No foolin’! It’s already April, and just like the blossoms, entertainment picks are popping up everywhere around the city!
Festival: Until May 28th, Urban Ink and The Cultch welcome new works and past favourites to a free, all-digital TRANSFORM Cabaret Festival focuses on empowering Indigenous artists and encouraging collaboration with non-Indigenous artists.
Music: The Shadbolt Centre for Arts welcomes Amai Kuda et Les Bois a tantalizing Afro-soul combo of folk, roots, desert blues and African continental music to the Studio Theatre tonight at 8pm
Easter: Join the Gulf of Georgia Cannery for some fish-tastic activities including crafts, story-time and a salmon-themed scavenger hunt, offered Friday to Sunday this Easter long weekend.
Scuba: Until April 10th, Spring into Easter at Vancouver Aquarium as family-favorite Scuba Bunny returns to swim amongst colorful fish and other aquatic creatures on his daily dives, at 11 am and 1 pm
Cabaret: At The Arts Club Granville Island Stage, until April 30, Rubaboo is a theatrical indigenous cabaret, guided by powerhouse Métis performer Andrea Menard, an acclaimed singer-songwriter and actor. Featuring the sounds of drums and guitar, this grand musical feast includes songs of reconciliation, unity, love, frustration, and resilience.
Photo: From April 1-30, the Capture Photography Festival, Western Canada’s largest lens-based art festival, pops up at dozens of galleries and other venues throughout Metro Vancouver, also including an extensive Public Art Program, an Events Program including tours, films, artist talks, and community events as well as an educational partnership with Emily Carr University.
Gallery: Until May 14, Polygon Gallery presents As We Rise: Photography from the Black Atlantic Curated by Elliott Ramsey, the exhibition is organized by Aperture and features more than 100 photographs from the Wedge Collection — Canada’s largest privately owned collection committed to championing Black artists.
Concert: Early Music Vancouver opens its Digital Concert Hall for its latest online concert, Beethoven & Liszt: A Musical Affinity with Olga Pashchenko originally recorded April 8, 2022 at Christ Church Cathedral
Bases: The Vancouver Canadians‘ season gets underway this Friday April 7th with a 3 game homestand versus the Spokane Indians with Friday’s game followed by a Fireworks extravaganza
Kicks: Vancouver Whitecaps FC have a pair of matches this week; hosting LAFC in Concacaf Champions League action tonight, then on Saturday playing host to Portland Timbers for a MLS League match.
Pucks: Saturday, Vancouver Canucks host Calgary Flames for Fan Appreciation Night with activities and prizes for all attendees at Rogers Arena
Laughs: April 6th at the Orpheum, Just For Laughs Vancouver presents Bad Friends with Bobby Lee and Andrew Santino as the comedians and friends record an episode of their a weekly comedy podcast, live.
Sun: Take off to the sun as Hawaii From Above makes a return to Fly Over Canada, bringing its lush forests and flowing waterfalls to sandy beaches and dazzling shorelines to the Canada Place attraction until April 23
Dinner: Until April 15th, Provence Marinaside’s Owner/Chef Jean-Francis Quaglia shares some of his favourite French comfort foods with diners in a unique format Provence is calling ‘Quelle Surprise’ (‘What a Surprise’).