All in Vancouver & Around guide to all events in Vancouver and the Municipalities of Burnaby, Coquitlam, Delta, Langley, Maple Ridge, New Westminster, North Vancouver, Pitt Meadows, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Richmond, Surrey, and West Vancouver December 2009

After the Quake

Rumble Productions and Pi Theatre present the Canadian premiere of after the quake, directed by Craig Hall and Richard Wolfe.
In 1995, a disastrous earthquake hit Kobe, Japan, and the Tokyo subway was hit by deadly poison gas attacks. after the quake is based on bestselling author Haruki Murakami�s stories about life in the wake of disaster. It takes its audience on a journey where magic and realism collide, in an exploration of disrupted reality. Junpei is a timid writer who enchants Sayoko, the love of his life, by conjuring up stories to soothe the anguish of her young daughter Sala, a girl who is having nightmares of the Earthquake Man. A talking bear makes the very best honey pies, and Katagiri, a bank loans officer, struggles to distinguish between what is real and what is not when six-foot Frog asks for help to fight off giant Worm for the future of Tokyo. Together, these stories explore the emotional aftershocks of disaster, and offer a message of hope and healing.

starts: 2009-11-19
ends: 2009-12-05

Studio 16,1555 West 7th Ave, at Granville St

Continuum:Vision and Creativity on the Northwest Coast

By initiating dialogue between historical genres and contemporary artistic practice, between the role of the artist and the community, and between artistic production and the present currency of the market place for Northwest Coast art, the exhibition is a first in its breadth and purpose of addressing the new generation of Northwest Coast artists. The works include a wide range of media, including installation, painting, new media (photo-animation), textiles, sculpture, printmaking, jewelry and mixed media. The exhibition features artists, whose traditional territories, or nations, reside in geographical terms within the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America, to include: Coast Salish, Haida, Heiltsuk, Kwakwaka'wakw, Nisga'a, Nuu-cha-Nulth, Tlingit and Tsimshian.

starts: 2009-11-19
ends: 2010-01-31

Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art, 639 Hornby St

GOODNIGHT MOON & THE RUNAWAY BUNNY

From the same company that brought our audiences the hit show The Very Hungry Caterpillar... comes an innovative double bill adaptation of two beloved bedtime classics.
Goodnight Moon is a celebration of familiar nighttime rituals, while The Runaway Bunny's pretend tale of leaving home evokes reassuring responses from a loving mum. Both tales feature whimsical puppetry and evocative original music will bring a new sense of appreciation to stories that have delighted several generations.

starts: 2009-11-28
ends: 2009-12-06

Norman Rothstein Theatre, 950 West 41st Ave

The Life-Changing Workshop

It's real. It works. It's proven. What are you waiting for? iEarth Ltd. is honored to sponsor this rare opportunity to host The Life-Changing Workshop with the internationally renowned Dr. Vernon Woolf-right in beautiful downtown Vancouver.
The Life-Changing Workshop is a nine day event that embodies the principles of Dr.Woolf's well established International Academy on Holodynamics. Holodynamics is the study of the whole dynamic of life and includes every aspect needed to understand and realize your full potential. You can begin to transform your life immediately like thousands of others.

starts: 2009-11-28
ends: 2009-12-06

Fairmont Waterfront Hotel Downtown Vancouver

Awake Vancouver

Healing is perhaps the most important work we have to do in this life. This year on World AIDS day, December 1st, 2009, Awake Vancouver will take place to make a healing difference in the lives of Canada's Aboriginal people.
Healing Our Spirit (www.healingourspirit.org) is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving British Columbia's Aboriginal populations affected by HIV/AIDS. Offering support for people living with HIV/AIDS, a meal program and counselling to deal with the after effects of residential schools, they are committed workers in the healing of Canada's First Nations people.

starts: 2009-12-01
ends: 2009-12-01

Rickshaw Theatre 254 East Hastings

Priestess

Montreal Hard Rockers. Play from new cd "Prior to the Fire".

starts: 2009-12-03
ends: 2009-12-03

Commodore Ballroom, 868 Granvill Street.

Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs

Classic Pantomime tradition-North Vancouver Community Players present Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs

starts: 2009-12-04
ends: 2009-12-20

Hendry Hall Theatre

Literacy4Kids Story & Craft Times

Bring your little ones to The Little Gym in Langley once each month this Autumn, to enjoy story time with a professional story teller. Langley's Mail4Kids and The Little Gym have created these free storytelling sessions- fun! Listen to the story and join in the songs, then enjoy craft time with the other kidlets.
The story/craft times begin at 2:30PM, for one hour. The dates/story themes are as follows: December 5th-Christmas/holidays

starts: 2009-12-05
ends: 2009-12-05

The Little Gym, 5- 6233 200th Street

Go For The Gold

The Gentlemen of Fortune Chorus is an award winning Barbershop Ensemble consisting of 50 members from the Greater Vancouver area.
The group is part of the Barbershop Harmony Society, an International Organization comprised of 33,000 members.
Like the Barbershop Harmony Society itself the Gentlemen of Fortune Chorus attracts members from all cultural backgrounds and walks of life. Each member�s strong interest in singing as a hobby with a non-professional group is the primary motivation which binds such a diverse group of men together to provide entertainment to the community in which they live.
Music performed by the Gentlemen of Fortune is sung a cappella in the barbershop style of four part harmony consisting of lead, bass, baritone, and tenor parts. The GOF repertoire consists of a wide variety of selections from the traditional to the modern with selections from the movies and a very moving arrangement of O Canada.

starts: 2009-12-05
ends: 2009-12-05

Michael J Fox Theatre, 7373 MacPherson Ave

Christmas at Canada Place: Making Spirits Bright

Canada Place is celebrating our 22nd annual Christmas at Canada Place: Making Spirits Bright event from December 6 - 31, 2009. Watch our iconic sails transform into an array of light, color and animation with spectacular Light Shows on the Sails. Breakfast with Santa returns on December 6 & 12, 2009 with a visit from jolly ol'St. Nick and children's performers.

starts: 2009-12-06
ends: 2009-12-31

Canada Place

ADAM-EVE/Man-Woman

What started as a 20 minute commission work for the 20th anniversary of the Dancing on the Edge Festival, ADAM-EVE Man/Woman comes to a full length creation December 9th-12th, 2009 by Co. ERASGA in partnership with the Firehall Arts Centre. Alvin Erasga Tolentino's work encounters and challenges the social and archetypal place of man and woman, identity and gender. The choreography presents the body as a passive and aggressive, yin and yang, masculine and feminine.

starts: 2009-12-09
ends: 2009-12-12

Firehall Arts Centre, 280 East Cordova Street

A Traditional Christmas in Vancouver

Vancouver's most beloved holiday music tradition.
Assistant Conductor Evan Mitchell leads the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra in a celebration of the Christmas spirit, withnarrator Christopher Gaze and the UBC Opera Ensemble and EnChor choirs.

starts: 2009-12-10
ends: 2009-12-12

St Andrews Wesley Church

2009 Festival of Lights

every evening except Christmas Day (December 25) when the Garden is closed. A magical experience for the whole family with 1.4 million twinkling lights. Highlights include the Dancing Lights on Livingstone (watch a video on the lights 'dance' to seasonal music), Gingerbread Wood and Candy Cane Lane. Evenings prior to Christmas also feature Community Choirs on the Deck and Santa in his Living Room. Our Scandinavian Christmas Gnomes, Svend and Jens, are sure to bring a smile to you face with their antics. They can be found 'lurking' in the Centre Court and hanging out in Santa's Living Room. Up in the Heather Garden, be sure to support the Make-A-Wish Foundation by lighting a candle at the Candle Shrine.

starts: 2009-12-11
ends: 2010-01-03

VanDusen Botanical Garden 5251 Oak St at W 37th Ave

Genticorum (Quebec)

Mindful of the power of silence, space and the emotional sway of restraint, Genticorum uses concepts to great effect throughout
Generous in spirit, meticulous in detail and flawless in execution, the trio - a sonic marvel of synergistic chemistry- never step on each other's toes, deferring to song rather than self

starts: 2009-12-12
ends: 2009-12-12

Norman Rothstein Theatre, 950 West 41st Ave

The Christmas Spirit

You think scrooge had a problem with ghosts!

starts: 2009-12-13
ends: 2009-12-29

Bernie Legge Theatre

Cinderella

Presented by SPECC - Tacular Productions
A musical fantasy for the whole family
A Traditional British Pantomime
Join us in song, dance and laughter in this spectacular version of the magical fairy tale of Cinderella.

starts: 2009-12-15
ends: 2009-12-19

The ACT, 11944 Haney Place

A Beautiful View

A seriocomic trek across the intangibles of love, examining our affinity for re-writing history in its name. A friendship between two women is chronicled over 20 years. Both camping aficionados, they meet while shopping for tents. Their connection is so enigmatic, it informs their choices for the next two decades, culminating in a quiet note of tragicomedy.

starts: 2009-12-16
ends: 2009-12-19

Shadbolt Centre for the Arts 6450 Deer Lake Avenue

MASSEY THEATRE'S WINTER SPECTACULAR

A Spectacular is a live a multi-media theatrical production utilizing large scale performing arts, scenic and production elements and large numbers of performers and craftspeople.
There'll be a myriad of rainforest citizens, nutty stand-up squirrels, puppets, a marching Band, a musical bicycle ride, diverse dance and music, and unusual talents. The story follows a little girl in her first westcoast winter.

starts: 2009-12-16
ends: 2009-12-19

8th Avenue & 8th Street intersection

Ellie King Robin Hood

Fabulas family fun starring Michael Roberds (TV's Uncle Fester from The Addams Family). It's genuine, traditional panto at its boisterious and hilarious best, overflowing with magic, music and mayhem! Presented by The Royal Canadian Theare Company.

starts: 2009-12-17
ends: 2010-01-03

Surrey Arts Centre, 13750-88 Avenue

Christmas Showcase - Showstoppers Academy

A fun and entertaining show which will get you in the spirit of Christmas. Performers ages 5-18 will sing classic Christmas songs as well as Broadway. Great for all ages.

starts: 2009-12-18
ends: 2009-12-18

Terry Fox Theatre ,1260 Riverwood Gate

Christmas With The Fab Four

Precise attention to detail elevates The Fab Four far above every other Beatles tribute. With uncanny, note-perfect live retentions of Beatles' songs, The Fab Four will make you think you�re watching the real thing. These talented lads replicate that famous Liverpool sound Live in the original record key, and they do it all without any tapes, sequences or backing tracks. From mop tops and tailored suits to psychedelic uniforms and shaggy hair, the group re-creates everything from "I Want to Hold Your Hand" and "A Hard Day's Night" to "Revolution" and "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band." Vegas show that has been sold out for last 8 years.

starts: 2009-12-19
ends: 2009-12-19

River Rock Show Theatre , 8811 River Rd

ISSC Christmas Party 2009

The 2009 ISSC Christmas party will will take place on Friday December 19th at 8pm at Smiley O' Neals on 911 West Pender St. Vancouver. A complimentary drink will be served to members before 9.30pm. $8 cover charge after 10pm. Please arrive early as entry cannot be guaranteed after 10pm. All welcome, Hope to see you there.

starts: 2009-12-19
ends: 2009-12-19

Smiley O� Neals 911 West Pender St.

Holiday Festivities at Fort Langley

Fort Langley
Enjoy the festive season in traditional style. Early birds can help start the forge, light the bake oven and raise the flag. Cast your vote for the perfectly decorated tree, enjoy the wintery scene and learn how the residents of Fort Langley celebrated Christmas as you sip a hot drink by the fire.

starts: 2009-12-19
ends: 2010-01-03

23433 Mavis Ave

Holiday Mini Play Palace

This year we will have 3 separate dates for your leisure: December 26th, 27th & January 1st. Your Holiday Play Palace drop-in fee includes access to a variety of games, toys and equipment suitable for children up to 7 years of age. This special event Play Palace does not even require a membership, but anyone who presents a valid family membership can drop in for just $3 a child instead of the usual $5. Drop in fee prices are per day.

starts: 2009-12-26
ends: 2009-12-26

Kerrisdale Community Centre

MASSIVE GALA 2010

New Years Eve - Special
FEATURING live performance by YOUNG JEEZY
hosted by the Beat 94.5FM's KID CARSON 19+ years old with 2 piece ID required

starts: 2009-12-28
ends: 2009-12-28

PACIFIC COLISEUM

Boyz II Men

Boyz II Men are labelled the most commercially successful R&B group of all time by the Recording Industry Association of America. They recorded five #1 pop hits including "End of the Road," "I�ll Make Love to You" and "On Bended Knee" between 1992 and 1997, have topped sales of 60 million records worldwide and have earned a host of Grammy Awards, American Music Awards and World Music Awards. Their newest album, Love will be released on November 10th.

starts: 2009-12-30
ends: 2009-12-30

Red Robinson Show Theatre

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