Did those April Showers bring May Flowers? A line up of activities certainly bloomed in this picks of the week
Musical: Royal City Musical Theatre presents its 31st Season bringing the Gershwin comedy musical Crazy for You, starring Todd Talbot (Love it or List it-Vancouver) to the Massey Theatre from April 27 – May 14.
Blooms: The Fraser Valley’s annual cavalcade of colour continues to bloom for the next few weeks, the 17th annual edition of the Chilliwack Tulip Festival covers acres of flowers
Festival: Continuing 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.
Legend: When an Elvis impersonator finds career troubles, he finds a new way to make ends meet, The Legend of Georgia McBride brings a banquet of fabulous outfits, fierce performances, and epic drag anthems to the Arts Club Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage until May 21st
Opera: Closing out its 2022-23 season, Vancouver Opera brings Wagner’s epic opera, The Flying Dutchman with two more performances, May 4 and May 7, at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre.
Improvise: The Improv Centre on Granville Island debuts its spring show, Bring Back The ‘90s!, on Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm until May 27
Jazz: The third show in The Jaz’N’theViolin concert series takes place at Pyatt Hall on Sunday May 7th, featuring Grammy award-winning violinist Mads Tolling in his first Vancouver performance, alongside a local trio of performers including Bill Coon (guitar), Jodi Proznick (bass), and Miles Black (piano).
Femme: The Cultch’s continuing Femme Festival, features seven performances from women in music, theatre, dance, comedy, and circus, on its three stages with Body Parts and útszan (to make better) coming to the stage this week.
Choir: Chor Leoni and its star ensemble The Leonids prepare for a busy month of music, beginning with its May 5th Schubertiad collaboration with Early Music Vancouver.
Project: Pi Theatre, adds a touch of intrigue to its next production. Continuing its Provocateurs Series with the next presentation, Untitled Peter Tripp Project, running from May 4 – 6 at a secret location which will be announced to ticket holders days before the performance.
Balls: Hoping to make it an unbeaten in 8 MLS matched, Whitecaps FC take the field at BC Place to host Minnesota United FC, Saturday at 7:30pm
Futures: Until January 14, 2024, 25 years since the artist’s passing, the Bill Reid Gallery presents the Canadian premiere exhibition of Bright Futures, co-curated by Bill Reid Gallery Curator Beth Carter, Assistant Curator Aliya Boubard, and in consultation with Jordan Wilson (Musqueam).
Quintet: Saturday May 6th, New Westminster’s Anvil Centre presents Huu Bac Quintet‘s, Mekong Waters, a skilful fusing of the traditional sounds of his Vietnamese and Chinese heritages with North-American jazz.
Comedy: Running to May 7, The Firehall Arts Centre and Savage Society present the remount of Taran Kootenhayoo’s White Noise, a comedy about two families who have dinner together for the first time during Truth and Reconciliation week.
Exhibition: On display until June 11, Richmond Art Gallery, in partnership with the Richmond Public Library, presents A Small but Comfy House and Maybe a Dog the first major solo exhibition by Amy Ching-Yan Lam, guest curated by Su-Ying Lee, featuring sculptures made in collaboration with HaeAhn Woo Kwon, with objects from the collections of the Gallery and the neighbouring Richmond Public Library.
Gallery: On display 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.