The plethora of great activities in the picks of the week help make time fly as we move into the last half of February!
Rugby: The biggest party in town, Vancouver SVNS celebrates its 10th year as the three day Rugby Sevens tournament returns to BC Place February 21-23
Trust: Until March 2, The Arts Club Granville Island Stage welcomes the Canadian Premiere production of the excellent Pulitzer Prize Winning Primary Trust.
Cash: The Arts Club Theatre takes its 2024 hit Ring of Fire: The Music Of Johnny Cash on the road starting at the Newmount Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre February 19-21 then at New Westminster’s Anvil Centre February 22-23
Puppets: Until February 22nd, Gateway Theatre Studio B presents A Little Onion Puppet Company Production of OTOSAN, a beautiful tale of family connection and adventure featuring stunning puppetry, real wildlife projections, and an original score that captivates audiences of all parents and young kids
Wonderful: Also until February 23rd, The Cultch is presenting the Vancouver Premiere of Ronnie Burkett’s Wonderful Joe, the renowned puppeteer takes audiences to another realm fully populated by a colourful community of characters, at the Historic Theatre.
Extended: The Firehall Arts Centre brings a slice of Canadiana to the stage with its presentation of Frances Koncan’s Women of the Fur Trade , now held over until March 2nd.
Dance: February 21-22, at Vancouver Playhouse, DanceHouse, in collaboration with community partners Blackout Art Society, the Vancouver Latin American Cultural Centre and Latincouver, welcomes Sankofa Danzafro (Colombia) The City of Others (La Ciudad de los Otros)
Opera: Burnaby’s Shadbolt Centre with Burnaby Lyric Opera presents Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) at The Studio Theatre from February 22 to March 1 at Studio Theatre – sung in Italian with English subtitles
Art: The Vancouver debut of The Art of Banksy Without Limits is a comprehensive and educational exhibition features 200+ pieces of art celebrating Banksy’s works, on display until May 25 at 1 Alexander Street in Gastown
Lacrosse: National Lacrosse League’s Vancouver Warriors play host to Saskatchewan Rush on Friday February 21 at Rogers Arena
Pop: US-based Iranian pop legend EBI brings his 50 years of work to Rogers Arena on Saturday February 22
Books: The JCC Jewish Book Festival celebrates its milestone 40th anniversary with this year’s event running February 22nd to 27th.
Laughs: JFL Vancouver is bringing world class comedy to Vancouver this week presenting Ivan Decker at The York Theatre on February 22nd, Nurse John at Queen Elizabeth Theatre February 22nd and Jerry Seinfeld at Queen Elizabeth Theatre for two shows on February 23rd
Scream: Carousel Theatre for Young People presents the English world premiere of Québecois playwright Carol Cassistat’s The Screamer, until February 22nd at Carousel Theatre’s Studio A on Granville Island
Matriarchs: The seventh edition of Matriarchs Uprising presented by O.Dela Arts, in partnership with The Dance Centre, is a celebration of contemporary dance by Indigenous women artists running February 19 to 22, at Scotiabank Dance Centre, Morrow, and online,
Love: The Improv Centre on Granville Island is warming up for LOVE MONTH with Single, Not Single on Friday’s and Saturday’s throughout the month in addition to a host of other hilarious, heartwarming improv games and shows.
Rock: Friday night, local alt-rock acts ODDS and Limblifter share the bill at The Commodore Ballroom.
Nuxalk: The Museum of Anthropology at UBC opens the world premiere of Nuxalk Strong: Dancing Down the Eyelashes of the Sun, with a free event tomorrow, February 20th from 6-9pm, with the exhibition on display at MOA from February 21, 2025–January 5, 2026.
Faith: Sunday February 23 Chinese rock act Miserable Faith brings its decades-long catalogue to The Vogue stage
Sarod: Sunday, February 23rd, Place des Arts welcomes sarod player, Dwaipayan Ray with tabla and sarod player, Hriday Buddhdev, for an intimate concert, The Art of Sarod
Aging: Until June 1st, MONOVA: Museum & Archives of North Vancouver presents the Feature Exhibit, Echoes of Memory: Featuring A Crow A Day, weaving together untold stories of aging, memory loss & dementia, and the power of community on our collective human experience
Canadian: On display until May 18, Griffin Art Projects presents a new group exhibition, Seriously? Comedy and Satire in Canadian Art 1970s–Now, the exhibition is guest curated by Melissa E. Feldman, the groundbreaking show challenges traditional perceptions of Canadian contemporary art.
Installation: Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre and Centre A: Vancouver International Centre for Contemporary Asian Art present The Biting School and battery opera’s TechniCowlour, an installation and performance exploring the intersections of mythology, memory, and sensory experience at Centre A, at 205-268 Keefer Street until March 15
Haida: Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art presents the Vancouver premiere of the retrospective exhibition Kihl ‘Yahda Christian White: Master Haida Artist from February 1, 2025 – February 1, 2026.