March is here and so are the cherry blossoms, egg hunts, dance and film festivals, and many reasons to get outdoors or into a seat at a theatre.

This list is updated every day so be sure to check back often. If you have an event to add, send it in for free using my Contact Form here.

March Events in Metro Vancouver

Jump to: Tuesday, March 1 to Sunday, March 6, 2016
Jump to: Monday, March 7 to Sunday, March 13, 2016
Jump to: Monday, March 14 to Sunday, March 20, 2016
Jump to: Monday, March 21 to Thursday, March 31, 2016

Multi-Day Events

Events that run for longer than three days in a row are highlighted in green below.

Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Entertainment Showcase in Support of Watari Counselling & Support Services
Wait Until Dark at the Havana Theatre
Super Tuesday Live Stream + Watch Party at The Fox Cabaret
GVHBA Members’ Orientation Breakfast and U40 Mentorship Breakfast
Coastal First Nations Dance Festival
Friends of Chamber Music: Mandelring Quartett
Urban Grind at Harbour Centre
PostSecret: The Show
16th Annual Chutzpah! Festival
Vancouver International Dance Festival
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
Boeing Boeing
SFU 50: Anniversary Open House in Surrey
Vancouver Writers Fest & VPL Present: InCite
Incite: A Free, Twice-monthly Reading Series
VSO: The Legendary Itzhak Perlman
Coastal First Nations Dance Festival
PostSecret: The Show
16th Annual Chutzpah! Festival
Vancouver International Dance Festival
Wait Until Dark at the Havana Theatre
Thursday, March 3, 2016
The Game’s Afoot: Stories from Sherlock Holmes
Clayton Reservoir Project Open House
Create Change Annual Fundraiser
Laura Wee Láy Láq: “Geometry of Space”
Anecdotal Evidence V Stories about Science (ASL Interpreted Event)
The Gay Heritage Project at The Cultch
Coastal First Nations Dance Festival
PostSecret: The Show
16th Annual Chutzpah! Festival
Vancouver International Dance Festival
Wait Until Dark at the Havana Theatre
Friday, March 4, 2016
Sponsored by Miss604: Salt Spring in the City
Festival du Bois, Coquitlam
Newton Community Walk
Faces of Humanity
Opening Reception: Anti-Social Media
Vancouver Giants: Outdoorsman Night
LIFT: Fundraising Concert to Stop Bullying
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra – House Of Dreams
Coastal First Nations Dance Festival
PostSecret: The Show
The Gay Heritage Project at The Cultch
16th Annual Chutzpah! Festival
Vancouver International Dance Festival
Wait Until Dark at the Havana Theatre
Saturday, March 5, 2016
Sponsored by Miss604: Salt Spring in the City
A Night Out for Music Heals
Hush Wedding Soirée
Terminal City Rollergirls Pre-Season Bout
Teenage Dirtbag 2: With Jacob Samuel
Refresh Kids
Choux Pastry Class
Plunge for Special Olympics BC
22nd Annual UBC Medicine Spring Gala
The East Van Bazaar
Borealis String Quartet: From Darkness to Light
Ani DiFrano in Concert
Once Upon a Time: Official Convention
Vancouver Opera: Madama Butterfly
Vancouver Art Gallery: Family FUSE Weekend
Nat Bailey Farmers Market
Festival du Bois, Coquitlam
Coastal First Nations Dance Festival
PostSecret: The Show
The Gay Heritage Project at The Cultch
16th Annual Chutzpah! Festival
Vancouver International Dance Festival
Wait Until Dark at the Havana Theatre
Sunday, March 6, 2016
Sponsored by Miss604: Salt Spring in the City
Whitecaps FC Season Opener
Healthy Family Expo
Walk in Her Shoes
Pauline Johnson / Tekahionwake Stanley Park Historical Walking Tour
Vancouver Opera: Madama Butterfly
Meditation For Musicians, Artists and other Creative Types
Once Upon a Time: Official Convention
Vancouver Art Gallery: Family FUSE Weekend
Cannery Farmers Market, Steveston/Richmond
Hastings Park Farmers Market
Festival du Bois, Coquitlam
Coastal First Nations Dance Festival
The Gay Heritage Project at The Cultch
16th Annual Chutzpah! Festival
Vancouver International Dance Festival
Wait Until Dark at the Havana Theatre
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“Science isn’t just for the nerdy!” Elizabeth Hand, Digital Engagement Specialist at Science World assured a group of about 30 social media producers last week. We had all gathered for the ultimate Vancouver science field trip, which began (appropriately) at Science World. Boxed lunches, lectures, and learning that was fun — it was the best field trip I have been on since my days at QE Senior Secondary. What struck me the hardest was that there are so many opportunities to have fun with science in Vancouver, prompting the title of my wrap up post:

5 Ways to Totally Geek Out in Vancouver

Science World

We know Science World, we love Science World, but what I discovered recently, aside from the current Animals Inside Out and Red Bull Stratos exhibits, is that they have several adults-only events, like the recent Science of Cocktails and After Dark events.

Check out all of their special event listings online and sign up for their mailing list for info about the next After Dark evening.

Anecdotal Evidence

At Science World, we were treated to two storytellers on stage who combined weaving a plot with a scientific lesson. Anecdotal Evidence is a live storytelling series where people share stories of how they experience science in their lives. Failure, triumph, love, humour, and a few gross and gory details. The next Anecdotal Evidence event will be on March 3rd at LanaLou’s in Vancouver.

TRIUMF

TRIUMF is Canada’s national laboratory for particle and nuclear physics research, and it’s located right here in the “604” over at UBC. It’s one of the world’s leading subatomic physics laboratories and it collaborates with other facilities around the world, including CERN in Switzerland.

It’s home to the world’s largest cyclotron, and although we didn’t get to view that during our field trip, we did get to tour ISAC, an Isotope Separator and Accelerator (ISAC) facility, the machine shop, and TRIUMF’s main control room. Drop-in tours are offered September 1st to May 31st: Wednesdays & Fridays at 1:00pm; June 1st to August 31st: Monday: Friday at 1:00pm.

Michael Smith Labs

Dave Ng at UBC’s Michael Smith Labs gave us a rundown on human code, genetics, and DNA that involved unicorns, Wookiees, and several cups of spit. I recently sat in on a TED talk with Riccardo Sabatini who brought out over 262,000 pages of human code sequencing on stage, in book form, so the concepts that Dave talked about were still fresh in my mind.

What I had never done before though was be part of a group that all spit into cups, worked a bit of magic with test tubes, and extracted our own DNA strands (then promptly posted photos of said strands all over social media). Michael Smith Labs offers field trips, seminars, and DIY resources. Registration is now open for their next molecular biology workshop in April. Dave says their programming “mixes things that would conventionally be thought of as scientific, with things that would be conventionally creative.”

HR MacMillan Space Centre

Space: The final frontier — and the final stop on our science field trip tour. The HR MacMillan Space Centre in Vanier Park offers exhibits, tours, programs, event viewing in the night sky at the observatory, and shows in the Planetarium Star Theatre.

They even host overnight adventures. Follow AskAnAstronomer on Twitter for event and programming information and to also really Ask An Astronomer about things you see in the sky, and beyond.

From gamma rays to galaxies, there was so much to think about in just one afternoon. You could plan an entire week of science trips and tours in Vancouver and come away feeling enthusiastic and inspired.

The pink buds and blossoms are lighting up a grey city this week, which makes this a great time to re-launch the Cherry Blossom Photo of the Day series. These posts contain photos that you have shared with the Miss604 Flickr Pool and/or the #Photos604 tag on Instagram.

Karina & Amir of vanexusphotography on Instagram:

A photo posted by Karina & Amir (@vanexusphotography) on Feb 26, 2016 at 8:00pm PST

View more photography posts on Miss604 along with the Vancouver Photos of the Week – and be sure to tag your photos with #Photos604!

The Cultch is pleased to present The Gay Heritage Project from Wednesday, March 2 to Saturday, March 19, 2016 at the Historic Theatre.

The Gay Heritage Project

• When: March 2 at 8:00pm (opening)
  March 3-5, 8-12, & 15-19 at 8:00pm
  March 5, 6, 13, & 19 at 2:00pm
  Enjoy a lively post-show Q&A on March 3, 6, 8, & 15
• Where: Historic Theatre at The Cultch
  (1895 Venables St, Vancouver)
• Tickets: From $20. On sale now at The Cultch’s Box Office, by phone at (604) 251-1363, or online.

“Strikes a perfect balance between reverence and complete, wonderful silliness…this is an hour and a half that simply flies by because The Gay Heritage Project is, at once, incredibly fun and so smart” – Daily Xtra

Three of Canada’s most gifted creators/performers set out to answer one question: is there such a thing as ‘gay heritage’? In their search, they uncover a rich history not often shared and shine a new light on contemporary gay culture. The result is a hilarious and moving homage to the people who came before us and the events that continue to shape our lives.

After centuries of queer history being hidden in the closet and the loss of almost an entire generation to HIV/AIDS, The Gay Heritage Project is an important step in the excavation, preservation, and promotion of a community’s cultural history.

Win Tickets to The Gay Heritage Project

If you would like to see this production, I have two tickets to give away. Here’s how you can enter to win:

• Leave a comment on this post (1 entry)
• Post the following on Twitter (1 entry)

I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 12:00pm on Wednesday, March 2, 2016. Follow The Cultch on Twitter and Facebook for the latest performance information.

Update The winner is Hadley

It’s still February but pink buds and blossoms are popping up around the city, prompting me to begin this year’s edition of the Cherry Blossom Photo of the Day series. These posts contain photos that you have shared with the Miss604 Flickr Pool and/or the #Photos604 tag on Instagram.

Today’s feature photo is by TOTORORO.RORO:

View more photography posts on Miss604 along with the Vancouver Photos of the Week – and be sure to tag your photos with #Photos604!