April showers bring a virtual downpour of incredible events! Mark your calendar for these Van City must-dos. —Noa Nichol
1. Bringing together skill and art, Vertical Influences—an original performance from Le Patin Libre—breaks through the barriers of conventional figure skating to create a whole new story telling experience.
2. Indulge your sweet tooth and help raise funds for a special Make-A-Wish Foundation recipient at Cactus Club’s annual Sweet Dreams dessert campaign.
3. Celebrate your pooch at Mine & Yours on Howe Street, April 2. Pups who attend this Doggy Fashion Party will enjoy gourmet organic treats while their owners indulge in a comp lash bar. A pro dog photographer will be on-hand to snap pet portraits and prizes will be given to the Best Dressed Dog.
4. Among a plethora of fabulous cooking classess, the Dirty Apron is offering a special B.C. Dine & Vine session on April 21. Don’t miss this night of local food and wine pairings you won’t soon forget.
5. The Reel 2 Real International Film Festival for Youth returns this month for an entire week of kid-centric programming.
6. Fleurs De Villes combines high fashion and fresh florals through inventive and artful mannequin displays at top shopping centres across Canada, including Burnaby’s Metrotown. Read our pre-event interview with founders Tina Barkley and Karen Marshall here.
7. VanDusen’s two-day Easter festival will see families wandering through the 55-acre garden searching for chocolate treats. There are also crafts and activities for kids.
8. Forget about cooking your own holiday meal. Railtown Catering is once again offering its Easter To-Go package, featuring a choice of honey-glazed bone-in ham or lemon-and-rosemary-crusted leg of lamb. Best of all, this popular package, which sold out last year, will see a portion of proceeds donated to Mission Possible on the DTES.
9. The return of the BC Distilled Festival will celebrate more than 30 regional, small-batch and micro-distilleries from across the province. Distillers and owners will share their wisdom as you taste locally made spirits like gin, vodka, whisky, sake and aquavit (that you can then purchase at Legacy Liquor’s on site pop-up shop). Satiate with tasty bites from Juniper, Timber, Cascade Room and more.
10. The Capture Photography Festival, running for most of the month, features more than 100 free exhibitions, public art projects and events, all with an aim to increase awareness of the cultural importance of photography. Image credit:
Fred Herzog
KFC
1968
Archival pigment print
Courtesy of the artist and Equinox Gallery
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