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Taking Action Together: Join us at the Next Public Safety Event Enjoy Interactive Displays, Games, Prizes and Activities for the Whole Family! This March through June, come learn about what we're doing to be #safertogether in Surrey. Meet your local RCMP and Fire Service staff, chat with City of Surrey staff, explore community programs, and check out the new Surrey Public Safety Strategy to find out how we can all help keep our city safe. Tuesday, March 28 - SFU Surrey 11am–3pm Saturday, April 8 - Guildford Town Centre 10am–4pm Wednesday, April 19 - Surrey Sport & Leisure Complex 4pm–7:30pm Saturday, April 29 - South Surrey Recreation & Arts Centre 12pm–4pm Saturday, May 6 - Cloverdale Recreation Centre 12pm–4pm Saturday, May 13 - Surrey RCMP Main Detachment 12pm–3pm For more information about these events or background on the Public Safety Strategy, please email us at PublicSafety@surrey.ca.

Vancouver TheatreSports’™ improvisers will demonstrate their lightning fast wit as they play the ‘Hosts’ to our audience ‘Guests’ in Western World – an improvised parody inspired by the popular TV series Westworld. Opens April 6 and runs through to May 13, 2017 Each night features a totally new ‘episode’ under the watchful eye and guiding mind of Robert (sometimes Roberta) Ford. Guests begin their Western World adventure with an orientation. “Who are these hosts? What roles do they play?” are just some of the many questions that only VTSL’s esteemed Guests can answer. Throughout the show Guests help craft the storyline that becomes the basis for the second half of the show. In this artificial world of improvised comedy anything can, and will, happen. If things get too out of hand, Ford can always step in with “Stop all motor functions” and hit the reset button. Even if you have never seen Westworld, VTSL’s Western World will be filled with enough western movie clichés and quick-thinking action to ensure an evening of ‘laughs without limits.’

Vancouver TheatreSports’™ improvisers will demonstrate their lightning fast wit as they play the ‘Hosts’ to our audience ‘Guests’ in Western World – an improvised parody inspired by the popular TV series Westworld. Opens April 6 and runs through to May 13, 2017 Each night features a totally new ‘episode’ under the watchful eye and guiding mind of Robert (sometimes Roberta) Ford. Guests begin their Western World adventure with an orientation. “Who are these hosts? What roles do they play?” are just some of the many questions that only VTSL’s esteemed Guests can answer. Throughout the show Guests help craft the storyline that becomes the basis for the second half of the show. In this artificial world of improvised comedy anything can, and will, happen. If things get too out of hand, Ford can always step in with “Stop all motor functions” and hit the reset button. Even if you have never seen Westworld, VTSL’s Western World will be filled with enough western movie clichés and quick-thinking action to ensure an evening of ‘laughs without limits.’

The APNA Truck show is a family friendly trucking trade show, who are long-time supporters of the Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada. This year, we will be raffling off a grand prize of your choice of a 53 foot Hyundai Translead compost dry van semi-trailer (valued at over $40,000) OR a case prize of $20,000! The deadline for the online raffle ticket sales end on Friday, June 9th 2017 at 12:00 PM PST and the draw will be on Sunday June 11th 2017 at 5:00 PM PST. The raffle winner will be contacted by phone and or email. For more information on the 2017 APNA truck show, please visit: http://www.apnatruckshow.com/ Raffle License #: 93553

For refugees, immigrants, Indigenous peoples and settlers, notions of home are complex.

For one hour each week, children and youth with disabilities can express themselves through artistic mediums. Led by an expressive arts therapist, participants will have a great outlet to explore their creativity while socializing. To register, call 604-408-9484, or email programs@bccerebralpalsy.com Wednesdays 5:15pm – 6:15pm April 26 – May 31 Artists Helping Artists: 7724 Royal...

Carolyn’s inspiration is taken from the incredible beauty of the Okanagan Valley. She especially loves to paint trees, vineyards and flowers. Working with acrylics & watercolour, she has added encaustic medium into her creations. Encaustic is the ancient art of painting with molten beeswax & pigments. It allows for more spontaneity & wonderful surprises as the melted wax moves around the painting. Each of the chosen mediums helps create vibrant colours, textures & interest in the images of landscapes and grapes!! Please join Carolyn at the opening on Saturday April 29, from 11am-1pm.

Indian Music Festival Presented by SJO, Triveni,and VATA Under the auspices of the Consulate General of India, Vancouver April 29th, May 7th, May 14th April 29 - May 14, 2017 at: Sathya Sai Community Center & Jewish Community Centre cost: details below April 29th: Kum S. Aishwarya (great granddaughter of Bharata Ratna M.S. Subbulakshmi, and winner of numerous awards) and party 6:30 pm, Sathya Sai Community Center Auditorium, 2215 East Pender Street, Vancouver. Tickets: $20. (General Seating) Student $15.00 May 7th: Instrumental Jagalbandi by Sri Shashank Subramanyam (a Grammy nominated flautist who has won numerous accolades), Sri Purbayan Chatterjee (sitar player, composer, and winner of many awards), and party, Sunday, May 7, 2017, 5:00 pm, Jewish Community Center, WOSK Auditorium, 950 West 41st Avenue, Vancouver. Tickets: $25. (General Seating) $15.00 Student May 14th: Sri Vishnu Namboothiri (Carnatic Music Idol, 2012) and party, 5:30 pm, Sathya Sai Community Center Auditorium, 2215 East Pender Street, Vancouver. Tickets: $20. (General Seating) $15.00 Student Tickets: (1) Individual Concerts: Prices as indicated above. (General Admission.) (2) Festival Pass: $50 for all 3 concerts. (Reserved Seats.) Tickets will available at Banyen at 604-737-8858 and online soon at www.vtixonline.com Video for May 7th Concert (Instrumental) Shashank Subramanium (Carnatic Flute) and Purbayan Chatterjee (Sitar) at Darbar Festival https://youtu.be/42W5Q5kJmZk?list=RD42W5Q5kJmZk Indian Music Festival Presented by SJO, Triveni,and VATA Under the auspices of the Consulate General of India, Vancouver April 29th, May 7th, May 14th April 29 - May 14, 2017 at: Sathya Sai Community Center & Jewish Community Centre cost: details below April 29th: Kum S. Aishwarya (great granddaughter of Bharata Ratna M.S. Subbulakshmi, and winner of numerous awards) and party 6:30 pm, Sathya Sai Community Center Auditorium, 2215 East Pender Street, Vancouver. Tickets: $20. (General Seating) Student $15.00 May 7th: Instrumental Jagalbandi by Sri Shashank Subramanyam (a Grammy nominated flautist who has won numerous accolades), Sri Purbayan Chatterjee (sitar player, composer, and winner of many awards), and party, Sunday, May 7, 2017, 5:00 pm, Jewish Community Center, WOSK Auditorium, 950 West 41st Avenue, Vancouver. Tickets: $25. (General Seating) $15.00 Student May 14th: Sri Vishnu Namboothiri (Carnatic Music Idol, 2012) and party, 5:30 pm, Sathya Sai Community Center Auditorium, 2215 East Pender Street, Vancouver. Tickets: $20. (General Seating) $15.00 Student Tickets: (1) Individual Concerts: Prices as indicated above. (General Admission.) (2) Festival Pass: $50 for all 3 concerts. (Reserved Seats.) Tickets will available at Banyen at 604-737-8858 and online soon at www.vtixonline.com Video for May 7th Concert (Instrumental) Shashank Subramanium (Carnatic Flute) and Purbayan Chatterjee (Sitar) at Durbar Festival https://youtu.be/42W5Q5kJmZk?list=RD42W5Q5kJmZk

Indian Music Festival is happening on April 29th (sat), May 7th (Sun) and May 14th (Sun). Its a Classical Music Extravaganza brought to Vancouver, the artist are from India and some of them artist are decorated as Grammy Nominated Artist. Tickets and program details can be had at VTIX Online tickets or call 604 561 8551

Now in its fifth year, the rEvolver Theatre Festival is Vancouver’s late spring celebration of Canadian contemporary performance work by emerging and early mid career artists. This year’s slate of adventurous, high energy and sophisticated new works includes productions by Luciterra Dance Company, Ode. Movements Society, rice & beans theatre, Skinny Walrus Project, and Wild Women Theatre—all locally based. Highlights also include The Princess Show, a co-production by Heist and Theatre Outré from Halifax, which won Best in Fest award at the 2016 Atlantic Fringe Festival. Toronto-based Haley McGee, brings her one-woman show, I’m Doing This for You. Ramshackle Theatre from Whitehorse presents Tombstone, a visually stunning all-ages cardboard puppet show and live movie.

Aspiring playwrights are encouraged to enter the Ryga Festival's 10-Minute Play Contest, which is accepting entries until May 31. The 10-minute play can be about any subject, but must be new and original work. There are cash prizes for the top three plays (first prize, $100) and winning plays will be performed at a showcase during the Ryga Festival in Summerland, Sept 1-4, 2017. There are categories for adults, 18 years and up, and for youth, under 18. Deadline for submitting the play is May 31, 2017 and winners will be announced around July 15, 2017. Writers must reside within the geographical area of the Okanagan Regional Library System, which extends from Princeton in the south to Golden in the north. (See map http://www.orl.bc.ca/hours-locations). Penticton, of course, is included. Full details and submission guidelines are posted on www.rygafest.ca. For further information please e-mail Don Gayton d.gayton@shaw.ca or Peter Hay peterbooks@gmail.com.

The Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society (VAHMS) and the Vancouver Lipont Art Centre are pleased to present Generation One Art Exhibition during the 21st annual explorASIAN festival, which promotes national Asian Heritage Month in May. The Generation One Art Exhibition was created in 2009 as a signature program of the VAHMS festival to feature both established and emerging local artists, who are first-generation Asian Canadians by immigration or birth, and to provide a forum for exploring new expressions of Canadian identity. This year, the exhibition will focus on issues of social integration facing Asian Canadians of various generations.

The ALS society of BC and the PGA of BC have joined forces to raise money and awareness for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - ALS

This week you’re invited to learn to sing You Can't Always Get What You Want by The Rolling Stones! And you do not need to read music or have any singing/musical experience! Beginners to professionals welcome! We’re no-pressure, drop-in choirs - informal, fun-loving and vibrant. Community choirs with a difference (well, several actually!). We're flexible! No need to commit to a whole term, just turn up and sing ANY week! There are no auditions, no need to read music, we're open to all levels of musical experience! There's no waitlist, no need to memorize song words and no solo singing - We're all about having fun singing! We're the next step for shower/car singers! There are three venues - Tuesdays at the Wise Hall in East Van, Wednesdays at St James Community Square in Kitsilano and Thursdays at Presentation House in North Van. The evening starts at 7.30 pm, (arrival 7.15 is fine!) until 9 pm. Entry is $10. Students $5 (with ID) It may help you to listen to the song before coming along! Songs do change every few weeks... Come and join in! There’s more about us at www.impromptumusic.ca

The Fraser Valley Watermedia Society is excited to have their Annual Spring 2017 Art Show from Wednesday, May 3, 2017 until Sunday, May 14, 2017 at the Clearbrook Library, 32320 George Ferguson Way, Abbotsford, BC. The show will feature a wide range of new watermedia paintings by local artists. The show will be open to the public during library hours with the Opening of the Show at 5:00 pm Wednesday, May 3, 2017. The artists will be present at an Artists' Reception on Thursday, May 4, 2017 from 7:00 to 8:00 pm. Our Featured Artists for this Show are Laurie Thomasson and Carol Portree, both winners of Artists’ Choice Award 2016; Sheila Kirk, winner of Award of Excellence 2016 and the winner of the People’s Choice Award 2016 is Pat Maertz. There will be a free draw on Sunday, May 14, 2017 at 3:00 pm for an original painting. Please contact the Clearbrook Library at 604-859-7814 for library hours. The Fraser Valley Watermedia Society is delighted to welcome new members to come join their membership. Members of the Society meet weekly. For more information regarding the show or membership, please call Carol Portree at (604) 850-9694. We invite you to visit our website at www.MyArtClub.com

8 week Parent/Child Bowling League. Runs once(1) a week (Wednesdays) from May 3 until June 28 2017. Bowl 3 games each week. No experience or equipment needed, just a desire to be active and have a ball with your child. There is NO Registration Fee for this league. Cost is $14/Per Person Per Week($11 lineage & $3 Prize money). Prizes will be handed out at the Potluck Wind Up Party(June 28). For more info or to sign up call KJ Bowl at 780-477-3132 OR Wendy at 780-218-2203

In the words of the original documentary rebel Chris Marker: “Rarely has reality needed so much to be imagined.” In an increasingly chaotic world, documentary comes to the rescue, offering radical reinvention, brave new ideas for the future, and a flinty and unyielding form of hope. The 16th annual DOXA Documentary Film Festival runs May 4–14, 2017. Tickets are available online at www.doxafestival.ca. For further information, call DOXA at 604.646.3200. DOXA is presented by The Documentary Media society, a Vancouver-based non-profit, charitable society.

This insightful play explores the relationship between a very successful, but cantankerous novelist who discovers he knows nothing about his maid of 28 years.

THE SHOW at Emily Carr New Adventures in Design, Media + Visual Arts Join us for the final exhibition at our Granville Island campus! Featuring more than 300 works from this year's Design, Media and Visual Arts graduates, The Show at Emily Carr University highlights student creativity and innovation. Exhibition Hours May 6 – 21 2017 10am – 8pm Weekdays 10am – 6pm Weekends Emily Carr University of Art + Design Granville Island 1399 Johnston St, Vancouver

String of Pearls, a play by Michelle Lowe, bands together the stories of more than two dozen women, all connected to the titular necklace in some way. Four actors portray 27 characters telling a story spanning 35 years. The tales between wives, mothers, daughters, friends, sisters, lovers weave a journey through love, loss, desire and destiny. Starring Jennifer Tong, Kelly Sheridan, Sarah Seekamp and Lucia Forward.

To bird or not to bird? That is the question. But with all of Stanley Park’s nine kilometers of shoreline and the sheer number of bird species that use it, thou must get thee to the beach!Join Stanley Park Ecology on Bird Week for a guided walk along the Park’s beaches to learn about what...

Nurses see us at our most vulnerable. They observe the family dynamic during stressful times and have a bird’s eye view of our interactions with people of all social stations. E. Brenda Flynn was a nurse for many years and has seen it all! Join us as she shares stories and insights into the changing role of women in the family, in society, and as individuals.

Ties of Blood is a vivid dramatic work that re-interprets the lives and art of the Bronte siblings. Ambitious Charlotte (author of "Jane Eyre), passionate Emily (author of "Wuthering Heights"), benevolent Anne (author of "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall"), and their mysterious brother, Branwell, authors of beloved classics and iconic centerpieces in the world of literature. Four artists, four geniuses, four siblings. Conflicting loyalties, forbidden love and competing affections intersect in this tale of a family torn apart by fame, alcoholism, and dark twists of fate. Through live music, movement, text from their diaries, letters, and novels, compiled and supplemented by playwright Caity Quinn, Ties of Blood represents a mesmerizing glimpse into the tortured world of the Brontes.

Want to just show up and do an improv show in Vancouver? Instant Theatre proudly presents HOUSE PARTY! An open jam where students, performers, and brand new audience members can perform together!Are you a local improviser and want to join us on stage? Come on down and sign up to play! If you're a student of Instant Theatre, Blind Tiger, VTSL, Second Storey, or wherever, you're welcome to join us on stage!Entry by donation!