Metro Vancouver events on April 29, 2017

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

2017 VTL Garage Sale

We're doing some spring cleaning and we have lots of duplicate tools! Hand tools, power tools, gardening tools, plumbing tools, etc.

Vancouver | The Vancouver Tool Library | 9:00 am to 3:00 pm | Fair | Free

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

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

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

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

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

International Dance Day

A day of performances and events celebrating the vitality and diversity of dance: full details to be announced.

Vancouver | Scotiabank Dance Centre | 10:00 am to 9:00 pm | Dance

Spring tree sale

Help us reach our goal of planting 150,000 trees by 2020 and pre-purchase a tree for your yard today! We have a wide variety of fruit, flowering, shade and conifer trees available at the low price of $10 per tree

Vancouver | Hillcrest Community Centre | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Nature / Animals

Annual Litter Cleanup Kick-Off - Keep Vancouver Spectacular

Every May, the City jump starts our year-long efforts to keep Vancouver neighbourhoods healthy, vibrant and clean with the help of thousands of volunteers who take part in our Keep Vancouver Spectacular litter cleanups

Vancouver | Collingwood neighbourhood | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | Active Life / Health

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

Art On The Spot

Join us at Shadbolt Centre for this free event celebrating International Dance Day!

Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | Dance | Free

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

Bike The Blossoms

We’re waiting to see how to bloom unfolds so stay tuned for our date!

Vancouver | John Hendry Park | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | Active Life / Health | Free

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

The Salish Weave Collection: Works on Paper

Join us for the exhibition The Salish Weave Collection: Works on Paper.

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Arts Alive 2017

Join us for the exhibition The Salish Weave Collection: Works on Paper.

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Free Family Day - Moving Images

On the last Saturday of each month, the CAG invites all ages to drop-in for short exhibition tours and free art-making activities that respond to our current exhibitions

Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 3:00 pm | Family | Free

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

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

Cooking with Hayat and Carmen, a Taste of Damascus

Join artist Derya Akay, Hayat Shabo and her daughter Carmen Aldakhlallah of Tayybeh as they explore Syrian cuisine

Vancouver | Burrard Marina Field House | 12:00 am to 3:00 pm | Cooking | Free

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

Camera, Lights, Sound! with Fran Breden

Gain the confidence to set up a video shoot under the skilled guidance of artist Fran Breden!

Vancouver | VIVO Media Arts Centre | 12:30 am to 5:00 pm | Workshop

Coastal Jazz: Cool School: Get Hip To Jazz: Drummer Quincy Davis And Bassist Neil Swainson

Michigan-born, Winnipeg-based Quincy Davis is a drummer, composer, and faculty member at the University of Manitoba.

Vancouver | Frankie's Jazz Club | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Music | Free

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

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 | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Musical

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

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 | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Theatre

Pi Theatre: Long Division

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

Vancouver | Orpheum Annex | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre

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

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

Calabrese Cultural Society’s Miss Calabria Pageant

The associazione culturale calabrese is hosting the 2017 Miss Calabria Pageant Gala.

Vancouver | Il Centro Italian Cultural Centre | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show

Celebrate Canada at our 8th Annual Cultch Fundraising Gala

This year we are proud to celebrate our nation’s 150th anniversary with our theme: Oh, Canada!

Vancouver | The Cultch | 6:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Charity / Fundraising

Battlefield Fight League

The main event will feature the Best wrestler in canadian MMA

Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 6:15 pm to 8:15 pm | Sports

Said The Whale

Said the Whale is a Vancouver-based indie rock band started by Ben Worcester and Tyler Bancroft in 2007

Vancouver | The Vogue Theatre | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

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

Front of the Line Productions Presents: Laurence Juber In Concert

Two-time Grammy Award winner Laurence Juber returns to Vancouver

West Vancouver | Kay Meek Centre for the Performing Arts | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music

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

Aunt Leah's Trivia Extravaganza by Karin King & Hope Rayson

Join us again for a fun night of obscure facts, laughter and good times, as we raise money for local foster youth in need

Vancouver | St. Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Centre | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising

Vancouver Opera: Dead Man Walking

Based on the bestselling memoir by Sister Helen Prejean, this popular opera chronicles the story of a convicted Louisiana murderer who is befriended by a Catholic nun seeking to understand the nature of divine forgiveness

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:40 pm | Opera

Richmond Orchestra & Chorus: Beethoven & Mendelssohn

Beethoven`s Symphony No. 8 and Mendelssohn`s Violin Concerto

Richmond | Richmond Pentecostal Church | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

BDDW with Paul Filek

Breakin Down D Wall mini-concerts are designed to bring public awareness to Vancouver's & beyond, great musical, comedy and other talents.

Vancouver | STREEXB Studio | 7:30 pm to 10:00 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

Daniel Wesley

Daniel Wesley is a Canadian alternative rock musician from White Rock, British Columbia

Vancouver | Commodore Ballroom | 8:00 pm to 11:59 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 | 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

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

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

Circle Game

Created by Andrew Cohen and Anna Kuman Inspired by the songs of Joni Mitchell A Firehall Arts Centre Production

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

April in Paris: 11th Annual Gypsy Jazz Festival. The Hot Club Cabaret

The Rogue Folk Club presents: The Hot Club Cabaret with Deanna Knight & The Hot Club of Mars

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

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Spring Fest: Henry V

This concert features Vancouver’s own Ian Parker performing Addinsell’s Warsaw Concerto for piano and orchestra, written for the 1941 British film, Dangerous Moonlight, as well as William Walton’s epic score for Henry V

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

OP2 - Bringing Down the Wall

Raising money to keep music alive in school. Generously sponsored by Music Makers Rehearsal Studios, Grimm's Fine Foods and Roland Canada.

New Westminster | The Columbia | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Charity / Fundraising

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 | 8:00 pm to 9:50 pm | Comedy

METACoSM with ALEX GREY & ALLYSON GREY + musical guests

MetaCoSM is an immersive multimedia event featuring the live painting experience of world renowned visionary artists Alex Grey and Allyson Grey

Vancouver | Imperial Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Show

Comedy Basement Pro/Am Showcase f. Ash Dhawan

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

Own Saturdays at Caprice X Led

Soulgood Presents… Own Saturdays at Caprice X Led

Vancouver | Caprice Nightclub | 9:30 pm to 3:00 am | Music

Dave Martone

Dave Martone is a Canadian fusion guitarist and record producer, based out of Vancouver, British Columbia

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

Soulmen

Here come the “SoulMen” and “Double Overtime”. A super high energy tribute act to – Soul – Rock & Roll – Rhythm & Blues – the Blues Brothers – and so much more

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

Kpop by CVC, The Kpop Only night at Prive

CVC presents the Kpop only night with ASTRO x LEGEND

Vancouver | Privé Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

Wasted Penguinz

The Wasted Penguinz are a Hardstyle duo from Helsingborg, Sweden. The duo consists of two artists; Pontuz Bergman & Jon Brandt-Cederhäll.

Vancouver | Harbour Event Centre | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music

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 | 10:30 pm to 11:50 pm | Comedy

Divine: Drag & Disco Party

The Fox Cabaret invites you to launch of our brand new Studio 54 style vintage drag + disco party

Vancouver | Fox Cabaret | 10:30 pm to 2:00 am | Dance