The vernal equinox hits us this week and longer daylight gives us more time to enjoy the picks of the week
Ice: The Vancouver premiere of Le Patin Libre’s Murmuration presented by DanceHouse, in partnership with Canada Ice Dance Theatre, hits the ice at Kerrisdale Cyclone Taylor Arena March 20-23.
Reading: Massey Theatre’s Reading Theatre returns on March 19th with a reading of They’re Naked, They’re Ugly and They Owe Us Money by Vancouver Actor-Playwright Susinn McFarlen Join in or sit back and enjoy the feminist comedy is about a theatre company forced to rehearse in a decrepit biker clubhouse when the last rehearsal space in town closes.
Mystery: Discover whodunit as Agatha Christie’s classic caper And Then There Were None brings murder and mystery to Metro Theatre until March 22
Balls: Whitecaps FC are on fire to start this season, the league leaders play host to Chicago Fire March 22 at BC Place
Lacrosse: Rogers Arena welcomes the Vancouver Warriors and the Georgia Swarm to the lacrosse box on March 22
Cash: The Arts Club Theatre On Tour finds its 2024 hit Ring of Fire: The Music Of Johnny Cash on the road, stopping at Mission’s Clarke Theatre tonight, and then moves on to West Vancouver’s Kay Meek Centre March 20-21 and then The ACT Arts Centre in Maple Ridge March 22-23
Rock: History meets Rock as Cambodian Rock Band a funny, genre-defying play tells the story of a Khmer Rouge survivor returning to Cambodia after thirty years, running until April 6 at Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage
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
Trucks: Cheer on the thrilling full-throttled experience of MONSTER JAM, the ultimate day of family fun at the Pacific Coliseum from March 21-23, 2025, Vancouver’s ONLY Monster Jam event this year
Vroom: See everything on wheels at the ELEVATE Vancouver Auto Show at Vancouver Convention Centre March 19-23
Disappear: Closing March 22nd, a lighting designer illuminates his mother’s passing in a brave and intimate work as The Cultch presents Itai Erdal’s How to Disappear Completely, a production from The Chop Theatre, in collaboration with The Elbow Theatre, at the Historic Theatre
Gig: Northern Irish Scottish rock band Snow Patrol North American Tour makes a stop at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre stage Friday March 21st
Comedy: American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and director David Cross The End of The Beginning of The End tour stops at The Vogue Theatre on Saturday March 22
Concert: Shadbolt Centre for the Arts presents the premiere of You’re Just A Place That I Know by Ukrainian-Canadian singer-songwriter Adrian Glynn & Band with the Righteous Ramshackle Chorus and Windsor Choir at the Studio Theatre March 21- 22
Spring: The Chutzpah! Festival welcomes the change of seasons with a special spring edition of the festival – The Chutzpah! Plus Spring Edition runs March 19-23.
Dance: Part of The Chutzpah! Plus program, world premiere of UNIVERSUS, a double bill from Vancouver’s Belle Spirale Dance Projects featuring Everything and Nothing from Belle Spirale’s Co-Artistic Directors Alexis Fletcher and Sylvain Senez, and STATERA from internationally celebrated Spanish dancer and choreographer Fernando Hernando Magadan, at the Vancouver Playhouse on Mar 21 & 22.
Fred: March 20th Massey Theatre presents The Flair of Fred Astaire, the greatest of all movie dancers is highlighted in a show presented by classic film scholar Michael van den Bos featuring a bounty of film clips
Swell: The Commodore Ballroom welcomes Victoria indie-rockers Current Swell to the stage Friday March 21st
Anniversary: In an early show March 22nd the Commodore Ballroom celebrates Bedouin Soundclash – 20 Years of Sounding A Mosaic
Photographs: On display until 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
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.
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.
Canadian: Showing 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.
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