Things to Do in Vancouver this Weekend: June 22, 2017

The first weekend of summer is full of colour, music, and art! The Vancouver International Jazz festival has begun, bringing music to venues across the city, and out in the streets and plazas. The Dragon Boat festival will be rustling the still waters of False Creek and the Kanata Festival will be amplifying indigenous voices downtown.  New shows are opening in the Vancouver Art Gallery and the Museum of Vancouver, and if you prefer a bit more interaction, there are graffiti art workshops at the Museum of Anthropology.

Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Ongoing

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Friday June 23

Vancouver International Jazz Festival
Where: Various locations
What: This year, with 300 indoor and outdoor performances, the Festival features a diverse lineup that includes international headliners like Tedeschi Trucks Band, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Joe Jackson, Sarah MacLachlan, Neko Case/k.d. lang/Laura Veirs,Hiromi: The Trio Project, Oliver Jones Trio, The Legendary Downchild Blues Band, Joe Lovano Classic Quartet and Gregory Porter.
Runs until: Sunday July 2, 2017

The Drum is Calling Festival
Where: Larwill Park, Playhouse Theatre, Vancouver Public Library Atrium, Queen Elizabeth Theatre
What: Immerse yourself in this festival of Indigenous and diverse arts and culture. Highlighting the festival will be stellar performances from iconic artists such as singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie, PowWowStep creator DJ Shub, singer-songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk, country sensation Crystal Shawanda, northern Ontario rockers Midnight Shine, Juno Award winner William Prince, rising R&B star George Leach, genre-defying artist Kinnie Starr, literary giant Tomson Highway, and powerful spoken word poet Shane Koyczan.
Runs until: Friday June 30, 2017

Kanata | Turtle Island Festival
Where: Larwill Park (688 Cambie)
What: A food, culture and performance festival to amplify Indigenous voices by providing a platform for our true history and traditions to shine.
Runs until: Saturday July 1, 2017

Vancouver International Guitar Festival
Where: Chinese Cultural Centre
What: Three days of live music, master classes and special events during which the  public will have opportunities to see, hear, play and purchase some of the world’s finest handmade stringed instruments.
Runs until: Sunday June 25, 2017

Vancouver Dragon Boat Festival
Where: False Creek
What: Entertainment, food, children’s activities, art installations, interactive circus performances, shopping, and of course, dragon boat racing of the highest caliber.
Runs until: Sunday June 25, 2017

Kitsilano Showboat
Where: Kits beach
What: Almost anything can happen at this family friendly showcase of amateur talent dating back to 1935.
Runs until: Saturday August 19, 2017

Antibalas
Where: The Vogue
What: Conceived in Mexico City and born in a Brooklyn warehouse in 1997, Antibalas is rooted in Afrobeat, but thoroughly flexible.

Jurassic 5 (show 1 of 2)
Where: Commodore Ballroom
What: American alternative hip hop group formed in the 90s, and going strong.

Pink Floyd the Sea Wall
Where: Meet at Science World
What: On November 30th 1979 Pink Floyd released an album called “The Wall”. 37 years later on June 23rd, 2015 a group of elevated individuals will ride the Sea Wall during the entirety of the album which is 1 hour and 21 minutes.

Chief Dan George: Actor and Activist
Where: North Vancouver Museum
What: An exhibition exploring the life and legacy of Tsleil-Waututh Chief Dan George (1899- 1981) and his influence as an Indigenous rights advocate and his career as an actor. The exhibition was developed in close collaboration with the George family.
Runs until: April 2018

Between the Sheets
Where: Pacific Theatre
What: What begins as an ordinary parent teacher interview unravels into a gripping and raw confrontation between two women on the brink of disaster.
Runs until: Saturday June 24, 2017

East Van Opera
Where: Metro Theatre
What: The production features a diverse, multi-award-winning cast from across the Lower Mainland, and will combine opera, ballet and burlesque to chronicle a modern feminist fable about a heroine with special powers.

Live Carving of Stó:lō Welcome Figures
Where: Tourism Chilliwack Visitor Centre (Chilliwack, BC)
What: Terry Horne, artist and Chief from Yakweakwioose
band, is carving two Stó:lō Welcome Figures at the Chilliwack Visitor Centre.
Runs until: August 2017

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Saturday June 24

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East Side Pride
Where: Grandview Park
What: Kick off the Pride Season at the site of the historic Stonewall Festival at East Side Pride in Grandview Park! This will be an inclusive, engaging, and family-friendly event featuring loads of local talent and friends from the community.

Claude Monet’s Secret Garden
Where: Vancouver Art Gallery
What: The most comprehensive exhibition of French painter Claude Monet’s work in Canada in two decades, Claude Monet’s Secret Garden will trace the career of this pivotal figure in Western art history. This exhibition will present thirty-eight paintings spanning the course of Monet’s long career from the unparalleled collection of the Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris.
Runs until: Sunday October 1, 2017

Cris Derksen’s Orchestral Powwow
Where: Roundhouse Community Centre
What: Bringing Indigenous music to the centre of the European model, Cris Derksen, The Chippewa Travellers, hoop dancer Nimkii Osawamick, and percussionist Jesse Baird perform this Juno-nominated composition outdoors as part of the 2017 Queer Arts Festival.

Bird Walk
Where: VanDusen Gardens
What: Take a guided tour through VanDusen and learn about the native bird species that make their home in the garden.

Adina Summer Days Festival
Where: Andina Brewing Company
What: A parking lot party of fresh craft beer, food, and live Latin music.

Unbelievable
Where: The Museum of Vancouver
What: This exhibition poses provocative questions about our perception of stories by assembling iconic artifacts, storied replicas, and contested objects for a mind-bending exploration of the role stories play in defining lives and communities – and what happens when we question the tales we’ve long relied upon. Unbelievable objects include the Thunderbird totem pole that appeared in controversial filmmaker Edward Curtis’ 1906 work In the Land of the Head Hunters; contemporary ‘totems’, each with contrasting stories about a point in time in Vancouver; and artifacts illustrating the complex narrative around Vancouver’s relationship with First Nations communities.
Runs until: Sunday September 24, 2017

Graffiti Workshops
Where: Museum of Anthropology
What: Spend an afternoon with Indigenous graffiti artist Larissa Healey, AKA Gurl Twenty Three, and learn about the contemporary art of tagging and the traditional elements she draws influences from. Participants will have the opportunity to work with both digital and paint graffiti.

Tavis E. Triance & The Natural Way
Where: The Biltmore
What: Singer songwriter Tavis E. Triance, formerly of the Royal Mountain Band and Spoon River.

Graham Clark’s Quiz Show
Where: The Fox
What: A comedy show that cherry picks the best segments of game shows and presents them all in one bizarre event. Prizes to be won, heads to be scratched.

Doors Open Vancouver
Where: Burrard Inlet
What: Explore architectural treasures and discover hidden gems with special behind-the-scenes access to some of Vancouver’s most interesting and unusual buildings.

Persistence
Where: Vancouver Art Gallery
What: Persistence draws together three recent contemporary installations to explore the surprising and creative ways that technologies, physical objects and natural processes endure and transform.
Runs until: October 1, 2017

Summer Solstice Bike Ride
Where: Meet at CRAB Park
What: A big group ride with plenty of party stops heading out towards the far end of Spanish Banks – celebrating the (nearly) longest day of the year.

Elad Lassry
Where: Vancouver Art Gallery
What: Investigating the nature of perception with a special focus on the photographic image within the digital era, the exhibition includes more than seventy works—films, photographs and sculpture—produced by Lassry over the last decade.
Runs until: October 1, 2017

Red Fox Drum Group Workshop
Where: ArtStarts Gallery
What: Red Fox Healthy Living Society drum leaders Phabion, Kat and Darius will take you through traditional Aboriginal drum etiquette, some traditional dancing around the drum, and teaching playful songs that can be performed together to create connection and community. All ages.

BC Lions vs. Edmonton
Where: BC Place Stadium
What: It’s football – American football. There will be some running, an oddly shaped ball, and it’s a good place to do some yelling.

WWE Live Summerslam Heatwave Tour
Where: Rogers Arena
What: See AJ Styles, Kevin Owens, The Uso’s, Naomi, Charlotte Flair, Dolph Ziggler, Baron Corbin, Shinsuke Nakamura, Becky Lynch, Natalya, American Alpha, and many more.

Ninjaspy
Where: The Rickshaw
What: Vancouver-based metal fusion band Ninjaspy celebrate the release of their album, Spüken.

Jurassic 5 (show 2 of 2)
Where: Commodore Ballroom
What: American alternative hip hop group formed in the 90s, and going strong.

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Sunday June 25

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Seek the Peak
Where: Grouse Mountain
What: The awe-inspiring 4,100ft climb from Ambleside Park to the Peak of Grouse Mountain tests participants’ fitness, stamina and overall mental toughness. Racers can face the 16km course alone or tackle it with a team splitting up the legs including the famous Grouse Grind. Once across the finish line the celebration begins with a variety of activities including award presentations taking place in the mountaintop plaza. Valuable funds will be raised for the BC Cancer Foundation’s lifesaving work in the fight against breast cancer.

Greek Day on Broadway
Where: Broadway Street from McDonald to Blenheim
What: A five block stretch on Broadway measuring almost one kilometer is closed off to traffic to make room for a world of delicious Greek food and drink, market vendors, entertainment, and live music offering a laid back, yet lively Greek atmosphere.

Scotiabank Half Marathon
Where: Vancouver
What: A half marathon from UBC Thunderbird Arena all along the ocean to Stanley Park (or a 5K fun run at Stanley Park.)

Stanley Park Zoo Historical Walking Tour
Where: Stanley Park
What: If you grew up in Vancouver before the mid 1990s, you will most likely have vivid memories of the Stanley Park Zoo. On this tour, hear decades of Zoo stories and see rare historical zoo photos, some dating back to the 1800s.

Superheroes and Villains Ride
Where: Meet at Science World
What: This is themed ride where you are encouraged to don a cape – or dress as a superhero or villain. (Dress-up not required, but why would you even bother going to a theme ride not dressed up?)

Rahel presents Ya Helwa VI
Where: The Rickshaw
What: Middle Eastern Raqs sharqi and bellydance performances in various styles by Rahel, all of her students, The Helwa Dancers, and special guests. There will also be vendors, licensed bar, and prizes. Tickets available at Tickets Tonight.

Summer in Rome Dinner
Where: La Pentola
What: This supper will feature 8 courses shared family style. Expect some Roman favourites such as amatriciana, carbonara, carciofi alla giudia, quail saltimbocca, Roman tripe and porchetta. Small groups will be seated communally so get ready to make some new friends Vancouver.

YVR Pop Choir
Where: The Cultch
What: A 60-singer choir that sings pop, indie and R&B songs to benefit local animal charities. 100% of the proceeds from this show will be donated to the Dhana Metta Rescue Society, a dog rescue in Surrey, BC.

Parks Canada Learn to Camp at the Nature House
Where: Stanley Park
What: Parks Canada’s Learn-to Camp Team will be spending time with Stanley Park Ecology Society at the Nature House on Lost Lagoon to share tips on planning your next camping trip.

Omar Souleyman
Where: The Imperial
What: A dance floor-igniting preacher of love, Omar Souleyman brings his “irresistible, hyperactive electronica” (The Guardian) to Vancouver for a night of undulating synths and beats.

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Ongoing

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Creative Visions: Hong Kong Cinema 1997-2017
Where: The Cinematheque
What: This year marks the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). To celebrate, the HKSAR Government takes great pleasure in presenting a number of specially curated film programs on Hong Kong cinema in 10 cities across Europe, North America, and South Korea, in addition to four cities in Mainland China and in Hong Kong.
Runs until: Friday June 23, 2017

Between the Sheets
Where: Pacific Theatre
What: What begins as an ordinary parent teacher interview unravels into a gripping and raw confrontation between two women on the brink of disaster.
Runs until: Saturday June 24, 2017

Hamlet
Where: The Cultch
What: Presented by The Sandbox Theatre.
Runs until: Saturday June 24, 2017

Velopalooza Bike Festival
Where: Various locations
What: A full calendar of cycling events, parties, rides, and workshops.
Runs until: Sunday June 25, 2017

Hand to God
Where: Arts Club Theatre
What: In a church basement in suburban Texas, three troubled teenagers meet weekly to express themselves through puppetry and learn to avoid the devil at all costs. Things take a twisted turn when one student—Jason—creates a hand puppet that is possessed with a delightfully dark personality of its own.
Runs until: Sunday June 25, 2017

Vancouver International Guitar Festival
Where: Chinese Cultural Centre
What: Three days of live music, master classes and special events during which the  public will have opportunities to see, hear, play and purchase some of the world’s finest handmade stringed instruments.
Runs until: Sunday June 25, 2017

Vancouver Dragon Boat Festival
Where: False Creek
What: Entertainment, food, children’s activities, art installations, interactive circus performances, shopping, and of course, dragon boat racing of the highest caliber.
Runs until: Sunday June 25, 2017

Up Close
Where: VanDusen Botanical Garden
What: All the artists represented in this group exhibition find their inspiration while painting on location at VanDusen Garden. The Vancouver en plein air group, initiated in April 2011, zooms-in to the lush vegetation that provides a new dimension of foreground details. The subjects are varied, and so is the medium.
Runs until: Tuesday June 27, 2017

Queer Arts Festival
Where: Various locations
What: The festival’s 2017 theme “UnSettled” presents work from a two-spirit perspective, exploring contemporary roles and experiences, as well as providing a platform for innovation and experimentation at the intersection between the Indigenous and queer art milieus.
Runs until: Thursday June 29, 2017

Bittergirl
Where: Arts Club Theatre
What: This cathartic and catchy musical charts the romantic breakups of three women and the lively antics that ensue. 60s girl group music like Be My Baby, And Then He Kissed Me, Ain’t No Mountain High Enough, and Where Did Our Love Go? provide the perfect backdrop for the bittergirls’ journey back to happiness.
Runs until: Thursday June 29, 2017

The Drum is Calling Festival
Where: Larwill Park, Playhouse Theatre, Vancouver Public Library Atrium, Queen Elizabeth Theatre
What: Immerse yourself in this festival of Indigenous and diverse arts and culture. Highlighting the festival will be stellar performances from iconic artists such as singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie, PowWowStep creator DJ Shub, singer-songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk, country sensation Crystal Shawanda, northern Ontario rockers Midnight Shine, Juno Award winner William Prince, rising R&B star George Leach, genre-defying artist Kinnie Starr, literary giant Tomson Highway, and powerful spoken word poet Shane Koyczan.
Runs until: Friday June 30, 2017

Cinerama
Where: Spanish Banks
What: A live cinema with no story, plot or actors, on the shifting sands of the low tide flats.
Runs until: Friday June 30, 2017

Kanata | Turtle Island Festival
Where: Larwill Park (688 Cambie)
What: A food, culture and performance festival to amplify Indigenous voices by providing a platform for our true history and traditions to shine.
Runs until: Saturday July 1, 2017

Laurent Craste: Revolution’s Small Collateral Damage
Where: Back Gallery Project
What: Of French origin, Laurent Craste has been living and working in Montreal for the past 25 years. His practice focuses on the exploration of the multiple layers of meaning of decorative objects: ideologically, aesthetically, and through their sociological and historical dimensions.
Runs until: Saturday July 1, 2017

Vancouver International Jazz Festival
Where: Various locations
What: his year, with 300 indoor and outdoor performances, the Festival features a diverse lineup that includes international headliners like Tedeschi Trucks Band, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Joe Jackson, Sarah MacLachlan, Neko Case/k.d. lang/Laura Veirs,Hiromi: The Trio Project, Oliver Jones Trio, The Legendary Downchild Blues Band, Joe Lovano Classic Quartet and Gregory Porter.
Runs until: Sunday July 2, 2017

Million Dollar Quartet
Where: Arts Club Theatre
What: Inspired by true events, this rocking jukebox musical takes you into Sun Records Studio on December 4, 1956, to witness the famed recording session that brought together rock and roll legends Presley, Cash, Lewis, and Perkins—for the first and only time.
Runs until: Sunday July 9, 2017

Canada 150 Art Show
Where: Kimoto Gallery
What: 150 pieces of original Canadian artwork by fifty plus artists from Vancouver and the region. The theme is not maple leaves, hockey nor Tim Hortons, instead it is diversity; featuring works by both emerging and established artists, who do what they do, devoted to their professional practices.
Runs until: Saturday July 15, 2017

Means of Production
Where: CityScape Community Art Space (North Shore)
What: Through weaving, rug hooking and stitching, five textile artists explore the value, meaning, and metaphorical possibilities of methodically making work by hand in a digital age of increasingly rapid advancement. The title draws on Marx’s theory of alienation, which asserts that our humanity is created through production – essentially we are what we make.
Runs until: Saturday July 15, 2017

The Vienna Model: Housing for the 21st Century City
Where: Museum of Vancouver
What: Explore housing in Vienna, Austria, through its portrait of the city’s pathbreaking approach to architecture, urban life, neighborhood revitalization, and the creation of new communities.
Runs until: Sunday July 16, 2017

Kitsilano Showboat
Where: Kits beach
What: Almost anything can happen at this family friendly showcase of amateur talent dating back to 1935.
Runs until: Saturday August 19, 2017

Live Carving of Stó:lō Welcome Figures
Where: Tourism Chilliwack Visitor Centre (Chilliwack, BC)
What: Terry Horne, artist and Chief from Yakweakwioose
band, is carving two Stó:lō Welcome Figures at the Chilliwack Visitor Centre.
Runs until: August 2017

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Dance in Transit
Where: Various outdoor locations
What: A continuous supply of dancing during the warm months —at no cost. Watch it, try it, and see if you love it.
Runs until: Sunday August 27th, 2017

Xi Xanya Dzam – Those Who Are Amazing At Making Things
Where: The Bill Reid Gallery
What: Xi Xanya Dzam (pronounced hee hun ya zam) is the Kwak’wala word describing incredibly talented and gifted people who create works of art. The exhibition is both a showcase and a critical exploration of ‘achievement’ and ‘excellence’ in traditional and contemporary First Nations art.
Runs until: Sunday September 4, 2017

Pictures From Here
Where: Vancouver Art Gallery
What: Featuring photographs and video works from the early 1960s to the present that capture the urban environment of the Greater Vancouver region, its citizens and the vast “natural” landscape of the province.
Runs until: Sunday September 4, 2017

Sunday Art Market
Where: Jim Deva Plaza
What: Local artists, vendors and makers, largely from Vancouver’s West End, along with musical and other live performances and artist-led workshops to drop into.
Runs until: September 2017

Panda International Night Market
Where: Richmond, BC
What: A diverse market in Richmond, with shopping, food, beverages, and a game zone.
Runs until: Monday September 11, 2017

Flora and Fauna: A Summer Art Show
Where: The Fall Tattooing and Artist Studio
What: An artistic summer celebration of all vibrant, colourful, living things.
Runs until: Friday September 15, 2017

Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival
Where: Vanier Park
What: What do you say to watching a live production of Much Ado About Nothing, The Winter’s Tale, The Merchant of Venice or The Two Gentlemen of Verona in a custom-built tent on the beach while sipping wine, beer, and munching on a picnic lunch themed to the play? Yes! Right? After 28 years, this festival has hit a stride of near perfection (and don’t even get us started on the amazing costumes.)
Runs until: Saturday September 23, 2017

Unbelievable
Where: The Museum of Vancouver
What: This exhibition poses provocative questions about our perception of stories by assembling iconic artifacts, storied replicas, and contested objects for a mind-bending exploration of the role stories play in defining lives and communities – and what happens when we question the tales we’ve long relied upon. Unbelievable objects include the Thunderbird totem pole that appeared in controversial filmmaker Edward Curtis’ 1906 work In the Land of the Head Hunters; contemporary ‘totems’, each with contrasting stories about a point in time in Vancouver; and artifacts illustrating the complex narrative around Vancouver’s relationship with First Nations communities.
Runs until: Sunday September 24, 2017

Shipyards Night Market
Where: Lonsdale, North Vancouver
What: Food, art, music, entertainment, shopping, a beer garden, and you can bring your dog!
Runs until: September 29, 2017

ZimCarvings
Where: VanDusen Botanical Garden
What: Patrick Sephani along with visiting artist Peter Kananji will be showcasing works from over 30 Zimbabwean stone sculptors on the beautiful garden grounds and carving stone sculptures on site.  All works will be available for purchase.
Runs until: Saturday September 30, 2017

Claude Monet’s Secret Garden
Where: Vancouver Art Gallery
What: The most comprehensive exhibition of French painter Claude Monet’s work in Canada in two decades, Claude Monet’s Secret Garden will trace the career of this pivotal figure in Western art history. This exhibition will present thirty-eight paintings spanning the course of Monet’s long career from the unparalleled collection of the Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris.
Runs until: Sunday October 1, 2017

Persistence
Where: Vancouver Art Gallery
What: Persistence draws together three recent contemporary installations to explore the surprising and creative ways that technologies, physical objects and natural processes endure and transform.
Runs until: October 1, 2017

Elad Lassry
Where: Vancouver Art Gallery
What: Investigating the nature of perception with a special focus on the photographic image within the digital era, the exhibition includes more than seventy works—films, photographs and sculpture—produced by Lassry over the last decade.
Runs until: Sunday October 1, 2017

Mount Pleasant Farmers Market
Where: Dude Chilling Park
What: Amble over and pick up some afternoon picnic supplies, groceries for the week, and Sunday dinner fixings from 25+ farms and producers. Each week you’ll find a fresh selection of just-picked seasonal fruits & veggies, ethically-raised meats & sustainable seafood, artisanal bread & prepared foods, craft beer, wine, & spirits, handmade craft, and coffee & food trucks.
Runs until: Sunday October 8, 2017

Traces of Words: Art and Calligraphy from Asia
Where: UBC Museum of Anthropology
What: Words and their physical manifestations are explored in this insightful exhibition, which will honour the special significance that written forms. Varied forms of expression associated with writing throughout Asia is shown over the span of different time periods: from Sumerian cuneiform inscriptions, Qu’ranic manuscripts, Southeast Asian palm leaf manuscripts and Chinese calligraphy from MOA’s Asian collection to graffiti art from Afghanistan and contemporary artworks using Japanese calligraphy, and Tibetan and Thai scripts.
Runs until: Monday October 9, 2017

Richmond Night Market
Where: Richmond, BC
What: There’s a dinosaur park! Anamatronic dinosaurs! Also – live performances, carnival games, over 200 retail stalls and over 500 food choices from around the world.
Runs until: October 9, 2017

Onsite / Offsite Tsang Kin-Wah
Where:  Vancouver Art Gallery
What:  This large-scale composition transforms English texts to form intricate floral and animal patterns. The work draws from discriminatory language that appeared in newspapers and political campaigns in Vancouver during the 1887 anti-Chinese riots, the mid-1980s immigration influx from Hong Kong and most recently, the heated exchanges around the foreign buyers and the local housing market.
Runs until: Sunday October 15, 2017

West End Farmers Market
Where: 1100 Comox St
What: Located in the heart of Vancouver’s busy West End, this laid-back Saturday market looks onto beautiful Nelson Park and adjacent community gardens. Each week, shop for the best in local, seasonal produce, artisanal bread & prepared foods, craft beer, wine, & spirits, ethically raised meat, eggs, & dairy, sustainable seafood, wild crafted product, and handmade craft. Hot food & coffee on-site as well.
Runs until: Saturday October 21, 2017 (Saturdays)

Trout Lake Farmers Market
Where: Trout Lake
What: This is where you’ll find the vendors who have been doing it since the beginning; what started as 14 farmers ‘squatting’ at the Croatian Cultural Centre back in 1995 has grown into Vancouver’s most well-known and beloved market. Visitors come from near and far to sample artisan breads & preserves, stock up on free-range and organic eggs & meats, get the freshest, hard-to-find heirloom vegetables and taste the first Okanagan cherries and peaches of the season.
Runs until: Saturday October 21, 2017 (Saturdays)

Kitsilano Farmers Market
Where: Kitsilano Community Centre parking lot
What:   A great selection of just-picked, seasonal fruits & vegetables, ethically raised and grass fed meat, eggs, & dairy, sustainable seafood, fresh baked bread & artisanal food, local beer, wine, & spirits, and beautiful, handmade craft. Kids and parents alike can enjoy entertainment by market musicians, a nearby playground and splash park, and coffee and food truck offerings each week.
Runs until: Sunday October 22, 2017 (Sundays)

The Lost Fleet Exhibit
Where: Vancouver Maritime Museum
What: On December 7, 1941 the world was shocked when Japan bombed Pearl Harbour, launching the United States into the war. This action also resulted in the confiscation of nearly 1,200 Japanese-Canadian owned fishing boats by Canadian officials on the British Columbia coast, which were eventually sold off to canneries and other non-Japanese fishermen. The Lost Fleet looks at the world of the Japanese-Canadian fishermen in BC and how deep-seated racism played a major role in the seizure, and sale, of Japanese-Canadian property and the internment of an entire people.
Runs until: Winter 2017

Bill Reid Creative Journeys
Where: The Bill Reid Gallery
What: Celebrating the many creative journeys of acclaimed master goldsmith and sculptor Bill Reid (1920–1998), this exhibition provides a comprehensive introduction to his life and work.
Runs until: Sunday December 10, 2017

Amazonia: The Rights of Nature
Where: UBC Museum of Anthropology
What: MOA will showcase its Amazonian collections in a significant exploration of socially and environmentally-conscious notions intrinsic to indigenous South American cultures, which have recently become innovations in International Law. These are foundational to the notions of Rights of Nature, and they have been consolidating in the nine countries that share responsibilities over the Amazonian basin.
Runs until: January 28, 2018

Emily Carr: Into the Forest
Where: Vancouver Art Gallery
What: Far from feeling that the forests of the West Coast were a difficult subject matter, Carr exulted in the symphonies of greens and browns found in the natural world. With oil on paper as her primary medium, Carr was free to work outdoors in close proximity to the landscape. She went into the forest to paint and saw nature in ways unlike her fellow British Columbians, who perceived it as either untamed wilderness or a plentiful source of lumber.
Runs until: March 4, 2018

Chief Dan George: Actor and Activist
Where: North Vancouver Museum
What: An exhibition exploring the life and legacy of Tsleil-Waututh Chief Dan George (1899- 1981) and his influence as an Indigenous rights advocate and his career as an actor. The exhibition was developed in close collaboration with the George family.
Runs until: April 2018

What are you up to this weekend? Tell me and the rest of Vancouver in the comments below or tweet me directly at @lextacular

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