Metro Vancouver events on April 20, 2018

Regionals 2018. Star Talent Dance Competition

A Canadian based Dance Competition giving dancers the chance to compete against other dancers and studios as well as themselves in order to achieve their own personal best! Sportsmanlike behavior is expected at all times.

Burnaby | Michael J Fox Theatre | 9:00 am to 9:00 pm | Performing Arts

Verses Festival of Words 2018: Hullabaloo All Star Slam Showcase #1

The always popular Hullabaloo All Star Slam at the Rio Theatre returns this year, featuring a battle between Canadian spoken word all stars!

Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 9:30 am to 11:00 am | Performing Arts

Exhibition. Karilynn Ming Ho: For The Left Hand Alone

Vancouver-based artist Karilynn Ming Ho uses the metaphor of phantom limb syndrome to explore themes of fragmented realities in a time when bombardment by digital information leaves many people feeling physically and mentally disconnected and disenchanted

Richmond | Richmond Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Exhibition. Ho Tam: Cover to Cover

Acclaimed Canadian artist Ho Tam interrogates the mediated construction of public persona, revealing diverse facets of the self through a selection of photo, video, artist books and magazines spanning his career

Richmond | Richmond Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Bombhead - exhibition

BOMBHEAD is a thematic exhibition organized by guest curator John O’Brian that explores the emergence and impact of the nuclear age as represented by artists and their art

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Takashi Murakami. The Octopus Eats its Own Leg - exhibition

Takashi Murakami: The Octopus Eats Its Own Leg is the first major retrospective of Takashi Murakami’s paintings to be shown in Canada. Takashi Murakami: The Octopus Eats Its Own Leg is a major retrospective exhibition of the monumental paintings of intern

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

A Cultivating Journey: The Herman Levy Legacy

This exhibition reflects the remarkable acumen of Levy as a collector and explores new scholarship and perspectives on the objects and the collector himself, demonstrating the continuing impact of one man's passion for art

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Living, Building, Thinking: art and expressionism

Living, Building, Thinking: art and expressionism uses the German Expressionist collection from the McMaster Museum of Art to explore the development of Expressionism in art from the early 19th century to the present day

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Verses Festival of Words 2018: Adventures in Poetryland Workshops

The land of poetry spreads far and wide: you could spend days traveling from Metaphor to Extended Metaphor. And that’s before you even reach Rhyme and Alliteration!

Vancouver | Vancouver Public Library Central Branch | 10:00 am to 12:00 am | Workshop | Free

Make It Vancouver

Vancouver’s largest independent art, fashion & craft extravaganza is back for 3 days!!

Vancouver | PNE/Playland | 11:00 am to 6:00 pm | Market

Exhibit Beta Vulgaris

Exhibit by Kelty Miyoshi McKinnon with Keri Latimer

Burnaby | Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Memory - History - Story Exhibition

This year’s teaching exhibition is a celebration of the first people of our country. Memory - History - Story is an exploration of our indigenous artists, their perspectives and voices, through the lens of Indigenous principles of learning.

North Vancouver | Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art | 12:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Art! Vancouver 2018

Art! Vancouver 2018 is an international art show, showcasing the artwork of artists and galleries from Canada and around the world. We feature a diverse selection of art, from painting and sculpture to installation and mixed media

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre East | 12:00 am to 8:00 pm | Visual Arts

Verses Festival of Words 2018: Hullabaloo All Star Slam Showcase #2

The always popular Hullabaloo All Star Slam at the Rio Theatre returns this year, featuring a battle between Canadian spoken word all stars!

Vancouver | The Rio Theatre | 12:30 am to 2:00 pm | Performing Arts

Flock Yeah Vancouver 2018

This Flock Yeah! is being locally organized by Jill Colpitts for the sake of simplicity

Vancouver | Camp CAPILANO!!!! | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Active Life / Health

Verses Festival of Words 2018: Hullabaloo Slams: Round 2!

The second slate of prelims kicks off, with all 16 teams competing for the second time in less than 24 hours!

Vancouver | Vancouver Public Library Central Branch | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Performing Arts | Free

Textile Fix it at South Granville Seniors Centre

We are so thrilled to introduce you a new partnership with the South Granville Seniors Centre where we will be hosting more fabulous Fix-Its for the South Granville Residents!

Vancouver | South Granville Seniors Centre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Workshop | Free

Vancouver Greek Food Festival

Please join us at the 40th Annual Vancouver Greek Food Festival! Our dates are April 20-22 2018. We are excited to celebrate our 40th anniversary of the Festival with exciting performances, delicious food, and lots of KEFI!

Vancouver | Hellenic Community of Vancouver | 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Festival | Free

Vancouver Tattoo and Culture Show

The Vancouver Tattoo & Culture Show is your opportunity to look into the world of tattooing and and tattoo culture. Not only will you get the see amazing artwork, you’ll get the chance to meet the diverse personalities that drive the tattoo industry

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre East | 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Show

Better Together - An Ocean Inspired Couples' Class

Calling all meat lovers! Want to learn how to prepare the juiciest meats possible? This carnivore friendly class will teach you how to grill, roast and braise your favourite cuts of bone-in meat to perfection with a range of mouth-watering flavours

Vancouver | The Dirty Apron Cooking School | 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Cooking

Wickfest Vaisakhi Gala 2018

The upcoming WickFest Gala will be the first annual event to help support former Olympic Gold medal champion Hayley Wickenheiser and her conquest to improve women's hockey around the world

Surrey | Crown Palace Banquet Hall | 6:00 pm to 1:00 am | Party

Verses Festival of Words 2018: Hullabaloo Slams: Round 1!

The preliminary rounds erupt, with all 16 teams competing in four heats of four!

Vancouver | Vancouver Public Library Central Branch | 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts | Free

Dance Allsorts: Raven Spirit Dance

Earth Song is a mixed program of contemporary Aboriginal dance, featuring choreography by Starr Muranko and Michelle Olson. Two visionary choreographers bring their diverse voices to the act of connection

Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Dance

North Shore Writers Festival: 6th Annual Literary Trivia Quiz Night

Do you and your friends have what it takes to win our trivia game? If so, gather your teammates, test your mental mettle and compete for prizes and glory while having fun with our host Grant Lawrence!

West Vancouver | West Vancouver Memorial Library | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Books | Free

Lovecoast + Towers and Trees

Lovecoast is a 5-piece indie soul-pop band from the West Coast of Canada

Vancouver | Fox Cabaret | 7:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music

Lindbjerg Academy Presents In the Heights

Join our Rising Stars Advanced Class, ages 15-18 as they present the Tony Award Winner for Best Musical

Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

Cabaret

Royal City Musical Theatre is presenting the Tony Award winning musical Cabaret by Kander and Ebb

New Westminster | Massey Theatre | 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre

Müzewest Concerts presents John Dupuis Pianist

Vienna-based pianist John Dupuis returns to Vancouver with a programme of spring-romance for the salon! This will be great music by Beethoven, Debussy, Fauré, Grieg, Schubert, and others, including Canadian composers!

Vancouver | Canadian Music Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

EnChor's Encores!

This will be a concert produced by one of Vancouver's premier choirs, EnChor, under the artistic direction of Gerald van Wick

Vancouver | St. John's Shaughnessy Anglican Church | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Music

Frankie Manning Shim Sham workshop

The shim sham is a soft-shoe tap dance modified with some jazz steps and danced all around the world at dances, flash mobs and special events

New Westminster | Royal City Swing | 7:45 pm to 9:15 pm | Workshop

The Humans

Family drama, on more than one level

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Crimes of the Heart By Beth Henley

Crimes of the Heart - Dark Comedy

North Vancouver | The Theatre at Hendry Hall | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Five Alarm Funk with guest DJ Shub

Five Alarm Funk is a horn powered, percussion fueled sonic and visual assault

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

Sloan

It’s their 12th record and Canadian power pop perennials Sloan are bringing it to the Imperial

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

BaconBurger Presents: Tre Nyce w/ Mic Dreams & Guests at The Haney

BaconBurger productions is proud to bring you a 4/20 hip hop party you dont want to miss!

Maple Ridge | The Haney Public House | 8:00 pm to 2:00 am | Music

Slevyn + guests at The Railway Stage & Beer Café

The Live Agency + Live Acts Canada presents: Slevyn with special guests Sly Detrick, Taboo Queen and The Stereo Anthems

Vancouver | Railway Stage & Beer Café | 8:00 pm to 2:00 am | Music

Rogue Folk Club: Martyn Joseph

Martyn Joseph is a powerful singer and songwriter gifted with the rare ability to speak to the soul with his expressive and poignant lyrics

Vancouver | Rogue Folk Club | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

The Explanation

Two heterosexual men - one of whom likes to dress in women’s clothes - just happen to fall in love with one another. An exploration of the constructs we adopt to make our own realities and ways of imagining a life that’s not only endurable...

Vancouver | Vancity Culture Lab | 8:00 pm to 9:10 pm | Theatre

World Without Us

Ontroerend Goed, creators of Fight Night, bring us a new piece about the end of humanity and what comes after. We could hardly imagine it: no mortgages, no knitted scarves, no swimming pools, no butterfly strokes, and no honey kept in glass jars

Vancouver | The Cultch | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

The Dance Centre presents Rachid Ouramdane

The Dance Centre presents the Global Dance Connections series: Rachid Ouramdane - TORDRE (WROUGHT)

Vancouver | The Dance Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Dance

The Vancouver Chamber Choir. Light Transforming: Choral Explorations II with Michael Zaugg

Michael Zaugg is the guest conductor for this last concert of the 2017-2018 subscription season. Originally from Switzerland, he is now the conductor and music director of Alberta’s Pro Coro Canada

Vancouver | Dunbar Ryerson United Church | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Nine Dragons By Jovanni Sy

A World Premiere Production. A stylish murder mystery set in 1920s colonial Hong Kong.

Richmond | Gateway Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Misery By William Goldman

Stephen King’s chilling thriller By William Goldman. Based on the novel by Stephen King

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

Me and You By Melody Anderson

Sibling rivalry in a double-edged comedy. From childhood until old age, Liz and Lou are sisters who go through life mostly as friends, but sometimes as foes...

Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Chelsea Hotel: The Songs of Leonard Cohen

Not to be missed - the Firehall brings its hit show back to the stage in celebration of our 35th season and to pay homage to the late Mr. Cohen

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

The Price Is Right Live - Stage Show

Hard Rock Casino Vancouver will play host to The Price is Right Live™ for four showings

Coquitlam | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Show

Incident at Vichy by Arthur Miller

Arthur Miller's drama Incident at Vichy takes on a story of persecution and antisemitism during the early days of WWII. During the Nazi occupation, a group of prisoners in Vichy France are being detained in a warehouse under suspicion of being Jewish

Vancouver | Studio 16 | 8:00 pm to 9:45 pm | Theatre

Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play

After the collapse of civilization, a group of survivors share a campfire and begin to piece together the plot of The Simpsons episode “Cape Feare” entirely from memory

Vancouver | Studio 1398 | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

4000 Miles By Amy Herzog

A humorous and uplifting story of growing up and growing old!

New Westminster | The Bernie Legge Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Blithe Spirit by Noel Coward

A timeless comedy exploring love and marriage. Charles Condomine’s dinner party turns into mayhem when a seance led by Madame Arcati provokes the ghost of Elvira, his late first wife, and only Charles can hear her

North Vancouver | Deep Cove Stage Society | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Sideshow Comedy Improv

Pacific Theatre’s annual romp through the halls of improve comedy

Vancouver | Pacific Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy

Shakespeare in Hollywood by Ken Ludwig

In 1934 the Warner Bros. movie studio decided to do a “class picture”: an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. Max Reinhardt was invited from Germany to direct. ..

Vancouver | Metro Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Collected Traces and Still Here

Co.ERASGA’s newest ensemble creation recalls and traces transcendent principle of the body’s relation to indigenous traditional arts choreographed by critically acclaimed Vancouver choreographer, Alvin Erasga Tolentino

Burnaby | Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Dance

Peggy Lee's Echo Painting Album Launch w/ Wallgrin & A.MacKenzie

Barking Sphinx Performance Society, Live at the Wise & Sawdust Collector Present: Peggy Lee's 'Echo Painting' Album Launch Party

Vancouver | The Wise Hall & Lounge | 8:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Music

John Talabot at Celebrities Nightclub

Spanish electronic music producer, DJ and founder of acclaimed label Hivern Discs, John Talabot finally makes his return to Vancouver in the Celebrities Underground

Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 2:00 am | Dance

Sander van Doorn at Celebrities

Sander van Doorn brings his generation defining sound to Celebrities Nightclub for with support from Mychal Ferreira and Luke Boyle-Stafford

Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music