Please note: due to COVID-19, B.C. Vaccine Cards may be required for entry to certain in-person events. As of April 8, 2022, proof of vaccination will no longer be required to access events.

MONDAY: screening at the Rio Theatre of the supernatural horror-comedy Studio 666, starring rocker Dave Grohl and his band the Foo Fighters.

MONDAY: the Wah's perform a special tribute to the Beatles' rooftop concert from January 30, 1969, at Mel Lehan Hall at St. James.

MONDAY: Ottawa violinist Vasyl Popadiuk performs a benefit for the war-ravaged children of Ukraine at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. CANCELLED.

MONDAY TO FRIDAY: new exhibition T. rex: the Ultimate Predator reveals the story of the most iconic dinosaur in the world through life-sized models, fossil casts, and engaging interactives. The exhibition runs until January 22, 2023 at Science World.

MONDAY TO FRIDAY: GROWING FREEDOM: The instructions of Yoko Ono/The art of John and Yoko runs at the Vancouver Art Gallery until May 1. The exhibition is divided into two parts, the first of which delves into Ono’s artistic process, reflecting her radical and unconventional approach, and the second highlighting Ono and her deceased husband John Lennon’s collaborative art projects aimed at promoting peace.

MONDAY TO FRIDAY: The Imitation Game: Visual Culture in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, a new exhibition running at the Vancouver Art Gallery until October 23, surveys the extraordinary uses (and abuses) of AI in the production of modern and contemporary visual culture around the world. 

MONDAY TO FRIDAY: Rennie Museum presents Spring 2022: Collected Works, a group exhibition on the potency of photography featuring the work of Larry Clark, Katy Grannan and Andres Serrano, running until May 28. Warning: this exhibition includes images and content that some may find offensive.

MONDAY TO FRIDAY: in collaboration with the Winnipeg Art Gallery, the Museum of Vancouver is presenting the traveling exhibition Boarder X until October.

TUESDAY: New Candys and Mint Field, alt-rockers from Italy and psych-rockers from Mexico, play a coheadlining bill at the Fox Cabaret.

TUESDAY: Irish indie-rockers Pillow Queens play the WISE Hall, with guest Deanna Petcoff.

TUESDAY: Music on Main presents Montreal percussion group Architek Percussion at Heritage Hall.

TUESDAY: American hard-rock quartet Clutch plays the Vogue Theatre, with guests Eyehategod and Tigercub.

TUESDAY TO THURSDAY: Métis Now: Elders, Artists, and Activists, running until March 31 at Massy Arts Gallery, is a collection of contemporary portraits by Métis artist Nevada Christianson that aims to honour Elders, support artists, and celebrate activists in the Métis community. 

TUESDAY TO FRIDAY: Canoe Cultures :: Ho’-ku-melh at the Vancouver Maritime Museum features the work of 20 Indigenous artists and carvers alongside historical images and information that tells the story of the resilience and strength of Indigenous peoples through the war canoe and all it represents. Curated by Indigenous artist and cultural historian Roxanne Charles, the exhibition runs until July 3.

TUESDAY TO FRIDAY: the Arts Club Theatre Company presents Made In Italy, a play about a second-generation Italian teen struggling to find his place in Jasper, Alberta, at the Granville Island Stage until April 17.

WEDNESDAY: YVR Screen Scene For Ukraine, an evening in support of humanitarian efforts in Ukraine, features a screening of Sergey Loznitsa’s 2014 documentary Maidan at Vancity Theatre.

WEDNESDAY: the Vancouver Canucks take on the St. Louis Blues in National Hockey League action at Rogers Arena.

WEDNESDAY TO FRIDAY: DanceHouse presents performances at the Vancouver Playhouse of playwright Jonathon Young's Revisor, choreographed and directed by Kidd Pivot artistic director Crystal Pite.

WEDNESDAY TO FRIDAY: Cloud Album, a new exhibition featuring more than 250 historically and culturally significant works drawn from the collection of the London-based Archive of Modern Conflict, runs until May 1 at the Polygon Gallery.

WEDNESDAY TO FRIDAY: Sho Sho Esquiro: Doctrine of Discovery is a solo exhibition by designer, artist, and activist Sho Sho Esquiro that showcases meticulously crafted couture gowns, textiles, paintings, and photographs to celebrate the beauty and resilience of First Nations communities. The exhibition runs at the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art until June 5.

THURSDAY: Jokes Please! is a weekly standup-comedy show hosted by Ross Dauk at the Beaumont.

THURSDAY: Austra, an electronic-music project from Toronto featuring Katie Stelmanis, plays the Fortune Sound Club.

THURSDAY: legendary Mexican-American guitarist Carlos Santana leads his band at the Abbotsford Centre on its Blessings and Miracles Tour.

THURSDAY: Edmonton indie singer-songwriter Sean Nicholas Savage plays the Biltmore Cabaret, with guests Book Club.

THURSDAY: Vocalist Ndidi O performs a blend of blues, folk, rock, pop, and country at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts.

THURSDAY: Pleasantville, New York synth-pop band Porches, led by singer-guitarist Aaron Maine, plays the Fox Cabaret.

THURSDAY AND FRIDAY: the Skoden Indigenous Film Festival take places on March 31 at SFU Surrey's Prospera Credit Union Theatre and April 1 to 2 at the SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts' Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema.

THURSDAY AND FRIDAY: Royal City Theatre Company presents The 39 Steps, an espionage-filled comedy directed by Mark Carter, at New Westminster's Anvil Centre.

THURSDAY AND FRIDAY: Carousel Theatre presents Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, the story of a nine-year-old who comes out as a boy to his family, at the Waterfront Theatre.

FRIDAY: cello virtuoso Mischa Maisky performs the first of two shows with the Vancouver Symphony at the Orpheum Theatre.

FRIDAY: Early Music Vancouver presents performances by Ensemble Constantinople from Montreal and Accademia del Piacere from Spain in Castille to Samarkand at Kay Meek Arts Centre.

FRIDAY: Klezmer violinist Alicia Svigals and pianist Donald Sosin perform the live score to a screening of the 1923 film The Ancient Law at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts.

FRIDAY: Montreal-based R&B/soul singer-songwriter Clerel plays the Fox Cabaret, with guest Desiree Dawson.

FRIDAY: Kostuik Gallery presents The Subconscious Voice, a duo exhibition of new artworks by Canadian artists Stu Oxley and Curtis Cutshaw, running until May 1.

FRIDAY: Capture 2022 Festival Launch at the Pendulum Gallery features exhibition of works by Rydel Cerezo, Anique Jordan, Anna Kasko, Meryl McMaster, Cheryl Mukherji, Dainesha Nugent-Palache, Birthe Piontek and Silvia Rosi.

FRIDAY: Alistair Ogden and An-Te Chu cohost Comedy Pants, a standup comedy show at China Cloud.

FRIDAY: Festival du Bois returns live to Mackin Park in Coquitlam for a weekend of folk, roots, global, and Québécois music from French Canada and beyond.

FRIDAY: Melo Productions presents Chilean reggae band Gondwana at the Rickshaw Theatre, with guest E.N Young.

FRIDAY: East Van Laugh Riot at the Rio Theatre features comedy by Jeffrey Joseph, Jane Stantonwith, Chris James, Danika Thibault, and Charlie Demers.

FRIDAY: Grammy-winning pop superstar Dua Lipa performs at Rogers Arena, with guests Caroline Polachek and Lolo Zouaï.