Metro Vancouver events on February 8, 2020
February 8, 2020
Sat
2020 Vancouver International Boat Show
Western Canada's largest boat show, the Vancouver International Boat Show, returns to BC Place from Wednesday, February 5th to Sunday, February 9th, 2020
Vancouver | BC Place | 9:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition
Coastal Lunar Lanterns at Jack Poole Plaza
Come and celebrate the Lunar New Year at the Jack Poole Plaza
Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 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: 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
New Works from Jupiter Brahms and Deanna Fogstrom
urban life’s energy, colour, patterns and identity
Vancouver | The Cultch | 10:00 am to 10:00 pm | Exhibition
Winter Wander 2020
Experience our unique waterfront attractions showcasing art, history, crafts, science...
Vancouver | Vanier Park | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Family
Vancouver GOLFEXPO
One of the largest consumer golf shows on the West Coast. More than 150 exhibitors, manufacturers and events.
Vancouver | PNE/Playland | 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
Vancouver International Children's Festival: Storytelling Intensive
This spring, Deb Williams is offering an intensive storytelling workshop for emerging performers. Deb will share her 30 years of storytelling and comedy knowledge, giving you tools to create and share compelling stories
Vancouver | Granville Island, Cafe | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Workshop
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
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
PuSh Festival 2020: Field Notes - Industry Series
Field Notes is an Industry Series platform for sharing current trends, inspirations and notes from the field; a space for lively conversation and collegial debate. Choose from concurrent ‘world café’ style discussions. Snacks and refreshments provided.
Vancouver | Russian Hall | 10:30 am to 1:00 pm | Lecture
KPU Surrey Open House
Explore interactive exhibits, attend workshops, take a guided campus tour, and win exciting prizes!
Surrey | Kwantlen Polytechnic University | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | Exhibition
Saturday Pre-School Storytime!
Join us for Saturday Morning Pre-School Storytime!
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 11:00 am to 12:00 am | Kids
Surrey Through the Lens
Explore Surrey's past through three iconic local photographers
Surrey | Surrey Museum | 11:00 am to 12:30 am | Visual Arts | Free
Taboo Naughty But Nice Show 2020
The Taboo Naughty but Nice Sex Show provides an upscale adult playground dedicated to enhancing lifestyles
Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre East | 12:00 am to 11:59 pm | Exhibition
Conversations with Magic Forms
On select Saturday afternoons throughout the exhibition season, participants are invited to drop in to activate artist duo Leisure’s installation, Conversations with Magic Forms
Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 3:00 pm | Kids
Clash of Crews
Show us your dance moves at this free, annual break dance battle!
Surrey | Newton Recreation Centre | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Performing Arts | Free
Art on the Loose
Join us for an art scavenger hunt at the Gallery!
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 12:00 am to 3:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Winter Festival: Skate for a Cause
Enjoy outdoor ice skating and more at the Winter Festival at Guildford Town Centre
Surrey | Guildford Town Centre | 12:00 am to 8:00 pm | Family
Exhibition: The Artist's Studio is Her Bedroom
Steven Brekelmans, Justine A. Chambers, Brady Cranfield, Maura Doyle, Claire Greenshaw, Leisure (Meredith Carruthers & Susannah Wesley), Annie Macdonell, Erica Stocking, Damla Tamer
Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Cupid Toonie Skate
Bring your sweetheart to enjoy ice skating, face painting, Valentines crafts and fun games
Burnaby | Bill Copeland Sports Centre | 12:30 am to 3:00 pm | Active Life / Health
Cemetery Tales: Surrey's Sweethearts - Adult
A local historian uncovers symbols and stories of love
Surrey | City Centre Cemetery | 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm | Lecture
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
Studio 58 Presents - Urinetown: The Musical
In a city gripped by a severe drought, a large corporation holds a monopoly on all toilets and citizens must pay to pee!
Vancouver | Studio 58 | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Musical
Steel School Of Irish Dance - Winter Performance 2020
Join us as we celebrate the achievements of our students from beginner to world championship level dancers. The evening will showcase both traditional and modern Irish dance choreography
Surrey | Bell Performing Arts Centre | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Performing Arts
PuSh Festival 2020: Spreafico Eckly and Theatre Replacement (Norway / Canada) - Footnote Number 12
A deep dive into the politics of language and the dynamics of privilege, Footnote Number 12 turns the act of reading into riveting theatre
Vancouver | Performance Works | 6:00 pm to 7:15 pm | Performing Arts
Battlefield Fight League 65
Battlefield Fight League 65: A New Era
Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre East | 6:15 pm to 9:00 pm | Sports
Calgary Flames @ Vancouver Canucks
The regular season game
Vancouver | Rogers Arena | 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Sports
Songstage
SongStage is an event showcasing experienced songwriters in the format best described as the Nashville “in the round” style
Langley | Bez Arts Hub | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts
Vancouver Giants vs. Prince George Cougars
The Vancouver Giants host the Prince George Cougars in regular season action
Langley | Langley Events Centre | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Sports
Bedouin Soundclash
Reggae/rock band established in Kingston, Ontario, Canada circa 2001. Drummer Pat Pengelly left the group in early 2009 and was later replaced by Sekou Lumumba
Vancouver | Imperial Vancouver | 7:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Music
PuSh Festival 2020: Bring Your Own Record - Listening Party
Audience members who especially love the song/story format of The DJ Who Gave Too Much Information are invited to the Bring Your Own Record/Listening Party the following day; it’s a chance to get in on the fun
Vancouver | Central Studios | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Festival | Free
Langley Rivermen vs. Wenatchee Wild
Come cheer on the Langley Rivermen as they take on the Wenatchee Wild!
Langley | George Preston Recreation Centre | 7:15 pm to 10:15 pm | Sports
Forget Me Not - Ronnie Burkett
100 people, 100 puppets, a secret location, and the one and only Ronnie Burkett!
Vancouver | The Cultch | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre
UBC Choirs: Her Sacred Spirit Soars
A concert celebrating feminine strength and devotion, presented by UBC University Singers and Choral Union
Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music
PuSh Festival 2020: Anywhere But Here by Carmen Aguirre with Shad
Anywhere But Here is a psycho-social-spiritual-physical journey based on the relationship to land
Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 7:30 pm to 10:40 pm | Performing Arts
The Chop (Canada) Presented with The Cultch - KISMET, things have changed
Created and performed by: Emelia Symington Fedy, Anita Rochon, Hazel Venzon, Daryl King. A show about fate and destiny, a decade in the making
Vancouver | Historic Theatre, The Cultch | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Performing Arts
Castlereigh Theatre Project: God's Lake
A rare glimpse into the lived reality of God's Lake Narrows, Manitoba community as told verbatim from interviews with its members over six months in 2017
Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre
The Black Halos with The Spitfires, Sore Points
The Black Halos are a Vancouver, British Columbia-based punk rock band. Their music also included some glam rock
Vancouver | Rickshaw Theatre | 8:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Music
The Black Halos with Bishops Green, Chain Whip
The Black Halos are a Vancouver, British Columbia-based punk rock band. Their music also included some glam rock
Vancouver | Rickshaw Theatre | 8:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Music
The Cheesecake Burlesque Revue
Armed with sassy-silliness and a g-force of glitter, these girls pack a sparkly punch!
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show
The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Musically Speaking series: Carmen - Sounds of Spain
Featuring Rihab Chaieb Mezzo-soprano
Vancouver | The Orpheum | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
Untold Want: Gruesome Playground Injuries
Childhood friends, Doug and Kayleen are kindred spirits who meet over the course of thirty years
Vancouver | The Cultch | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts
Studio 58 Presents Urinetown: The Musical
In a city gripped by a severe drought, a large corporation holds a monopoly on all toilets and citizens must pay to pee!
Vancouver | Studio 58 | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Musical
ViVA Trio by Evergreen Cultural Centre
With multiple standing ovations every show, the award-winning group ViVA Trio is gracing the stages of venues all over Canada, the United States and Europe!
Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
The Shoplifters By Morris Panych
Meet Alma, a career shoplifter who prefers the “five-finger discount” over any senior citizen’s deal
Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Theatre Series: 7 Stories
This quick-witted, dark comedy will have you philosophizing about life and death, right up to its existential conclusion
North Vancouver | BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
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
Push International Performing Arts Festival 2020: Monday Nights
Who you are on the court reveals who you are off the court. Monday nights is an interactive basketball/theatre performance that invites you to lace up your sneakers and get in the game
New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:20 pm | Performing Arts
Push Festival 2020: Dana Michel (canada) - Cutlass Spring
The audacious and original works of Montreal-based dance artist Dana Michel have earned international attention and prestigious awards including the Jardin d’Europe Award at ImPulsTanz, and the Silver Lion for Innovation in Dance at the Venice Biennale
Vancouver | The Dance Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Performing Arts
Straight White Men By Young Jean Lee
Contemporary Comedy. An explosive evening of male bonding
Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy
The Dance Centre presents Dana Michel
The audacious and original works of Montreal-based dance artist Dana Michel have earned international attention and prestigious awards including the Jardin d’Europe Award at ImPulsTanz and the Silver Lion for Innovation in Dance at the Venice Biennale
Vancouver | Scotiabank Dance Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Dance
PuSh Festival 2020: Crystal Precious/ House of La Douche
Vancouver | Central Studios | 8:00 pm to 0:00 am | Festival
Ekali - A World Away Tour
Ekali is a Canadian instrumentalist and producer from Vancouver, BC
Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 10:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music
LNY TNZ
LNY TNZ returns Saturday, February 8th at Harbour Event Centre
Vancouver | Harbour Event Centre | 10:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music