Canadian perspective
Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 8:00 am to 7:00 pm | Business / Finance
NORCECA Men’s Tokyo Qualification Tournament
The City of Vancouver has been selected as the host of the Norceca Men’s Tokyo Qualification Tournament
Vancouver | Pacific Coliseum | 8:00 am to 10:00 pm | Sports
January/February Exhibitions at the Place des Arts
Three new exhibitions: An Interactive Exhibition of Plant-Based Visual Art, photography and sculpture by Collaborative Alchemy; Happiness is a thing called, watercolours and water media by Tammy Pilon; The Influencer, oil painting by Alex Sandvoss
Coquitlam | Place des Arts | 9:00 am to 9:00 pm | Exhibition
Window Gallery: Carved Out And Stitched Together
An Indigenous Artist’s Journey of Learning, Creating, and Holding Space for Herself and Others. Artwork by Adele ᒪᐢᑿ ᐃᐢᑵᐤ Arseneau
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
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
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 4:00 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
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
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
Rapture, Rhythm and the Tree of Life: Emily Carr and Her Female Contemporaries
Drawn primarily from the Vancouver Art Gallery’s collection, Rapture, Rhythm and the Tree of Life: Emily Carr and Her Female Contemporaries focuses on artwork from the first half of the twentieth century by women artists based in British Columbia
Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
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
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
Tree, Earth, Sky - VR Headset Experience
Experience the liveliness of an old growth grove, with its vibrant soil community and powerful ancient trees.
Vancouver | Science World at TELUS World of Science | 10:30 am to 12:30 am | Show
Vanhoover Pony Expo 2020
Vanhoover Pony Expo is a three-day family-friendly celebration of the community surrounding My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Richmond | Executive Hotel Vancouver Airport | 11:00 am to 6:00 pm | Party
Offerings: Contemporary Art Songs
Join us on Friday, Jan. 10 for a free concert featuring the contemporary art songs of Canadian composer Leslie Uyeda
North Vancouver | BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts | 11:45 am to 1:00 pm | Music | 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
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
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
January Exhibitions Opening Reception
Drop by the opening reception for three new exhibitions:
Coquitlam | Place des Arts | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Friday Night Dance
Drop-in Lessons and Practice Dances
Maple Ridge | The ACT Arts Centre | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Dance
Early Music Vancouver: Charms, Riddles & Elegies feat. Sequentia Ensemble for Medieval Music
For this intense new program, vocalist and harper Benjamin Bagby will be joined by his Sequentia colleagues Norbert Rodenkirchen, Hanna Marti and Stef Conner
Vancouver | Christ Church Cathedral | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
TheatreSports™
Razor-sharp wit and lightning-fast reflexes, two teams of players are pitted against each other in competitive improv matches
Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Comedy
We Will Rock You
WE WILL ROCK YOU tells the story of a globalized future without musical instruments
Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Musical
The Strumbellas - Rattlesnake Canadian tour With guests: Neon Dreams
The Strumbellas are a rock band from Canada, whose music has been described as alternative country, indie rock, and gothic folk
Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:00 pm to 0:00 am | Music
TheatreSports™
Razor-sharp wit and lightning-fast reflexes, two teams of players are pitted against each other in competitive improv matches
Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 9:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Comedy
Frisky Friday
Bring the sizzle to your Friday night as improvisers explore the funny side of naughty. For adults 19+
Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 11:15 pm to 11:59 pm | Show