Moving into the last week of February, let’s see what’s keeping us entertained in these picks… Festival: VMF Winter Arts continues until February 27, 2022, transforming the city’s downtown core into a free, interactive, open-air gallery and celebration of art and live entertainment. Noises: The laughs continue at the Massey Theatre with the Arts Club Theatre Company’s hit…
Touchstone Theatre invites you to …Another F*cking Dinner Party Play
Touchstone Theatre continues its 45th anniversary season with its second world premiere production, presenting Ominous Sounds at the River Crossing (or, Another F*cking Dinner Party Play) by Governor General award-winning playwright Jason Sherman on the Performance Works stage on Granville Island, March 6 – 13. Directed by Touchstone Artistic Director Roy Surette, Ominous Sounds is…
JD Derbyshire gets Certified at Gateway Theatre, March 8-20
A comedian, a playwright, a performer and certified insane, JD Derbyshire has turned their experiences with the Canadian mental health system into a one-person play, Certified, running March 8-20 at Gateway Theatre, directed by Roy Surette. In Certified, Derbyshire turns the audience into their personal mental health review board to assess their sanity and takes…
Per Diem: The Gerd Metzdorff Collection, now on at Griffin Art Projects
Until May 8th, Griffin Art Projects is presenting Per Diem: The Gerd Metzdorff Collection, an intimate look at one of Vancouver’s most quietly influential collectors. A flight attendant for more than 40 years with Canadian Airlines and then Air Canada, the late Gerd Metzdorff (1948–2020) began buying artworks with savings accumulated from per diems. Curated…
The Farce is Strong in NOISES OFF at Massey Theatre
Need a good laugh? Head to the Massey Theatre in New Westminster, where the laughter comes swift and often as the Arts Club Theatre Company’s Noises Off plays until February 27th. Scott Bellis returns to direct the remount of his Arts Club Theatre Company’s pre-pandemic 2020 production. The Massey Theatre’s run also brings back all…
Picks of the Week – February 16, 2022
Valentine’s Day is behind us, and spring is drawing nearer, let’s see what’s in the picks of the week to keep us entertained…. Light: Gateway Theatre in Richmond introduces a new and memorable way of celebrating Lunar New Year with Into the Light running February 18 – 20 is an all-ages, immersive, walk-through experience. Lunar: Lunar Fest 2022 …
Look up at Cloud Album at The Polygon Gallery
The Polygon Gallery is celebrating the breadth and beauty of clouds with its new exhibition Cloud Album on view March 11 to May 1, 2022. Clouds have long been a subject that has captured the imagination of photographers, artists, and scientists. Cloud Album features more than 250 historically and culturally significant works drawn from the…