Metro Vancouver events on April 19, 2019

April 19, 2019

Fri

Plenty Warehouse Sale 2019

The Plenty Warehouse Sale is back! 60-90% off with NEW stock added daily, including women's & men's clothing, accessories, and shoes

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre East | 8:00 am to 5:00 pm | Market

Views of the Collection: The Street

Views of the Collection: The Street is part of a series of presentations on the 4th floor that comprise thematic perspectives on the Gallery’s collection

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Stanley Park Railway Easter Train

Hop on the Stanley Park Train for an egg-citing Easter ride through the forest and look for cotton-tailed inhabitants!

Vancouver | Stanley Park | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Family

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

Moving Still: Performative Photography in India

Moving Still: Performative Photography from India explores themes of migration, gender, religion and national identity through the lens of performative photography

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

Contemporary Landscapes - KPU Fine Arts Exhibit

We will be hosting a group art show upstairs in the Big House featuring artwork by 3rd year students at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, exploring the relationship between landscapes, art and politics

Langley | Fort Langley National Historic Site | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Easter Fair at the Stanley Park Train

Hop on the Stanley Park Train for an egg-citing Easter ride through the forest and look for cotton-tailed inhabitants!

Vancouver | Stanley Park Railway | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Family

VanDusen Eggciting Easter Hop

Enjoy an unforgettable Easter experience with your kids (0 to 5 years) at the VanDusen Eggciting Easter Hop!

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | Kids

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

Make It Vancouver

Over 200 of your favourite Makies are bringing their beautiful handmade goodies back to the PNE Forum for our fabulous spring show!

Vancouver | PNE/Playland | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | Market

Vancouver Tattoo and Culture Show

the 10th annual Vancouver Tattoo and Culture Show!

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

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

EX HEX with guests FEELS

Description Ex Hex is an American rock band formed in 2013. The band consists of Mary Timony, Betsy Wright and Laura Harris

Vancouver | The Biltmore Cabaret | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

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 | 7:00 pm to 8:20 pm | Kids

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

Surrey Little Theatre: Sealed For Freshness - A Comedy by Doug Stone

Hostess Bonnie invites a group of neighbours over for a Tupperware party. The guest list: perky, rich Jean, her very pregnant sister Sinclair, ditzy-blonde Tracy Ann, and new neighbour Diane, who's made quite a career selling Tupperware

Surrey | Surrey Little Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

EDAM Presents

EDAM Dance presents New Workby Idan Cohen, Jennifer McLeish-Lewis and Peter Bingham

Vancouver | Edam Dance | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Dance

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

OTW Presents: lovelytheband - the finding it hard to smile tour

with guests Jagwar Twin and Flora Cash

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

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

White Denim with guests Son of Stan

Rock band from Austin, on tour to support their latest release "Performance"

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

Lovelytheband The Finding It Hard To Smile Tour With guests Jagwar Twin and Flora Cash

Lovelytheband is an American indie pop band that formed in 2016 in Los Angeles

Vancouver | Imperial Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Music

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

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

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

Zee Zee Theatre presents: Dead People's Things

Phyllis, a Millennial, inherits a house and all of its contents after her estranged hoarder aunt commits suicide

Vancouver | Studio 16 | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Theatre

Music for a Very Good Friday: Bach/O’Regan/Vaughan Williams

Jon Washburn draws all his soloists, choirs, alumni and orchestra together for a wonderful evening of music to celebrate the passage of his 48 years as leader of the Vancouver Chamber Choir

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

Global Fridays Ladies Night

Vancouver Student Events & Club ESL presents

Vancouver | Venue Nightclub | 9:00 pm to 3:00 am | Party

Pop Junkies

The Pop Junkies have been entertaining audiences on the west coast of Canada for over two decades!

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