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By Loose Lips Mag
@looselipsmag
The New Year is here! Start your January off right with new and exciting events. Check out what’s happening in Vancouver this month.
Christmas at Canada Place: “Capture the spirit of the season with Christmas at Canada Place presented by the Port of Vancouver. Experience the nostalgic tradition of the Woodward’s Windows, Canada’s North light display, the Sails of Light, and the festive Avenue of Trees.
Date: December 7- January 3
Time: 8:00 AM- 11:00 PM *December 31 will close at 6:00 PM
Location: Canadian Trail (West Promenade) and North Point, Canada Place, Vancouver. Find out more on their Facebook page.
Holiday Heights at Bloedel: Experience a winter wonderland at Bloedel Conservatory this season! With over 150 free flying tropical birds, magical lights, holiday plant displays, festive music, photo ops, a scavenger hunt, and much more, this is not an event to be missed.
Date: December 14- January 6
Time: 10:00 AM- 9:00 PM
Location: Bloedel Conservatory, 4300 Cambie Street, Vancouver. Find out more here.
VanDusen Festival of Lights: Experience a magical winter wonderland with over one million lights in VanDusen’s beautiful 15 acres. Stroll around with friends and family, ride on the carousel, watch the famous dancing lights, take a photo with santa, and much more!
Date: December 1- January 6
Time: 4:30 PM- 9:00 PM
Location: VanDusen Botanical Garden, 5251 Oak Street, Vancouver. Find out more on their event page.
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast: “’Tale as old as time, song as old as rhyme.’ Can Belle teach the Beast to love, before it is too late? Discover the magic behind the castle walls in this brilliant adaptation of the Academy Award–winning animated film. This beloved fairy-tale spectacle will thrill you with its show-stopping musical numbers, stunning sets, and lavish costumes.”
Date: December 1- January 6
Time: Showtimes based on date
Location: Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage, Granville @ 12th, 2750 Granville Street, Vancouver. Find tickets here.
New Year’s Day Brunch: For the third year Juke Fried Chicken is hosting ‘Cluck Your Resolutions’ New Year’s Day brunch. Enjoy a live DJ, delicious southern-fried breakfast specials and feature cocktails.
Date: January 1
Time: 12:00 PM- 3:00 PM
Location: JUKE Fried Chicken, 182 Keefer Street, Vancouver. Check out their website here.
Blind Date: Experience the exhilarating and exciting journey of Mimi- a woman who goes on a different blind date each night, with a willing gentleman from the audience! This fusion of clown, improv, theatre, and social experience is not to be missed!
Date: January 2- February 3
Time: Varies depending on date
Location: Around Metro Vancouver throughout the month, find tickets near you here!
Queer Poetry Night: Come share your most personal piece or read your favourite one! Hear the work of popular queer writers and stay to chat with other passionate writers and bookworms.
Date: January 4
Time: 7:00 PM- 9:30 PM
Location: Photobox Vancouver, 233-515 West Pender Street, Vancouver. Check out their event page on Facebook for info.
Italian Film Festival: Check out this week of contemporary and classic films from Italy’s significant repertoire. This unique festival experience is not to be missed!
Date: January 4- January 10
Time: Varies based on film
Location: Vancity Theatre, 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver. Find out more on their website.
The Full Light of Day: “Set in Canada’s urban financial centres, The Full Light of Day tells the story of a mother who must contend with her husband’s corrupt legacy before she dies. A provocative film/theatre experiment for the stage which looks at crucial choices facing Canadians today – how to live, love and die in a world in transition.”
Date: January 7-12
Time: 7:30 PM- 10:30 PM
Location: Vancouver Playhouse, 600 Hamilton Street, Vancouver. Find their event page here.
Unsettling Perspectives: Subverting the Colonial Gaze: “Manuel Axel Strain is a Two-Spirited interdisciplinary artist of Musqueam, Secwepemc, and Syilx descent. His purpose is to redefine his indigeneity to gain a greater sense of empowerment and break the cycle of inaccurate generalizations. He intends to move beyond the binary opposition of the colonizer and the colonized to establish new ontologies for the First Nations identity.”
Date: Exhibition January 9-26; Opening reception January 8 at 6:30 PM
Time: During gallery hours
Location: Interurban Art Gallery, 1 East Hastings Street, Vancouver. Check it out here.
The Odd Couple (Female Version): Check out this comedy about easy-going and neurotic personalities that class when two women become roommates.
Date: January 10-19
Time: 8:00 PM- 10:30 PM
Location: Evergreen Cultural Centre, 1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam. Find tickets here.
The Woman Who Loves Giraffes: “23-year old Canadian biologist, Anne Innis Dagg, made an unprecedented solo journey to South Africa to become the first person in the world to study animal behavior in the wild on that continent. When she returned home a year later armed with ground-breaking research, the insurmountable barriers she faced as a female scientist proved much harder to overcome.”
Date: January 11-17
Time: Screenings vary based on day
Location: Vancity Theatre, 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver. Buy tickets here.
Perform for Pride: Perform for Pride is a benefit cabaret benefiting QMUNITY, an LGBTQ+ community and resource centre. Come out and watch this showcase of incredible young performers from around the Lower Mainland!
Date: January 12
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Deep Cove Shaw Theatre, 4360 Gallant Avenue, North Vancouver. Check out the event page here.
Femme Series at the Cultch: The femme series is back at the Cultch for its third annual year! The team at the Cultch is proud to celebrate the power of female identifying voices this winter. Check out the various productions happening on the Cultch’s website.
Date: January 15- February 16
Time: Varies based on show
Location: The Cultch, 1895 Venables Street, Vancouver.
PuSh International Performing Arts Festival: As one of Vancouver’s signature events, the PuSh Festival presents groundbreaking work in the live performing arts. This festival shows work that is visionary, genre-bending, multi-disciplined, and original. You don’t want to miss this!
Date: January 17- February 3
Time: Varies depending on performance
Location: Various venues in Vancouver. Find out more details here.
It’s Just Drag: Come out for this drag show starring Vanessa “Vanjie” Mateo and Farrah Moan from Rupaul’s Drag Race!
Date: January 18
Time: 9:00 PM
Location: 868 Granville Street, Vancouver. Visit the event page here.
Anne Low: Chair for a Woman: Chair for a woman is Anne Low’s first solo exhibition in a Canadian public gallery. See her responsive and architectural artwork through five new sculptures and a large scale piece.
Date: January 18- March 24
Time: During open hours
Location: Contemporary Art Gallery, 555 Nelson Street, Vancouver. Find out more information on their website.
Art Battle Vancouver: 12 artists will take the stage and create live original artwork! Watch their progress and help vote for the winner at the end of the night. Date: January 19
Time: 6:00 PM- 10:00 PM
Location: The Red Room, 398 Richards Street, Vancouver. Find out more here.
Company 605: Loop, Lull: “An electrifying force in Canadian dance, Company 605’s trademark hyper-physical style captures a fresh and exciting aesthetic. Choreographed by Artistic Directors Lisa Gelley and Josh Martin, this new collaboration explores concepts of looping and transformation.”
Date: Monday-Tuesday January 21-22; 28-29
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Scotiabank Dance Centre, 677 Davie Street, Vancouver. Find more info on the venues website.
Intro to Women’s Writing as Healing: Join an intimate circle of women as they gather to heal through written expression. This is a free intro to the four-part series starting January 29.
Date: January 22
Time: 6:30-8:30 PM
Location: Vancity Commercial Drive Community Branch, 1674 Commercial Drive, Vancouver. Check it out here.
Smash Comedy Feat: Nasty Women at the Biltmore Feat. Julie Kim: Don’t miss this very special edition of Nasty Women Comedy: it’s the the kickoff to Smash Comedy Festival, with special stand up guest Julie Kim, the return of the Vancouver Women’s Comedy Choir, and all the fiery, feisty improv you love from Nasty Women.
Date: January 24
Time: 7:30 PM- 10:30 PM
Location: The Biltmore Cabaret, 2755 Prince Edward Street, Vancouver. Find tickets here.
Smash Comedy Fest: Check out this 3-day comedy fest featuring Vancouver’s best women/trans*/femme/+ performers! Smash brings feminist-forward comedy, with sketch and improv workshops all in support of sending kids to improv camp.
Date: January 24-26
Time: Varies on day
Location: Little Mountain Gallery, 195 East 26th Street, Vancouver. Buy tickets here.
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra in J.S. Bach: Circle of Creation: “The Circle of Creation combines text, music, and stunning projected video and images to explore the world of the artisans — papermakers, violin carvers, string spinners, and performers — who helped J.S. Bach realize his musical genius. This all-Bach programme is performed by Tafelmusik musicians entirely from memory.”
Date: January 25
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Vancouver Playhouse, 600 Hamilton Street, Vancouver. Check it out here.
Arden Myrin: Come out for a night of entertainment galore featuring comedian and actress, Arden Myrin, who is currently Regina Sinclair on the new Netflix show Insatiable.
Date: January 25-26
Time: Two showings per night
Location: Yuk Yuk’s Comedy Club, 2837 Cambie Street, Vancouver. Find tickets here.
Breathwork with Bree: Nourish and Restore: Experience a “two stage paranayama healing meditation technique; a focused breathing meditation to remove emotional, mental and physical blockages,” led by Bree Melanson, Spiritual Medium.
Date: January 27
Time: 7 PM-9 PM
Location: Werk Lab; (Unit 290, 1275 Venables Street, Vancouver.) Tickets here.
Monday Meditation with Michele Kambolis: Start your new year off to a mindful start with a three month guided meditation practice. Michele’s teachings and tools are known to create radical transformations within your life.
Date: January 28- April 15
Time: 8:00 PM
Location: Werk Lab (Unit 290, 1275 Venables Street, Vancouver.) Find out more details on their website.
Victoria Hunt: Copper Promises– Hinemihi Haka: “Australian dance artist Victoria Hunt’s spellbinding solo Copper Promises embodies the cultural and physical journey of Hinemihi. Hunt’s mesmerizing stage presence and potent physicality generate a work of fierce energy and emotional power.”
Date: January 31- February 2
Time: 8:00 PM
Location: Scotiabank Dance Centre, 677 Davie Street, Vancouver. Find tickets here.
Kristi and Brittany are the co-founders and co-editors of Loose Lips Mag. Together with intern Tayvie, they’re building their feminist media empire—leaving the patriarchy, charcuterie boards and empty bottles of wine in their wake. Loose Lips Media is grateful to operate on the unceded Coast Salish territory of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations.
