As we move into another week of COVID-19 closures and staying at home, we find more arts and culture online to keep us entertained in these picks of the week.
Photos: The annual Capture Photography Festival, continues until April 30th with its reimagined program to take into account these days of physical distancing and self-isolation.
Soccer: Since organized sports have been cancelled and postponed, your kids can keep up their skills with Whitecaps FC Live Skills Clinics, join a homegrown player online Wednesday, Thursday & Monday
Gallery: This Friday, Vancouver Art Gallery continues its ongoing Art Connects series of online gatherings Friday session features SPRING READING SESSION WITH INDIGENOUS BRILLIANCE with Kaitlyn Purcell, Selina Boan, Tyler Pennock and Emily Dundas Oke
Livestream: Partnering with Facebook Canada, the National Arts Centre’s #CanadaPerforms is a newly created fund helping pay Canadian artists for their online performances.
Choir: Wednesday nights, watch Chor Leoni Inside, the choir’s livestream featuring new and previously unreleased videos from Chor Leoni’s past concerts and tours, with live commentary from Artistic Director Erick Lichte, and guest interviews. Watch live on YouTube Wednesdays at 7pm
Shop: For a change of pace from the online shopping you might be doing get some retail therapy at the Vancouver Candle Co.’s Curbside Sample Sale. April 18-19, drive by their studio at 1543 Venables, tell them which of their mystery box prices ($50/$150/$250/$300 – cash only) you’re looking for and they’ll bring it to the curb so you never need leave your car.