Metro Vancouver events on April 23, 2016

Abbotsford Tulip Festival

Come visit the Abbotsford Tulip Festival for a day of family fun!

Abbotsford | 36737 North Parallel Road | 9:00 am to 6:00 pm | Festival

BrickCan LEGO® Exhibit

For LEGO fans of all ages! check out hundreds of amazing creations at the largest Public LEGO Exhibition ever held in British Columbia.

Richmond | River Rock Casino Resort | 9:00 am to 11:00 am | Active Life / Health

Art by Surrey Secondary School Students

Artwork by Surrey secondary school students fills the halls of the lobby this spring.

Surrey | Surrey Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Earth Day Celebration

Celebrate our Park and planet on Earth Day at the Nature House!

Vancouver | Stanley Park Ecology Society | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Active Life / Health | Free

BrickCan LEGO® Exhibit

For LEGO fans of all ages! check out hundreds of amazing creations at the largest Public LEGO Exhibition ever held in British Columbia.

Richmond | River Rock Casino Resort | 11:30 am to 1:30 pm | Family

Michiko Suzuki: Hope Chest

Explore Michiko Suzuki's elegant printed silk tents at the Burnaby Art Gallery.

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 7:00 pm | Visual Arts

Works from Jacqueline Karista and Laurel Swenson

The Gallery At The Cultch presents: Works from Jacqueline Karista and Laurel Swenson.

Vancouver | The Gallery at The Cultch | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition

Arts Alive 2016

The Burnaby Art Gallery is pleased to present the annual Arts Alive showcase at the historic Ceperley Mansion.

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 7:00 pm | Visual Arts

Dirty Old Woman

From a completely sold-out run at the Vancouver Fringe, Dirty Old Woman returns, even funnier!

Vancouver | The Vancity Culture Lab | 2:00 pm to 2:50 pm | Theatre

Raffi Raffi at Orpheum Theatre

A Raffi concert is best suited for children old enough to talk, sing or clap along.

Vancouver | Orpheum Theatre | 2:00 pm to 3:45 pm | Family

BrickCan LEGO® Exhibit

For LEGO fans of all ages! check out hundreds of amazing creations at the largest Public LEGO Exhibition ever held in British Columbia.

Richmond | River Rock Casino Resort | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Family

The Accursed Share: Screening and Talk

Cineworks and Artspeak present: The Accursed Share, Screening and Artist Talk Curated by Marina Roy

Vancouver | Cineworks Studio | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Lecture | Free

Open Rehearsal: Noam Gagnon/Vision Impure

Dance Centre Artist-in-Residence Noam Gagnon offers an open rehearsal of his new work This Crazy Show which will premiere in the fall of 2016.

Vancouver | The Dance Centre | 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm | Dance | Free

Aberthau Tango Night

Lovers of Tango music and dancers welcome to an evening of Buenos Aires Tango Music in beautiful Aberthau Mansion with hardwood floor, walls, ornate ceilings and stained glass windows.

Vancouver | Aberthau Mansion: Main Floor | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Dance

FAT WHITE FAMILY With Guests DILLY DALLY

FAT WHITE FAMILY With Guests DILLY DALLY at The Cobalt Share on Facebook + Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on LinkedIn Saturday, Apr 23, 2016 07:00 PM Add to Calendar Google iCalendar Outlook Yahoo The Cobalt 917 Main Stre

Vancouver | The Cobalt | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

Will's Wake

It’s the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare, and Bard is hosting a wake!

Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Throne and Games – A Chance of Snow

VTSL’s improvisers will go to ‘The Wall’ to give patrons an exceptionally entertaining evening of improv comedy.

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Comedy

Rihanna: The Anti World Tour

Global superstar, Grammy Award®-winner and multi-platinum selling artist, Rihanna, announced THE ANTI WORLD TOUR.

Vancouver | Rogers Arena | 7:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

PI Theatre: The Invisible Hand

A timely political thriller: When playing the stock market means life or death…

Vancouver | The Cultch Historic Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Dirty Old Woman

From a completely sold-out run at the Vancouver Fringe, Dirty Old Woman returns, even funnier!

Vancouver | The Vancity Culture Lab | 8:00 pm to 8:50 pm | Theatre

A Good Mother by Kathy Parsons

A script-in-hand staging, in the tradition of The Last Days of Judas Iscariot and Cultivation.

Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra: Mozart and Shakespeare

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra present Mozart and Shakespeare in Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at UBC

Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at UBC | 8:00 pm to 9:45 pm | Music

Don't Dress For Dinner

Mistress and mayhem served with a twist

Richmond | Gateway theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Facing East

A Co-Production between Fighting Chance Productions and Nathan Gardner in association with Sean Bryan, Deborah Barrigan and Danny Brooke.. World Premiere

Vancouver | Jericho Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Musical

Vancouver TheatreSports League presents TheatreSports™

THEATRESPORTS® is high-action short form improv full of comic vengeance!

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 9:30 pm to 10:45 pm | Comedy

Stickybuds + Jpod + Fort Knox Five ft Qdup

Twisted Productions at Harbour Event Centre presets Stickybuds + Jpod + Fort Knox Five ft Qdup

Vancouver | Harbour Event Centre | 10:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

Vancouver TheatreSports League presents Improv After Dark

Things heat up with this edgy 60 minutes of non-stop, fast-paced no-holds-barred comedy for grown-ups.

Vancouver | The Improv Centre | 11:15 pm to 11:59 pm | Comedy