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Whether you are looking for date ideas, free things to do, or just something fun with the kids, you can’t go wrong with our listing of events happening in Metro Vancouver between 4 and 4. November 10. Headlining this week’s picks, Music on Main’s 10th Modulus Festival.
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Here are five things to do in Metro Vancouver this week:
Music on the 10th Festival Modulus de Main
When: November 5-10
Or: Various locations
Tickets: musiconmain.ca
Among the highlights of this year’s festival is “As Dreams Are Made”, a performance created specifically for an audience member and musician. Musicians include Chloe Kim, violin; Dailin Hsieh, zheng; Jonathan Lo, cello; and Saina Khaledi, santour. Other highlights include the world premiere by flautist Mark Takeshi McGregor of a piece by Montreal electroacoustic composer Keiko Devaux, pianist Corey Hamm’s tribute to the late composer Frederic Rzewski, and a free family concert with the Cedar Quartet. and the Sequoia Quartet.
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Rama Vaidyanathan and Ensemble: Sannidhanam
When: November 8-15 at 6 p.m.
Or: In line
Tickets: $ 15 to thedanse.ca
Inspired by the meaning of symbols in Indian philosophy, choreographer Rama Vaidyanathan created Sannidhanam. The new classical Indian dance work features eight dancers, including Vaidyanathan. Originally from Delhi, Vaidyanathan is considered one of the greatest Bharatanatyam dancers of her generation and has performed around the world. The Dance Center broadcasts Sannidhanam online in partnership with Mandala Arts and Culture, who commissioned the piece.
Chor Leoni: Breathe Hope
When: Nov 10 at 7:30 p.m., Nov 11 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Or: St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church, 1022 Nelson Street, Vancouver
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Tickets: from $ 20 to chorleoni.org
The annual Remembrance Day Choir Memorial Concert will be the first public performance in the renovated St. Andrew’s-Wesley. Members of the audience will enjoy state-of-the-art lighting and comfortable seating as well as rich and impeccable vocal performances by Chor Leoni. The concert features new works by composer-in-residence Don Macdonald as well as Katerina Gimon, Ken Cormier, Marques LA Garrett, Melissa Dunphy and Shruthi Rajasekar.
Circle craft Christmas market
When: November 10-14
Or: West Vancouver Convention Center, 1055 Canada Place, Vancouver
Tickets: $ 15 / $ 12 seniors at signatures.ca/cercle-artisanat
After its hiatus in 2020, the Vancouver tradition returns. This year, the market brings together two hundred vendors from across the province, as well as from as far east as Cowansville, Quebec. Market favorites include Boreal Folk Apothecary (natural skin care products), Matthew Freed Pottery, Dinh Bá Design (women’s clothing) and Big Bear + the Wolf (wooden decoration). Voyager Art and Tile (handmade decorative tiles), Indigenous Nouveau (traditional Métis beadwork) and RECVRD Candle Co. (100 percent soy candles in recycled beer bottles) are among the new sellers.
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Kímmapiiyipitssini: the meaning of empathy
When: Opening on November 5
Or: Vancity Theater, 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver
Tickets: From $ 15 to viff.org
Winner of Best Canadian Documentary at this year’s DOXA Festival, Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy examines addiction and harm reduction efforts in the Kainai First Nation in southern Alberta. The document draws a connecting line between the impacts of colonialism on Blackfoot lands and peoples and the current crisis in substance use. A predominantly Indigenous crew working closely with members of the Kainai First Nation shot the film over four years.
