Traditional powwow at Simon Fraser University
All are welcome to SFU’s first powwow on the mountain. The traditional powwow, hosted by SFU’s First Nations, Metis and Inuit Student Association, honours Indigenous students past and present, celebrates the end of the school year and showcases Indigenous cultures. The event promises a full day of singing and dancing as well as a 50/50 and raffle.
When: Saturday, April 22, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Where: SFU West Gym
Cost: Free or by donation.
Burnaby block party at BCIT
All Burnaby residents are invited to a party in the parking lot at The British Columbia Institute of Technology. Come for food truck heaven – over 20 are slated to be there – and stay for the live entertainment and artisan market. In fact, you can spend the weekend.
When: Saturday, April 22, 11 a.m. to Sunday, April 23, 7 p.m.
Where: BCIT (3700 Willingdon Ave, parking lot 924)
Cost: Free admission.
An afternoon of guilty pleasure at Admiral Pub
Spend an afternoon enjoying live covers of pop hits from the 60s to today at Admiral Pub. The show will include songs from The Black Crowes to The Cranberries to Roxette and Stevie Nicks. Rock out all afternoon and be in bed by a reasonable hour.
When: Saturday, April 22, 3 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Where: Admiral Pub (4125 Hastings Street)
Cost: $11, available on Eventbrite.
Springtime greeting card making for teens at the library
Calling all crafters: 13-to-19-year-olds of all abilities can learn to create spring- and nature-themed greeting cards with paper craft designs. Spend a creative and soothing hour and a half welcoming spring at the library. All supplies will be provided.
When: Saturday, April 22, 1:30 p.m.
Where: Tommy Douglas branch of Burnaby Public Library
Cost: Free. Register at [email protected].
Spring lyric opera concert at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
Catch highlights from Phantom and Beyond: Love in Music, a tribute to opera and musical theatre classics from La Boheme to Phantom of the Opera, at The Shadbolt Centre this weekend, as part of its Opera on a Sunday Afternoon series. Take in 80 minutes of memorable music sung in the original language interspersed with spoken English narration, featuring Sevan Kochkarian and Jonathan Gagne, and conducted by Roger Parton.
Burnaby Lyric Opera fosters emerging talent in the opera world, so this is a unique chance to hear the best of B.C.s young operatic voices.
When: Sunday, April 23, 3 p.m.
Where: Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Studio 102 Recital Hall (6450 Deer Lake Ave).
Cost: $20, tickets available online.
