Metro Vancouver events on February 29, 2020

A Shift In Thinking Presented By Tedxbearcreekpark 2020

If you believe in the power of ideas to inspire and change attitudes, lives and, ultimately, the world, visit TEDxBearCreekPark.ca, and join us at the Bell Performing Arts Centre on February 29th 2020

Surrey | Bell Performing Arts Centre | 8:30 am to 4:00 pm | Lecture

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

A Theatre Wrede Production: Hands And Feet

A dancer and a musician set off on an adventure. Clapping, slinking, snapping, skipping, tip-tip toeing they play – until feet don’t meet the ground and one hand doesn’t know what the other is doing

North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 9:30 am to 4:40 pm | Theatre

Shuvinai Ashoona: Mapping Worlds

This exhibition brings together a selection of drawings created by the Inuk artist Shuvinai Ashoona over the past two decades

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

The Vancouver Outdoor Adventure & Travel Show / The BC Bike Show 2020

Canada's ultimate outdoor adventure event! See it. Do it. Live it.

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre East | 10:00 am to 6:00 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

Talking Stick Festival

As Western Canada’s premier Aboriginal performing arts festival, Talking Stick Festival features extraordinary Indigenous performance and some of the best emerging and established Indigenous artists from Turtle Island

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Festival

Vancouver Scratch Ed Meetup

This is a meetup for educators to talk about Scratch! Join us to network, share ideas, and learn from peers

Vancouver | Science World at TELUS World of Science | 10:00 am to 1:00 pm | Workshop

Seedy Saturday

Join us for Seedy Saturday hosted by the Vancouver Master Gardeners!

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Lecture

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: Discretion of Internal Turmoil

Reflect within through an exhibition of painting and sculpture

Surrey | Beecher Place | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Exhibition: lineages and land bases

The artworks in lineages and land bases address differing understandings of the self and personhood in relation to nature as artists seek to represent their relationships to the world around them

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Remembering Vancouver 2010

Winter Olympics 10 year anniversary celebration at MOV!

Vancouver | Museum of Vancouver | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

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

A CTYP Production in association with Presentation House Theatre: The House at Pooh Corner

Take a magical trip into the Hundred Acre Wood and discover the wonderful world of Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends

Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 11:00 am to 12:00 am | Kids

Exhibition: Out of Concealment

Out of Concealment will be a solo exhibition featuring the work of Haida artist, performer, activist, and lawyer Terri-Lynn Williams-Davidson

Vancouver | Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

What We Bring With Us

The works of seven emerging Indigenous artists will be exploring the questions: What does it mean to be a guest in this territory in relation to Indigeneity?

Vancouver | Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

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

Sneakercon 2020 Vancouver

In 2020 we are coming back to Vancouver to continue pushing for our fans up in Canada. You can expect a full day of buying and selling your favorite kicks as well as meeting influencers, collectors, and big time buyers

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 12:00 am to 7:00 pm | Exhibition

Family Day - Mapping Movement

On the last Saturday of every month, CAG invites all ages to drop-in for short exhibition tours and free art-making activities that respond to our current exhibitions

Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 3:00 pm | Family | Free

Workshop with Leigh Joseph

Join Indigenous ethnobotanist Leigh Joseph to make whipped body butter using all-natural ingredients from Indigenous plants

Vancouver | Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Workshop

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

CIPHER By Ellen Close and Braden Griffiths

Hipster noir meets conspiracy thriller

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 1:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Talking Sex on Sundays - A Firehall Arts Centre production

On the first Sunday of every month Margot and her friends always host a theme party. What happens when Margot decides to kick it up a notch by having a Sex Toy Party?

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Performing Arts

An Arts Club Theatre Company production: Kim's Convenience By Ins Choi

The corner store comedy that inspired the hit CBC series

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 4:00 pm to 5:15 pm | Theatre

TIM AND ERIC: 2020 MANDATORY ATTENDANCE WORLD TOUR

Tim and Eric Mandatory Attendance Tour! Tim and Eric return to the road for a WORLD TOUR (Australia, Canada and USA) filled with more spoofs, goofs and insanity, including some very special surprises we can’t talk about right now

Vancouver | The Vogue Theatre | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Show

House of Khayam Art & Culture Society: A Draw for Death

Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 5:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Show

NWSS Musical Theatre presents Disney’s Beauty and the Beast

New Westminster Secondary School’s Musical Theatre Program – School’s Out Productions – proudly presents Disney’s Beauty and the Beast from February 26-29 at Massey Theatre

New Westminster | Massey Theatre | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre

Science of Superheroes: Family Night

This Leap Day we will be celebrating Superheroes, their superhuman powers, and the planets they come from

Vancouver | H.R. MacMillan Space Centre | 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Family

MomChoir: It Takes a Village Concert

Laugh, cry and celebrate family life at this community concert where real stores and songs are shared for all those who journey parenthood

Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Performing Arts

Vancouver International Wine Festival 2020

Canada’s premier food & wine event, has three mandates: to provide an informative, educational and entertaining wine experience for public and trade

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Food / Wine

Alice in Wonderland

Come down the rabbit hole and follow Alice in her adventures in Wonderland! In this rendition of Lewis Carroll’s classic, you will see Alice meet several characters as she tries to find her way home

Vancouver | The Cultch | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre

February/March Exhibitions at the Place des Arts

Drop by the free opening reception for three new shows: Blind Contour Homage Series, oil paintings by Marlene Lowden; The Human Landscape, various mediums by Suite E Life Drawing Society; The Endless Braid…, acrylic paintings by Clarissa Banos

Coquitlam | Place des Arts | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

The Music of Cream – 50th Anniversary World Tour

Celebrating 50 years of the legendary band, Kofi BAKER (son of Ginger) and Malcolm BRUCE (son of Jack) unite with Will Johns to unleash the lightning that electrified a generation

Vancouver | Rickshaw Theatre | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

Vancouver Warriors vs Georgia Swarm

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

Hollow Coves: Moments Tour With special guest Harrison Storm

Hollow Coves are an Indie Folk band formed in Brisbane, Australia. Delivering an earthy folk sound, the band meshes simple acoustic melodies, vocal harmonies, and impactful themes

Vancouver | Venue Nightclub | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Pre-show Talk with Marcus Mosely

Join us for a moderated conversation with acclaimed vocalist Marcus Mosley in advance of the 8pm performance of We Shall Overcome: A Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. featuring Damien Sneed

Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 7:15 pm to 8:00 pm | Lecture

Chamber Music Series: Viano String Quartet

Concert #4. A top prize winner of the 2018 Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition,the Viano Quartet is certainly the ensemble to watch for as they’re quickly claiming their presence on concert stages internationally

New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Sporting Kansas City

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are a Canadian professional soccer team based in Vancouver, British Columbia that competes in Major League Soccer

Vancouver | BC Place | 7:30 pm to 10:30 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

Rapid Pitch Productions: BIG Sister

A true story—depending on who you ask. A one-woman comedy about the relationship between two sisters and what happens when one of them changes

Vancouver | The Cultch | 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Theatre

The Commodore Ballroom: Doug and the Slugs

Doug and the Slugs are a Canadian pop music group formed in 1977 in Vancouver, British Columbia

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 7:30 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

Dear Evan Hansen

Dear Evan Hansen is the deeply personal and profoundly contemporary musical about life and the way we live it

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Musical

We Shall Overcome: A Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Pianist, vocalist, composer, and Sphinx Medal of Excellence recipient Damien Sneed brings his incomparable, multi-genre virtuosity to We Shall Overcome: A Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

An Arts Club Theatre Company production: Kim's Convenience By Ins Choi

The corner store comedy that inspired the hit CBC series | Surrey Arts Centre

Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:15 pm | Theatre

The VSO Musically Speaking series: Mendelssohn, Britten and a Surprising New Talent

A concert of firsts: thirteen year-old Alma Deutscher, a prodigy in the style of Mozart, wrote her first sonata at age seven and her first concerto at age twelve

Vancouver | The Orpheum | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

The 80's Club

For one tubular night, Hard Rock Casino Vancouver will bring the 80’s back with radical performances by A Flock of Seagulls, Men Without Hats and Spoons

Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show

Talking Sex on Sundays - A Firehall Arts Centre production

On the first Sunday of every month Margot and her friends always host a theme party. What happens when Margot decides to kick it up a notch by having a Sex Toy Party?

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

American Nightmare - Anniversary Tour

American Nightmare is a hardcore punk band from Boston, Massachusetts

Vancouver | Imperial Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

Madama Butterfly

Madama Butterfly is the tragic story of a beautiful young geisha, Cio-Cio-San, who falls in love and marries B.F. Pinkerton, an American naval lieutenant

Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Opera

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

Grupo Corpo (Brazil) -Gira & Other Work

In their third presentation with DanceHouse, the Brazilian juggernaut Grupo Corpo channels the metaphysical with their new work Gira

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Dance

Basszone 2020

Basszone2020 returns Saturday February 29th at Harbour Convention Centre with Headhunterz, Ran-D & Gunz for Hire

Vancouver | Harbour Convention Centre | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

Mike Henry and Funkdalicious

Groove, soul, urban beat and of course funk

Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 9:30 pm to 11:30 pm | Music

Basszone AP

Basszone 2020 Official After-Party is going down at the Harbour Event Centre with special guests

Vancouver | Harbour Event Centre | 10:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music | Free