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Your weekly roundup of the top events in the city, including art exhibitions, local theatre, restaurant openings, concerts, film, markets and other to-dos we think you’ll love. If you have a Vancouver event you’d like to submit for consideration, send an email to ahirose@canadawide.com.
Read on for this week’s lineup.
This new original musical tackles plastic waste in the ocean and consumerism (but in song, so it’s not such a bummer). The show “recycles” content from the likes of Severn Cullis-Suzuki and Greta Thunberg—leading by example, right?
When: Through Friday, April 29 Where: Presentation House Theatre Cost: From $15 in-person, $22 livestream More Info: phtheatre.org
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Indigenous artists from here and beyond take the stage at the 15th Annual Coastal Dance Festival this week. This year’s fest welcomes four Indigenous Sámi artists from Norway and Sweden—find the entire program here.
When: Wednesday April 20 to Sunday April 24 Where: Anvil Centre (New Westminster) Cost: From $25 More Info: damelahamid.ca
Parents of pandemic babies, this one’s for you. This new play from Ins Choi (yes, of Kim’s Convenience) chronicles new parents figuring out what life looks like as a family of three. Raugi Yu and Josette Jorge star in this honest and comedic show.
When: Thursday April 21 to Sunday May 1 Where: The Cultch’s Historic Theatre Cost: From $26 More Info: thecultch.com
This is our fave whisky event in the city—actually, we waxed poetic about it here. A ticket scores you unlimited whisky, from international bottles (Ardbeg, Bruichladdich, Glenmorangie, Octamore, Kilchoman) to local favourites (Odd Society, Arbutus Distillery), plus hors d’oeuvres and access to a sweet silent auction.
When: Friday April 22 Where: Performance Works, Granville Island Cost: From $118 More Info: eventbrite.ca
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The Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden is celebrating its 36th anniversary this weekend. There’s a tea ceremony, calligraphy demonstration, seal engraving workshop and performance from the Vancouver City Opera, then a food-focused event at night with eats from Chinatown BBQ, DD Mau, Jade Dynasty and Kam Wai Dim Sum.
When: Sunday April 24 from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Where: Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden Cost: By donation (suggested $5) More Info: vanouverchinesegarden.com