CALENDAR
MUSIC ROCK/JAZZ/ETC. The Fratellis
Brashly melodic indie rock trio from Glasgow, featuring vocalist/guitarist Jon Fratelli, drummer Mince Fratelli, and bassist Barry Fratelli. • Commodore Ballroom, April 26, 8 p.m. • $25, ticketmaster.ca
Wild Child: Expectations Tour
Austin-based indie pop ensemble tour to support their latest release, Expectations. • Fox Cabaret, April 26, 9 p.m. • $15, ticketweb.ca
Willie Jones III Quintet
With an unparalleled style of rhythmic expression, drummer Willie Jones III is one of the world’s leading jazz drummers. • Frankie’s Jazz Club, 765 Beatty St., April 26 and 27, 8 p.m. • $30, coastaljazz.ca
Japandroids
Canadian rock band from Vancouver tour in support of their new album, Near To The Wild Heart Of Life. • Fortune Sound Club, April 26, 27 and 28, 7:45 p.m. • $19.99-$24.99, ticketfly.com Jim Byrnes
Juno Award-winner’s evocative, smoky vocals and gutsy blues guitar weave together to create a unique sound. • Blue Frog Studios, White Rock, April 26-28, 8 p.m. • $54, bluefrogstudios.ca
Abra Cadabra: A Tribute to the Music and Magic of ABBA
For more than 15 years this Vancouver tribute band has been bringing the timeless and uplifting music of ABBA to audiences around the world. • River Rock Casino Resort, Richmond, April 27 • $29.50, ticketmaster.ca
Bishop Briggs
British musician based in L.A. is best known for her single, River. • Commodore Ballroom, April 27, 9 p.m. • $25, ticketmaster.ca
Charlotte Cardin
Pop singer-songwriter from Montreal tours to support her latest EP release, Main Girl. • Biltmore Cabaret, April 27, 8 p.m. • $22.50, ticketfly.com
Flatbush Zombies: See You In Hell Tour
Brooklyn hip hop trio tour to support their latest release, Vacation In Hell. • Vogue Theatre, April 27, 9 p.m. • $30, ticketfly.com
Khruangbin
Globe-trotting Texan trio, on tour to support their latest release, Con Todo El Mundo. • Rickshaw Theatre, April 27, 9 p.m. • $22.50, ticketweb.ca
Love Therapy Tour — Mauvey
B.C.-based songwriter Mauvey celebrates his debut release, Love Therapy Part 1. • Chilliwack Cultural Centre, April 27, 7 p.m. • $15, chilliwackculturalcentre.ca
Post Malone
Multi-platinum Texas-based rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer tours in support of his new release, Beerbongs & Bentleys. • Rogers Arena, April 27, 8 p.m. • $44.25-$84.24, ticketmaster.ca
Head CD Release
Industrial hard rock band headlines the Rickshaw Theatre in celebration of their CD release. • April 28, 8 p.m., $15/$20, rickshawtheatre.com
Uriah Heep
English rock band formed in London in 1969. • Vogue Theatre, April 28, 7 p.m. • $34.50-$47.50, ticketfly.com
Injury Reserve — Arena Tour: A Traveling Party/Art Installation
Hip hop trio from Arizona tour to support their latest EP release, Drive It Like It’s Stolen. • Fortune Sound Club, May 1, 8 p.m. (All-ages show) • $20, ticketweb.ca
Alice Glass & Zola Jesus
Dark electronic artists bring their SnowBlood Tour to the Rickshaw Theatre. • May 2, 7 p.m., $25, rickshawtheatre.com
Cub Sport Bats Tour 2018
Independent pop group from Brisbane, Australia. • The Fox Cabaret, May 2, 8 p.m. • $13.50, livenation.com
I Mother Earth | Finger Eleven
Two of Canada’s most successful hard rock bands are teaming up for a cross-Canada tour. • Commodore Ballroom, May 2 • $45/electric show only, $65/upgrade package — includes Q&A and acoustic performance with both bands onstage together, ticketmaster.ca
The Sorority: Pledge Tour
All female hip hop group are known for their high-energy performances. • Fox Cabaret, May 3, 8 p.m. • $15, foxcabaret.com
Big Sean: Unfriendly Reminder Tour
Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum G.O.O.D. Music / Def Jam Recordings artist brings his Unfriendly Reminder Tour to the PNE Forum. • May 3, 7 p.m. • $66, ticketleader.com
Mary Flower & Doug Cox
Mary Flower is an internationally known and award-winning picker, singer/songwriter and teacher. Multi-instrumentalist and composer Doug Cox is well known for his skills on the dobro and slide guitar. • St. James Hall, May 3, 8 p.m. • $28/$24, roguefolk.bc.ca
Stephanie Nilles
Chicago-born, New Orleans-based jazz, punk, barrelhouse pianist. • Kay Meek Centre, West Van, May 3 and 4, 7:30 p.m. • $29-$38, kaymeek.com
CLASSICAL/CHORAL From Broadway with Love
Experience your favourite Broadway songs performed by some of Vancouver’s finest musical theatre performers. • Gateway Theatre, Richmond, April 26-28 • $45-$65, circlebrightproductions.com
Music for Voice and Organ
Beautiful music for soprano and organ in a historic cathedral. Soprano Sarah McGrath and organist Denis Bédard perform extracts from Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater, Mozart’s Laudate Dominum and Alleluia. This performance will be projected on a giant screen at the front of the church. • Holy Rosary Cathedral, Dunsmuir & Richards St., April 27, 8 p.m. • $20/$15, 604-682-6774
St. Paul’s Labyrinth Live Music: Clarity — Celtic Harp and Vocals
Come walk the labyrinth to the soft, sweet melodies of Celtic harpist and vocalist Clarity. Be transported and inspired by beautiful, original compositions played with soulful grace. • 1130 Jervis St., April 27, 7 p.m. • Free, stpaulsanglican.bc.ca
Choir on Fire!
With Sing City (rock/pop), Fat Chants (jazz/funk), OK Chorale (country rock) and guest Joani Taylor. Laura Lang will also perform several features, both as a soloist and as a trio. • Holy Trinity Church, 1440 W. 12th Ave., April 28-29, 7:30 p.m. • $28/$25, under 12/$15, singcity.ca
Chor Leoni 25
Join Vancouver’s beloved choir of singing lions for the ensemble’s silver anniversary concert, featuring a wide variety of music from Francis Poulenc’s Quatre petites prieres de Saint François d’Assise, to Jonathan Quick’s beloved Loch Lomond. • April 28, 1:30 p.m.: West Vancouver United Church, 2062 Esquimalt Ave. | April 28, 8 p.m.: St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church, 1022 Nelson St. • $25-$35, $40, chorleoni.org
Ovid: Myth and Music
— Tenor Charles Daniels in Recital
The great English tenor Charles Daniels joins forces with members of the Pacific Baroque Orchestra and conductor Alexander Weimann for a mixed program of music from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries inspired by myths from Ovid’s Metamorphosis. • Christ Church Cathedral, 690 Burrard St., April 28, 7:30 p.m. • $18-$68, earlymusic.bc.ca
Salut Printemps
The Lyric Singers present their annual spring concert. • Holy Trinity Cathedral, 514 Carnarvon St., New West, April 28, 7 p.m. • $15, 604-585-0344
VSO: Sarah Chang Plays Bruch
Sarah Chang performs the popular Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1, her recording of which was named to Gramophon magazine’s list of the top 250 classical records of all time. • Orpheum Theatre • April 28 and 30, 8 p.m., vancouversymphony.ca
Leviathan
Vancouver’s leading new music ensemble, Standing Wave, presents Leviathan, a musical exploration of our interaction with different environments: the natural, social and political. • The Annex, 823 Seymour St., April 29, 7:30 p.m. • $25/$15, standingwave.ca
Balalaika 50th Anniversary Concert
An afternoon of spectacular Russian folk entertainment featuring more than 50 performers. • Norman Rothstein Theatre, 950 W. 41st Ave., April 29, 3 p.m. • $25/$20, russiancentrevancouver.com
JUST ANNOUNCED Janelle Monáe: Dirty Computer Tour
Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, producer, actress and activist tours in support of her new album, Dirty Computer. • Queen Elizabeth Theatre • June 12, $42-$85, ticketmaster.ca
Supersuckers 30th Anniversary Big Show Tour
American rock band performs a country set, Smoke of Hell and La Mano Corunda in their entirety, and more. • Rickshaw Theatre • July 19, $20 ticketfly.com
Lauryn Hill
Grammy Award-winning artist celebrates 20 years of her anthemic debut solo album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. • Festival lawn at Deer Lake Park, Burnaby • Sept. 14, $76.50 ticketmaster.ca
Jonny Lang & Mavis Staples
Legendary Grammy Award-winning American guitarist and singer-songwriter Jonny Lang co-headlines with Grammy-winning, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame recipient Mavis Staples. • Orpheum Theatre • Sept. 24, ticketmaster.ca
Chvrches
Synth-pop band from Glasgow tours to support their latest release, Love Is Dead. • Commodore Ballroom • Sept. 27, $43.50 ticketmaster.ca
Gary Numan
English singer, songwriter, composer, musician and record producer is considered one of the foremost pioneers in electronic dance music. • Vogue Theatre • Oct. 1, $37.50-$42 ticketfly.com
An Evening with Pat Metheny
Twenty-time Grammy-winning American jazz guitarist and composer. • Vogue Theatre • Oct. 20, $56-$69 capilanou.ca/blueshorefinancialcentre
Arctic Monkeys
Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino is the sixth album from this English rock band. • Pacific Coliseum • Oct. 25, $49.50-$69.50 ticketleader.ca
Simple Minds: Walk Between Worlds Tour
Scottish post-punk/new wave rock band are know for their hits like Don’t You (Forget About Me). • Orpheum Theatre • Oct. 29, $39-$85 ticketmaster.ca
FESTIVALS 4th Annual Vancouver World Music Festival
A three-night celebration of world beats and melodies, featuring world-class artists from Mexico, Iran, Africa, Spain and U.S.A., as well as amazing artists from Canada. • Various venues, April 26-29 • Free-$25, $45/weekend pass, worldmusicfest.ca
8th Annual Seniors’ Multicultural Festival
A celebration of cultural diversity featuring live music, dance performances, an international food fair and more. • South Granville Seniors Centre, 1420 W. 12th Ave., April 26, 10:30 a.m.3:30 p.m. • southgranvilleseniors.ca
Gamelan at the Roundhouse
Vancouver’s gamelan groups present a festival of gamelan-related music, featuring two evenings of traditional and contemporary music for Balinese, Javanese and Sundanese gamelan and intercultural ensembles. • Roundhouse Community Centre, 181 Roundhouse Mews, April 26-27 • gamelanattheroundhouse.ca
The 12th Annual April In Paris: Gypsy Jazz Festival
April 26: Van Django | The Lawless Hot Club. Van Django’s music is well-rooted in the Gypsy jazz of 1930s Paris France. The Lawless Hot Club is the new Gypsy jazz group on the block. | April 27:
Pearl Django | Company B Jazz Band. Seattle’s Pearl Django endures as one of the most highly regarded Hot Club style groups working today. Company B Jazz Band is one of Vancouver’s foremost jazz ensembles.
April 28: Marc Atkinson Trio | Ranger & The Re-Arrangers | Django’s Jewels. Hornby Island’s Marc Atkinson a Juno-nominated, Western Canadian award-winning musician. Seattle’s Ranger and the Re-Arrangers presents a modern take on the Gypsy jazz genre. Django’s Jewels are one of B.C.’s newest hot club quartets. • St. James Hall, 3214 W. 10th Ave. • $28/$24, roguefolk.bc.ca
2nd Annual Vancouver Opera Festival Under the banner of the Russian White Nights, this festival celebrates Russia’s luminous midsummer ‘white nights’ with Eugene Onegin, the premiere of The Overcoat, as well as Requiem for a Lost Girl. To kick off the festival, everyone is invited to a day dedicated to Russian arts, music, food, and culture. The nine-day festival also features an intimate concert series, family programming, the ever-popular Opera Bar and much more. • April 28-May 6, vancouveropera.ca
2018 DOXA Documentary Film Festival
In an era of fake new and global uncertainty, DOXA comes to the rescue with a program of 93 films (shorts and features) that offer radical and transformative ideas through music, art, and the power of people working together to create and share solutions. • May 3-13, doxafestival.ca
LITERARY
Meet the Author: Yann Martel
Spanish-born Canadian author who first came to international attention for his prize-winning novel, Life of Pi. Martel will read from his new novel, The High Mountains of Portugal. • Christianne’s Lyceum Of Literature and Art, 3696 W. 8th Ave., April 26, 7 p.m. • $22, includes wine and light refreshments, christianneslyceum.com
Friends of the VPL: Spring Used Book Sale
Bargains galore on gently used books, DVDs, CDs and more. Everything is half price on Saturday. • Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch, May 3-5, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. • Free, please bring your own bags, pl.ca/events
TWS Reading Series
Author of 13 books and winner of multiple awards including the CBC Non-Fiction Literary Prize, the B.C. Book Prize, and the Arthur Ellis Award Carrie Mac heads a lineup of TWS alumni and new and emerging local authors. • Cottage Bistro, 4468 Main St., May 3, 8 p.m. • Free, sfu.ca/continuing-studies
STAGE COMEDY/CABARET Giggles & Gags
Original sketch comedy with twists on Vancouver’s pop culture and magical interludes along the way. • PAL Theatre, 581 Cardero St., April 26-28, 8 p.m. • $26, gigglesandgags2018.brownpapertickets.com
Broadway Burlesque: A Tribute to Musicals
Some of Vancouver’s biggest and brightest burlesque stars pay homage to their favourite musicals. Hosted by Burgundy Brixx and the Purr-fessor. • Rio Theatre, April 27, 8 p.m. • $20/$25, riotheatre.ca
Hari Kondabolu
Brooklyn-based, Queens-raised comic who the New York Times has called “one of the most excitingpoliticalcomicsinstanduptoday.”• Commodore Ballroom, April 28, 9 p.m. • $35, ticketmaster.ca
Randy Rainbow
Comedian, actor, writer, host and internet sensation is best known for his viral comedy videos. His popular series of political spoofs and song parodies have garnered international acclaim and over a hundred million views. • Vogue Theatre, April 29, 7 p.m. • $39.50, ticketfly.com
Vancouver TheatreSports: Murder on the Improv Express
Picture this: A luxury train trapped in the Canadian Rockies with a passenger list that includes a prominent socialite, a retired military officer, and a famous detective — and oh yes, there’s a corpse! Welcome to Murder on the Improv Express – A Killer Comedy. • Improv Centre, Granville Island • Until May 26, from $10.75, vtsl.com
DANCE Discover Dance! Series: Arts Umbrella Dance Company
The energy and skill of a new generation takes the stage as the young dancers of the Arts Umbrella Dance Company perform a varied and stimulating program of contemporary ballets. • Scotiabank Dance Centre, 677 Davie St., April 26, noon • $12/$14, thedancecentre.ca
International Dance Day
The Dance Centre celebrates the art of dance with a variety of events. Highlights include contemporary dance at Scotiabank Dance Centre, flamenco at the Vancouver Public Library, and street dance with students from Windermere Secondary School outside the Vancouver Art Gallery. • April 29, noon-7 p.m. • Free, thedancecentre.ca
THEATRE Blindside
This award-winning physical comedy is comedian and storyteller Stéphanie Morin-Robert’s personal account of navigating childhood with a glass eye, the bullies and friends that shaped her experiences, and how the feat of overcoming and embracing disadvantage has made her the woman she is today. • Studio 1398, Granville Island, April 26-28 • tickets.theatrewire.com
The Ladies Foursome
The day after the funeral of a friend, three women gather for a round of golf in honour of their recently deceased playing partner. They are joined by a fourth woman who they didn’t know about. Over the course of the afternoon, revelations about the departed and themselves will change their relationships forever. • Evergreen Cultural Centre, Coquitlam, April 26-May 5 • $15$22, evergreenculturalcentre.ca
THIS
An Off-Broadway hit by award-winning playwright, and House of Cards showrunner and head writer, Melissa James Gibson. A fast paced, poignant comedy, THIS follows a group of friends as they find themselves venturing into the choppy waters of middle age, riding the edge between comedic and deeply painful. • Studio 16, 1555 W. 7th Ave., April 26-May 5 • $15-$33, kindredpresentsthis.brownpapertickets.com/
A Man and His Prostate
Ed Asner, the much beloved Emmy Award-winning actor, stars in this seriously funny show about a serious subject. The play is based on a true life medical emergency of his close friend Ed Weinberger and his journey to discover his inner self both literally and figuratively. • Anvil Centre, New West, April 27-28, 7:30 p.m. • $75, ticketsnw.ca
Circa: Opus
Australia’s bold, contemporary circus company has amassed fans across six continents with its breathtakingly beautiful and heart-stopping productions. Opus interprets Shostakovich’s deeply moving quartets into stunning physical feats of strength and poetry. • Chan Centre, UBC, April 28, 8 p.m. • $38-$80, chancentre.com
Inner Migrant
A Montreal actor puts himself in the shoes of a Portuguese immigrant, Antonio. Through movement, words and music he retells parts of Antonio’s life. Interspersed with appointments at the immigration office, this partly fictional account is based on fragments of real immigration stories. An International Co-Production with Montreal’s Dynamo Theatre and Portugal’s Teatro O Bando. Ages 8+ • Presentation House Theatre, North Van, April 28, 4 p.m. • $15, phtheatre.org
The Release Party
Some Assembly Theatre Company presents this new and original play written and performed by youth. Based on real life, this story celebrates youth expression in a pursuit to manage struggles with mental health, bullying and suicide prevention. • Roundhouse Community Centre, May 2-5 • Free, donations appreciated, someassembly.ca
Dirty Dancing
After three successful years on tour boasting numerous sold-out engagements, this new adaptation of the worldwide smash-hit film, includes an eight-piece band that performs the timeless hits live on stage. • Abbotsford Centre, May 3, 8 p.m. • $39.50-89.50, ticketmaster.ca
The Lawyer Show 2018: The Drowsy Chaperone
More than 25 of Vancouver’s top law professionals are bringing wit and charm to this year’s production The Drowsy Chaperone. A fundraiser for Carousel Theatre for Young People, and Touchstone Theatre. • Waterfront Theatre, GranvilleIsland,May3-5•$80,includesa$45tax receipt, tickets.carouseltheatre.ca
Unscripted: Where the Devil Can’t Go
Women and revolution, Polish history and the here and now. A night of thought-provoking underground entertainment. Whisper the right password at an as-yet-undisclosed location in East Vancouver. Connect with your comrades. Explore survival. Share a glass of East Van vodka. Exchange stories. Get a secret pass to the world of PTC Associate Veronique West’s new play-inprogress. • Secret location in East Vancouver, May 3, doors 7:30 p.m., experiences until 10:30 p.m. • $16, playwrightstheatre.com
Misery
The Arts Club Theatre Company presents Stephen King’s chilling thriller. • Granville Island Stage, until May 5 • From $29, artsclub.com
Cabaret
A fierce, meaty musical with a score featuring songs that have become classics of American musical theatre including Presented by Royal City Musical Theatre. • Massey Theatre, New Westminster, until April 29 • $29-$48, royalcitymusicaltheatre.com
Me and You
From childhood until old age, Liz and Lou are sisters who go through life mostly as friends, but sometimes as foes. See their stories come alive across the decades through the acclaimed mask work of Melody Anderson. • BMO Theatre Centre, until May 6 • From $29, artsclub.com
August: Osage County
The story of a pill-popping, sharp-tongued cancer patient matriarch whose three daughters rush home when they hear their father has disappeared. Presented by the White Rock Players. • Coast Capital Playhouse, White Rock, until April 28 • $22/$19, whiterockplayers.ca
Go Back for Murder
Carla Crane believes her mother, who died in prison, was wrongly convicted of murder. In an attempt to clear her name, Carla persuades those present on the day to return to the scene of the crime and recount their version of events. Presented by Theatre West Van. • Kay Meek Centre, West Van, until April 28 • theatrewestvan.com
Shakespeare in Hollywood
When the entertainment of the silver screen meets the magic of Shakespeare’s fairies, Oberon and Puck find themselves transported to Hollywood in the middle of a suspiciously familiar story. • Metro Theatre, until May 12 • $25/$22, metrotheatre.com
The Explanation
Ideas of gender and sexuality are questioned, as two characters, John and Dick, develop a friendship that might have other people raising some eyebrows. Presented by the frank theatre company. • The Cultch Culture Lab, until April 29 • $27, thecultch.com
World Without Us
This haunting piece of theatre from Belgium’s cutting-edge theatre company Ontroerend Goed, explores the notion of the end of humanity. • The Cultch Historic Theatre, until April 29 • From $22, thecultch.com
Spirit Horse
This world-class theatre experience is about two youth who are caught between two worlds — the traditional ways of their Stoney Nation heritage and the modern ways of the city. Ages 8+ • Waterfront Theatre, Granville Island, until April 29 • $18-$35, carouseltheatre.ca
Métis Mutt
Written and performed by Métis actor, writer, standup comic, musician and director Sheldon Elter, Métis Mutt recounts the story of Sheldon’s coming of age under extremely difficult family and cultural circumstances. • Firehall Arts Centre, until May 5 • From $20, firehallartscentre.ca
The History of the World (Based on Banalities)
A poignant tale of loss laced with magic and rock music, this show weaves magic and illusions into a story about grief, dealing with loss and coming to terms with the lost and beautiful moments of our lives; the small and seemingly meaningless banalities that tie us together. Presented by Belgian theatre company, Kopergietery. • York Theatre, until May 5 • From $22, thecultch.com
COMMUNITY FILM Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami
A larger-than-life entertainer, an androgynous glam-pop diva, an unpredictable media presence — Grace Jones is all these things and more. Sophie Fiennes’ documentary goes beyond the traditional music biography, offering a portrait as stylish and unconventional as its subject. • Vancity Theatre, April 27-May 3, viff.org
FOOD/DRINK Greater Vancouver Food Truck Festival
A fun family event featuring 24 hand-picked food trucks, an artisan market and fun family activities. • April 28: Thunderbird Square, 32388 Veterans Way, Abbotsford • Free admission, fvfoodtruckfestival.com
Buy B.C.: Eat Drink Local
The first province wide opportunity to dine out in restaurants that are highlighting the great tastes that B.C. has to offer. Restaurants across the province will be featuring local produce, meat and fish paired with local beer and wine. • May 1-31, eatdrinklocal.ca
TALKS/FORUMS Women’s Health Show Vancouver
This free event will be bustling with activity from engaging lectures, informative natural health retailers, and fantastic prizes. • Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, 900 W. Georgia St., April 28 and 29 • Free, womensvoicemagazine.com/womenshealth-show
Vancouver Values Conversation: Your Opportunity to Shape Canada’s Future
Led by a team of high-calibre facilitators, this will be a dynamic, interactive space for citizens to share thoughts about their values and the values they would like to see shaping the future of their community and country. • Christ Church Cathedral, 690 Burrard St., May 1, 6-8 p.m. • Free, canadianvaluesconversations.com
KIDS/FAMILY Goodbye Chums!
Release salmon fry into the creek where they will start their journey to the sea. Enjoy fun activities, games and live entertainment. • Kanaka Creek Regional Park, Maple Ridge, April 29, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. • Free, metrovancouver.org/events
Hawk and Owl Show
Get up close to breathtaking birds of prey and learn about these elusive creatures. Presented by the Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society (O.W.L.). • Richmond Nature Park, 11851 Westminster Hwy., April 29, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. • Free, donations are appreciated, richmond.ca/parksprograms
MISCELLANEOUS Club Day
Are you an avid hiker? Maybe you’re an aspiring travel writer or a vegetarian foodie? VPL’s Club Day is a great way to meet others that share your interests. • Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch, April 28, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. • Free, vpl.ca/ events
32nd Annual Classic & Vintage Motorcycle Swap Meet and Show ‘N Shine
Features more than 150 vendor booths featuring American, British, European, and Japanese parts and bikes. • Cloverdale Exhibition Grounds, April 29, doors 10 a.m. • classicbikeswapmeet.com
VanDusen Plant Sale
Thousands of plants for sale including many tried and true plant favourites as well as new and different treats for your garden. • VanDusen Botanical Garden, April 29, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. • Free admission, vandusengarden.org
OUTDOORS/FITNESS Bike the Blossoms
Participate in the most beautiful ride of the season. Participants are required to fill out this waiver form prior to attending the event. • South side of John Hendry Park (Trout Lake), 3300 Victoria Dr. at E. 19th Ave. • April 28, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. • Free, vcbf.ca
Spring 2018 Soundwalks
These sonic walking tours are silent group walks led along a planned route to experience a location’s ambience and underlying rhythms. • April 29, 2 p.m.: If You Lived Here: An electroacoustic exchange through East Vancouver. Led by: Helena Krobath and Danica Evering. Meet in front of 1950 Triumph St. • Free, newmusic.org
CRAFT FAIRS/MARKETS Refresh Market
A curated range of handmade items from more than 100 artists, makers and shops. • West Coast Railway Heritage Park, Squamish • April 27-28 • $5 at the door, $3 online, refreshmarket.ca
Fort Langley Makers Market
Fort Langley’s newest market features B.C. handmade makers of all types, plus food trucks, a coffee truck and draws at every event. • April 28, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. • facebook.com/fortmakersmarket
Fall For Local Spring Market
Shop from more than 85 vendors and enjoy free do-it-yourself workshops. • The Pipe Shop Building, 115 Victory Ship Way, North Van • April 28-29, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. • fallforlocal.com
NSAG Annual Spring Art Show
More than 400 original artworks by local artists will be on display. All pieces will be available for purchase. • West Vancouver Community Centre, 2121 Marine Dr., April 29, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. • Free, nsartists.ca