After a modified 2021 tournament, World Rugby’s HSBC Sevens Series makes its full return to Vancouver as HSBC Canada Sevens brings world class rugby back to BC Place, April 16 & 17. Once again the worlds’ best mens’ sevens teams are participating in the series, having just wrapped up Singapore Sevens the teams are headed…
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White Noise fills Firehall Arts Centre starting April 16
The Firehall Arts Centre and Savage Society are presenting the world premiere of White Noise, from Saturday, April 16 to Sunday, May 1st, 2022. Written by the late Canadian Indigenous actor and artist Taran Kootenhayoo, White Noise is a comedy about two families who have dinner together for the first time during Truth and Reconciliation…
Chilliwack Tulip Festival Blooms for a 16th Year
Since 2006, the Chilliwack Tulip Festival has become an annual tradition drawing tens of thousands of visitors from across the region as soon as the fields begin to bloom for their brief growing season. This year, the season starts Monday April 11th, as the Chilliwack Tulip Festival returns for its 16th edition. The festival is…
Picks of the Week – April 6, 2022
April Showers are here…bringing blossoming entertainment around the city for you to pick. Italy: There’s still time to see the hilarious Made In Italy, Farren Timoteo’s one-man show running at The Arts Club Granville Island Stage until April 17th Alice: Gateway Theatre presents the BC premiere of In Wonderland from April 7-16th, an imaginative and contemporary retelling of Lewis…
HMS Pinafore sets sail to close Vancouver Opera’s season.
Vancouver Opera’s 2021–2022 season is coming to a close with Gilbert & Sullivan’s HMS Pinafore. Four performances of the wildly popular opera will take the stage at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre on Saturday April 30, Thursday May 5, and Saturday May 7 at 7:30 p.m. with a 2:00 p.m. matinee on Sunday May 8. Gilbert…
Coastal Dance Festival Celebrates its 15th Anniversary
Dancers of Damelahamid celebrates the 15th annual Coastal Dance Festival, April 20-24, 2022 at New Westminster’s Anvil Centre, showcasing Indigenous stories, song, and dance from across Canada and around the world. This year’s festival is included in Canada’s yearlong Nordic Bridges initiative, fostering cultural exchange between Canada and the Nordic region through the multidisciplinary presentation…
Chemainus Theatre Festival returns to the Main Stage for 2022 Season
Vancouver Island’s acclaimed Chemainus Theatre Festival is returning with a full line-up for its 2022 Mainstage season. Filled with comedy, music, and stories to inspire and nourish the human spirit, the season kicks off with The 39 Steps, the parody by Patrick Barlow, adapted from the 1915 novel by John Buchan and the 1935 film…