Metro Vancouver events on April 5, 2019

The Art of Leadership for Women

Women all over the world are no longer accepting the status quo. They’re rising up, breaking through, pushing the boundaries and carving their own paths

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

International Cheerleading Championships

The 13th Annual Sea to Sky International Cheerleading & Dance Championship will once again unite thousands of cheerleaders from the USA & Canada

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre East | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Sports

Lynne Cohen: These Walls

Lynne Cohen is best known for her photographs of institutional interior spaces. Generally inaccessible to the public, these spaces include medical laboratories, private offices, factories, shooting ranges and military installations

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition

Affinities: Canadian Artists and France

This exhibition of works from the Vancouver Art Gallery’s Collection focuses on influences of Impressionism, Post-Impressionism and Surrealism on Canadian artists during the first half of the twentieth century

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

Mowry Baden

This exhibition comprises internationally acclaimed Victoria-based artist Mowry Baden’s work from the late 1960s to the present

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

Displacement

This exhibition of contemporary works from the Gallery's collection features art that evokes displacement as a tool to elicit viewer reactions ranging from empathy and understanding, to the unexpected and disruptive

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

Adad Hannah - The Decameron Retold

HaAdad nnah’s, The Decameron Retold, is a newly commissioned artwork by the Richmond Art Gallery based on the 14th-century literary work, The Decameron, by Giovanni Boccaccio

Richmond | Richmond Cultural Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

SWART

We are a creative bunch!Come by to enjoy an eclectic collection of photography, paintings, drawings, ceramics, sculptures and more, all created by the staff at Science World!

Vancouver | Science World at TELUS World of Science | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

O Hanami

Come and celebrate spring in style at Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre and enjoy what "O Hanami | お花見" has to offer!

Burnaby | Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Party | Free

Drink 'N' Draw Series. Interior Spaces: A Lynne Cohen Drawing Workshop

Wind down your week with our new 'Drink 'n' Draw series

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Workshop

Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs LA Galaxy

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are a Canadian professional soccer team based in Vancouver, British Columbia that competes in Major League Soccer

Vancouver | BC Place | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Sports

Ayla Nereo: By The Light Of The Dark Moon Tour 2019

Live Nation presents Ayla Nereo with guests Elijah Ray and Amber Lily, on her By the Light of the Dark Moon Tour 2019

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

Royal City Musical Theatre presents Singin’ in the Rain

To celebrate its 30th anniversary, Royal City Musical Theatre is excited to present the movie classic, Singin’ in the Rain

New Westminster | Massey Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

A Tribute to Aretha Franklin

Performing all of her hits including Respect, Chain of Fools, Natural Woman and many more, the Siobhan Walsh Group will take you on an exciting journey through the music of the Queen of Soul – Aretha Franklin

North Vancouver | Centennial Theatre | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Music

UBC School of Music: UBC Choirs

University Singers, Chamber Choir, Choral Union, Graeme Langager and Steven Hamilton conductors

Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

Vagabond Players: Detroit

In a first-ring suburb just outside a city that might be Detroit, Ben and Mary see sudden signs of life at the deserted house next door and invite their new neighbors Sharon and Kenny over for a barbecue

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

Firehall Arts Centre presents: The Tashme Project: The Living Archives

The Tashme Project: The Living ArchivesA verbatim theatre project created by Julie Tamiko Manning and Matt Miwa

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

Gerry Dee

Comedian and TV personality Gerry Dee has been making audiences laugh for two decades and to mark the occasion he will embark on a new tour, 20 Years of Stand Up presented by Shopbrain

Surrey | Bell Performing Arts Centre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Comedy

North Vancouver Community Players: Almost, Maine By John Cariani

On a cold, clear, moonless night in the middle of winter, all is not quite what it seems in the remote mythical town of Almost, Maine

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

Three O'Clock Train - Cuatro de Los &Angeles EP Release & Tribute to Tony Kinman

Featuring songs by The DILS, Rank & File and Three O'Clock Train

Vancouver | Rickshaw Theatre | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

Jane Austen’s Persuasion Adapted by Tim Luscombe

An adaptation of Jane Austen’s last novel, Persuasion features her most mature heroine, Anne Elliot

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

Global Dance Connections series: The Dance Centre presents Simon Mayer. Sons of Sissy

Sons of Sissy delves into the heart of the Upper Austrian countryside, where traditional folk dances and music reign supreme

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

Cherry Docs by David Gow

Danny is an ambitious Jewish defense lawyer assigned to defend an unrepentant neo-Nazi accused of murder.

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

Arts Club Theatre Company: The Orchard (After Chekhov)

Timeless family drama set in the Okanagan Valley. Inspired by the playwright’s own childhood, this fresh adaptation confronts life, loss, and the Canadian immigrant experience with humour and beauty

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Spring Festival - Liberation: A Midsummer Night's Dream

Richard Wagner’s music was appropriated by Nazi Germany, used for inspiration and a roadmap to a "vision of the future" of Germany - particularly his extraordinary Ring Cycle

Vancouver | The Orpheum | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music

Arts Club Theatre Company: Bed & Breakfast

A charming comedy about being out and finding home

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Theatre

New Cackle Sisters: Kitchen Chicken

The creators of L’orchestre d’hommes-orchestres Performs Tom Waits and Cabaret Brise-Jour return with a freshly cooked-up kitchen chronicle

Vancouver | York Theatre | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts

P!NK: Beautiful Trauma World Tour

Alecia Beth Moore, known professionally as Pink, is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress. She was originally a founder of R&B girl group Choice in 1995

Vancouver | Rogers Arena | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

FKJ

Vincent Fenton, known professionally as French Kiwi Juice or the abbreviation FKJ, is a French multi-instrumentalist, singer, and musician from Tours. His self-titled debut album, French Kiwi Juice, was released on March 3, 2017

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

Dance Mob

Specializing and performing rock & roll tunes from classic rock to present day top 40 dance tunes.

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

Hit Factory

playing all your favourite hits from classic 80’s rock to current popular dance tracks

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