Metro Vancouver events on January 11, 2020
January 11, 2020
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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
Pacific All-Star Championships - Cheer Competition
An international experience with personal attention
Vancouver | PNE/Playland | 9:30 am to 5:30 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
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
Lift & Co. Expo Consumer Day 2020
Featuring over 200 exhibitors from Canada and around the world, and speakers including the industry's most knowledgeable and inspiring movers and shakers, the Lift & Co. Expo is Canada's signature event for cannabis consumers, professionals and investors
Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition
Gluten Free Expo 2020
Welcome to Canada’s largest gluten free event. A fun, tasty, and informative event for the whole family. Sample, shop, and save on hundreds of gluten free products while learning from leading experts.
Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre East | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Active Life / Health
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
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
Nature Work Parties
Get your hands dirty removing invasive plants to help enhance your park. Join others in caring for Surrey's unique urban forest by removing invasive plants and litter from our parks
Surrey | Hazelnut Meadows Community Park | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | Nature / Animals | Free
Jazz in the Mews
Enjoy Jazz in the Foyer with a full slate of local musicians.
Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 10:30 am to 12:30 am | Music | Free
Kids’ Movie at the Roundhouse: Wreck-It Ralph
Come to the Performance Centre for a fun, free movie with your neighbours.
Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | Film | Free
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
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, 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 | 12:00 am to 2:00 pm | Show
Exhibition: Echoes
Join us for the Exhibition for Echoes at the Burnaby Art Gallery
Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Taste Vancouver North Van Shipyards Tour
While enjoying some great food and magnificent scenery learn all about Vancouver’s historic shipyard district that began with its discovery in 1792 by Captain George Vancouver
North Vancouver | Lonsdale Quay | 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm | Food / Wine
Volcano Theatre: Infinity
A surprising, funny, and revelatory new play about love, sex, and math
Vancouver | Historic Theatre | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Theatre
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
Bowie Ball 2020
Bowie Ball turns 5! A diverse and packed bill of local musicians perform interpretations of Bowie classics and deep cuts
Vancouver | Rickshaw Theatre | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music
Vancouver Giants vs. Spokane Chiefs
The Vancouver Giants host the Spokane Chiefs in regular season action
Langley | Langley Events Centre | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Sports
Bowie Ball 2020
Bowie Ball turns 5! A diverse and packed bill of local musicians perform interpretations of Bowie classics and deep cuts to raise money for the Canadian Cancer Society
Vancouver | Rickshaw Theatre | 7:00 pm to 1:00 am | Charity / Fundraising
Elevate Semi Finals
The Semi Finals of ELEVATE will see a lineup of six musicians whose performances wowed the judges in the preliminary rounds! Don’t miss this epic night of local music, come and cheer on your favs!
Vancouver | Imperial Vancouver | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra: (re)-creations
A trio of 21st Century masterpieces by three of the most outstanding and original composers of our day
Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Music
Early Music Vancouver. Beowulf: The Epic in Performance feat. Benjamin Bagby, voice and harp
As one of the world’s leading practitioners of historically informed music and theater, Benjamin Bagby dramatizes the awe-inspiring poem in the original Anglo-Saxon, while simultaneously accompanying himself on medieval harp
Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music
Volcano Theatre (Toronto): Infinity
A surprising, funny, and revelatory new play about love, sex, and math
Vancouver | Historic Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre
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
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 11:59 pm | Music
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
House and Home By Jennifer Griffin A Firehall Arts Centre Premier Production
Jennifer Griffin’s biting, comic take on Vancouver’s current real estate crisis
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts
Salsa & Latin Dance Night with Alberto Gonzalez & Teresa Szefler
Salsa, Bachata & Merengue lesson & Latin Music
Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 8:00 pm to 0:00 am | Dance
The Late Show - Adult Only Improv Comedy
We're taking the furry hand-cuffs off our improvisers to present edgy, uncensored improv comedy for adults 19+
Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 11:15 pm to 11:59 pm | Comedy