April continues to bloom more colourful entertainment in these picks of the week
Velvet: Until April 21st, The Arts Club Theatre’s Red Velvet brings the true-story of the first Black actor to tread the boards as Shakespeare’s Othello to the Stanley Industrial Alliance stage.
Opera: Burnaby Lyric Opera presents Puccini’s beloved La Bohème at the Shadbolt Centre for Arts’ James Cowen Theatre for three more performances; tonight, April 11 and 13.
Indie: British indie rockers The Last Dinner Party plays the Vogue Theatre tonight
Hounds: At The Gateway Theatre, April 11-20 Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, an uproarious comedy with a fresh and lively take on the legendary tale of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Hound of the Baskervilles.
Sexy: A contemporary Canadian comedy Sexy Laundry opens in previews tomorrow, at The Arts Club Theatre’s Granville Island stage, playing until May 12th
Puck: As the playoffs draw near, tonight, Arizona Coyotes pay a visit to Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena
Ball: The National Lacrosse League’s Vancouver Warriors play host to New York Riptide at Rogers Arena on Saturday April 13
Pitch: The Vancouver Canadians have thrown out their home opener at Nat Bailey Stadium, playing a home stand until April 14th against Hillsboro
Talk: April 12th, at Queen Elizabeth Theatre, The Jane Goodall Institute of Canada presents An Evening with Jane Goodall: Celebrating 90 featuring a fireside conversation with Dr Goodall hosted by Canadian icon Jann Arden
Riot: Part of Capture Festival, Velvet Terrorism: Pussy Riot’s Russia, a survey exhibition of the feminist art collective, at The Polygon Gallery running until June 2, 2024.
Photo: The 11th annual Capture Photography Festival welcomes the community to experience and explore Western Canada’s largest lens-based art festival until April 30, 2024.
Premiere: Massey Theatre presents the world premiere of Over the Ridge April 13 at 4 and 8pm. Vancouver acoustic folk-roots group The Fugitives collaborate with choreographer and Ballet BC dancer Jacob Williams to expand the narrative, through dance, of Ridge, their musical storytelling film that examined the WWI Canadian soldier experience during the Battle of Vimy Ridge.
Blooms: The first ever Harrison Tulip Festival is now blooming, bringing the biggest and most beautiful bounty of bulbs to the Fraser Valley, until May 5th
Improv: The Improv Centre has a laughter-filled line-up of improv theatre sports comedy and tonight including Choose-Day (Tuesdays) and Date Night (Wednesdays) and this Thursday Turn It Up! a sound-based improv show.
Uke: Saturday evening, the Commodore Ballroom welcomes singer, musician and TikTok sensation BoyWithUke: Lucid Dreams Tour to the stage
Choir: Chor Leoni, and its professional ensemble The Leonids, presents Harmonia: The Leonids & Chor Leoni, a captivating celebration of pure a cappella harmony, on stage at St. Andrew’s-Wesley United on April 11th. Followed by its annual festival summit concert, now renamed The Big Roar, on April 13
Femme: An artist’s private world is disrupted when a childhood friend reappears as The Cultch’s Femme Festival starts with Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre and Medusa Theatre’s Parifam at the Historic Theatre until April 14
Stage: From April 13-28 at Firehall Arts Centre, Keith Baker’s This Is How We Got Here follows a close-knit family still dealing with the lingering trauma of an unexpected loss.
Peace: The season of peace on earth echoes in the the Disco Nap collection created by Olivier Salvas Artiste on display at Bean on Hastings
Laughs: Saturday evening comedy comes to The Vogue Theatre with The Vancity Comedy Extravaganza
Kicks: Saturday evening, Vancouver Whitecaps hope to maintain their top-of-the-table performance playing host to LA Galaxy at BC Place Stadium