Events & Entertainment Around Vancouver: March 22 – April 1

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BC Place Stadium – Vancouver Whitecaps vs LA Galaxy
Event Date: 24/03/2018
Telephone: ticketmaster.ca; Time: 15:00
http://www.ticketmaster.ca

Firehall Arts Centre – Chelsea Hotel – The Songs of Leonard Cohen
Event Dates: 17/03/2018 through 21/04/2018
Telephone: firehallartscentre.ca;
http://www.firehallartscentre.ca – Not to be missed – the Firehall brings its hit show back to the stage in celebration of our 35th season and to pay homage to the late Mr. Cohen. Featuring six artists playing seventeen different instruments, this production has toured across Canada to sold out audiences.

Goldcorp Stage at BMO Theatre Centre – Forget About Tomorrow
Event Dates: 01/03/2018 through 25/03/2018
Telephone: (604) 687-1644; Time: various times
http://www.artsclub.com – When Jane’s husband Tom is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, they face a difficult journey ahead. Will love and humour be enough to brace their family for the future? Can Jane reconcile her dreams with today’s reality? Or will she grow to doubt her loyalty to the man who will ultimately forget her name?

Orpheum Theatre – West Side Story
Event Date: 24/03/2018
Telephone: (604) 876-3434; Time: 20:00
http://www.vancouversymphony.ca – Based on a book by Arthur Laurents, in turn inspired by Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, West Side Story is a timeless tale of love and tragedy, famously set to exciting music by Leonard Bernstein.

Orpheum Theatre – Zukerman plays Mozart
Event Date: 26/03/2018
Telephone: (604) 876-3434; Time: 20:00
http://www.vancouversymphony.ca – Legendary violinist, violist and conductor Pinchas Zukerman performs Mozart’s most famous violin concerto, as well as partnering with his wife, accomplished cellist Amanda Forsyth, in a performance of Richard Strauss’s great work for cello and orchestra, Don Quixote.

PNE – Vancouver Gem and Mineral Show
Event Dates: 23/03/2018 through 25/03/2018
Telephone: vancouvergemshow.com; Time: various times
http://www.vancouvergemshow.com– Western Canada’s largest Gem show is featuring 100+ of the best gem, mineral and jewellery vendors from across Canada and abroad, bringing you unique gems, fine crystals, rare fossils, handmade jewellery, fancy beads and findings, lapidary art and more.

Queen Elizabeth Theatre – Don Quixote
Event Dates: 27/03/2018 through 29/03/2018
Telephone: http://queenelizabeth.theatervancouver.com; Time: 19:30
http://queenelizabeth.theatervancouver.com/ – performances are on Mar 27 and 29

Queen Elizabeth Theatre – Shen Yun 2018
Event Dates: 23/03/2018 through 25/03/2018
Telephone: queenelizabeththeatrevancouver.tickets; Time: 14:00 and 19:30
queenelizabeththeatrevancouver.tickets – 5,000 years of Chinese music and dance, in one night.

Rennie Museum at Wing Sang Bldg – 51 East Pender St – Mend Piece by Yoko Ono
Event Dates: 01/03/2018 through 31/03/2018
Telephone: renniecollection.org;
http://www.renniecollection.org– A 50-year-old installation by Yoko Ono. Illustrating Ono’s long-standing artistic quest in social activism and world peace,” according to presenter the Rennie Museum.

Rogers Arena – Juno Canadian Music Awards
Event Date: 25/03/2018
Telephone: ticketmaster.ca; Time: 17:00
http://www.ticketmaster.ca – hosted by Michael Buble

Rogers Arena – Vancouver Canucks vs Anaheim Ducks
Event Date: 27/03/2018
Telephone: ticketmaster.ca; Time: 19:00
www.ticketmaster.ca

Rogers Arena – Vancouver Canucks vs Colombus Blue Jackets
Event Date: 31/03/2018
Telephone: ticketmaster.ca; Time: 13:00
http://www.ticketmaster.ca

Rogers Arena – Vancouver Canucks vs Edmonton Oilers
Event Date: 29/03/2018
Telephone: ticketmaster.ca; Time: 19:00
www.ticketmaster.ca

Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage – The Humans
Event Dates: 22/03/2018 through 22/04/2018
Telephone: (604) 687-1644; Time: various times
http://www.artsclub.com – When three generations of the Blake clan descend on a rundown lower Manhattan duplex for Thanksgiving dinner, much more is simmering than the gravy. As the holiday gaiety subsides, the pressures weighing on the family members reach a boiling point.

Telus World of Science – The Science of Ripley’s Believe it or Not
Event Dates: 25/01/2018 through 22/04/2018
Telephone: scienceworld.ca;
http://www.scienceworld.ca– Prepare for an incredible journey through the curious collections of Mr. Ripley, the explorer extraordinaire who traveled the world collecting artifacts and stories from the remarkable people and places he encountered.

The Comedy Mix – Graham Clark
Event Dates: 22/03/2018 through 24/03/2018
Telephone: (604) 684-5050; Time: various times
http://www.comedymix.ca – Performing Mar 22 AND 24 -Graham Clark resides in Vancouver, BC. He is a 3-time Canadian Comedy Award nominee and co-host of Maximum Fun’s Stop Podcasting Yourself.

The Comedy Mix – Simon King
Event Dates: 29/03/2018 through 31/03/2018
Telephone: (604) 684-5050; Time: various times
www.thecomedymix.com – Simon King utterly changes a room when he hits the stage. His high energy, dynamic, intelligent and edgy comedy style makes him nothing short of a force of nature.

Vancouver Aquarium – Spring Break Fun for Gills and Buoys
Event Dates: 17/03/2018 through 02/04/2018
Telephone: vanaqua.org; Time: 09:30 – 18:00
http://www.vanaqua.org – discover rays, watch 4D sharks and participate in an egg-citing Easter Scavenger Hunt.

Vancouver Art Gallery – Takashi Murakami – The Octopus Eats It’s Own Legs
Event Dates: 03/02/2018 through 06/05/2018
Telephone: vanartgallery.bc.ca; Time: 10:00 to 17:00
http://www.vanartgallery.bc.ca– a major retrospective exhibition of the monumental paintings of international art icon Takashi Murakami.

Various downtown locations – Vancouver International Dance Festival
Event Dates: 01/03/2018 through 24/03/2018
Telephone: vidf.ca; Time: various times
http://www.vidf.ca – Diverse and dynamic roster of internationally celebrated artists and local favorites.

West Convention Centre – Vancouver International Auto Show 2018
Event Dates: 28/03/2018 through 01/04/2018
Telephone: vancouverinternationalautoshow.com; Time: various times
http://www.vancouverinternationalautoshow.com – Exotics, lifestyles, electric car culture.