Metro Vancouver events on April 15, 2017
April 15, 2017
Sat
Exhibition: Breaking Down the Fourth Wall
Diego Bastianutti and Jon Guido Bertelli explore life in the Vancouver Downtown Eastside through word and image. Their art focuses on the homeless and the addicts, underscoring their resilience, their undeniable humanity and dignity
Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Window Gallery: Qaqtis, Graffiti Therapy, First Nations and graffiti on street wear
My art is a combination of my two favourite art forms – First Nations art and graffiti. By painting clothing such as hoodies and shoes, I bring together the worlds of the retail industry and the immense graffiti scene in this city
Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
9th Annual Great A-Maze-ing Egg Hunt
Spring is just around the corner and the Easter Bunny is getting excited for the 9th Annual A-Maze-ing Egg Hunt at VanDusen Botanical Garden!
Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 1:00 pm | Family
Michael Bednar: The Fraser, Living River
Large-format photographs documenting the importance of the Fraser River to Richmond by Michael Bednar an award-winning travel and documentary photographer
Richmond | Richmond Cultural Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Stanley Park Railway Easter Train
Hop on the Stanley Park Train for an egg-citing Easter ride through Stanley Park.
Vancouver | Stanley Park Railway | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Kids
Omnis Temporalis
Omnis Temporalis is a multiform collaborative project that combines artistic genres by drawing together the cartoon work by renowned Canadian cartoonist Seth with original music and performance by Vancouver-based composer Mark Haney
Richmond | Richmond Cultural Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Kids Gallery at Surrey Museum
The sustainability focused Kids Gallery is all about fun. Check out the latest theme: food!
Surrey | Surrey Museum | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
Community Treasures: My Disney World
Join the local Disney fan club for a display of rare Disney items from their collections
Surrey | Surrey Museum | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free
We Come to Witness: Sonny Assu in Dialogue with Emily Carr
Sonny Assu continues his ongoing body of work Interventions on The Imaginary, creating a new series of digital tags on a body of Emily Carr paintings selected from the Vancouver Art Gallery’s collection
Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Vancouver Special: Ambivalent Pleasures
The title of the exhibition, Ambivalent Pleasures, refers to the complex nature of pleasure in the early 21st century as we become increasingly aware of the social, economic and environmental costs of our desires, habits and patterns of living
Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Amazonia: The Rights of Nature
MOA will showcase its Amazonian collections in a significant exploration of socially and environmentally-conscious notions intrinsic to indigenous South American cultures, which have recently become innovations in International Law
Vancouver | Museum of Anthropology at UBC | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Dawn Michelle Russell: Thirteen to Zero: exploring sustainable design
The Craft Council of BC is pleased to announce our upcoming exhibition, 'Thirteen to Zero', by Dawn Michelle Russell.
Vancouver | Crafthouse | 10:30 am to 5:30 pm | Exhibition
Bill Reid Creative Journeys
An exhibition presented in partnership with the Vancouver International Airport to mark the 20th anniversary of Bill Reid's iconic sculpture, The Spirit of Haida Gwaii
Vancouver | Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Xi xanya dzam - Celebrating our Amazing Artists
Xi xanya dzam is the Kwak'wala word which describes the gifted people who create works of art, and is the title of our upcoming exhibition
Vancouver | Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Old Fashioned Easter
Do you have dreams of a family Easter egg hunt on the budding grounds of a heritage farmhouse? If so, we have the perfect experience for you
Surrey | Stewart Farm House | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | Family | Free
Easter Eggstravaganza
Eggciting things will be happening here for Easter at Kits CC!
Vancouver | Kitsilano War Memorial Community Centre | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | Kids
Exhibtition: Contingent Bodies. Brigitta Kocsis
Brigitta Kocsis' paintings blend realism, illustration and expressive painterly gestures in a chaotic and visually charged landscape. Her current series, Contingent Bodies, focuses on the representation of bodies in transformation
Vancouver | grunt gallery | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Casey Wei: Karaoke Music Video Maker Free Store
On every Friday & Saturday in April, UNIT/PITT Projects will be transformed into a video store where you can make your own fabulous music video of a karaoke song (or your own material) in front of a green screen
Vancouver | Unit/Pitt Projects | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Music | Free
Reshaping the Familiar: Mark Bowen & Bob Leier
Artists Mark Bowen & Bob Leier explore the of reality of what we see through new eyes
West Vancouver | Silk Purse Arts Centre | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Live Jazz at Brentwood
Live Jazz at Brentwood is back! Join us every Saturday and Sunday in April for live jazz performances by local artists.
Burnaby | Brentwood Town Centre | 12:00 am to 2:00 pm | Music | Free
Bold Offers with Amy Shostak
Feel like your scenes are falling flat, or living in a grey, unspecific world? An offer is any action - verbal, or physical - that helps build a scene.
Vancouver | Instant Studios | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Workshop
Song of the Open Road
Vikky Alexander, Robert Arndt, Gerard Byrne, Jacqueline Hoàng Nguyễn, Kelly Jazvac, Kelly Lycan, Niamh O’Malley, Dawit L. Petros, Greg Staats, Lisa Tan
Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Visual Arts
Train Dreams
The train looms large in the history of Canada, British Columbia and the Tri-Cities. It is just over 130 years since the first transcontinental train pulled into Port Moody from Montreal and, the Art Gallery at Evergreen presents the exhibition
Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
REDPATCH
Premiering on the 100 year anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge, REDPATCH is a historical drama that focuses on a young Métis man from the Nuu-chah-nulth Nation of Vancouver Island who volunteers to fight in the First World War
Vancouver | Studio 16 | 1:00 pm to 2:45 pm | Theatre
Easter Fair
Easter Bunnies and Other Farm Friends! Animals and Easter go hand in hand. Join us at the Surrey Museum as we ring in Spring with local rescue animals
Surrey | Surrey Museum | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Family
Maps
Using collage, markers, stickers, pens and paper imagine a rail journey across a real or imagined country and town. What route does your train take? What will you see flitting past the window? Where are you going and where did you come from?
Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Family | Free
Angels In America. Partone: Millennium Approches
Hailed as one of the most important works of 20th-century theatre, Angels in America is a timeless tale of companionship and abandonment that takes place when the personal became political.
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
Free Dance + Poetry Workshop
Participate in a series of free dance (creative movement) and poetry workshops until May 27, 2017, with professional artists from diverse backgrounds
Vancouver | The Dance Centre | 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Workshop | Free
Mom's the Word 3: Nest 1/2 Empty
From the world-renowned creative team behind the Mom’s the Word series comes a new chapter in their stories of family and fracas.
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Theatre
Tara Cheyenne Performance: How To Be
Choreographer/creator Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg presents an exciting blend of dance and theatre with her signature comic sensibilities.
Vancouver | The Cultch Historic Theatre | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Dance
Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella - National Tour
A new take on Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic
Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Musical
Royal City Musical Theatre: Anything Goes
Royal City Musical Theatre will bring the Massey stage alive with the Tony Award winning, tap-dancing musical, Anything Goes.
New Westminster | Massey Theatre | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Musical
Generation Post Script
It is two generations into the future. What is left of humanity survives in space stations in orbit around our planet. Interstellar travel is not yet possible and Earth is uninhabitable
Vancouver | Studio 1398 | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Theatre
Testament
Like Christmas Presence, but without Christmas! Fact is, Jesus grew up – and during Passion Week, we’re going to dig into those songs and stories.
Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Show
North Vancouver LoLo Food Tour
During the 2.5 hour tour, you will be able to learn about the historic ship building industry and early settlers to the area as you savor a delicious culinary experience. The tour includes 10 stops featuring 7 market vendors
North Vancouver | Lonsdale Quay Market | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Food / Wine
Mozart's Requiem, Presented by United Voices and Chamber Orchestra
United Voices and Chamber Orchestra under the baton of Dr. Greg Caisley, Co-Director of Music at Dunbar Ryerson United Church, present Mozart's Requiem
Vancouver | Dunbar Ryerson United Church | 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Music
Wish Youth Network Society presents: Spring into Giving Gala!
Along with a night full of fun, networking and light refreshments, Connect with inspiring individuals
Burnaby | Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre | 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm | Charity / Fundraising
Girls Rock Camp Fundraiser at Grand Luxe Hall by Jody Glenham
All proceeds will be donated to Girls Rock Camp Vancouver, a non-profit organization that runs a week long summer camp for female identifying youths age 8-17
Vancouver | Grand Luxe Hall (Western Front) | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising
L’albero degli zoccoli New Restoration at the Cinematheque
The movie is a portrait of peasant life in late-19th-century Lombardy, rendered with a sublime understatement, humanism, and lyricism that recaptures the best of Italian neorealism.
Vancouver | The Cinematheque | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Film
Seasons Festival 2017
Seasons Festival is back this April at the Pacific Coliseum!
Vancouver | Pacific Coliseum | 7:00 pm to 11:50 pm | Music
Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella - National Tour
A new take on Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic
Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Musical
Royal City Musical Theatre: Anything Goes
Royal City Musical Theatre will bring the Massey stage alive with the Tony Award winning, tap-dancing musical, Anything Goes.
New Westminster | Massey Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Musical
Marion Bridge By Daniel MacIvor
Daniel MacIvor's funny and touching play tells the story of three estranged sisters who reunite in their family home on Cape Breton Island to say goodbye to their dying mother
North Vancouver | Deep Cove Stage Society | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Angels In America. Partone: Millennium Approches
Hailed as one of the most important works of 20th-century theatre, Angels in America is a timeless tale of companionship and abandonment that takes place when the personal became political.
Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
2000 by Joan MacLeod - Light Hearted Drama
Told with great humour 2000 is rich with human spirit.
North Vancouver | North Vancouver Community Players | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Abracadabra. Presented by Camilo The Magician
Prepare yourself for a night full of wonder with this chance to be part of a truly amazing and magical experience with Camilo the Magician
Vancouver | York Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show
The Damned 40th Anniversary U.S. Tour
The Damned will go down in music history as the first British punk band to release a single, but most fans will remember them for the fury of their epic live shows.
Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Music
Vinci By Maureen Hunter
Vagabond Players Presents Vinci By Maureen Hunter. Directed by Matthew Davenport. A Western Canadian Premier
New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
REDPATCH
Premiering on the 100 year anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge, REDPATCH is a historical drama that focuses on a young Métis man from the Nuu-chah-nulth Nation of Vancouver Island who volunteers to fight in the First World War
Vancouver | Studio 16 | 8:00 pm to 9:45 pm | Theatre
Mom's the Word 3: Nest 1/2 Empty
From the world-renowned creative team behind the Mom’s the Word series comes a new chapter in their stories of family and fracas.
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre
Lee Harvey Osmond featuring Tom Wilson
"Acid folk" was born in an old garage off Clinton Avenue in Toronto, concocted by Tom Wilson from Blackie & the Rodeo Kings, a few Cowboy Junkies, and some Skydiggers.
White Rock | Blue Frog Studios | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
PARADE
In 1913, Leo Frank, a Brooklyn-raised Jew living in Georgia, is put on trial for the murder of 13 year old Mary Phagan, a factory worker under his employ.
Vancouver | The Norman Rothstein Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Musical
Tara Cheyenne Performance: How To Be
Choreographer/creator Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg presents an exciting blend of dance and theatre with her signature comic sensibilities.
Vancouver | The Cultch Historic Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Dance
Salsa & Latin Dance Night
Featuring Salsa, Bachata & Merengue lesson & Latin Music with Alberto Gonzalez and Teresa Szefler
Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 8:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Dance
A Firehall Arts Centre Residency: Presentation Hong Kong Exile - Room 2048
This multi-media dance theatre piece explores the socio-political realities of the Cantonese diaspora, sourcing themes of loss, nostalgia and desire that re-occur with selected works of Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Kar Wai.
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Dance
Western Canada Premiere: The Watershed
A rollicking road trip in pursuit of a nation’s disappearing lifeblood.
Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
Garrett Clark
Today, Garrett is a busy comedian working in both Western and Eastern Canada, and aspires to world domination in the next few years. Help him takeover the world and book Garrett Today!
New Westminster | Lafflines Comedy Club | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Comedy
Generation Post Script
It is two generations into the future. What is left of humanity survives in space stations in orbit around our planet. Interstellar travel is not yet possible and Earth is uninhabitable
Vancouver | Studio 1398 | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre
Testament
Like Christmas Presence, but without Christmas! Fact is, Jesus grew up – and during Passion Week, we’re going to dig into those songs and stories.
Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show
Vancouver Pops Symphony and Choir: Once Upon A Time
Join us for an evening of spectacular music from your favourite fantasy and fairy tale films. Take a ride in a magical carriage with Cinderella, and soar high above the clouds with Hiccup and Toothless in How to Train Your Dragon
Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
Comedy Basement Pro/Am Showcase f. Katie Burrell
The Comedy Basement Pro/Am Showcase features Vancouver's funniest professional & up-and-coming stand up comics every Saturday at Goldies!
Vancouver | Goldies Pizza | 8:30 pm to 11:30 pm | Comedy
SkiiTour at Fox Cabaret
Intimate Productions & Fox Cabaret present SkiiTour with guests Wmnstudies, Abasi, Andy Clockwork and DJ Max Volume
Vancouver | Fox Cabaret | 9:00 pm to 2:00 am | Music
Etienne Siew
Etienne Siew is a vocalist and songwriter from Coquitlam who has been playing guitar for over 15 years and singing for as long as he can remember.
Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
Rhythm Method
The Rhythm Method is an eight piece RnB, Funk, Pop and Rock band that is new to the Vancouver entertainment scene
Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
Seasons Festival 2017: Throttle & Loud Luxury
TheNiteShow x Seasons2017 bring you a special night with Throttle & Loud Luxury
Vancouver | Venue Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music
The Actor’s Nightmare: Half Scripted, Half Improv, All Comedy
Every actor has a nightmare where they find themselves on stage without knowing any of their lines, or even having read the script!
Vancouver | Havana Theatre | 10:30 pm to 11:30 pm | Show