May 1 5pm-9pm, May 2 10am-9pm, May3 10am-7pm

1601 Bayshore Drive
Vancouver

DVBIA Urban Lifestyle Expo

Over 80 booths and displays providing information on lifestyle, health and fitness
The three-day extravaganza is free to the general public and is geared towards active, wellness-minded runners, walkers and the general public.

FOR MORE INFO CALL: 604-872-2928

8pm

Ryerson United Church (2195 West 45th at Yew)
Vancouver

SONGS OF FAITH AND HOME Wes Janzen Conducts

Our frequent colleague, Dr. Wes Janzen (Director of Choral Activities at Trinity Western University) guest conducts the Vancouver Chamber Choir in this final concert of the season, a programme of marvellous music by choral masters Benjamin Britten, Johannes Brahms, Arvo Pärt, John Rutter and Charles Villiers Stanford and others. A perfect way to close the choral season!

Subscribe now by calling 604-738-6822

Single tickets available September 6, 2007 www.ticketmaster.ca or call 604-280-3311

FOR MORE INFO CALL: 604.280.3311

8:00pm

Vancouver Community College Auditorium
Vancouver

China Red Meets Bluegrass

China Red Meets Bluegrass
Red Chamber vs The Jaybirds
Friday May 2, 2008 at 8:00pm
Vancouver Community College Auditorium 1155 East Broadway, Vancouver
$15 Adults, $12 Students & Seniors
Tickets available at the door, or by calling 778-998-5375

What do you get when you cross a quartet of traditional Chinese plucked instruments with a bluegrass band? On Friday May 2, 2008 at 8:00pm the Asian fiery foursome Red Chamber, led by zheng master Mei Han, challenges powerhouse pickers from the west The Jaybirds, led by mandolin guru John Reischman, in China Red Meets Bluegrass¬. This unlikely meeting of musical minds brings together the high-powered bluegrass melodies and melancholy folk tunes of The Jaybirds (recently nominated for a JUNO) with the furiously virtuosic style and gorgeous Chinese melodies of Red Chamber. www.mei-han.com/redchamber

FOR MORE INFO CALL: 778-998-5375

3:00PM

Chan Centre at UBC, 6265 Crescent Road, Vancouver
Vancouver

Rob Kapilow’s FAMILY MUSIK: The Four Seasons

If the bitter sting of icy rain were transformed into music for an orchestra, what would it sound like? If the tenderness of a lilting summer breeze took the form of a dance, what would it look like? Join acclaimed family entertainer Rob Kapilow along with the Vancouver Family Musik Orchestra, a chamber chorus, and two professional dancers for some whirling, twirling, blustery good fun–rain or shine. www.musicinthemorning.org


Ticket Prices: Adults: $28 | Seniors: $26 | Students: $25 | Youth (16 and under): $14
Tickets available at the Chan Centre Ticket Office and Ticketmaster 604.280.3311 or www.ticketmaster.ca

FOR MORE INFO CALL: 604.873.4698

2:00PM

Scotiabank Dance Centre (677 Davie Street)
Vancouver

KEBYAR! The Music and Dance of Bali

Gamelan Gita Asmara, a Vancouver-based ensemble of musicians and dancers, presents a mixture of traditional and contemporary repertoire on a spectacular and authentic gamelan made up of bronze gongs, metallophones, cymbals, drums, and bamboo flutes.

Gamelan Gita Asmara was founded by ethnomusicologist and composer Michael Tenzer, and is host to guest Balinese artists I Wayan Sudirana (composer and musical director) and Ni Putu Widiantini (dance director).

Kebyar! will feature a mixture of traditional and contemporary Balinese repertoire.

KEBYAR!
THE MUSIC AND DANCE OF BALI
Saturday, May 3, 2008 at 8:00pm & Sunday, May 4, 2008 at 2:00pm
Scotiabank Dance Centre (677 Davie Street, Vancouver)
$20/$15 students and seniors, kids under 12 free. Tickets available at the door.
More information: www.gitaasmara.ca or info@gitaasmara.ca

FOR MORE INFO CALL: n/a

7:30 p.m.

1200 Parkgate Avenue
North Vancouver

North Shore Chorus Annual Spring Concert

The North Shore Chorus presents Gypsy Romance, a choral concert of classical, opera and folk music with a gypsy theme. Featured works include Romancero Gitano for guitar and choir by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, and Liebeslieder Walzer, by Johannes Brahms.

FOR MORE INFO CALL: 604 253-2046

8:00pm

333 hesterfield Ave
North Vancouver

Master of Fence

Master of Fence by Darien Edgeler, directed by Jim Hebb. Welcome to Master of Fence, and the wacky world of stage combat choreography, where cowboys brawl with school marms, sailors fend off attacks from vampire pirates, and directors go toe-to-toe with actors in order to negotiate contracts. The first person you need to meet is Sam, a struggling fight arranger. Sam is besieged on all sides: his business is floundering, his girlfriend has one foot out the door, and his partner is set on self-sabotage. Can Sam navigate the complex web of codes we live by and change his partner's mind? Can he save his studio, his relationship, and the day by auditioning successfully for the Shakespeare themed Folio Festival? Can he, in short, turn the tables and triumph? Come see this fisticuffs-filled free-for-all to find out!

FOR MORE INFO CALL: 604.990.3474

8:00 pm

333 Chesterfield Avenue
North Vancouver

North Shore Zone Festival of Plays

The Theatre BC North Shore Zone Festival of Plays begins on Monday, May 5 and runs to Saturday, May 10 at the Presentation House Theatre, 333 Chesterfield Avenue, North Vancouver. Each evening will feature a different play by member clubs of the zone, which includes groups from Deep Cove to Pemberton, as well as the Sunshine Coast.

Dean Paul Gibson has been appointed adjudicator by Theatre BC and his choice in the category of Best Overall Production on the closing Saturday will go forward to represent the Zone in the Provincial Finals MAINSTAGE Festival to be held in Nanaimo during the week of July 4-12, 2008.

Tickets are available for the whole week or individual performances.
• A Weekly Pass costs $90 ($72 Theatre BC members, seniors and students)
• Individual performances $17 nightly ($15 Theatre BC members, seniors and students).
Weekly Passholders are eligible to vote on the People’s Choice Awards in three categories.

RESERVATIONS AND INFORMATION:
604-990-3474 or www.phtheatre.org

Schedule of Plays

DATE PLAY TITLE & AUTHOR GROUP
Monday, May 5 Master of Fence by Darien Edgeler The Half-Stratford Players
Tuesday, May 6 Proposals by Neil Simon Deep Cove Stage Society
Wednesday, May 7 Roses for Violet
by John and Brittany McGie AND
Armageddon by various playwrights Hoopers Troopers
AND
The Usual Degenerates Comedy Club
Thursday, May 8 Sylvia by A.R.. Gurney Theatre West Van
Friday, May 9 Lettice and Lovage by Peter Shaffer North Vancouver Community Players
Saturday, May 10 Entertainment, Presentation of Awards
and Closing Night Party

FOR MORE INFO CALL: 604-980-5552

8:00pm

333 Chesterfield Ave
North Vancouver

Proposals

Proposals by Neil Simon, directed by Tim Cadeny. A charmingly nostalgic memory play Proposals recalls the summer of 1953 and the last time the Hines family gathered at their retreat in the Poconos. It's a summer of romantic entanglements, which intertwine the nine characters' lives one idyllic afternoon. Clemma, the family's housekeeper (and the story's narrator), dreads a visit from the husband who deserted her years before. Burt Hines, a recovering workaholic convalescing from a second heart attack, looks forward to the arrival of the ex-wife he still loves. Burt's daughter, Josie, has just broken her engagement to an intense Harvard law student and she pines for his buddy Ray, an aspiring writer with whom she once had a brief fling. Ray shows up with a strikingly dim-witted model on his arm, and a young Miami gangster with a gift for malapropisms brings comic hilarity to the gathering. As heartbreakingly honest as it is hilarious, Proposals enjoyed a highly successful 1997 Broadway run

FOR MORE INFO CALL: 604.990.3474

7:00pm - 8:00pm

Leo Marshall Curriculum Centre 810 W. 21st St.
North Vancouver

Big Sisters Information Session

Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland is currently seeking female volunteers, age 19 or older, who are interested in developing a fun, mentoring friendship with a young girl in their community. There’s a Little Sister waiting to meet you! To find out more about becoming a Big Sister volunteer, women are invited to attend the next Big Sisters Information Session. www.bigsisters.bc.ca

FOR MORE INFO CALL: 604-873-4525 ext 300