Wrapping up the final week of February we look ahead to March with spring just around the corner and plenty of entertaining picks of the week…
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 , has been held over to close March 2nd.
Trust: Continuing 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, stopping at The Surrey Arts Centre from February 26 to March 8.
Books: The JCC Jewish Book Festival celebrates its milestone 40th anniversary with this year’s event running wrapping up tomorrow, February 27th.
Opera: Burnaby’s Shadbolt Centre with Burnaby Lyric Opera presents Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) at The Studio Theatre until March 1 – sung in Italian with English subtitles
Beats: Thursday, The Rickshaw Theatre welcomes Jon Spencer & The Bad Beats, performing hits from Spencer’s decades-long career
Love: The Improv Centre on Granville Island is wrapping up LOVE MONTH with I Saw You on Tonight and Single, Not Single on Friday, in addition to a host of other hilarious, improv games and shows.
Whodunit: Agatha Christie’s classic caper And Then There Were None brings murder and mystery to Metro Theatre February 28 to March 22
Stand-Up: Friday night at the Biltmore Cabaret laugh along to stand-up comedian Pat McGann
Rapper: Sunday March 2nd, The Harbour Convention Centre welcomes Canadian actor, rapper, and internet music sensation Connor Price
Kicks: Thursday, Whitecaps FC bring the second leg of their CONCACAF Champions Cup match vs Costa Rican side Deportivo Saprissa to BC Place
Shoe: Step into a magical world of fairy tales, music, and shoes in a fun and interactive The Old Woman Who Lived In A Shoe presented at Presentation House Theatre February 28 to March 9
Photographs: From February 28th to May 25th, The Polygon Gallery presents the Canadian premiere of Rotimi Fani-Kayode’s Tranquility of Communion an exhibition of the brief but influential career of the late British-Nigerian artist,
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
HipHop: Friday night, Rogers Arena welcome the CHROMAKOPIA World Tour featuring Tyler The Creator with Lil Yachty and Paris Texas
Art: The Vancouver presentation of The Art of Banksy Without Limits is a brilliantly comprehensive and educational exhibition features 200+ pieces of art celebrating Banksy’s works, on display until May 25 at 1 Alexander Street in Gastown
Nuxalk: The Museum of Anthropology at UBC is presenting the world premiere of Nuxalk Strong: Dancing Down the Eyelashes of the Sun, on display at MOA until January 5, 2026.
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
Haida: Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art presents the Vancouver premiere of the retrospective exhibition Kihl ‘Yahda Christian White: Master Haida Artist running until February 1, 2026.
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.