Metro Vancouver events on April 14, 2019

Capture Festival

At Science World, the goal is to share these ideas in new and interesting ways and show how art can sometimes be a better way to communicate a science concept than words alone

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

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

Pitt Meadows Paddle & Pancakes: Katzie Slough Canoe Tour

Come for the one-of-a-kind artistic pancakes by Jay Peachy and stay for the canoe tour of the Katzie Slough on unceded Katzie territory in Pitt Meadows

Pitt Meadows | 17600 Kennedy Rd | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | Family

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

Hastings Park Winter Farmers Market

Located on the PNE Fairgrounds between the Forum & the Agrodome, the Hastings Park Winter Farmers Market brings fresh local goods every Sunday from November-April

Vancouver | 2901 E Hastings St | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | Market

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

ZoomerShow Vancouver 2019

Canada's largest consumer show dedicated to helping you live your best life!

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre East | 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

Sakura Days Japan Fair 2019

Sakura Days Japan Fair is an annual family-friendly festival, presented in partnership with the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Festival

Cannery Farmers’ Market

The Cannery Farmers’ Market is Steveston’s indoor winter market, held at the Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site

Richmond | Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | Market | Free

Pollinator Planters

Join Master Gardener Amanda Smith to learn which plants are perfect for pollinators in your garden (bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds!!).

Port Moody | Port Moody Farmers Market | 10:30 am to 11:30 am | Nature / Animals

The Rogue Folk Club presents The Rogue Folkies Jam - Acoustic Old Time, Folk and Bluegrass

Do you play a musical instrument? Are you interested in playing/singing with other musicians in a jam session setting? Come to Aberthau Mansion at the West Point Grey Community Centre on a Sunday morning

Vancouver | West Point Grey Community Centre | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | Music | Free

Salmon Girl by Carousel Theatre for Young People

Salmon Girl invites us to tap into the traditional wisdom of the salmon with the innocence and playfulness of a child’s heart and mind

Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 11:00 am to 12:00 am | Kids

The Young King by Carousel Theatre for Young People

A young goatherd finds out that he is heir to the throne and is dazzled by the riches and finery of his new life, only to discover that everything comes at a price. Will the young king make the right decision for himself or his kingdom?

Vancouver | Performance Works | 11:00 am to 12:20 am | Kids

Elements Film Festival

ELEMENTS is a showcase of the best environmental films from British Columbian, Canadian and International filmmakers.

Vancouver | Science World at TELUS World of Science | 12:00 am to 8:00 pm | Film

Jack and the Magic Bean by Presentation House Theatre

Jack and the Magic Bean is coming home!

North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 1:00 pm to 2:15 pm | Kids

Salmon Girl

Salmon Girl invites us to tap into the traditional wisdom of the salmon with the innocence and playfulness of a child’s heart and mind

Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Kids

Th 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 | 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Theatre

Vagabond Players: Detroit By Lisa D’Amour

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 | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre

Royal City Musical Theatre: 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 | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre

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 | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre

Kevin Mooney Fire Hall Concert Series: Jim Byrnes

Kick back and take in Canadian Blues Legend Jim Byrnes. Warm and weathered, soaring and bright, Jim Byrnes is a modern-day master and one of Canada’s best-loved musical icons. Musicians like this don’t come around every day. Listen and be taken away.

Vancouver | Fire Hall #18 | 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Music | Free

Earth Day in Port Moody

Earth Day is the world’s largest environmental movement. In Port Moody, we’re kicking off the celebrations early with a free, family event!

Port Moody | Inlet Theatre | 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Family | Free

CapU Classical & Choral Series: Brahms' Requiem

Brahms' Requiem is one of the most beautiful choral works ever written. This sublime and powerfully dramatic work will be paired with Vaughan-Williams’ voluptuous Serenade to Music

North Vancouver | BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts | 3:00 pm to 5:30 pm | Music

The Vancouver Recital Society presents Andrew Tyson piano

American pianist Andrew Tyson is emerging as a distinctive and important new musical voice

Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Music

Lax to the Max | Vancouver Warriors vs. Philadelphia Wings

The Vancouver Warriors are a professional box lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League

Vancouver | Rogers Arena | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Sports

Carousel Theatre for Young People: The Young King

A young goatherd finds out that he is heir to the throne and is dazzled by the riches and finery of his new life, only to discover that everything comes at a price. Will the young king make the right decision for himself or his kingdom?

Vancouver | Performance Works | 3:00 pm to 4:20 pm | Kids

Early Music Vancouver: Handel Coronation Anthems

Handel’s monumental Coronation Anthems, composed in 1727 for the coronation of King George II and Queen Caroline of England, bring an exciting, regal note to end the PBO’s season

Vancouver | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Music

Neha Kakkar - ndia's Singing Queen Live in Concert

Neha Kakkar - is coming with all her popular songs at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre for what promises to be another singing & dancing riot

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

Bats at Night

Watch for, and learn about, bats at Rocky Point Park with local experts from the Burke Mountain Naturalists

Port Moody | Rocky Point Park | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Nature / Animals

Ten Fé

With guest Evan Konrad

Vancouver | The Biltmore Cabaret | 8:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Music

Alsarah & the Nubatones

This Brooklyn-based outfit is a mash-up of styles with their exciting new “East African retro-pop.”

Vancouver | St. James Hall | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music

Verboden Festival 2019: Boy Harsher & Light Asylum

with guests

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

Delinquent Theatre presents: Never the Last

Berlin 1919: A violin prodigy and composer meets an expressionist painter and war veteran. She is passionate, rude, and gifted; he is witty, emotional, and compassionate

Vancouver | Orpheum Annex | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

Blindside by Stephanie Morin-Robert

In a feat of riveting comedy, one-eyed storytelling champion and cancer survivor Stephanie Morin-Robert recounts her life as a feisty 7-year-old who wields her glass-eye as a superpower

Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Performing Arts