Metro Vancouver events on April 28, 2018
April 28, 2018
Sat
DANCEPL3Y Adults & Teens Instructor Training
Be the first to bring a new high-energy dance workout to your community this year! Tthe worlds most innovative and interACTIVE dance program
Vancouver | RYU Apparel Inc | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Dance
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
Paint Anything - Drop in Painting
Visit our studio in downtown Langley for a relaxed painting experience.
Langley | Zealous Art | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Visual Arts | Free
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
Emily Carr in Dialogue with Mattie Gunterman
Emily Carr in Dialogue with Mattie Gunterman unites the work of two women artists practicing in British Columbia in the early twentieth century, presenting the paintings of Emily Carr with approximately thirty photographs by Mattie Gunterman
Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition
Fall For Local 2018 Spring Market
Fall For Local returns to North Vancouver for their 2018 Spring Market! FFL is a one-of-kind 'shop local' event, that prides itself on curating high quality modern pop-up ft. independent brands
North Vancouver | The Pipe Shop Building | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Market
Deeley's Day for Animals
Join us in the back lot for a day devoted to animals, rescues, education, services, products and really anything to do with the animals we love to surround ourselves with.
Vancouver | Trev Deeley Motorcycles | 11:00 am to 3:00 pm | Nature / Animals
Day of Mourning
Please Join the New Westminster & District Labour Council, Council of the City of New Westminster and Local Labour Leaders as we remember those in our communities killed or injured on the job and dedicate ourselves to making workplaces safer
Burnaby | New Westminster & District Labour Council | 11:00 am to 12:00 am | Business / Finance
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
Verses Festival of Words 2018. Talk the Talk: Harm Reduction
This community-driven, facilitator-mediated conversation asks artists to participate in anti-oppression dialogue around the topic of “Harm Reduction” within the Spoken Word Community and the many intersecting communities in which we engage
Vancouver | Havana Theatre | 12:00 am to 2:30 pm | Festival | Free
West Van Carnival April 26-29
West Coast Amusements, the largest Canadian midway operation in Western Canada is coming to you!
West Vancouver | Ambleside Park | 12:00 am to 11:00 pm | Family
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
Chor Leoni 25
Chor Leoni 25 is a celebratory concert marking the Silver Anniversary of Vancouver’s pride of singing lions
West Vancouver | West Vancouver United Church | 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm | Music
Big Trouble in Little Vancouver 5
Big Trouble in Little Vancouver is back!!!
Vancouver | Polish Friendship Hall | 2:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Show
Spirit Horse
This powerful production follows the adventures of two First Nations children whose family is caught between traditional ways and urban culture
Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Theatre
Russian White Nights Festival Opening Day
To kick off the Russian White Nights Vancouver Opera Festival in style, everyone is invited to an outdoor celebration featuring Russian cultural performers, food trucks, market vendors, a spectacular circus presentation, a movie screening, and a patio bar
Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 2:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Family | Free
The Explanation - the frank theatre company
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 but...
Vancouver | Vancity Culture Lab | 2:00 pm to 3:10 pm | Theatre
Misery
Stephen King’s chilling thriller By William Goldman. Based on the novel by Stephen King
Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Performing Arts
Me and You
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 | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre
Cabaret by Kander and Ebb
Royal City Musical Theatre is presenting the Tony Award winning musical Cabaret by Kander and Ebb
New Westminster | Massey Theatre | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Theatre
Verses Festival of Words 2018. Word Circus: Chimwemwe Undi, Deirdre Lee, Andre Prefontaine, & Philip Kevin Paul
A whirlwind of words from Chimwemwe Undi, Deirdre Lee, Andre Prefontaine, and Philip Kevin Paul who will perform feats of acrobatic wordsmithery before your very eyes
Vancouver | Havana Theatre | 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Festival
Capture Festival Canada Line Chinese-Language Tour
列治文艺术画廊將為你帶來 Canada Line Public Art Project 的中文讲解. 我們約請您 們來更深刻了解关于卑诗省艺术家 Karilynn Ming Ho, Marisa Kriangwiwat Holmes, David Semeniuk , 和 Ho Tam 的实践和个人作品
Richmond | Brighouse Station | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Visual Arts | Free
Métis Mutt. Written and performed by Sheldon Elter
A comedic, heartbreaking and unpredictable performance piece that recounts the journey of a young Metis man finding his way out of a destructive circle, through music, comedy and inventive story-telling
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Performing Arts
CBC Studio 700 Composer Series. Musical Tribute to Anna Akhmatova: Russian Poet
Step into an intimate salon concert featuring poems by Anna Akhmatova set to music by John Tavener and Sergei Prokofiev including poetry readings
Vancouver | CBC Studio 700 | 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Music
Cô Ba Sài Gòn - The Tailor
Vietnamese w/ English subtitles will be screened three times in Vancouver at the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre
Vancouver | H.R. MacMillan Space Centre | 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Film
Roma - Italian Small Plates for Two
There is no denying it.... there is something about Italian food that makes us want to enjoy it with others - preferrably a special someone
Vancouver | The Dirty Apron Cooking School | 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Cooking
Coquitlam Cardinals Pub Night Fundraiser
Back by popular demand with a new time and location! We will be hosting our annual Coquitlam Cardinals pub night fundraiser to help raise money for our 2018 season expenses. Come out for a great night of fun times and good food all for a great cause!
Coquitlam | Micky's Irish Public House | 6:00 pm to 1:00 am | Charity / Fundraising
Game Over: Press Play to Continue
Caravan Of Creeps Presents Game Over: Press Play To Continue! There Will Be Arcade Games! There Will Be Dj's! There Will Also Be An Area For You To Spin Jam, So Bring Your Led Flow Toys!!! Make Sure To Look For Cheats And Secrets To Unlock Prizes
Vancouver | 1489 E Hastings St | 7:00 pm to 2:00 am | Dance
Jorja Smith at Biltmore Cabaret
English R&B singer-songwriter plays Vancouver
Vancouver | The Biltmore Cabaret | 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music
Sidra & Pintxos
In honor of BC Cider week, Orchard & the Sea will be hosting a Sidra & Pintxos night along with Txotx Imports! Experience a Basque Pintxos restaurant with some authentic sidra & import craft ciders
Vancouver | The Orchard & the Sea | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Food / Wine
All Star Wrestling Presents April Anarchy
All Star Wrestling presents April Anarchy featuring internet star Joey Ryan from Lucha Underground
Surrey | Cloverdale Fairgrounds | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Sports
Sukhshinder Shinda & Jenny Johal with Live Band
Aftershock Roadshow, Perminder Chohan of Desjardins Financial Security, Blue Bird Flight Academy Inc. & HOD Productions Present: Aftershock Roadshow's 10 Year Anniversary Gala
Surrey | The Royal King Palace | 7:00 pm to 1:00 am | Party
Two Sopranos: On Stage
Two Sopranos: On Stage"- Laura Miller & Margo LeVae, sopranos
Richmond | World of Music and Arts | 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Music
Spirit Horse by Carousel Theatre for Young People
This powerful production follows the adventures of two First Nations children whose family is caught between traditional ways and urban culture
Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Theatre
Drop The Needle ft Maestro Fresh Wes
That's Entertaining Productions United Creative Artists Studio Society GQ Production Present: Drop The Needle Feat. Maestro Fresh Wes, Featuring Matt Diamind (of The X Presidents) powered by PK sound
New Westminster | Heritage Banquet Hall | 7:00 pm to 2:00 am | Dance
Lyric Singers: Salut Printemps
Once again "Music in the other Cathedral" will present Lyric Singers, director Nancy Rahn & pianist Betty Suderman, an excellent musical and artistic experience
New Westminster | Holy Trinity Cathedral | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Music
The Overcoat - a musical tailoring
A much anticipated co-production with Toronto’s Canadian Stage Company and Tapestry Opera, The Overcoat - a musical tailoring is an operatic reinterpretation Morris Panych and Wendy Gorling's 1998 smash-hit play, The Overcoat
Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 7:30 pm to 9:40 pm | Opera
Game Over: Cosplay Contest
Caravan of Creeps presents "Game Over: Press Play to Continue! There will be arcade games! There will be DJ's! There will also be an area for you to Spin Jam, so bring your LED flow toys!!! Come join your friends and local artists and..... Dress up!!!
Vancouver | The Waldorf | 7:30 pm to 8:00 pm | Party
Ovid: Myth and Music - Tenor Charles Daniels in Recital
The great English tenor Charles Daniels joins forces with members of the Pacific Baroque Orchestra and conductor Alexander Weimann for a mixed programme of music from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries inspired by myths from Ovid’s Metamorphosis
Vancouver | Christ Church Cathedral | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music
Souped Up Swing Dance
Join us for this month's Souped Up Swing Dance!
New Westminster | Holy Eucharist Cathedral Parish | 7:30 pm to 11:15 pm | Dance
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
stage43 Presents: The Ladies Foursome
A funny, fast-paced and heartwarming story of friendship... over the course of eighteen holes
Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 8:00 pm to 3:00 am | Theatre
Verses Festival of Words 2018. Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Finals
The top 12 poets from preliminaries advance to this final match. Who will claim the title of 2017 Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Champion? This closing match includes a feature presentation by the 2017 Canadian Individual Poetry Slam champion Ifrah Huss
Vancouver | Annex Performing Arts Theater | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Performing Arts
Giggles & Gags
Giggles & Gags, Vancouver's hilarious sketch comedy group, is back to tickle your funny bone! Come have a few laughs, a few drinks, and help us raise funds for Vancouver's Mom2Mom Poverty Initiative
Vancouver | PAL Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm | Comedy
Ecstatic Dance Party
Give your body the freedom to move, glide, bounce, strut, jump, sweat, pop, hop and drop in any way you please. Join me on April 28th, 7:45-9:00pm Moksha Yoga Vancouver for an Ecstatic Dance Party
Vancouver | Moksha Yoga Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Active Life / Health
Vancouver Fringe Festival: Blindside
After her recent American, Canadian, and European tour, one-eyed multiple award winner Stéphanie Morin-Robert returns to Vancouver to recount her life as a feisty 7-year-old who wields her glass-eye as a superpower
Vancouver | Studio 1398 | 8:00 pm to 0:00 am | Theatre
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
Circa: Opus
From Australia comes a bold new vision of contemporary circus: a place where breathtakingly beautiful acrobatics and fiercely virtuosic music-making meld into a seamless whole
Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts
An Evening with Delta Jackson Unplugged
Canadian singer-songwriter Delta Jackson, originally from Vancouver, performs at The Wise Hall (with special guests) in support of her highly anticipated debut Double EP release distributed by AWAL
Vancouver | The Wise Hall & Lounge | 8:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Music
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 History of the World Based on Banalities
A youngster decides to look after his mother in the last months of her life. Starting from run-of-the-mill situations and objects, he embarks on a quirky voyage through her past and that of the world
Vancouver | York 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
Las Cafeteras with special guests Locarno
Inspired by Mexico’s San Jarocho music, Las Cafeteras began their journey in an Eastside LA community café, and named the band in it honour
Vancouver | Imperial Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 10:03 pm | Music
Masterworks Gold - Sarah Chang Plays Bruch
Sarah Chang is one of the most dynamic and scintillating performers in the classical world today. She performs the popular Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1, her recording of which was named to Gramophon magazine’s list of the top 250 classical records of all t
Vancouver | The Orpheum | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
Persian Karaoke in Vancouver برای اولین بار
Entertainment will include 1000 Farsi songs, 300 Arabic & 1200 English songs
Port Moody | Zeitoon Restaurant | 8:00 pm to 1:00 am | Party
Métis Mutt
A comedic, heartbreaking and unpredictable performance piece that recounts the journey of a young Metis man finding his way out of a destructive circle, through music, comedy and inventive story-telling
Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts
Ashley Pater at The Breaking Down D Walls
Streexb Studio each last Saturday of the month host, the Breaking Down D Walls mini concert. Ashley Pater a 15 yr old singer/songwriter from Surrey, BC will be embracing the stage
Vancouver | Streexb Studio | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music
Stéphanie Morin-Robert: Blindside
After her recent American, Canadian, and European tour, one-eyed multiple award winner Stéphanie Morin-Robert returns to Vancouver to recount her life as a feisty 7-year-old who wields her glass-eye as a superpower
Vancouver | Studio 1398 | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Show
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
Moving in Stereo at Donegals Irish House
"Moving in Stereo" - The Ultimate Tribute to the Cars and "Rock of Ages" - Classic Rock of the 60's, 70's & 80's. are performing for one night at Donegals Irish House in Surrey
Surrey | Donegal's Irish House | 8:30 pm to 0:15 am | Music
Post-show Artist Talk with Circa
Since 2006, Circa has toured 33 countries across six continents with highly innovative genre-bending pieces that stretch the practice and perceptions of circus
Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 9:30 pm to 10:30 pm | Lecture | Free
Awesome Tapes From Africa with regularfantasy & DJ D.Dee
Awesome Tapes From Africa will return to Vancouver for the first time since 2015 for a special DJ set at Vancouver's freshest and best equipped underground venue
Vancouver | The Beaumont Studios | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music
Loud Luxury at Playhouse Saturdays
Canadian production and DJ duo Loud Luxury play at Celebrities Nightclub
Vancouver | Celebrities Nightclub | 10:00 pm to 3:00 am | Music