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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.

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

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

The Museum of Anthropology (MOA) at UBC presents the insightful and explorative new exhibition Traces of Words: Art and Calligraphy from Asia (May 11 - October 9, 2017). Honouring the special significance that written forms hold across many diverse cultures in Asia, the multimedia exhibition will examine the physical traces of words – spoken and recorded – that are unique to humans. From Sumerian cuneiform inscriptions and Qu’ranic manuscripts, to Chinese calligraphy and Afghan graffiti, the texts in many styles evoke both the ephemeral and eternal. Expertly curated by Dr. Fuyubi Nakamura (MOA Curator, Asia), Traces of Words will feature works by international artists making their Canadian debut: Shamsia Hassani, Kimura Tsubasa, Yugami Hisao, Nortse, Phaptawan Suwannakudt, and teamLab. The exhibit will also showcase two works from the Aga Khan Museum, as well as highlights from MOA’s Asian collection including calligraphy by Dr. Sun Yat-Sen. The exhibition opening takes place on Thursday, May 11 at 7 pm and is free to the public. For more information, visit: moa.ubc.ca/traces

The Museum of Anthropology (MOA) at UBC presents the insightful and explorative new exhibition Traces of Words: Art and Calligraphy from Asia (May 11 - October 9, 2017). Honouring the special significance that written forms hold across many diverse cultures in Asia, the multimedia exhibition will examine the physical traces of words – spoken and recorded – that are unique to humans. From Sumerian cuneiform inscriptions and Qu’ranic manuscripts, to Chinese calligraphy and Afghan graffiti, the texts in many styles evoke both the ephemeral and eternal. Expertly curated by Dr. Fuyubi Nakamura (MOA Curator, Asia), Traces of Words will feature works by international artists: Shamsia Hassani, Kimura Tsubasa, Yugami Hisao, Nortse, Phaptawan Suwannakudt, and teamLab. The exhibit will also showcase two works from the Aga Khan Museum, as well as highlights from MOA’s Asian collection including calligraphy by Dr. Sun Yat-Sen. The exhibition opening takes place on Thursday, May 11 at 7pm and is free to the public.

Mr. Xing Zhen Li is a renowned Chinese artist who acquired his art foundation at the College of Art & Design, Beijing University of Technology. Mr. Xing’s postgraduate degree was at China Academy of Art where he majored in oil painting and also learned traditional Chinese painting. Mr. Xing is a believer of combining Western...

In a world desperate for water, a band of 'Water Miners' search a post-apocalyptic underworld in search of pipes that may contain the prized element. In a desperate struggle to stay alive the band of brothers stumble upon the tragic reason for the earth's drought problem. Upon receiving Sage advice from an Old Mage, the group go in search of the 4th Element in order to restore balance in the world and save their dwindling society. But can the Water Miners adopt the sage advice? Can they find balance within themselves and work together in order to save their dying planet? Stage Door Theatre Troupe presents "The 4th Element". A play about the human spirit, overcoming individual selfishness, and the awareness of how we together can harm or heal world in which we live.

The PNE Prize Home Lottery is back! This year’s lottery has some exciting changes with a new $100 ticket option and ticket packages.

WOMEN WITHOUT BORDERS "CUT LOOSE" MAY 17 TO 28, 2017 "Women Without Borders" shine in "Cut Loose" Gorgeous glazes, metal creations, exquisite felt animals, eye catching paintings and photographic images of architectural wonder. Artists: Bonnie Coulter, sharon bussard grove, mary e coakley, Marj Harding, Suzanne Jensen, Amber Lomax, Angela Menzies, Kerry O'Gorman, Joanne Thomson.

Fraser Health Acquired Brain Injury Services, have partnered with Douglas College, New West Campus, to present the 4th Annual Brain Injury Film Festival (BIFF). BIFF is a FREE event and will be held at Douglas College, New West Campus, Lecture Theatre N2201, on 3 Consecutive Wednesdays, May 17, 24 + 31, 2017, 7-9 pm. The three films cover recovery, sport concussions, and rehabilitation supporting recovery. All films will be moderated by professionals with experience in the field of acquired brain injury. For more information go to www.facebook.com/FHBIFF

The Brain Injury Film Festival, is a free event, held at Douglas College New Westminster Campus, Lecture Theatre N2201, on 3 consecutive Wednesdays, May 17, 24 and 31, 2017 from 7-9 p.m. The films focus on recovery from brain injury, Sport Concussions, and rehabilitation following Brain Injury. The films are moderated by professionals with experience in the field of acquired brain injury.

Arts Umbrella Theatre & Music presents five diverse and distinctive productions by gifted young artists at the Expressions Theatre Festival 2017, running May 18 – 27 at the Waterfront Theatre on Granville Island. The annual celebration of Arts Umbrella’s burgeoning talent, ages 13 to 19, features a beloved lineup of theatre favourites performed by the Junior, Senior and Musical Theatre Troupes, as well as an exciting new work by the Laboratory Theatre Troupe. From the sharp satire of Urinetown: The Musical to the playful compilation The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: (abridged), this year’s program offers an array of diverse and thought-provoking works, including the emotionally resonant, world premiere of Living In My Skin, and the beloved family classic Charlotte’s Web. The Expressions Theatre Festival will introduce Vancouver to the next generation of theatre artists to watch. For information and tickets, visit artsumbrella.com/expressionstheatre

Throughout the months of May and June, the PGA of BC and ALS Society of BC will be hosting events at multiple golf courses around the lower mainland!

A pair of introverted misfits, Rosemary and Anthony’s families have lived on neighbouring farms as far back as anyone can remember, where they battle over property lines and childhood stories but never what matters most. A quirky, flawed story of love and some kind of happiness told with effortless wit and poetic Irish lyricism.

The Navigator helps disabled youth connect with the adult services they need through our specialized information and referral resource. Whether you are just starting your transition planning, or revising one that is not quite working out as you had hoped, we are here to help. This service is available for youth, their parents, planners and...

The Navigator helps disabled youth connect with the adult services they need through our specialized information and referral resource. Whether you are just starting your transition planning, or revising one that is not quite working out as you had hoped, we are here to help. This service is available for youth, their parents, planners and...

The Canadian Safe Boating Council would like to remind boaters at the start of their season to boat safely; wear a lifejacket and leave alcohol until they return to the dock.