Upcoming Events in Vancouver
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Special Events at the BEST WESTERN PLUS Sands Hotel
Music | Concerts | Live Entertainment
For tickets and more information call Ticketmaster at 604-280-4444 or go to www.ticketmaster.ca
Rogers Arena |
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Date |
Time |
Event |
| January 17 | 7:00pm | Vancouver Canucks VS Los Angeles Kings |
| January 21 | 1:00pm | Vancouver Canucks VS San Jose Sharks |
| January 22 | 12:00pm | 2012 Canucks for Kids Fund Super Skills powered by Rogers |
| January 24 | 7:00pm | Vancouver Canucks VS Edmonton Oilers |
| January 31 | 7:00pm | Vancouver Canucks VS Chicago Blackhawks |
| February 2 | 7:00pm | Vancouver Canucks VS Detroit Red Wings |
| February 13 | 7:00pm | Vancouver Canucks VS Phoenix Coyotes |
| February 15 | 7:00pm | Vancouver Canucks VS Colorado Avalanche |
| February 18 | 4:00pm | Vancouver Canucks VS Toronto Maple Leafs |
| February 24 | 7:00pm | Harlem Globetrotters |
| March 1 | 7:00pm | Vancouver Canucks VS Louis Blues |
| March 3 | 7:00pm | Vancouver Canucks VS Buffalo Sabres |
| March 6 | 7:00pm | Vancouver Canucks VS Dallas Stars |
| March 8 | 7:00pm | Vancouver Canucks VS Winnepeg Jets |
| March 10 | 7:00pm | Vancouver Canucks VS Montreal Canadians |
| March 14 | 7:00pm | Vancouver Canucks VS Phoenix Coyotes |
| March 17 | 7:00pm | Vancouver Canucks VS Columbus Blue Jackets |
| March 24 | 7:00pm | Hedley with Guests |
| March 26 | 7:00pm | Vancouver Canucks VS Los Angeles Kings |
| March 28 | 7:00pm | Vancouver Canucks VS Colorado Avalanche |
| March 30 | 7:00pm | Vancouver Canucks VS Dallas Stars |
| March 31 | 7:00pm | Vancouver Canucks VS Calgary Flames |
BC Place |
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| January 19 | 5:00pm | Costa Rica VS Cuba – 2012 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying |
| January 19 | 7:30pm | Canada VS Haiti – 2012 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying |
| January 20 | 7:30pm | Dominican Republic VS USA – 2012 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying |
| January 20 | 5:00pm | Mexico VS Guatemala – 2012 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying |
| January 21 | 5:00pm | Haiti VS Costa Rica – 2012 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying |
| January 21 | 7:30pm | Canada VS Cuba – 2012 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying |
| January 22 | 2:00pm | Mexico VS Dominican Republic – 2012 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying |
| January 22 | 4:30pm | USA VS Guatemala – 2012 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying |
| January 23 | 5:00pm | Cuba VS Haiti – 2012 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying |
| January 23 | 7:30pm | Canada VS Costa Rica – 2012 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying |
| January 24 | 5:00pm | Guatemala VS Dominican Republic- 2012 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying |
| January 24 | 7:30pm | USA VS Mexico – 2012 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying |
| January 27 | 5:00pm | 2012 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Semi-final #1 |
| January 27 | 8:00pm | 2012 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Semi-final #2 |
| January 29 | 5:00pm | 2012 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Final |
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Pacific Coliseum |
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Date |
Time |
Event |
| January 17 | 7:00pm | Vancouver Giant vs Lethbridge Hurricanes |
| January 20 | 7:30pm | Vancouver Giant vs Evertt Silvertips |
| January 22 | 5:00pm | Vancouver Giant vs Seattle thunderbirds |
| January 27 | 7:00pm | Disney’s Phineas and Ferb: The Best Live Tour Ever! |
| January 28 | 12:00pm & 3:00pm | Disney’s Phineas and Ferb: The Best Live Tour Ever! |
| January 29 | 1:00pm & 4:00pm | Disney’s Phineas and Ferb: The Best Live Tour Ever! |
| February 3 | 7:30pm | Vancouver Giant vs Kamloops Blazers |
| February 9 | 7:00pm | LMFAO |
| February 10 | 7:30pm | Vancouver Giant vs Everett Silvertips |
| February 11 | 7:00pm | Simple Plan |
| February 12 & 13 | Vancouver Gift Expo | |
| February 17 | 7:30pm | Vancouver Giant vs Edmonton Oil Kings |
| February 19 | 5:00pm | Vancouver Giant vs Deer Rebels |
| February 24 | 7:30pm | Vancouver Giant vs Kamloops Blazers |
| March 2 | 7:30pm | Vancouver Giant vs Medicine Hat Tigers |
| March 3 and 4 | Pet Expo | |
| March 7 | 7:30pm | Vancouver Giant vs Tri-City Americans |
| March 9 | 7:30pm | Vancouver Giant vs Kelowna Blazers |
| March 10 | 7:30pm | Dead Meat with Steve Aoki |
| March 11 | 5:00pm | Vancouver Giant vs Victoria Royals |
| March 16 | 7:30pm | Vancouver Giant vs Kelowna Rockets |
| March 19 | 7:00pm | Lady Antebellum |
The Centre In Vancouver for Performing Arts |
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Date |
Time |
Event |
| January 21 and 22 | 8:00pm | LA LA LA HUMAN STEPS: New Work by Edouard Lock |
| February 7 | 7:30pm | Unique Lives: RT. Hon. Michaelle Jean Canada’s 27th Govenor General |
| February 15 | 7:30pm | Dierks Bentley |
| February 16 | 8:00pm | David Hasselhoff |
| February 18 | 7:00pm and 9:30pm | Betty White |
| February 19 | 8:00pm | Margaret Cho |
| February 25 | 8:00pm | Closing Night Gala with Bob Odenkirk & David Cross |
The Commodore Ballroom |
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Date |
Time |
Event |
| January 19 | 8:15pm | Fitz & The Tantrums |
| January 29 | 8:00pm | Beats Antique |
| January 30 and 31 | 7:00pm | In Flames |
| February 4 | 9:30pm | Charlie Winston |
| February 5 | 2:00pm | Canada’s Official Super Bowl XLVI Party |
| February 10 | 8:00pm | The Jayhawks |
| February 14 | TBD | Iced Earth & Symphony X |
| February 19 | 8:00pm | Die Antwoord |
| February 24 | 8:00pm | The Darkness |
| February 25 | 7:00pm | Hadag Nahash |
| March 1 | 8:00pm | G. Love & Special Sauce |
| March 17 | 7:00pm | Spirit of the West |
| March 24 | 8:00pm | Kaiser Chiefs |
| March 27 | 8:00pm | The Ting Tings |
Orpheum Theatre
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Date |
Time |
Event |
| January 24 | 7:30pm | Theory of a Deadman |
| February 5 | 8:00pm | Wilco |
| February 17 | 8:30pm | Carol Burnett – Laughter and Reflection: Audience Q&A |
| February 21 | 8:00pm | Jann Arden |
| February 26 | 7:30pm | The Fray |
| March 8 | 8:00pm | Murray Perahia |
| March 14 | 8:00pm | The Legend Of Zelda: Symphony Of The Goddesses |
| April 6 | 8:00pm | Vancouver Chamber Choir – Bach In Excelsis |
| April 10 | 8:00pm | Elvis Costello |
| April 30 | 7:30pm | Snow Patrol |
Queen Elizabeth Theatre |
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Date |
Time |
Event |
| January 19 & 20 | 7:30pm | City and Colour |
| January 22 | 7:30pm | Mythbusters Live |
| February 7 – 11 | 8:00pm | Disney’s Beauty and the Beast |
| February 11 & 12 | 2:00pm | Disney’s Beauty and the Beast |
| February 12 | 7:30pm | Disney’s Beauty and the Beast |
| February 16 – 18 | 8:00pm | National Ballet of Cuba: Don Quixote |
| February 18 | 2:00pm | National Ballet of Cuba: Don Quixote |
| February 26 | 7:30pm | Deep Purple |
| March 8 – 10 | 8:00pm | Alberta Ballet: Walking Mad & Other Works |
| March 17, 20, 22, 24 | 7:30pm | Barber Of Seville |
| March 25 | 1:30pm | Barber Of Seville |
Vancouver Symphony Orchestrawww.vancouversymphony.ca |
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| January 14 and 16 | 8:00pm | Power And Beauty: Tchaikovsky And Beethoven |
| January 26 | 2:00pm | Opera Goes Symphonic |
| January 27 and 28 | 8:00pm | Classic Crooning With Tony DeSare |
| January 29 & 31 | 2:00pm | Al Simmons: Something’s Fishy At Camp Wiganishie |
| February 4 | 8:00pm | Musically Speaking – Peter and The Wolf |
| February 6 | 8:00pm | Surrey Nights – Peter and The Wolf |
| February 11 and 13 | 8:00pm | Romantic Rachmaninoff and Ravel: A Valentine Celebration |
| February 18 and 20 | 8:00pm | John Lill Plays Beethoven |
| February 24 and 25 | 8:00pm | Bach & Beyond – Jupiter! The Magnificent Music of Mozart |
| For tickets and more information call Ticketmaster at 604-280-4444 or go to www.ticketmaster.ca | ||
Arts Club TheatreStanley Industrial Alliance Stage |
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Event |
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| Jan 26 – Feb 26 | Calendar Girls | |
Arts Club TheatreGranville Island Stage |
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Event |
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| Jan 19 – Feb 11 | Do You Want What I Have Got? | |
| Feb 9 – Mar 10 | Intimate Apparel | |
Firehall Arts Centre |
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Event |
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| December 2 – 4 | Shadow Catch | |
| December 7 – 10 | Portraits and Scenes of Female Creatures | |
Metro Theatre |
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Date |
Event |
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| Nov 19 – Dec 3 | MY THREE ANGELS | |
Vancouver East Cultural Centre |
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Date |
Event |
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| Nov 17 – Dec 17 | Penny Plain | |
| For tickets and more information call Ticketmaster at 604-280-4444 or go to www.ticketmaster.ca | ||
Vancouver Convention Centre |
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Date |
Event |
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| November 19 – 20 | Zoomer Show | |
| November 19 – 21 | Canadian Fitness Professionals 2011 | |
| November 24 – 27 | Grey Cup Festival | |
| Nov 28 – Dec 1 | 2011 Canada’s West Market place Trade Show | |
| November 30 | Vancouver Education & Career Fair | |
| December 3 – 4 | Marketing Mastery Summit | |
| January 18 – 20 | Know? Show | |
| January 19 – 22 | 11th Annual Taboo Naughty But Nice Show | |
| January 22 – 23 | Vancouver Resource Investment Conference | |
| Febuary 16 – 20 | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting | |
| Febuary 23 | 22nd Annual Symphony Lovers’ Ball | |
Vancouver Attractions |
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Science WorldInformation desk (10am – 5pm) 604-443-7440 |
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OmnimaxSeptember 6 – November 24, 2011
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Show |
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| Mon-Fri (except Holidays) | 11am and 1pm | Hubble |
| Mon-Fri (except Holidays) | 12pm and 2pm | Dinosaurs Alive! |
| Sat/Sun/Holiday | 12pm, 2pm, 4pm | Dinosaurs Alive! |
| Sat/Sun/Holiday | 1pm and 3pm | Hubble |
The Museum of Anthropology |
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| 10Km/6.25miles from the BEST WESTERN PLUS Sands Hotel For more information call 604-822-5087 |
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Vancouver Art Gallery |
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| Info line 604-662-4719 | ||
| Ongoing Exhibitions | ||
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Event |
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| Feb 12 – Sept 25 | Ken Lum | |
| Apr 2 – Sept 5 | Walking & Falling Jim Campbell, Chris Marker & Eadweard Muybridge | |
| Jan 22 – Sept 5 | From the Collection: Unreal | |
| May 28 – Sept 25 | The Colour of My Dreams – The Surrealist Revolution in Art | |
| For more info on what’s happening in Vancouvervisit www.tourismvancouver.com | ||
Special Events at the BEST WESTERN PLUS Sands Hotel |
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Celebration of Light at the BEST WESTERN PLUS Sands Hotel July 28, Aug 1 & 4, 2012 Three nights of World Competition Fireworks is just across the street from the Vancouver Best Western Sands by the Sea at English Bay. Please note: the West End of Vancouver is closed off to all automotive traffic after 7 p.m. on selected dates. Be sure to check in early. www.celebration-of-light.com |
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Vancouver Pride Parade & Festival at the BEST WESTERN PLUS Sands Hotel 2012 Vancouver’s West End hosts a terrific Pride Parade and Festival. With a vast assortment of concerts, parties, lectures, boat cruises and art exhibitions Pride weekend has something for everyone! The Parade begins at Robson and Thurlow, heads West down the hill to Denman street across from the Sands Hotel and follows Denman to Pacific. www.vancouverpride.ca |
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Vancouver Polar Bear Swim at the BEST WESTERN PLUS Sands Hotel January 1st, 2012 Adjacent to Best Western Sands at English Bay, on January first of every year a 2:30 p.m. join in on the fun with thousands and test the water. This is the day that you can get your Official POLAR BEAR T-shirt and Badge registration starts at noon. www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/parks/events/polarbear |
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| For more info on what’s happening in Vancouver visit www.tourismvancouver.com |
