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Lipont Gallery once again teams up with Vancouver-based artist Jiangang Su to hold a Chinese painting and calligraphy exhibition in the summer of 2024, providing audiences and collectors in the Greater Vancouver area with an opportunity to learn and collect traditional Chinese artworks. “Stone” is an important aesthetic object in
Vancouver's interdisciplinary rEvolver Festival returns this spring for its 12th annual festival celebrating unconventional live performance featuring an eclectic lineup of genre-busting shows that mash up cabaret, comedy, dance, multimedia, opera, and theatre. Artists from across Canada will gather for mainstage productions, touring shows, staging readings, workshops, community events, and
From now through October 31, Metropolis at Metrotown – B.C.’s largest shopping centre – welcomes locals and visitors alike to embrace all that the fall season has to offer through unparalleled shopping, festive displays, exciting contests and more. Be inspired by a one-of-a-kind piece by local twig artist, The Wizards
On June 29th, the Chinatown Storytelling Centre will open “Our Journey Continues: 100 Years After the Chinese Immigration Act”, a new special exhibit dedicated to honouring the multigenerational families who pursued their dreams and turned grievances into success. The exhibit shares the lesser-known stories of families with ancestors who lived
Celebrate the special mother figures in your life this Mother’s Day at Metropolis at Metrotown! BC’s largest shopping centre is honouring the mother figures in our lives, along with Mother Nature. Themed “We Love Moms & Mother Nature,” Metropolis at Metrotown is transforming into a magical space from now until
Two young fathers—a mortgage broker and a plant worker desperate to buy a piece of land—meet in an unassuming cubicle to discuss a loan. As Keith and Ryan grapple with the realities of adulthood, a shared quest for meaning and belonging transcends the systems that fence them in. By Samuel
Set in the bustling streets of 1950s New York City, Guys & Dolls follows the intertwining stories of evangelist Sergeant Sarah Brown (Chelsea Rose), high-rolling and small-time gamblers Sky Masterson (Jonathan Winsby), Nathan Detroit (Josh Epstein), and Nicely-Nicely Johnson (Tenaj Williams), and showgirl Miss Adelaide (Madeleine Suddaby). Filled with colourful
The Firehall Arts Centre wraps its 2023-2024 season by welcoming back Cheri Maracle in Paddle Song. Running from Friday, May 24 to Sunday, June 2, this energetic and humorous one-woman musical reflects on the proud legacy of trailblazing Mohawk poet E. Pauline Johnson. Produced and performed by multi-award nominated performer
OURO Collective celebrates its 10th anniversary with the inaugural biennial OUROFEST from May 25–28, 2024 at SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, Robson Square, and Q7 Studios. The four-day street dance festival features dance battles and performances by local, national, and youth artists — open to all by donation. Workshops
Vancouver’s Sound of Dragon Society presents the 6th annual Sound of Dragon Music Festival in Vancouver from May 23 to 26, 2024. The festival redefines Chinese music with ground-breaking cross-cultural collaboration through three concerts and free community events. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit soundofdragon.com/festival/2024-festival/.
The Fort Langley Jazz and Arts Festival will kick off a new eight-week summer jazz series with a concert by the Langley Fine Arts School junior and senior jazz ensembles on Sunday, May 26 from 1 pm to 3 pm at the Fort Langley Heritage CNR Station in Fort Langley.
Vancouver’s Sound of Dragon Society presents the 6th annual Sound of Dragon Music Festival in Vancouver from May 23 to 26, 2024. The festival redefines Chinese music with ground-breaking cross-cultural collaboration through three concerts and free community events. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit soundofdragon.com/festival/2024-festival/.
Are you afraid of ghosts? The ghosts of Vancouver want to communicate with you but sometimes it is a challenge to crack their coded messages. Compete in teams of 2 to 6 players, complete challenges, collect clues and then report back to find out your score and even win prizes!