Natasha Van Netten presents a collection of three-dimensional drawings, hand-made using basic materials. This work represents the current population of southern resident Killer Whales. This unique group of Orca have been a small population since numbers were first recorded in 1976—fluctuating between 70 and 99 members.  This installation echoes their fragility and highlights the value and importance of each individual within the group.

Natasha Van Netten received a Diploma of Fine Art from the Vancouver Island School of Art in 2016 and was a recipient of the Robin Hopper Legacy Award from the Victoria Visual Arts Legacy Society and received an Award of Excellence at the Sooke Fine Art Show in 2018. Her practice centres around cetology—the study of whales, dolphins and porpoises. Ocean sciences, zoological museums, historical illustrations and her own experiences at sea are a few motivators behind her work. She has participated in artist residency programs in the Czech Republic and the Russian Federation. Van Netten has exhibited in the United States, Czech Republic, Russian Federation, New Zealand and in various Canadian galleries and venues.

without a word presents a selection of portrait photographs from the private collection of Bill Wu, the first display of this remarkable, yet unknown, Vancouver collection of photography. Representing an international cross-section of acclaimed twentieth-century artists including Berenice Abbott, Robert Doisneau, Walker Evans, Graciela Iturbide, and Mary Ellen Mark, the exhibition includes some of modern photography’s most iconic and memorable portraits, with a specific focus on people caught in unguarded moments of contemplation and preoccupation.

Admission is by donation

Gallery Hours: 10am – 5pm Tuesday – Sunday (closed Monday)

Photo: Robert Doisneau, Le Petit Balcon, 1953. © Robert Doisneau.

The Haunt of Edgemont is an outdoor haunt display located in North Vancouver. Live actors, creepy crawlies, and terrifying sounds await those brave enough to venture inside. While not for the faint of heart, all are welcome! The theme for 2019 is “True North Terror”.  It showcases spooky Canadian stories and myths.  “True North Terror” runs between October 11th to 31st from 6:30 until 9:30 pm on weekdays and from noon until 9:30 pm on Saturdays and Sundays.

Mon-Fri 6.30pm – 9.30pm
Sat-Sun 12pm-9.30pm
Please note that donations to the Burn Fund are gladly accepted but not mandatory.

Pushing Boundaries is a biennial group exhibition showcasing and celebrating contemporary Indigenous artists.

Indigenous cultures across North America use blankets in symbolic ways throughout their communities. These artists reference the narratives rooted in their own nations and relate them back to pattern, textile, shape, form or material. The blanket metaphor represents a way that we can use the deep connections of spirit while pushing a contemporary perspective on Indigenous ways of knowing.

James (Nexw’Kalus-Xwalacktun) Harry

Participating artists include: Cheximiya Allison Burns Joseph, Krystle Coughlin, Ocean Hyland, Atheana Picha, Michelle Sound, Manuel Axel Strain, Xwalacktun, Richard Heikkilä-Sawan, and Tiyaltelwet Melanie Rivers.

Curated by James (Nexw’Kalus-Xwalacktun) Harry.

Come for an evening of sharing your adventure stories with others in the outdoor community. Settle in to listen or get prepared to share your adventure stories in 10 minutes or less from 7-9 PM. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

You can’t shred gnar, bomb down trail, climb volcanoes, and run whitewater all the time. But at Boldly Went we know that when you’re not, you want to talk about your adventures with other people who get it – probably over beer. And every thru hiker, trail runner, mountain biker, climber, paddler, sailor, scuba diver, flyer, and Indiana Jones wannabe has at least one story that will inspire, inform, or at least entertain the rest of us, so we’re pulling together crowds of you and randomly selecting you to go on stage to give us your best.

How it works: Event format is casual and starts with a brief review of how to tell a good outdoor adventure story. Anyone interested in telling a story will be encouraged to complete the storyteller sign up sheet throughout the evening. Of those signed up, names are drawn at random. Selected individuals are given 10  minutes to tell their adventure story.

Storytellers are judged by select audience members using criteria described in detail on the Boldly Went website. A winner is announced at the end of the evening. Stories are recorded and may be shared later in the weekly podcast.

Everyone is welcome to attend and no one will be required or pressured to tell a story.

See the Boldly Went website for more details about what to expect at the event and tips for preparing your 10 minute story if you think you have one to share.

This exhibition brings the extraordinary and timely art of Wael Shawky to the west coast for the first time. Featuring a video installation accompanied by related drawings and sculptures, Shawky’s work explores the real and imagined histories of the Arab world, posing timely questions about truth and myth.

Admissions is by donation

Gallery Hours: 10am – 5pm Tuesday – Sunday (closed Monday)

Photo: Wael Shawky, Al Araba Al Madfuna III, 2016, video still (detail), courtesy the artist and Sfeir-Semler Gallery, Beirut/Hamburg

Lonsdale Quay Farmers Market

Saturdays 10am-3pm

The Lonsdale Quay Farmers Market has a great selection of conventional and organic produce. Prepared food vendors selling baking, jams, honey, preserves, salsas to name a few. You also will find local artisans with jewellery, pottery, photography, kids clothing, soaps & much more. This market also has a book exchange, newspaper reading area and live music.

Parking: 1 hour of FREE parking is available in Market parkade with ticket.
FREE weekend parking is also available in ICBC parkade, adjacent to the Market with entries off Rogers Avenue and Carrie Cates Court.

Ambleside Farmers Market

Sundays 10am-3pm

The Ambleside Artisan Farmers Market has a good selection of organic and conventional farmers, along with a variety of prepared foods including baking, syrups, jams, jellies, honey, salsas, anti pastas and much more.

There is also a varied selection of B.C. crafts including jewellery, clothing, wrought iron, garden sculptures, soaps, pottery, and much more. The Ambleside Market also has a book exchange, newspaper reading area, games table, kids play area, and live music.

Market Location

The Ambleside Artisan Farmers’ Market is located in 1000 block of Argyle Ave in West Vancouver, at the 13th Street.

The West Coast Symphony Orchestra returns to Centennial Theatre for a fabulous afternoon of Halloween movie music.

Admission by donation.

The RISE Women’s Conference coming to North Vancouver’s beautiful Pipe Shop

Lonsdale Quay Farmers Market

Saturdays 10am-3pm

The Lonsdale Quay Farmers Market has a great selection of conventional and organic produce. Prepared food vendors selling baking, jams, honey, preserves, salsas to name a few. You also will find local artisans with jewellery, pottery, photography, kids clothing, soaps & much more. This market also has a book exchange, newspaper reading area and live music.

Parking: 1 hour of FREE parking is available in Market parkade with ticket.
FREE weekend parking is also available in ICBC parkade, adjacent to the Market with entries off Rogers Avenue and Carrie Cates Court.

Each fall, coho salmon complete an epic journey to return to their birthplace, change colour and other aspects of their appearance — all in order to mate and make salmon babies. Get up close and personal with wild salmon at Capilano River Regional Park and find out wow facts about their extraordinary lives.

FREE  All ages

​Please let pets at home. Additional parking available at Cleveland Dam parking lot, Capilano River Regional Park

Presenter: Jacqui Sunderland Groves

The great apes are our closest cousins, and their existence is threatened by illegal hunting, habitat loss, the pet trade, and disease. The good new is that many people are working together, seeking lasting solutions to conservation challenges. Join Jacqui Sunderland Groves of the Wildlife Co-existence Lab at the University of British Columbia to learn about great ape ecology and her experiences at the “Jungle School” that has successfully reintroduced 330 wild Bornean orangutans in Kalimantan.

This is part of the One Earth speaker series. Our Earth is full of incredible diversity! See it through the eyes of scientists, naturalists, and photographers as they share their inspirational stories and knowledge about the natural world. This speaker series is hosted at the Ecology Centre and is for ages 15 and up. Register at EventBrite or call now 604-990-3755.

Tickets: $9

Ambleside Farmers Market

Sundays 10am-3pm

The Ambleside Artisan Farmers Market has a good selection of organic and conventional farmers, along with a variety of prepared foods including baking, syrups, jams, jellies, honey, salsas, anti pastas and much more.

There is also a varied selection of B.C. crafts including jewellery, clothing, wrought iron, garden sculptures, soaps, pottery, and much more. The Ambleside Market also has a book exchange, newspaper reading area, games table, kids play area, and live music.

Market Location

The Ambleside Artisan Farmers’ Market is located in 1000 block of Argyle Ave in West Vancouver, at the 13th Street.

Don’t get spooked by snakes and other reptiles! The West Coast Reptile Education Society is visiting with their reptiles from around the world! You’ll learn to appreciate our scaley, cold-blooded friends.

Drop-In. Noon – 4pm.

Take a hair-raising turn through our hidden halls. Step over, creep under, hold on tight as actors and artists emerge from secret corners. Are they human, or…?

It’s an EERIE series of SCARES. New theatre companies fill every nook and cranny of the building with innovative creepiness. Can you find them all?

Some say we’re HAUNTED. Come see for yourself . . . we DARE you.

Co-produced by Hive Performance Collective and Presentation House Theatre