Metro Vancouver events on March 21, 2020
March 21, 2020
Sat
20/20 Perspectives in Canadian Ceramics
The Canadian Clay Symposium offers a unique glimpse into how ceramic artists handle their mud with a 20/20 focus on Canadian perspectives
Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Visual Arts
Vancouver International Dance Festival: inDANCE (Toronto)- Śiva kissed Viṣṇu
inDANCE’s Śiva kissed Viṣṇu is an original Bharatanatyam-inspired contemporary full-length duet choreographed by Hari Krishnan for dancers Arun Mathai and Sujit Vaidya
Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Dance
Vancouver Orchid Society Show & Sale
Join the Vancouver Orchid Society for their Spring Sale
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Nature / Animals
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
Birding Walks
Join a local naturalist and see diverse birds of Surrey. You'll see Surrey’s diverse habitats and get to know your local parks
Surrey | Surrey Nature Centre at Green Timbers | 9:00 am to 11:00 am | Nature / Animals | Free
Window Gallery: Curious?
An exhibition space where artists explore links between community and creativity
Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Next: Matilda Aslizadeh - Moly And Kassandra
NEXT: Matilda Aslizadeh is part of Capture Photography Festival’s 2020 Selected Exhibition Program
Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Anime Evolution presents: Harumatsuri 2020
Our community-favourite spring event, Anime Evolution: Harumatsuri, will be back at the Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre for 2020!
Burnaby | Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
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
Exhibition - Next: Matilda Aslizadeh - Moly And Kassandra
Vancouver-based artist Matilda Aslizadeh’s engaging video and photographic installation Moly and Kassandra (2018) addresses the relationship between culture and resource
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
Playdome 2020
Western Canada’s largest indoor carnival is back for spring break 2020 with 9 fun-filled days of carnival rides, games and sweet treats
Vancouver | BC Place | 10:00 am to 9:00 pm | Family
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Combine
Come and watch the next generation of soccer stars in action!
Surrey | Newton Athletic Park | 10:00 am to 8:00 pm | Sports
Exhibition - Genevieve Robertson: Looking Through a Hole in the Earth
Looking Through a Hole in the Earth presents three series of recent explorations: works on paper composed with bitumen and seawater; forest-derived charcoal and graphite; and blue-green algae and calcium carbonate
Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 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
Spring Break at Fort Langley National Historic Site
Travel back to the mid-1800s and explore life at Fort Langley
Langley | Fort Langley National Historic Site | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Family
Burnaby Artisan Farmers' Market
The place to find locally grown conventional and organic produce, prepared foods and crafts every Saturday. The market's winter season runs November through April.
Burnaby | Burnaby City Hall Parking Lot | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | Market
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
Spring Break 2020
There’s more to light than meets your eye! Visit the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre this Spring Break and find out how astronomers use visible light from the Sun, infrared heat waves and x-rays to understand some of the mysteries of our universe.
Vancouver | H.R. MacMillan Space Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Kids
The Tin Man Was A Dreamer: Allegories, Poetics And Performances Of Power
The exhibition title refers to the Tin Man, a character from the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz who earnestly sets out in search of a heart, only to discover that he has had compassion all along
Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 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
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
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 3:00 pm | Kids
Spring Break Days at the Burnaby Village Museum
Join us for 12 days of Spring Break fun at the Burnaby Village Museum!
Burnaby | Burnaby Village Museum | 11:00 am to 4:30 pm | Kids | Free
Get Outside - Godwin Farm Biodiversity Preserve
Get outside to explore and connect with nature through a variety of hands-on activities this spring
Surrey | Godwin Farm Biodiversity Preserve | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | Nature / Animals | Free
Spring Break Public Skate (Not Cosmic)
Keep active during the school break at public skating sessions. Note: This is not Cosmic Skating.
Richmond | Minoru Arenas | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Sports
Exhibition: Show and Tell
Professional Federation of Canadian Artists will be showing and demonstrating their work
Surrey | Beecher Place | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Conifer ID Walk
Further your plant ID skills using the tree collections at VanDusen
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 12:00 am to 2:00 pm | Nature / Animals
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
Exhibition: Works by Alex Lavrov
Opening reception on March 4
Vancouver | The Cultch | 12:00 am to 4:00 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
Drum Making Workshop returns to Museum of Vancouver
Join Derrick Whiteskycloud of the Metis Nation in a ceremonial and educational drum making workshop
Vancouver | Museum of Vancouver | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Workshop
Westminster Savings Family Day - March
Looking for a fun, free, and engaging way to spend time with your family? Join us for a family-friendly tour of our current exhibition and take part in a fun art-making activity!
Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Family | Free
Péché Day 2019 by Darby's Pub & Liquor Store
Join us Saturday March 21st for Péché Day 2020! Darby's Pub is proud to take part in this epic tap takeover with Brasserie Dieu-du-Ciel for the 3rd time!
Vancouver | Darby's Pub & Liquor Store | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Food / Wine
Brewski 2020 at Cypress
Join Us For A Day Of Free Beer Samples And Good Times. Need We Say More? It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year...
West Vancouver | Cypress Mountain | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Sports
Indigenous - Made Monthly Matinee: The Mountain of SGaan
Celebrate the rich, varied, and unique perspectives of Indigenous-made cinema!
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Film | Free
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
Karen Flamenco Dance Company - Teatro Intimo Del Flamenco
The one-hour production welcomes audiences of all ages with live traditional flamenco music, dance, storylines, puppetry and magic
Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Dance
Devastation On The Nation 2020
with Rotting Christ, Borknagar, Wolfheart, Abigail Williams, Imperial Triumphant
Vancouver | Rickshaw Theatre | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music
Competitive Paint Off
Participate as an artist or an observer in this action-packed event
Surrey | Surrey Arts Centre | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Visual Arts | Free
2020 Vancouver International Dance Festival: Farouche
The three of us are here to coexist. Today we are different than we were yesterday. Tonight will be different from last night. Tomorrow will be different from tonight. We shift, listen, and let you in. Here we are again
Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Performing Arts | Free
Criss Angel - RAW The Mindfreak Unplugged Tour
Christopher Nicholas Sarantakos, known by the stage name Criss Angel, is an American magician, illusionist and musician
Richmond | The River Rock Theatre | 7:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Show
Dan Deacon - Mystic Familiar Tour
American composer and electronic musician returns to Vancouver
Vancouver | Venue Nightclub | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
Theatre Replacement: MINE
On stage, a group of gamer/performers aged 11 to 46 enact different mother-son narratives—from the Beowulf saga, to Bambi, to The Terminator—using the video game Minecraft
Vancouver | The Cultch | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Performing Arts
Hard Knocks at The Hard Rock
Alliance Boxing Promotions presents Hard Knocks at The Hard Rock, an action packed professional boxing event featuring local up and coming boxers & international talent
Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Sports
Night Quest
Nature at night is a magical experience. Wander 2 km of lantern-lit trails and meet squirrels, skunks and salamanders who will delight you with stories of nature at night
Vancouver | Pacific Spirit Regional Park | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Active Life / Health | Free
Shen Yun
Shen Yun’s unique artistic vision expands theatrical experience into a multi-dimensional, deeply moving journey through one of humanity’s greatest treasures—the five millennia of traditional Chinese culture
Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts
Light Rapid Transit
Five hundred thirteen thousand, seven hundred people will take Translink Skytrains today. Nine of those people are inextricably linked by Light Rapid Transit
Vancouver | The Cultch | 7:30 pm to 0:00 am | Performing Arts
Wilco Ode to Joy tour
Wilco's music has been inspired by a wide variety of artists and styles, including Bill Fay, The Beatles and Television, and has in turn influenced music by a number of modern alternative rock acts
Vancouver | The Orpheum | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music
ABRA Cadabra - A Tribute to Abba
Experience the music of ABBA like never before with world renowned ABBA Tribute ‘ABRA Cadabra’ returning to The Massey Theatre!
New Westminster | Massey Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Show
Paul Strickland: Ain't True and Uncle False
Step Right Up! Learn how they make Black-Eyed Peas by punching Green Peas! Meet conjoined twins who are not the same age! Mark Twain meets Tim Burton in this multi-award winning one-man Tall-Tale Comedy!
Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy
Double Trouble Im Hussein
A scammer promises Im Hussein and her husband Abou Hussein $1.5 million, with strings attached. The two fall for the swindle and deplete their savings account to comply. Confusion reigns when a man arrives with a shocking claim
Surrey | Bell Performing Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre
Music on Main. Double Happiness: Detour This Way
Sounding two parallel histories, this multimedia performance winds through complexities of the Chinese diaspora
Vancouver | Left of Main | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven’s Eroica
Presented by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra as part of the Classical Traditions series at the Chan Centre
Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
Theatre Series: A Chorus Line
A beautiful snapshot of the inner life of performers - their authenticity, vulnerability and desperate need to be loved
North Vancouver | BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
Trans Scripts, Part 1: The Women
Trans Scripts centres on the lives of seven transgender women. These true stories, compiled from over 70 interviews from around the world, are honest, funny, moving, insightful and inspiring
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts
Royal Canadian Theatre Company: Screwball Comedy By Norm Foster
It’s 1938 and ambitious young journalist Mary must accompany distracted reporter Jeff on a society story that quickly turns into a mystery while their growing attraction for each other gets in the way
Maple Ridge | The ACT Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy
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
Skyborn By Quelemia Sparrow
Multimedia Drama. One woman's journey towards spiritual reclamation
Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
RUBBERBANDance Group (Montreal) - Ever So Slightly
In their inaugural presentation with DanceHouse, powerhouse Canadian company RUBBERBANDance kicks off with a roar
Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Dance
The Rickshaw presents: Little Miss Higgins
Winnipeg folk/roots artist Little Miss Higgins comes to Vancouver! With guests
Vancouver | LanaLou's | 8:30 pm to 11:59 pm | Music
Reckless: Bryan Adams Tribute
Eleven US Top Ten hits…Five Top Ten Albums…Six Multi-Platinum Awards. These are just a few of the achievements Grammy and Juno Award Winning superstar Bryan Adams, has earned in a career spanning over 40 years!
Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 9:30 pm to 11:30 pm | Music
Brent Faiyaz - Fuck The World Tour With guest: GRIP
GRAMMY® nominated artist Brent Faiyaz has announced his 2020 “Fuck The World” Tour
Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 9:30 pm to 11:59 pm | Music
D-Block & S-te-Fan
D-Block & S-te-Fan return to Vancouver
Vancouver | Harbour Event Centre | 10:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music