One week left to apply for a @MetroVancouver regional cultural project grant! #culture #arts

In celebration of International Women's Day, join exhibiting artist Marlene Lowden this afternoon at Place des Arts (@pdacoquitlam) for an artist talk about her exhibition Blind Contour Homage Series, then try your hand at blind contour drawing. ow.ly/Lnlp50yz8b0

I Am Woman! Hear Me Laff! Celebrate International Women's Day by laughing along with this all-female lineup of comics, tonight at the @SurreyArtsCtre. Susan Rice headlines, alongside local comics Helen Schneiderman, Molly Wilson and Nic Enright-Morin. ow.ly/cXxu50yz83y

The @vidf starts today! Now until Mar 28, take in 31 performances including 12 free shows, 20 free dance classes, 7 free life drawing sessions with dancers as models, and a free art exhibition of photography. ow.ly/jvmF50yz7xy

Tonight at the @ChanCentre "We Shall Overcome: A Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr." will resonate with hope and joyful community, interweaving speeches with gospel, classical, jazz and more alongside a breathtakingly skilled 8-piece ensemble. ow.ly/WvSg50yz7oI

Tonight @FortGallery will host a musical trio by Langley Fine Arts School students concurrent with the upcoming exhibition A-Luring Object(s). They'll perform selections of baroque, classical and contemporary music, and perhaps a bit of fiddling thrown in. ow.ly/Dasa50yz6P4

The Dancers of @Damelahamid present the Coastal Dance Festival today until Mar 1 at the @anvilctr and Museum of Anthropology (@MOA_UBC). The 2020 festival celebrates the future of Indigenous culture and emergence of intergenerational leadership. ow.ly/t7Sc50yt0CC

Join A-Luring Object(s) exhibition artist Anne Steves today at 2pm for a playful lure-making workshop at the @FortGallery. Participants will be invited to add their lure to the collection in the gallery for the duration of the exhibition. Details: ow.ly/2nAX50ysZO6

Come aboard for a voyage of discovery as @chorleoni and Montreal’s renowned early music collective La Nef unite to sing hearty sea shanties, haunting laments, and rollicking songs of the sea. Presented tonight at the @ChanCentre by @EarlyMusicVan. Details: ow.ly/oRJj50ysZGP

Soulsha is a funk-inspired party combining tradition in a multi-cultural melting pot for a sound that is fun but deep, fresh but familiar, immigrant and yet deeply North American. Take in this amazing music at the @mapleridgeact tonight at 8pm. Details: ow.ly/CPcV50ysZlQ

The @mapleridgeact will have a gallery opening reception today 2-4pm for their new exhibit FROM BARN TO TABLE. Details: ow.ly/gJoJ50yl0QD

This spring the Port Moody Arts Centre (@pomoarts) presents Igniting Hope, an exhibition with a focus on climate issues and the future of our rapidly changing planet. Artists are invited to submit 2D and 3D artworks by March 15. Details: ow.ly/sYDj50ygVzX

Tonight at 7pm at the @FortGallery, catch former host of CBC Radio’s BC Almanac Mark Forsythe and exhibiting artist Jeff Downer deep diving into some of the history surrounding the Fraser River, inspiration for the current exhibition Gol Nu Get Mote. ow.ly/9x5h50ygUWZ

The @Marcus_Mosely Chorale and the @CitySoulChoir are pleased to present the 9th annual STAYED ON FREEDOM: a musical celebration of black history month, with special guest Dee Daniels! Soulful shows at both 2:30pm and 7:30pm today. Details: ow.ly/HOqM50yayWj

Begonia (@hellobegonia) is “the place where where synth-pop meets old soul and scrappy meets sexy." Watch her perform tonight at the @ShadboltCentre in #Burnaby. Details: ow.ly/NoTC50yayfL

The @RogueFolk Club presents The Foghorn Stringband tonight at the Mel Lehan Hall (St. James Community Square) in Kitsilano. Details: ow.ly/7IMP50y4AWs