Metro Vancouver events on May 1, 2016

Rhododendron Festival

Celebrate Burnaby's Rhododendron Festival and enjoy free activities for all!

Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Michiko Suzuki: Hope Chests

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

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Visual Arts | Free

Art in the City 2016

Come and buy a variety of art mediums from our largest selection of original visual art - drawings, paintings, photography, giclee’s of originals, etc at our 11th annual Art In The City event!

Vancouver | West End Community Centre Association | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm | Visual Arts | Free

VSO Masterworks: Faust Plays Bartok

Renowned violinist Isabelle Faust performs Bartok with Kazuyoshi Akiyama conducting a concert that includes Dvorák’s Seventh Symphony.

Vancouver | Orpheum Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:15 pm | Music

Vancouver Opera: Evita

Winner of 7 Tony Awards™ including Best Musical, Evita is the story of the charismatic and controversial Eva Perón, whose beauty and ambition vaulted her from poverty to power as the First Lady of Argentina.

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Opera

Music at the Mansion

Join us for this open rehearsal concert series featuring local musicians and performances from the Rogue Folk

Vancouver | Aberthau Mansion | 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Dance | Free

The Intergalactic Nemesis: Target Earth

Telling an adventure story set in the 1930s, The Intergalactic Nemesis mashes up comic-book and radio-play formats into a one-of-a-kind theatrical experience, a new art form, the Live-Action Graphic Novel.

Vancouver | The York Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Theatre

Cécile McLorin Salvant

Back by popular demand! Cécile McLorin Salvant’s exceptional vocal power, soul, and virtuosity are breathtakingly showcased through her one-of-a-kind interpretations of jazz standards and rare blues compositions.

Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, Chan Shun Concert Hall | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Music

Vancouver TheatreSports League presents Rookie Night

Rookie Nights feature our Rookie League players, who have all successfully undergone improv training via the ICI.

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

Encuentros

Kasandra Flamenco and Caravan World Rhythms are proud to present Encuentros a percussive dance spectacular revealing passionate encounters by some of the world’s great dancers in Flamenco, Irish, Tap, and Egyptian Belly Dance!

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 7:30 pm to 0:00 am | Dance