The wonders of the universe, time travel, space and drinks. Welcome to Cosmic Nights at the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre!
Cosmic Nights at the Space Centre
Where: H.R. MacMillan Space Centre (1100 Chestnut St, Vancouver)
When: Thursday, January 26, 2017 6:30pm to 10:00pm
Tickets: Available online now
Enjoy a Planetarium show, “Journey Back to the Beginning of Time”, where you can take a visual trip 13.8 billion years into the past and journey from the formation of our Universe in the Big Bang to the modern day.
The show will be followed by a time travel lecture from UBC’s Dr. Jared Stang. He’ll talk about what relativity tell us about the realities of time travel.
Throughout the event you can stop by the Time Travel Booth with Doc Brown (aka UBC’s Dr. Jaymie Matthews). He’ll be there with an open forum for anyone to come and ask questions about time travel or any other cosmic queries.
Tickets are available now (19+, photo ID required for entry). These nights sell out so book your spot as soon as possible. Follow the Space Centre on Facebook and Twitter #cosmicnights for more information.
Celebrate the upcoming Year of the Rooster at Lunar Fest Vancouver, a free, three-day festival this weekend.
Lunar Fest Vancouver
Where: Queen Elizabeth Theatre Plaza (650 Hamilton St, Vancouver)
When: January 27th 11:00am to 6:00pm, January 28th & 29th 12:00pm to 6:00pm
The festival will have Rooster Winter Games, Lunar Crafts, Vancouver Puppet Theatre, Tung and Bedzvin Duo, Cheondoong Korean Drum, Pottery Workshop, Bird Walkers, Evi Art World, Fortune Telling, and more. Follow Lunar Fest on Facebook and Twitter for more information.
Don’t miss the 44th annual Chinese New Year Parade happening on Sunday, January 29th in Chinatown as well!
The rain has returned but Vancouver sure did enjoy some classic Canadian winter fun while it lasted! If you’re looking for more fun, here’s a list of things to do in Vancouver this weekend. It’s updated frequently using the full monthly event list as a guide. Send in your event any time for a free listing!
Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend
Events that run for longer than three days in a row are highlighted in green.
Friday, January 20, 2017
Vancouver Canadians Hot Stove Luncheon
We Know Nothing About Art
Chinese New Year Dinner, Surrey
Jim Byrnes With Mainstreet Muze
Places des Arts Speaker Series: Dr. Rick Dorfer
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
Ocean Waves at the Vancity Theatre
Vancouver Motorcycle Show
Dine Out Vancouver Festival
Innovation Festival: Vancouver at Science World
Mozart & Bach w Diana Doherty, Terrence Tam and Lorraine Min
Vancouver Opera Presents: MacBeth
Jan Martens Sweat Baby Sweat
Lights at Lafarge
Vancouver International Boat Show
Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival
Taste White Rock Festival
PuSH Festival
Saturday, January 21, 2017
Vancouverite: A Comedy Show
Kits Wedding Show
Women’s March on Washington – Vancouver
Lougheed Town Centre: Lunar Festival: Year of the Rooster
Craft, Heritage, and Me
Mad Media Presents: Start-Up Weekend Intensive
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
Nat Bailey Winter Farmers Market
Innovation Festival: Vancouver at Science World
Ocean Waves at the Vancity Theatre
Vancouver Opera Presents: MacBeth
Vancouver Motorcycle Show
Lights at Lafarge
Vancouver International Boat Show
Dine Out Vancouver Festival
Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival
Taste White Rock Festival
PuSH Festival
Sunday, January 22, 2017
Vancouver Recital Society: Winterlude
AME BC Discovery Day
Mad Media Presents: Start-Up Weekend Intensive
Hastings Park Winter Farmers Market
Innovation Festival: Vancouver at Science World
Ocean Waves at the Vancity Theatre
Vancouver Motorcycle Show
Lights at Lafarge
Vancouver International Boat Show
Dine Out Vancouver Festival
Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival
Taste White Rock Festival
PuSH Festival
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The 17th annual Chutzpah! Lisa Nemetz International Jewish Performing Arts Festival is coming up February 16 to March 13, 2017. It’s the Lower Mainland’s winter music, dance, comedy and theatre festival presenting international, national and local artists. The Chutzpah! Festival delivers audiences work that is forward-looking, multi-layered, and entertaining.
Chutzpah! Festival
After the success of Chutzpah’s first literary event in 2016, this year Chutzpah! features author Christopher Noxon in “Hollywood Stories”, a special pre-festival event. And for the second year, Chutzpah!PLUS is co-presenting a Film Series with the Vancouver Jewish Film Centre.
Single tickets for Chutzpah! can be purchased online, by phone at the Chutzpah! Box Office: 604-257-5145 or Tickets Tonight: 604-684-2787. Chutzi Packs are also available: see 4 different shows of your choice for only $94 (excluding Ali Hassan and Judy Gold, Shalom Hanoch, David Broza and Mira Awad, The Klezmatics). New this year is a special 5-Show Dance Pack for shows at the Norman Rothstein Theatre for only $115.
Tickets will also be available in-person starting January 30th at the on-site Chutzpah! Box Office at the Jewish Community Centre, 950 West 41st Avenue, just 2 blocks west of the Oakridge Skytrain Station.
The 2017 Chutzpah! Festival have performances at the Norman Rothstein Theatre and other venues in and around Vancouver, including a Comedy Double Bill with Ali Hassan and Judy Gold.
Comedy Double Bill
In this solo show Muslim, Interrupted, Ali Hassan performs his bitingly funny piece of work on flunking out of Sunday school, ingesting forbidden fruits, and becoming a cultural Muslim. The show is a refreshingly hilarious antidote to our increasingly troubling global climate, delivered by this rising star of television, film, radio and stage.
Judy Gold has written and starred in 2 critically acclaimed, Off-Broadway hit shows, The Judy Show – My Life As A Sitcom, and 25 Questions for a Jewish Mother, which was an audience favourite at the 2014 Chutzpah! Festival.
What: Comedy Double Bill with Ali Hassan and Judy Gold
Where: The York Theatre (639 Commercial Dr, Vancouver)
When: Friday February 24, 2017 at 8:00pm
Tickets: Available online now.
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Though the rain can be a downer, don’t let the wet stuff put the brakes on your active lifestyle. This is the perfect time of year for exploring new places and trying fresh activities that will test your brain and body. If you’re looking for something new, check out these fun ideas out of Coquitlam this month. Warning: May induce excessive grinning!
Evergreen Cultural Centre
If you haven’t taken a ride on SkyTrain’s Evergreen Extension yet, why not hop on the train and see where it takes you? Simply riding the train is an adventure for children, and the last station on the line is Lafarge Lake-Douglas station, which is just steps to Evergreen Cultural Centre, a wonderful visual and performing arts theatre.
Highlights in the coming weeks include the quirky one-woman show, The (Post) Mistress, and a performance by the critically acclaimed Canadian Guitar Quartet. Families won’t want to miss A Midsummer Night’s Dream, a whimsical adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic, featuring fairies, love potions and talking donkeys (ticket admission is pay-what-you-can).
Climb a Mountain
It’s true that Coquitlam is on the edge of nature, surrounded with mountains, but during soggy weather, why not try something new and scale an indoor climbing wall? Did you know that Coquitlam is home to the largest climbing gym in Metro Vancouver? Climb Base5 boasts more than 16,000 square feet of climbing space, a 1,000-square-foot ‘Tsunami Wall’ for bouldering, and custom programs for kids, groups and adults.
Knock ’em Down
Channel your inner Homer Simpson and line up a strike! Bowling is a great activity for all ages on a rainy day, and Zone Bowling in Coquitlam has a beautiful five- and 10-pin bowling alley that attracts visitors from all over Metro Vancouver.
Hit the Ice
Nothing is more Canadian than lacing up the skates and zipping around the ice. Round up the kids, pop on those helmets and get ready to create memories that will last a lifetime. Drop-in indoor ice skating is available at Poirier Sport & Leisure Centre, which is a massive recreation facility that also has pools, a gym and drop-in fitness classes.
Watch a Game
Could the next NHL star be skating on home ice? Head over to Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex at 633 Poirier St. to cheer on the Coquitlam Express and scope out the talent of the BCHL. Whether you’re feeding a hockey addiction or simply looking for an affordable, family-friendly night out, this is guaranteed to be a fun outing. Regular season runs until February 24th.
Take a Hike
Just a short drive from Coquitlam’s City Centre, Minnekhada Regional Park is a peaceful nature sanctuary that offers a place to get away from it all. The 200-hectare park has a variety of trails and is rich with wildlife. If the ground is covered in snow, take a walk around the marsh and enjoy the scenery. Depending on the conditions, you could try the 6.5-kilometre trek to the High Knoll to be rewarded with incredible views of the marsh below (allow yourself at least 2 ½ hours). The park is also home to Minnekhada Lodge, a 1930s country estate that is a popular film and wedding spot, open to the public on occasion for touring.
For more information about exploring Coquitlam, visit coquitlam.ca/explore and plan your trip by transit. Share your photos using tag #explorecoquitlam.
