BC Events

Opening march 9th, The Shatford Centre is pleased to present “Finding Art in your HeArt,” an exhibition open to all artist and ages.

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.

Purses for Periods is collecting tampons, pads and purses for women in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver until April 28, 2017. Join us. Share dignity and help women in need. Drop-off locations: Roundhouse, Strathcona and Creekside Community Centres, Le Centre Culturel Francophone, and Réseau-Femmes Colombie Britannique.

Z Gallery Arts presents Finnish artist Henni Alftan’s first North American solo exhibition, Shadows in the Mirror, April 6 – May 8, 2017.

Z Gallery Arts presents Finnish artist Henni Alftan’s first North American solo exhibition, Shadows in the Mirror, April 6 – May 8, 2017. This exclusive, oil-on-canvas collection offers an alluring, poetic lexicon of the everyday. Alftan’s exquisite, figurative paintings of real life scenes and objects incite the viewer to take a deeper look at the seemingly mundane to find something rich, and nuanced. Be among the first to see this brand new series from Alftan whose immense body of works have been displayed across Europe in collections at Finland’s Amos Anderson Art Museum, Kuntsi Museum of Modern Art, and The Helsinki Art Museum, among others.

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

Tulips of the Valley is the original tulip festival in the Fraser Valley and will be opening it's 11th annual festival in it's new location in Chilliwack, BC.

This week you’re invited to learn to sing 1 2 3 4 by Feist! 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 Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory is pleased to present Now Now Wow, this year’s University of British Columbia BFA/BA Visual Art Graduating Exhibition at the Audain Art Centre. Opening: April 19 2017, 5–8 PM Exhibition: April 20–26 2017, Monday to Saturday 12–5PM Audain Art Centre 6398 University Blvd Please join us for fun and refreshments as we celebrate the achievements and emerging talent of this year’s graduating class. This event is free and open to the public. Now Now Wow is an expression and culmination of this year’s graduating class, an exhibition which showcases the work of more than forty emerging artists working in an extensive range of mediums, including installation, photography, textile, video, drawing, printmaking, painting, artist books, digital media, and projection. We look forward to seeing you there! For more information, please visit www.ahva.ubc.ca or contact ubcgraduateshow@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram @ubc_visa_grad_show_2017 This exhibition was made possible with support from the UBC Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory and generous contributions from our donors.

Learn the history of psychiatry from this international traveling exhibit, "Psychiatry: An Industry of Death". The touring exhibit shows psychiatry's deadly "treatment" in graphic detail. This is free to the public. Being held for 2 weeks from 10 - 8 daily. 168 East Pender Street.

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

Pi Theatre presents a refreshed remount of Peter Dickinson’s otherworldly and resonant Long Division, April 26 – 30, 2017 at the Annex Theatre (823 Seymour Street). Directed by Richard Wolfe, with choreography by Lesley Telford and musical score by Owen Belton, the intellectually-charged, emotionally-gripping work combines multimedia and physical theatre to explore the mathematics of human connection. The story revolves around seven characters who are inextricably linked by a sequence of tragic events. Through excursions into number theory, geometry, and logic, the players struggle to delineate their evocative, elusive patterns of entanglement, but find that one emotional variable consistently remains unsolved. Tickets from $25 at: pitheatre.com

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...

Walk into THE TUNNEL and enter the maze of the mind. Set in a dreamlike mind space, a black box theatre is transformed into a complex void of original projections and light art. Dancers move through a staged consciousness, immersed in the evolving light show as they struggle through turbulent thoughts, battling themselves and each other. Perception is the game in THE TUNNEL and the only way out of the dark is through the light. After years of working in film, theatre and dance, Heather Laura Gray is excited to be collaborating with a team of highly creative and award winning talent to bring THE TUNNEL to life. Collaborators include: cutting edge projection and light design artists Hfour, the genre-bending and versatile music composer Hayden Baptiste, as well as an international cast of powerful dance artists Emily Tellier (New York), Katie Lowen (Vancouver) and Michael Demski (France), along with a dozen emerging dance artists in various apprentice roles. “THE TUNNEL” premieres April 26th and runs until April 30th at Théâtre la Seizième/Studio 16 in Vancouver. Tickets are $25 and available at thetunnel2017.eventbrite.ca Performance Dates and Times: April 26th at 8pm April 27th-29th at 7pm & 9pm April 30th at 2pm & 4pm

Stone’s Throw Productions presents: THE SHAPE OF A GIRL by Joan MacLeod April 26-29 @ 8:00pm Pacific Theatre Vancouver (1440 W 12th Ave) Tickets at the door - festival seating Pay-what-you-think-it's-worth after the show “A girl in the shape of a monster. A monster in the shape of a girl.” Gripping, eye-opening and heart-wrenching. Stone’s Throw Productions ignites a thought-provoking exploration on bullying and violence between young girls. In this one-woman show, fifteen-year-old Braidie recounts the bullying she has seen within her own friend group from childhood through to adolescence. She is a bystander who reacts as many people do – looks down and says nothing. Based on the tragic Reena Virk murder, The Shape of a Girl by Joan MacLeod is an important reminder of the scary progression of bullying, the long-lasting damages it can cause, and how doing nothing contributes to the circle of violence. ADVISORY: Contains some strong language and references to violence.

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!

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InspireHealth's Medical Doctors and Allied Health Professionals present a free workshop providing practical information to help you take charge of your health, and optimize your overall health and well-being. Participants learn about life-style related current scientific research and the many benefits of a whole-person approach to cancer care. Open to adults with a current or past cancer diagnosis and their supports. Please register at 604-734-7125. For more information about InspireHealth: inspirehealth.ca

The West Vancouver Police Carnival is back in beautiful Ambleside Park. The Carnival is hosted by our Student Work Advisory Team for it’s 12th year. Carnival rides with an ocean view! Brought to Ambleside Park by our carnival partner West Coast Amusements. Select at site from either individual ride tickets or an all day ride...

Join us in the celebration of Cloverdale Businesses at the 2nd annual Clovies.

Parkgate Community Services Society is proud to present the North Shore premier of the documentary film Spirit Unforgettable. This is the powerful, devastating and inspiring story of the iconic Canadian Celtic rock band Spirit of the West, and their charismatic frontman John Mann, who in 2014, at the age of 51, was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's. Proceeds of this event benefit My Parkgate BREAK, a PCSS day program providing community, social & leisure opportunities for adults with early and moderate dementias.

The fabulous Tony award-winning musical, Cabaret, follows Sally Bowles as she performs in a seedy cabaret in 1931 Germany. Some of the most memorable songs in theatre history, including “Cabaret,” “Wilkommen,” and “Maybe This Time” are the touchstones of this production. The audience is told to “leave their troubles outside” and embrace that “life is beautiful” while inside the Kit Kat Klub. This Tony-winning musical is about following your heart while the world loses its way.