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April 2023

SIBLING REVELRY April 5 to 23, Ferry Building Gallery Textile art by Eliza Massey Stanford, photography by Nathaniel Massey, sculpture by Raymond Massey, and ceramics by Vincent Massey.

HERE AND NOW To April 28, Pendulum Gallery

An expansive investigations into the histories of this place, the material culture here, and the changing streetscapes

CHERRY BLOSSOMS: A TEXTILE TRANSLATION

2023 April 5 to 30 Silk Purse Arts Centre 14th annual exhibit of textile art inspired by the cherry blossom.

START WITH ART To May 13, Seymour Art Gallery

A unique exhibition that focuses on encouraging young people to appreciate, collect, and curate their own art collection

DISCO INFERNO April 7 to 15, Russian Hall

Get ready to boogie on down to the sounds of the 1970s with “Disco Inferno,” the latest production by the non-profit society, the Dusty Flowerpot Cabaret.

QP WORKSHOPS: LEARN IMPROV COMEDY! April 3, Tightrope Improv Comedy Join QueerProv in this special improv workshop series and learn the improv games and skills you see at our live improv shows.

FUN is the goal - no experience needed. All welcome!

OPERA PUB — BY AGAINST THE GRAIN THEATRE

April 7, La Fabrique St. George AtG’s Opera Pubs are improvised, wild nights that offer up your favourite operatic arias and ensembles performed by both established and emerging opera talent.

SINGLE, NOT SINGLE April 6, The Improv Centre

Whether you’re coupled, throupled or none-of-theabove, you’ll have a belly-aching, heart-breaking good time as our performers explore the ups and downs of relationships and the lack thereof!

FRENCH NOIR April 7 to May 3, Vancity Theatre

In this series we dig out the French roots of film noir, and the seedy, jazzy, cool French crime movies of the late ’40s and ’50s.

BUSYBODY April 15, Deep Cove Shaw Theatre

When Detective Superintendent Baxter is called to investigate a murder, he is surprised to find that Mrs. Piper, a friend from way back, is the principal witness.

RUBABOO To April 30 Granville Island Stage

Derived from the Michif word for “leftovers stew” or “big pot,” Rubaboo will take audiences on an intimate, moving, and joyous journey—guided by powerhouse Métis performer Andrea Menard.

EXPERIENCE SYNCRA To April 30, Croatian

Cultural Centre Experience SYNCRA is a futuristic cyberpunk city with interactive exhibits that merge music, tech, sci-fi, interactivity and visual design.

STUDIO 58 PRESENTS: THE KITCHEN To April 9, Studio 58. Studio 58 presents The Kitchen, live at Studio 58 at Langara College, from March 30 to April 9. Immerse yourself in the high-pressure and precisely choreographed world of The Kitchen in our freshly renovated theatre!

EURYDICE IN LOVE April 8, Newmont Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre Alexander Formos performs a very personal and intimate monologue play about the traumas of a female sex worker, drawing inspiration from the candid experiences he witnessed on the streets of Paris in the 1930s.

BAD COMPANY BURLESQUE PRESENTS: SPRING

FLING April 8. Morrissey Pub Get ready to shake off the winter blues with Bad Company Burlesque presents: Spring Fling! at The Morrissey Pub.

MATRIARCHS SEEN AND UNSEEN To June 25

Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art Featuring over 20 striking portrait photographs of matriarchs of the Northwest Coast, the exhibition celebrates and honours the work of these women, showcasing their strength, wisdom, and deep connections.

HERE AND NOW To April 28 Pendulum Gallery

Capture Photography Festival Exhibition includes expansive investigations into the histories of this place, the material culture here, the changing street- scapes, cultural inheritance, and sites of leisure that contribute to the intangible but formative elements of the city.

STUPID F*CKING BIRD April 12 to 23 Historic Theatre . Sort of adapted from Chekhov’s The Seagull, Posner’s contemporary retelling of the comedic tragedy has original songs, live music, and irreverent wit.

HEY VIOLA! April 13 to 22, Gateway Theatre

Hey Viola! is a musical exploration of Canadian civil rights trailblazer, Viola Desmond – the fearless woman featured on Canada’s $10 bill.

HILLEL KOGAN: WE LOVE ARABS April 13 to 15, Scotiabank Dance Centre. In Hillel Kogan’s award-winning duet We Love Arabs, a well-intentioned Israeli choreographer chooses an Arab dancer to create a work with a message of peace: what unfolds is a corrosively funny takedown of politics, ethnic stereotypes, and contemporary dance itself.

THE SHAPE OF OUR MEMORIES: EXHIBIT OPENING RECEPTION April 14 Mackin Heritage Home and Toy Museum This exhibit partners local artists with our collection of artifacts to create new pieces of art. Enjoy new works from talented visual artists, as well as a performance by Kelsi James.

DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS IMPROV SHOW April 14

Tightrope Theatre

Everyone writes an anonymous secret as they enter, then Vancouver’s Top Improv Comedians get inspired as the secrets are spilled!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR

April 14, Little Mountain Gallery

Local comedian Randee Neumeyer hasn’t had a fun birthday in years, so this year she’s celebrating Sarah Michelle Gellar’s birthday instead.

PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT To April 13, B1 Gallery

This exhibit is part of the Beaumont’s Juried Artist to Watch 2022 program of Vancouver artists.

WHITE NOISE April 15 to May 7. Firehall Arts Centre White Noise explores what it means to live in Canada from two different paradigms and asks us to consider: How do we deal with internalized racism? Do we keep pushing it away and pretend to live safely in our day-to-day?

POSSE POWER: A GROOVY GALA OF CABARET AND BURLESQUE April 15. Hollywood Theatre

Combining the energy of classic burlesque, vintage cabaret and dance, this show will transport you to a different time that celebrates splendour in all its forms.

BIRD BY KYLIE VINCENT April 18 to 22 Vancity Culture Lab Bird, written and performed by 22-year-old Kylie Vincent is equal parts stand-up, memoir, and fever dream and is about a Gen Z trainwreck soaring beyond her childhood trauma.

THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE April 20 to May 21 Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage An Elvis impersonator embraces a new way of life.

SEEMA SHAH: UNTHOUGHT KNOWN April 21 to May 12. B1 Gallery. A multimedia installation of art & text filled with narratives that are dark and questioning. The exhibition is part of Beaumont Studios’ Artist To Watch Award.

CRAZY FOR YOU April 27 to May 14. Massey Theatre. A classic romantic comedy about a boy, a girl, and a theatre in need of salvation, it is full of humour, larger-than-life characters and some of the greatest show tunes of all-time.

SANSEI: THE STORYTELLER April 27 to 29 Shadbolt Centre for the Art Through an engaging blend of dance, spoken word, historical audio, family interviews, and unexpected humour, Kunji Mark Ikeda weaves an illuminating and profoundly personal tale.

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