Metro Vancouver events on April 18, 2017

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 10:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Synergy Dance Competition - 10th Anniversary Tour

We understand the dedication and hard work of the dancer, teacher, studio and family. As a family based business, family values and team spirit are at the core of our philosophy.

Surrey | Bell Performing Arts Centre | 9:00 am to 7:00 pm | Dance

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jazz Jam with Cory Weeds

Join us at the Shadbolt for a jazz jam session! Hosted by Cory Weeds, the Jazz Jam features a stellar lineup of local jazz musicians in an improvised evening of music

Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Music | Free

Ideas Salon presents The Power of Future Minds

Join us for an inspiring evening of thought provoking ideas at Hycroft. Enjoy light refreshments as SFU & UBC graduate students share their most innovative and trailblazing research discoveries in a series of 3 minute presentations followed by Q&A

Vancouver | Hycroft | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Lecture

Vertical Influences

Le Patin Libre is creating a new kind of ice dancing, far beyond the confines of traditional figure skating.

Vancouver | Britannia Ice Rink | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Dance

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 | 7:30 pm to 9:30 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 | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre

La Modestine performs: In The Shadow of The Sun King

La Modestine presents some of the most beautiful and imaginative instrumental music to emerge during the mid-to-late 17th century in the German territories.

North Vancouver | Gordon Smith Gallery | 7:30 pm to 9:15 pm | Music

Two Door Cinema Club

The Two Door Cinema Club appears at the Orpheum in support of their release Gameshow.

Vancouver | The Orpheum | 8:00 pm to 10:30 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

The Rogue Folk Club presents: Roguelele Night

Whether you're a ukulele novice or a seasoned strummer the Vancouver Ukulele Circle is for you! It's the oldest ukulele club on the American Continent

Vancouver | St. James Community Hall | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music

The Orchid Club - Golden Age of Burlesque

This month at The Orchid Club, we'll be paying tribute to the glitz, glamour, and feirce femininity of the Golden Age of Burlesque!

Vancouver | Fox Cabaret | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Show

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