Moving further into January we find Winter festivals filling our calendars with activities to pick from…
Lights: Still glowing through the cold winter nights, the illuminations at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park’s Canyon Lights bring wonder to the woodland park trails and bridge, continuing until January 21st
Dine: Once again Dine Out Festival Vancouver is back with more than 300 fixed-price menus, and special events, running January 17-February 4
Dumpling: Vancouver Foodster hosts a number of events throughout Dine Out Festival events; starting with tonight’s East Van Dumpling Crawl, and on Sunday, East Van Brunch Crawl, both events exploring the East Vancouver neighbourhood’s eateries.
Peace: The season of peace on earth echos in the the Disco Nap collection created by Olivier Salvas Artiste on display at Bean on Hastings until January 31, 2024
History: A Canadian Heritage Minute comes to life on-stage, in The Arts Club’s Beneath Springhill: The Maurice Ruddick Story, on tour at Clarke Theatre January 21, 2024
Gallery: Until May 12th, the Vancouver Art Gallery features the exhibition, Rooted Here: Woven from the Land, a celebration of the profound work of four local Salish weavers. As well, Denyse Thomasos: just beyond, a career retrospective honouring the late Trinidadian-Canadian artist, Denyse Thomasos in on display until March 24th.
Chocolate: The 14th Annual Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival, runs until February 14 welcoming over 100 locations offering 160 flavours spanning 10+ neighbourhoods across Greater Vancouver.
Calendar: January 17-21, West Vancouver’s Kay Meek Art Centre and Leather and Lace Theatre present Calendar Girls, Tim Firth’s hilarious play is based on the true story of eleven W.I. members who famously posed nude for a calendar to raise money for the Leukaemia Research Fund in 1999.
Exhibition: From January 20 to March 31, Richmond Art Gallery (RAG) presents acclaimed Chinese artist Shen Xin’s first show in Canada: but this is the language we met in…, and a group exhibition Let the real world in, featuring works from an international line up of artists; Kirsten Leenaars, Yaimel López, Zaldívar, Yoshua Okón, and Wapikoni Mobile.
Solo: The Firehall Arts Centre rings in the new year with PANTS – a solo dance/theatre/comedy piece by veteran dance artist Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg, running from tonight, January 17 to Saturday, January 20, 2024
Performing: PuSh Performing Arts Festival brings 18 days of cutting edge performing arts from around the world to stages and venues around Vancouver
Live: Thursday at The Queen Elizabeth Theatre, the current cast of the Emmy-nominated TV show Whose Line Is It Anyway? present their new improv tour: Whose Live Anyway? 90 minutes of hilarious improvised comedy and song all based on audience suggestions.
Laughs: Keep the laughs going on Friday at The Queen Elizabeth when Just For Laughs presents comedian, storyteller, director, and actor Mike Birbiglia: Please Stop the Ride
Clutesi: Opening January 20th, Bill Reid Gallery for Northwest Coast Arts celebrates Tseshaht artist George Clutesi’s body of work in a year-long retrospective exhibition
Opera: Sunday at the Orpheum, The IndigiDivas: Indigenous Stories and Operatic Hits, The IndigiDivas are Indigenous opera singers who breathe life into the works of First Nations and Métis composers from across Turtle Island and opera’s greatest hits.
Pucks: Vancouver Canucks hit the ice at Rogers Arena for a pair of games; hosting Arizona Coyotes on Thursday and Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday.
Cash: Thursday at Commodore Ballroom, The Man in Black: A Tribute to Johnny Cash celebrates the music and career of the legendary artist
Comedy: Saturday January 20th, The Vancity Comedy Extravaganza features comedian Dino Archie and four other stand-ups bringing laughs to The Vogue Theatre
Orchestra: Friday & Saturday, The Orpheum presents Homayoun Shajarian, the acclaimed Iranian singer, composer, and traditional fusion musician along with the Siavosh Orchestra and Anoushiravan Rohani Live in Concert