Grab a seat for the light show of the ages in Burnaby on Friday and Saturday with the BCIT Planetarium resurrecting the Vancouver tradition of tripping out to Pink Floyd in a theatre intended for science.
Light: The Lighting Architecture Movement Project (LAMP) is part art installation, part design competition, and part performance. Using light and form as canvas, LAMP organizers challenged participants to design an indoor light in any format (floor, pendant, table, etc.) using the theme "crystallize." Entries were accepted in three categories including student, emerging and established, and 90 submissions were received from 50 cities in a total of 21 countries. Judges chose their favourite 10 submissions, and the winners will premier at a public opening in Railtown on Thursday night.
Nov. 12, 6 p.m.-midnight, Jan Kath Studio (505 Railway St.), $20, www.welovelamp.ca
Spark: Science can be confusing, but then again, so can art. But what about when science and art collide? If you're curious about what that might look like, check out Spark at the VIVO Media Arts Centre on Friday night. As an interactive, interdisciplinary exhibit, Spark explores the intersection of art and science by challenging 15 artists and scientists to use all manner of methods to demonstrate one with the other. Expect everything from 2D and 3D art to animation. Tickets are $5-$20 and proceeds support future art-science co-labs and events.
Nov. 13, 6 p.m.-10 p.m., VIVO Media Arts Centre (2625 Kaslo St.), $5-$20, www.vivomediaarts.com
Dark Side of The Moon: If you noticed that the H.R. MacMillan Planetarium gave up on its Laser Floyd shows a while back and found yourself saddened because did not indulge before it was too late, you can get yourself into a seat for the light show of the ages out in Burnaby on Friday and Saturday. Roundhouse Productions talked to the BCIT Planetarium crew and together they have resurrected the Vancouver tradition of tripping out to Pink Floyd in a theatre intended for science.
Nov. 13 and 14, 8:15 p.m., 9:20 p.m. and 10:20 p.m., BCIT Planetarium (3700 Willingdon Ave., Burnaby), www.roundhouseproductionsshows.com
Craft: November marks the beginning of craft fair season. Every weekend, a different gathering of artisans, craftspeople and artists will set up tables and booths and offer their local and handmade wares. This weekend: the Nikkei Centre annual Craft & Bake Fair has modern and traditional crafts and home baking. Expect everything from traditional Japanese textiles and stunning ceramics to cookies, tea and mochi.
Nov. 14 and 15, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat. and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sun., 6688 Southoaks Cr., Burnaby, www.centre.nikkeiplace.org
History: Vancity Theatre is screening two archival footage documentaries about Vancouver on Sunday. A Distant Mirror (3 p.m.) and Reflecting the City (7:15 p.m.) use clips from archival footage, home movies, newsreels, ads and television segments to help convey a sense of a younger version of the streets, neighbourhoods and communities we live in today. From Vancity Theatre: "Experience Vancouver's outdoor pastimes in the 1940s. Flash back to the 1960s with a rain dance in Kitsilano. Ride through 1970s Vancouver from the perspective of a cyclist. Witness the city's transition leading up to Expo '86."
Nov. 15, 3 p.m., 7:15 p.m., Vancity Theatre (1181 Seymour St.), www.viff.org