Metro Vancouver events on April 25, 2017
April 25, 2017
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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
Brian Grison: Adventures of a Drawing Boy
For this series of mixed-media drawings on heavy watercolour paper, Brian Grison has developed a project that is a commentary on the mental life of the student, with himself as the artist/student model.
Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Adventures of a Drawing Boy - Brian Grison
For this series of mixed-media drawings on heavy watercolour paper, Brian Grison has developed a project that is a commentary on the mental life of the student, with himself as the artist/student model.
Burnaby | Bob Prittie Library (Metrotown) | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
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
Kids Gallery at Surrey Museum
The sustainability focused Kids Gallery is all about fun. Check out the latest theme: food!
Surrey | Surrey Museum | 9:30 am to 5:30 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 | 9:30 am to 5:30 pm | Exhibition | Free
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
The Salish Weave Collection: Works on Paper
Join us for the exhibition The Salish Weave Collection: Works on Paper.
Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery, Upper Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition
Arts Alive 2017
Join us for the exhibition of Arts Alive 2017!
Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition
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
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
A Tribute to Elvis in Concert
Ben has always been involved in music since a very young age; singing gospel music in choir and with his family and playing guitar, drums, bass guitar, and piano
Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 12:00 am to 2:00 pm | Music
The Salish Weave Collection: Works on Paper. Burnaby Art Gallery's Tour & Tea Series
Join us for the exhibition The Salish Weave Collection: Works on Paper.
Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Exhibition
Arts Alive 2017. Burnaby Art Gallery's Tour & Tea Series
Join us for the exhibition of Arts Alive 2017!
Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Exhibition
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 | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Dance
Intermediate R Programming Workshop Series
This workshop series is going to help you use R as a programming environment, allowing you to write more complex, yet clearer data analysis code. We will teach you three fundametal concepts of R programming: functions, classes, and packages
Vancouver | Life Sciences Institute | 2:00 pm to 2:00 pm | Workshop
A Playful Workshop for Artists of all Levels
In a rut? Let this playful introduction to new techniques bust you out! Artist and instructor Michael Culverwell is back with a new workshop
North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Workshop
Hello and Goodbye - Operatically
Il Centro favorites Shadan Saul (soprano) and Sunny Shams (tenor) are joined by Andrew Greenwood (baritone) and Charlotte Beglinger (mezzo-soprano), and accompanied by David Boothroyd (piano) and Tom Durrie (host)
Vancouver | Il Centro Italian Cultural Centre | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Opera
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
Cornelia Wyngaarden: Artist File
Join artist Cornelia Wyngaarden and curator Liz Park in Luxe Hall for an informal evening of conversations and bubbly to celebrate the launch of Artspeak’s latest publication
Vancouver | Western Front | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Lecture
Dweezil Zappa
The Cease & Desist Tour 2016 – 2017: 50 Years of Frank In One Night with Dweezil Zappa!
Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music
The Weeknd - Starboy: Legend of the Fall 2017 World Tour
Grammy Award®-winning and multi-platinum selling music artist The Weeknd unveiled details behind his first-ever world tour – Starboy: Legend of the Fall 2017 World Tour.
Vancouver | Rogers Arena | 7:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Music
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
Ten Myths About Vancouver: The Real Stories
Was there ever any blood in Blood Alley? There are many aspects of Vancouver’s history that are taken for granted, but are they true?
Vancouver | Hycroft | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | History
The Piano Teacher
Lessons on Life and Love. When Erin, a classical pianist, experiences the loss of the life she knew, she also finds herself dealing with the departure of her own musical expression.
Vancouver | BMO Theatre Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre
The xx
The xx are an English band formed in 2005 in Wandsworth, London.
Vancouver | Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music
The Great Kooshog Lake Hollis McCauley Fishing Derby by Norm Foster
We present Canadian award-winning playwright Norm Foster’s beautifully written story about a small town, five big hearts and a big fish.
North Vancouver | North Vancouver Community Players | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre
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
Mump and Smoot in Anything
The famed Canadian clown duo return to The Cultch with a new work that will take Vancouver audiences yet again into the giddy, scary world of pure imagination.
Vancouver | York Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:25 pm | Comedy