Metro Vancouver events on April 16, 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

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

Kizuna: Arts and Culture

"Kizuna" is a Japanese word meaning "affectionate and respectful relationships". Join artist and teacher Yoriko Gillard to explore your own connection to Japanese arts and culture through Kizuna

Burnaby | Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre | 5:30 pm to 6:45 pm | Workshop

Confronting the Disinformation Age

With David Frum, Sue Gardner, and Christopher Wylie

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Lecture

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 | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Theatre

Arts Club Theatre Company: Bed & Breakfast

A charming comedy about being out and finding home

Vancouver | Granville Island Stage | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Tesla Quartet: Ross Snyder, violin; Michelle Lie, violin; Edwin Kaplan, viola; Serafim Smigelskiy, cello

For the Tesla Quartet, music is the conduit for an incredible, binding force. These Julliard-trained musicians bring refinement to new and classical repertoire

Vancouver | Fox Cabaret | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Alice Merton: Mint Tour 2019

Alice Merton is a German-Canadian-English singer and songwriter. Merton achieved mainstream success with her debut single, "No Roots"

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