Things to Do in Vancouver This Weekend: April 19, 2018

Earth Day is this Sunday, and to reflect upon the planet we reside on there are a lot of things to do. Head over to Art! Vancouver to browse how international artists see the world, join trivia night at the Aquarium, or see nature documentaries on the big screen, followed by talks with the filmmakers.

Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Ongoing



Friday April 20

Art! Vancouver
Where: Vancouver Convention Centre
What:Artists from all over the world come together with art that speaks to all walks of life. Be sure to join this creative and creatively-minded community for a week of shows, events, art talks, and inspiration you can take home with you.
Runs until: Sunday April 22, 2018

True or Fish Trivia Night

True or Fish Trivia Night
Where: Vancouver Aquarium
What: With a drink in hand, refresh your marine memory as you explore the Aquarium’s many galleries, take in the new Shark: A 4-D Experience, and enjoy special programs like ‘Meet a Penguin’ and an adults-only puppet show. Then put that aquatic knowledge to the test as you play a round or two of trivia. Belly up to a table with your pals (or soon-to-be pals) and put your heads together to answer a series of fun and fascinating ocean-themed questions.

Very Clear Instructions, a Performance

Very Clear Instructions, a Performance
Where: The Polygon Gallery
What: John Wood and Paul Harrison embarked on an intensive sequence of improvisatory workshops with the dancers of Ballet BC. What emerged is an ambitious commission between two of Vancouver’s most important cultural organizations, a new dance work involving movement, direction, costumes and staging.

World Without Us

World Without Us
Where: The Cultch
What: Ontroerend Goed, creators of Fight Night, bring a new piece about the end of humanity and what comes after. No mortgages, no knitted scarves, no swimming pools, no butterfly strokes, and no honey kept in glass jars. Animals would no longer be stuffed, skyscrapers no longer built. There would be no more suicide and no more mathematics. No more talk about the old days, about what’s possible. There would be no more memories, no more words.
Runs until: Sunday April 29, 2018

 

Transcend
Where: Performanceworks
What: A new production inspired by the self-actualization process that we experience each and every day.
Runs until: Sunday April 22, 2018

Make It Vancouver
Where: PNE Forum
What: Shop for one-of-a-kind handmade items from some of Canada’s best makers, designers, and crafters.  There will be fashion and accessories, art, jewelry, baby items, and home decor. Now with food carts and a beer garden.
Runs until: Sunday April 22, 2018

Sloan

Sloan
Where: The Imperial
What: The Canadian power-pop band that brought us songs like The Good in Everyone in 1996.

Five Alarm Funk

Five Alarm Funk
Where: The Commodore
What: The Vancouver-based funk band is eight men strong and over a decade deep into a career that has seen it release five acclaimed albums.

Lovecoast
Where: The Fox Cabaret
What: Lovecoast finds inspiration in modern acts like the Cat Empire and Lake Street Dive, and classic legends such as Billie Holiday and Bruce Springsteen.

The Explanation

The Explanation
Where: The Cultch
What: Every Saturday morning, John dresses up as a woman and takes transit out of cozy Burnaby to go to the Central Library in downtown Vancouver. He’s straight. He frequents the literature DVD shelves. That’s where he bumped into Dick. Who’s also straight. Dick thinks John’s a woman… I think. And now they’ve started to rendezvous there every Saturday morning. What on earth is going on?
Runs until: Sunday April 29, 2018


 

Saturday April 21

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Spirit Horse

Spirit Horse
Where: The Waterfront Theatre
What: A play about two youth who are caught between two worlds—the traditional ways of their Stoney Nation heritage and the modern ways of the city.  Angelina and Jesse’s lives are changed forever when their grandfather brings them a horse that has mysteriously appeared to him.  Can this majestic animal heal a troubled single parent family?
Runs until: Sunday April 29, 2018

War and Peace: The Tallis Scholars 
Where: The Chan Centre
What: Led by director Peter Phillips, renowned vocal ensemble The Tallis Scholars perform a programme commemorating the centenary of the end of the First World War.

Bass Coast Tour
Where: The Imperial
What: Bass Coast Festival is celebrating 10 years, join Bass Coast DJs and enthusiasts for a dance party indoors.

Motown Meltdown

Motown Meltdown
Where:
The Commodore
What:
A 12-piece band playing all the classic Motown hit live, so you can dance to them.

Mozart with Anderson & Roe (show 1 of 2)
Where: The Orpheum
What: Billboard chart-topping piano duo Anderson & Roe tackle Mozart’s Concerto for Two Pianos in a concert that also includes Short Ride in a Fast Machine by John Adams, and Tchaikovsky’s orchestral masterpiece, Symphony No. 4.

A Burlesque Tribute to Prince
Where: The Rio
What:Watch as local burlesque troupe, Kitty Nights and a live band try their darnedest to make Prince an even cheesier and sexier experience than Prince himself. You know they can’t but they sure can get close, and have a ton of fun while they’re at it.


 

Sunday April 22

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Directly Affected
Where: The Rio
What: Five years ago, Vancouver filmmaker Zack Embree set out on a mission: to understand the impacts of the Kinder Morgan pipeline on local communities and give a voice back to those who had been ignored by the National Energy Board process. This compelling new documentary takes an in-depth look at the issues surrounding the Kinder Morgan pipeline. Zack will be in attendance and will participate in a post-screening Q&A.

Earth Day Pilgrimage to Burns Bog
Where: Delta Nature Reserve
What: This family event celebrates Burns Bog and global peatlands. Performers sing, drum, and dance as we walk through the Delta Nature Reserve.

Granger Smith

Granger Smith
Where: The Commodore
What: A country musician who is also known for his comical country boy alter-ego, “Earl Dibbles Jr.” who has its own fanatical following and garnered him a weekly segment called “Dip ‘Em and Pick ‘Em” on CBS Sports Network’s “Inside College Football,” in which he has appeared for the past four seasons.

Modified

Modified
Where: VanCity Theatre
What: A first-person documentary-memoir that questions why genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are not labeled on food products in Canada and the United States, despite being labeled in 64 countries around the world. Interweaving the personal and the political, the film is anchored in the filmmaker’s relationship to her mother, a passionate gardener and food activist. Followed by a talk and panel discussion.

New Legends of Vancouver
Where: Central Library
What: Hear contemporary histories of local First Nation territories and visions for the future. Features: renowned Stó:lō author Lee Maracle, Squamish storyteller William George, Stó:lō storyteller Ronnie Dean Harris and Historic Joy Kogawa House writer in residence Janet Marie Rogers.

Sakura Nights Gala
Where: Stanley Park Pavilion
What: A night of food and beverages celebrating Vancouver’s cherry blossoms.

Mozart with Anderson & Roe (show 2 of 2)
Where: The Orpheum
What: Billboard chart-topping piano duo Anderson & Roe tackle Mozart’s Concerto for Two Pianos in a concert that also includes Short Ride in a Fast Machine by John Adams, and Tchaikovsky’s orchestral masterpiece, Symphony No. 4.


 

Ongoing

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Chelsea Hotel | Image by David Cooper

Chelsea Hotel | Image by David Cooper

Chelsea Hotel
Where: Firehall Arts Centre
What: Leonard Cohen’s powerful and inspirational music is the heartbeat for Chelsea Hotel. Through Cohen’s transcendent songs and the honesty of his lyrics, witness an eclectic cabaret of loves won and lost.
Runs until: Saturday April 21, 2018

Winter Farmers’ Market

Winter Farmers Market
Where: Nat Bailey Stadium
What: Each week you can look forward to finding locally grown vegetables and fruit, meat and seafood from local ranchers and fishermen, artisan cheese and bread, herbs and seasonal nursery items, baked goods, prepared foods and artisanal craft.
Runs until: April 21, 2018 (Saturdays)

Art! Vancouver
Where: Vancouver Convention Centre
What:Artists from all over the world come together with art that speaks to all walks of life. Be sure to join this creative and creatively-minded community for a week of shows, events, art talks, and inspiration you can take home with you.
Runs until: Sunday April 22, 2018

Make It Vancouver
Where: PNE Forum
What: Shop for one-of-a-kind handmade items from some of Canada’s best makers, designers, and crafters.  There will be fashion and accessories, art, jewelry, baby items, and home decor. Now with food carts and a beer garden.
Runs until: Sunday April 22, 2018

The Humans
Where: Arts Club Theatre
What: When three generations of the Blake clan descend on a rundown lower Manhattan duplex for Thanksgiving dinner, much more is simmering than the gravy. As the holiday gaiety subsides, the pressures weighing on the family members reach a boiling point.
Runs until: Sunday April 22, 2018

Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival | Image by thetu2

Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival
Where: Various locations
What:It’s that time of year when the city turns all shades of pink – the cherry blossoms are in bloom! Celebrate with community picnics, fairs, blossomy bike rides, and group walks. The Blossom Barge will be at Granville Island featuring free performances.
Runs until: Sunday April 29, 2018

Spirit Horse

Spirit Horse
Where: The Waterfront Theatre
What: A play about two youth who are caught between two worlds—the traditional ways of their Stoney Nation heritage and the modern ways of the city.  Angelina and Jesse’s lives are changed forever when their grandfather brings them a horse that has mysteriously appeared to him.  Can this majestic animal heal a troubled single parent family?
Runs until: Sunday April 29, 2018

N. Vancouver

N. Vancouver
Where: The Polygon Gallery
What: The show in the newly-opened gallery will pay tribute to the evolution of North Vancouver and will feature commissioned works by more than 10 artists, including Andrew Dadson, Gabrielle Hill, Althea Thauberger, Stephen Waddell and Tracy Williams, paired with existing work by Stan Douglas, Greg Girard, Fred Herzog, Curt Lang, and Jeff Wall, among others.
Runs until: Sunday April 29, 2018

The Explanation

The Explanation
Where: The Cultch
What: Every Saturday morning, John dresses up as a woman and takes transit out of cozy Burnaby to go to the Central Library in downtown Vancouver. He’s straight. He frequents the literature DVD shelves. That’s where he bumped into Dick. Who’s also straight. Dick thinks John’s a woman… I think. And now they’ve started to rendezvous there every Saturday morning. What on earth is going on?
Runs until: Sunday April 29, 2018

Capture Photography Festival | Image: Nadia Belerique, In The Belly Of A Cat

Capture Photography Festival
Where: Various locations
What:High-profile exhibitions as well as emerging talent and community participation are in the lens. There will be events in Vancouver’s leading public and commercial galleries, as well as public installations and a series of community-based photo workshops, tours, artist talks, films, and panel discussions.
Runs until: Monday April 30, 2018

Misery
Where: Arts Club Theatre
What:It’s Stephen King’s thriller on stage. Successful romance novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued from a car crash by his “number one fan,” Annie Wilkes, and wakes up in her secluded home in the mountains of Colorado. While Annie nurses him back to health, Paul soon realizes that he is not her guest, but her captive.
Runs until: Saturday May 5, 2018

Takashi Murakami: The Octopus Eats Its Own Leg

Takashi Murakami: The Octopus Eats Its Own Leg
Where: Vancouver Art Gallery
What: Featuring fifty-five remarkable works, some newly created for the presentation in Vancouver, this retrospective offers a critical and serious meditation on the current state of Japanese society in the midst of a complex, global world, while highlighting Murakami’s important role as a committed and often conflicted commentator on cultural production.
Runs until: Sunday May 6, 2018

Me and You
Where: Arts Club Theatre
What: From childhood until old age, Liz and Lou are sisters who go through life mostly as friends, but sometimes as foes. Liz is a steady-minded biologist while Lou is a free-spirited painter, and their personalities clash over everything from hair dye to cheating partners to rebellious children. See their stories come alive across the decades through the acclaimed mask work of Melody Anderson in a comedy that gives a unique face to sisterhood.
Runs until: Sunday May 6, 2018

Living Building Thinking: Art and Expressionism | Portrait of Anna Grünebaum by Otto Dix (image cropped)

Living, Building, Thinking: Art and Expressionism
Where: Vancouver Art Gallery
What: The term Expressionism is invariably associated with the period of art and social activism in Germany between 1905 and 1937, encompassing visual art, literature, philosophy, theatre, film, photography and architecture. Explore the development of Expressionism in art from the early 19th century to the present day through the German Expressionist collection from the McMaster Museum of Art.
Runs until: Monday May 21, 2018

Murder on the Improv Express

Murder on the Improv Express
Where: The Improv Centre
What:The comedic whodunnit is set in the 1930s and involves many of the set characters and scenarios you’d expect to find. However, what isn’t known is who is the victim, who is the killer and how the dastardly deed was done. These are just some of the things that will be established by audience suggestions during the course of the show. What is known is that audience members will die laughing at all the improbable plot twists and turns.
Runs until: Saturday May 26, 2018

Haida Now

Haida Now
Where: Museum of Vancouver
What: This exhibition features an unparalleled collection of Haida art boasting more than 450 works created as early as 1890. Local Haida artists will share their insights and knowledge about the art pieces, providing visitors with the opportunity to experience a powerful way to engage with the worldview and sensibility of the Haida people while gaining greater appreciation for the role museums can play in the reconciliation movement.
Runs until: Saturday June 16, 2018

Bombhead | Untitled by Carel Moiseiwitsch (image rotated for the screen)

Bombhead
Where: Vancouver Art Gallery
What:  A thematic art 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. Encompassing the pre- and postwar period from the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 to the triple meltdown at Fukushima Daiichi in 2011, BOMBHEAD brings together paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture, photographs, film and video that deal with this often dark subject matter.
Runs until: Sunday June 17, 2018

The Blue Hour

The Blue Hour
Where: Vancouver Contemporary Art Gallery
What:Making reference to the brief period of twilight at dawn and dusk when temporal linearity appears to momentarily hover in a state of suspension, this photography exhibition presents works by five Canadian and international artists – Joi T. Arcand, Kapwani Kiwanga, Colin Miner, Grace Ndiritu, and Kara Uzelman – that collectively act as a proposition to consider the futurity of the photographic image.
Runs until: Sunday June 24, 2018

Culture at the Centre

Culture at the Centre

Culture at the Centre
Where: UBC Museum of Anthropology
What: Five Indigenous-run cultural centres in BC will be showcased representing six communities: Musqueam Cultural Education and Resource Centre (Musqueam), Squamish-Lil’wat Cultural Centre (Squamish, Lil’wat), Heiltsuk Cultural Education Centre (Heiltsuk), Nisga’a Museum (Nisga’a), and Haida Gwaii Museum (Haida). Covering a wide geographic expanse from Vancouver to the Nass River Valley, this marks the first time the participating communities will come together to share their diverse cultures in one space.
Runs until: Monday October 8, 2018

In a Different Light

In a Different Light
Where: Museum of Anthropology
What: More than 110 historical Indigenous artworks and marks the return of many important works to British Columbia. These objects are amazing artistic achievements. Yet they also transcend the idea of ‘art’ or ‘artifact’. Through the voices of contemporary First Nations artists and community members, this exhibition reflects on the roles historical artworks have today. Featuring immersive storytelling and innovative design, it explores what we can learn from these works and how they relate to Indigenous peoples’ relationships to their lands.
Runs until: Spring 2019

What are you up to this weekend? Tell me and the rest of Vancouver in the comments below.


 

 




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