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By Loose Lips Mag
@Looselipsmag
Farewell snow! Spring is in full-swing and Vancouver is bustling with plenty of events to enjoy. Check out what’s happening this month in the city.
Cannery Farmers’ Market at Gulf of Georgia Cannery: Check out Steveston’s very own market, packed with fresh, handmade goods, vendors, community groups, crafted products, and more. As a bonus, admission to the museum is free on market days!
Date: Select Sundays through to April 28; April 14 and 28
Time: 10:00 AM- 3:00 PM
Location: Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site, 12138 Fourth Avenue, Richmond. Find out more about the event here.
YYOGA 30 Day Challenge: Every day they’re flowin’ it! Join in for a 30 day challenge to inspire a commitment to a daily practice. Get halfway through or complete the challenge for an automatic gift card!
Date: April 1-30
Time: Varies depending on chosen class
Location: Various YYOGA locations across Metro Vancouver. Find out about the challenge here.
The Wheel Part 4- Coming Alive: “Inspired by the Solar Wheel of the Year, The Wheel is an opportunity to take part in the ancient and universally recognized tradition of following the seasonal cycle. Each two hour gathering will include sharing on seasonal attunement, followed by an auric cleansing, yoga movement and breath-work, plant medicine, sound healing, and finally ending with suggested seasonally inspired rituals to practise at home.”
Date: April 3
Time: 7:30 PM- 9:00 PM
Location: Werklab, 1275 Venables Street #290, Vancouver. Find out more about this event here.
Self Care Not Sick Care With Therapist and Author Ailey Jolie: “Spend an evening exploring the most #hashtagable wellness trends from the lens of an eating disorder specialist. From colonics to ketogenics – no topic is too taboo. With self-compassion as an ally, together we will explore where self-care has become sick-care and how you can cultivate your own inner skeptic to settle into a self-care setup that is authentic to you and allows you to find the nourishment that allows you to fully flourish.”
Date: April 4
Time: 7:00 PM- 9:00 PM
Location: Werklab, 1275 Venables Street #290, Vancouver. Find out more here.
The Art of Leadership for Women: Join in for a unique one day conference featuring an incredible collection of world leaders, business icons, and bestselling authors. Learn about topics and trends most critical to women leaders.
Date: April 5
Time: 8:30 AM- 4:30 PM
Location: Vancouver Convention Centre, 1055 Canada Place, Vancouver. Find tickets here.
Wild Meat Tasting & Cooking Demo // Fjällräven x Wild Northern Way: Gain a new perspective on food with this three course wild meat tasting and cooking tutorial. With a focus on sustainability and traceability, Jody Peck will teach you the process of curating your own food.
Date: April 5
Time: 6:00 PM- 8:30 PM
Location: Fjällräven, 1976 West 4th Avenue, Vancouver. Check out the event here.
P!nk Concert: Get tickets for P!nk’s Beautiful Trauma World Tour coming to Vancouver!
Date: April 5, 6
Time: 8:00 PM- 11:00 PM
Location: Rogers Arena, 800 Griffiths Way, Vancouver. Find tickets here.
Richmond Cherry Blossom Festival 2019: As one of the Lower Mainland’s most beautiful signs of spring, the City of Richmond will hold their third annual Cherry Blossom Festival at Garry Point Park.
Date: April 7
Time: 11:00 AM
Location: Garry Point Park, 12011 7th Avenue, Richmond. Check out the festival here.
Amanda Smart: Recollect: Amanda Smart’s work is a love of reflection and transparency — the way that light reveals forms underneath water, the enigmatic glow of light on skin, and crystalline patterns on rocks are the sources of exploration in her work. This exhibit at Betamax will mark her inaugural solo show.
Opening Night Reception: Friday, April 12, 7-11pm
Dates: April 12 – May 12
Location: Betamax Gallery, 2244 East Hastings
Feelosophy: Join Feelosophy for an hour of restorative yoga with hands-on touch. Using massage-based adjustments, this yoga is a space to slow down and feel.
Date: April 9, 16, 23, 28
Time: Varies depending on date
Location: The Garden Strathcona, 868 East Hastings Street, Vancouver. Register here.
Never the Last: “Inspired by the life story of Sophie-Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatté, an enormously innovative early twentieth century composer, the drama follows her 10-year marriage with the celebrated expressionist painter Walter Gramatté. Set to a live score of Eckhardt-Gramatté’s solo violin works, the multimedia presentation blends movement and text to tell a heartbreaking tale of adventure, poverty, and strife.”
Date: April 9-20
Time: Based on show
Location: Vancouver Civiv Theatre’s Annex, 823 Seymour Street, Vancouver. Find out more about the show here.
qaʔ yəxw – water honours us: womxn and waterways: this exhibition
features video, photography, carving, printmaking, beading, and performance, highlighting women’s unique relationship with water as child bearers, healers, doulas, and other roles key to Indigenous matriarchal societies of the Northwest Coast.
Dates: April 10–October 2
Location: Bill Reid Gallery (639 Hornby Street)
An Evening of Awareness and Understanding by Grace Club: Join in for an amazing evening filled with four fantastic speakers sharing their diverse experiences.
Date: April 10
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Suite Genius Mt. Pleasant, 225 West 8th Avenue, #300, Vancouver. Find tickets here.
Act of Faith: This new play by Janet Munsil is a story of an inexplicable recovery that changes the lives of a community. Suddenly after years of living with paraplegia, Faith can walk and believes it was the work of a miracle. Based on the story of a Vancouver woman who lived with paraplegia for 13 years, the show begs the question, “If you aren’t religious, can you still believe in a miracle?”
Date: April 11-20
Time: Varies based on show viewing
Location: The Cultch, 1895 Venables Street, Vancouver. Find tickets here.
Southern Pride Chicken: Juke Fried Chicken and Eat North are teaming together to create a special evening offshoot of the popular Drags Benny pop-ups. In support of Canadian Pride Initiatives, this event will features drinks, a three course feast, and a series of drag performances from Queens Kendall Gender and Perla Coddington. “Throughout the night, the local drag-cocktail-making duo known as ‘Bitter Queens’ (Juke Bar Manager Olivia Povarchook and Tiago De Souza Jensen) will also be serving lip-smacking libations inspired by both performers.” Partial proceeds from ticket sales will benefit the local LGBTQ+ organization QMUNITY.
Date: April 12
Time: 10:00 PM
Location: Juke Fried Chicken, 182 Keefer Street, Vancouver. Find tickets to this exciting event here.
Craft Affaire Spring Market: Find one-of-a-kind treasures, handmade creations, and delicious treats at this spring market!
Date: April 13
Time: 10:00 AM- 5:00 PM
Location: Harris Barn, 4140 Arthur Drive, Delta. Check out the event page here.
Sakura Days Japan Fair 2019: This annual family-friendly festival is a celebration of Japanese culture, art,s food, and businesses in Vancouver. Enjoy hands-on cultural activities, performances, and festival foods.
Date: April 13-14
Time: 10:00 AM- 5:00 PM (Sat) and 6:00 PM (Sun)
Location: VanDusen Botanical Garden, 5151 Oak Street, Vancouver. See the event page here.
Nifty for Fifty Sale: You don’t want to miss out on this shopping sale! 30 local designers and artists will gather under one roof for the 12th annual Nifty for Fifty sale. Find accessories, clothing, trinkets, and more all for $50 or less.
Date: April 14
Time: 11:00AM- 6:00 PM
Location: Heritage Hall, 3102 Main Street, Vancouver. Find out more about the event on their website.
Handel Classic: Early Music Vancouver, in collaboration with the Pacific Baroque Orchestra and the Vancouver Cantata Singers, presents Handel Coronation Anthems. Watch international renowned soloists perform spectacular Handel masterpieces.
Date: April 14
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, 6265 Crescent Road, Vancouver. Find out more about the show here.
Nasty Women Comedy- Fabergé: “Encrusted in jewels with the most painfully handcrafted and well detailed designs. Fabergé eggs are no small gesture when gifting to your loved ones. What surprise lies inside? A tiny ceramic bouquet of April flowers? Perhaps yours will be adorned with a ticking clock. Oh, the variety! Explore this path of exquisiteness with Nasty Women Comedy as we throw it down together with some improv!”
Date: April 15
Time: Doors open at 7:30 PM and the show starts at 8:30 PM
Location: The Biltmore Cabaret, 2755 Prince Edward Street, Vancouver. Check out tickets here.
Mariza’s Evocative Vocals at the Chan Centre: Another incredible female artist is coming the Chan Centre this month! Vancouver’s favourite faddist, Mariza, is back to perform Portugal’s traditional soul music- fado- and works from her recent album.
Date: April 17
Time: 8:00 PM
Location: Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, 6265 Crescent Road, Vancouver. Find tickets here.
Dead People’s Things: “Dead People’s Things tells the story of Phyllis, a millennial who inherits a house and all of its contents after her estranged hoarder aunt commits suicide. Phyllis must then collaborate with her neighbour Beatrice, who has been named executor of the estate, to understand the life of a woman she barely knew through the myriad, eclectic items she left behind.”
Date: April 17- May 5
Time: Varies based on show viewing
Location: Studio 16, 227- 1555 West 7th Avenue, Vancouver. Find tickets here.
Make It Vancouver!: “Over 200 of your favourite Makies (and some brand new ones, too!) are bringing their beautiful handmade goodies back to the PNE Forum for our fabulous spring show! Stock up on accessories, jewellery, clothing, art, home decor, food, baby/kid items, and lots of other beautifully crafted goods.”
Date: April 19-21
Time: Varies based on date
Location: PNE Forum, 2901 East Hastings Street, Vancouver. Find out more about Make It here.
Winter Youth + Guests: Winter Youth is known as a beautifully haunting local Vancouver indie band. The talented duo of Emily Seal and Kas Baker create profoundly emotional songs inspired by The National, Florence and the Machine, and Daughter. You don’t want to miss this stellar show!
Date: April 24
Time: 8:00 PM
Location: Railway Stage & Beer Cafe, 579 Dunsmuir Street, Vancouver. Check out the event page here.
4½ (ig)noble truths: “Let’s pretend for a second that we’re OK. What might that feel like? A lot of things are not OK with Thomas, but he’s got a ten-pound sledge hammer and is pretty sure that he could use it to solve at least one of his problems. This is a show that he wrote for those times when you can’t get out of bed – when you’ve only been eating breakfast cereal for days.” Check out this fascinating production here!
Date: April 25-27
Time: 8:00 PM
Location: KW Production Studio, #10-111 Hastings Street, Vancouver. Find tickets here.
Art Vancouver: “You’re invited to Art Vancouver 2019! Now back for our 5th consecutive year with overwhelmingly positive feedback, Art Vancouver, Western Canada’s largest art fair, is excited to welcome you to our show. This year’s theme is ‘Uniting Nations Through Art.’ Come and enjoy art created by an array of esteemed Canadian and International artists at Art Vancouver 2019! We take pride in providing a sophisticated yet accessible environment for art collectors, curators, and art lovers to come together under one roof.”
Date: April 25-28
Time: Varies based on day
Location: Vancouver Convention Centre East Building, 999 Canada Place, Vancouver. Find the event page here.
Fall for Local Spring Market: Returning to North Vancouver, the Fall for Local Market curates a one-of-a-kind ‘shop local’ event focused on high quality products. Shop from upwards of 90 local shops, enjoy free DIY workshops, eat, drink, and more!
Date: April 27-28
Time: 11:00 AM- 5:00 PM
Location: Pipe Shop, 115 Victory Ship Way, North Vancouver. Find out more here.
41st Annual VanDusen Plant Sale: Check out VanDusen’s plant sale connecting people to plants and increasing awareness of the Gardens. All sales are donated to the Vancouver Botanical Gardens Association.
Date: April 28
Time: 10:00 AM- 4:00 PM
Location: VanDusen Botanical Garden, 5251 Oak Street, Vancouver. Find the event here.
Vancouver Opera Festival Open House Day: Join in for a day of children’s activities and performances at the Patio Bar for adults!
Date: April 28
Time: 10:00 AM- 5:00 PM
Location: Queen Elizabeth Theatre, 600 Hamilton Street, Vancouver. Check out the event page here.
Kristi and Brittany are the co-founders and co-editors of Loose Lips Mag. Together with intern Tayvie, they’re building their feminist media empire—leaving the patriarchy, charcuterie boards and empty bottles of wine in their wake. Loose Lips Media is grateful to operate on the unceded Coast Salish territory of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations.
