What to do in Vancouver on April 28 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

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

Vancouver Home And Garden Show

Every year hundreds of thousands of dollars are spent on full spectrum, high frequency, media campaigns – gathering tens of thousands of attendees, creating thousands of new customers for hundreds of exhibitors.

Vancouver | Pacific Coliseum | 10:00 am to 9:00 pm | Exhibition

Start with Art

Join us for our 13th annual Start with Art exhibition. This truly unique show focuses on encouraging young people to appreciate, collect, and curate their own art collection – with a special price list just for kids 16 and younger!

North Vancouver | Seymour Art Gallery | 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

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

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

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

James Campbell & Bergmann Duo

Campbell is a master among musicians. James and the Bergmann Duo offer Songs and Dances of the Americas, featuring music of Bernstein, Gershwin, and Copland.

West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre Studio Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Music

Live Music Friday

Enjoy live music and beer every Friday from 5pm to 8pm at Green Leaf Brewing Co.

North Vancouver | Lonsdale Quay Market | 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Music | Free

The Vancouver Opera Festival: Paul Wong. Five Octave Range

A Vancouver Opera Festival Commissioned Work by The 2016 Audain Prize Winning multimedia

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Visual Arts

Taste of Abruzzo

Join us for yet another installation of this ever-popular buffet series, which will explore the foodie highlights that define the central region of Abruzzo.

Vancouver | Il Centro Italian Cultural Centre | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Food / Wine

Slideluck Vancouver IV

Slideluck Vancouver IV is a juried, lens-based art / photography slideshow + potluck dinner (Food Truck Edition). Our theme this year is INFLUENCE

Vancouver | Beaumont Studios | 6:30 pm to 2:00 am

The Visionary Art & Life of Alex Grey & Allyson Grey

Artists Alex Grey and Allyson Grey claim three bodies of work between them: Alex’s art, Allyson’s art and their shared social sculpture, CoSM, the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors

Vancouver | The Vogue Theatre | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

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

Aladdin Jr by Moving Mirror Productions

Come join us in Agrabah as MMP travels along with Aladdin in this fantastical tale of magic and self discovery. Aladdin Jr. will mark Moving Mirror Production's first Broadway Junior Show

Port Moody | Inlet Theatre | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Theatre

Vetta Chamber Music: The Romance of the Guitar

Vancouver guitarist Daniel Bolshoy will combine his six strings with those of the Vetta Chamber Players for an evening of passionate music from the heart.

Vancouver | West Point Grey United Church | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

Vancouver Opera: Otello

A powerful masterpiece that marries Shakespeare's poetry with Verdi's lyricism and sumptuous orchestrations. Based on Shakespeare's tale of love, jealousy, and betrayal, Otello is considered Italian opera's greatest tragedy

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:20 pm | Opera

Rose Gellert Hall series with clinetist James Campbell and pianist Marcel Bergmann

Hailed by the Toronto Star as "Canada's pre-eminent clarinetist and wind soloist," James Campbell has performed solo and chamber music concerts in 30 countries in many of the world's great concert halls

Langley | Langley Community Music School | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

Friday Night Live. Life. Stories. Music.

What’s FNL all about? It’s a totally unique experience. Every week is different. It is an experience that you help create by sharing your life stories. Then, it’s music and storytelling

North Vancouver | Lynn Valley United Church | 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Books

Real Men Real Makeup - 5th Edition

Welcome to the 5th edition of Real Men Real Makeup, an event you don’t want to miss!!! Real Men Real Makeup is back in a big and sassy way this year!

Vancouver | Imperial Vancouver | 7:30 pm to 2:00 am | Show

The Middle Coast, Emily in the Headlights, Ian Campbell

Have a great show Vancouver bands

Vancouver | Fox Cabaret | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Music

Coastal Jazz: James Danderfer'S East-West Quintet Feat. Neil Swainson And Quincy Davis

Come and enjoy a night of swing as these musicians take a tour of the great American Songbook and more!

Vancouver | Frankie's Jazz Club | 8:00 pm to 11:00 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

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

Stage 43 presents Bingo!

Five former classmates come together for their 30th high school reunion. Hilarity ensues when the friends attempt to relive their glory days via their old drinking game

Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

A Very Special Evening with Jim Byrnes

Blue Frog Studios is proud to host a special concert with JUNO AWARD winner JIM BYRNES. Jim’s evocative, smoky vocals and gutsy blues guitar weave together to create a unique sound that has all but vanished from today's world

White Rock | Blue Frog Studios | 8:00 pm to 10:15 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 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 | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

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

Theatre West Van Presents: The 39 Steps

Adapted from the original novel by John Buchan and the film version by Alfred Hitchcock, this zany comedy is performed by a cast of four who portray multiple characters

West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre for the Performing Arts | 8:00 pm to 9:45 pm | Theatre

April in Paris: 11th Annual Gypsy Jazz Festival. Company B Big Band,| Josh Roberts Orchestra

Company B Jazz Band is Vancouver’s foremost vintage jazz harmony group

Vancouver | St. James Community Hall | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

Pi Theatre: Long Division

Pi Theatre presents Long Division, a play about the mathematics of human connection

Vancouver | Orpheum Annex | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Comedy Basement presents: Mom's Spaghetti Comedy Tour

Featuring 8 of Seattle's hottest up-and-coming stand-up comedians, regularly featured at the famous Seattle Underground comedy club, and opening for huge acts such as Kurt Metger!

Vancouver | Goldies Pizza | 8:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Comedy

Anjunabeats Presents: North American Tour 2017 at Commodore Ballroom

Andrew Bayer B2B Ilan Bluestone and special guest Fatum

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 9:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

Deluxe Edition / TGIF! - Debut Night

Pop isn’t a dirty word and doesn’t just mean popular. It’s glamorous, sexy, futuristic, emotion-concentrate, totally connected to the moment…

Vancouver | XYYVR | 9:00 pm to 3:00 am | Show

John Campanelli

Often described as a high-energy performer and a crowd favourite Sterling Scott has become one of comedy’s rising stars

New Westminster | Lafflines Comedy Club | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Comedy

Eleven09

Eleven09 is Vancouver’s 4-Piece Energy Band consisting of Sami Ghawi, Dallas Spani, Nathan Tapsas & David Capper!

Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

Nikita Afonso

Voted as 2015’s Best Musician in the South Okanagan by Okanagan Life Magazine, Nikita’s music speaks to the heart and touches the soul.