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In Your West End In …
APRIL, 2023
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The following are highlights from the many programs available at the West End and Coal Harbours community hubs. For complete listings of events and activities, and for events requiring registration, check the websites directory at the end of these listings.
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Community Calendar
INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIC GARDENING
When: Tues. April 4 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Where: West End Community Centre Barclay Room
Admission: $16
Details: Village Vancouver and the West End Neighbourhood Food Network’s WE Urban Garden Club present a workshop covering the basics of planning, preparing, and starting a food garden. You’ll learn some simple techniques from Rhiannon ohnson for starting plants indoors and in the garden, tailored to your space. You’ll be rewarded with the taste of freshly grown veggies this season! A community seed library will be present for you to pick up some free seeds for your garden, or swap or donate seeds. Reduced fee for seniors 50 and over.
ENGLISH CONVERSATION CIRCLE
When: Tuesdays through May 30 from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Where: West End Community Centre Meeting Room 2.
Admission: Free
Details: Join a weekly conversation circle open to all levels to practice English in a relaxed circle of friendly people. Conversations are guided by experienced facilitators.
VANCOUVER SUN RUN
Notice of Road Closures
When: Sunday, April 16. Start times from 8:30 to 9 a.m.
Where: See map.
Admission: Info and registration here.
Details: Road closures: Georgia from the Causeway to Pender (8 to 11 a.m.); Denman from Georgia to Beach (8 to 11 a.m.); Beach from Denman to Jervis (8:30 to 11:30 a.m.; Pacific from Jervis to Hornby (8:30 to 11:30 a.m.); Burrard from Davie to the Burrard Bridge (8 to 11:30 a.m.); Burrard Bridge full closure (8 to 11:30 a.m.).
SPENCER’S SPRING SOCIAL
When: Friday, April 21 from 5 to 7 p.m.
Where: The Junction Pub
Admission: Free
Details: West End - Coal Harbour MLA Spencer Chandra Herbert’s annual community spring social is an opportunity to meet your MLA in an informal setting, discuss local and provincial politics, and get to know his friends, supporters, and other constituents. It’s an all-ages event and accompanied minors are welcome.
THE HERONS ARE HERE!
When: Friday, April 21 from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Where: Online.
Admission: Sliding scale from $10.
Details: The Pacific great blue heron is an iconic species in Stanley Park. Are they modern-day dinosaurs? How do they catch fish so expertly? How long do they live and how do they raise their young? Find out the answers to these heron queries with the first instalment of this Stanley Park Ecology Society annual series. Information and registration here.
INVESTMENT COFFEE CLUB
When: Sunday, April 23 from 10 to 11 a.m.
Where: West End Community Centre English Bay Room
Admission: Free
Details: An informal gathering to discuss current events, the economy, and investing.
MEET A STONEWALL ACTIVIST
Martin Boyce Was There
When: Sunday, April 30 at 3 p.m.
Where: The Junction Pub.
Cost: Free. Tickets here.
Details: The Stonewall Uprising of 1969 was a crucial moment in the fight for gay liberation and LGBTQ+ rights.Martin Boyce was there when it happened and he is coming to Vancouver to tell his stories.
ONCE A WEEK, EVERY WEEK
The following events almost always take place as scheduled but things do get moved around, so if you’re no t sure, check the relevant website or call ahead. Contact info at the end of this calendar.
TOASTMASTERS: Tuesdays from 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. in the West End Community Centre Bidwell Room. Free. Learn and practice public speaking, impromptu speeches, and leadership skills at this weekly meeting.
WEST END WRITERS: Wednesdays from 6:30 to 8:45 p.m. Free. Writers Club of all ages and experience are invited to join in reading works-in-progress and receiving feedback. Visit here for more information.
THE REALLY GAY HISTORY TOUR: Sundays at 10 a.m. $32 / $29 for seniors and youth. Information and registration here. A historic gay village walking tour (two to two-and-a-half hours) with guide Glenn Tkach shares stories of drag kings and two spirit warriors, queer church ministers, and transgender crime fighters, celebrating the unsung heroes who forever changed the social fabric of our city. The tour is designed for adult audiences and does contain some references to adult themes. The age recommendation is 14+, but certainly children aged 10+ can attend if parents are comfortable with their children hearing mature subject matter.
Arts & Entertainment
𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗩𝗢𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗦 𝗔𝗧 𝗦𝗧. 𝗣𝗔𝗨𝗟’𝗦
When: Sunday, April 2 at 7 p.m.
Where: St. Paul’s Anglican Church
Admission: $25. Tickets here and at
Details: Vancouver’s 50-voice United Voices Choir is on stage at St. Paul’s Anglican Church (1130 Jervis) this Sunday, April 2 at 7 p.m. presenting, with orchestral accompaniment, two magnificent and rarely performed works: Cherubini’s Requiem in C Minor (1817) is tender, passionate, and dramatic, with beautiful harmonies, and melodic writing; Rheinberger’s lyrical Mass in C Major (1891) is full of reverence and optimism.
PERSIAN ORIGINS
When: Thursday, April 13 at 7 p.m.
Where: Roedde House Museum
Admission: $22.54 / $24.64. Tickets here.
Details: Roedde House Museum in collaboration with the Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra (VICO) presents a new musical series "Music of the World" beginning with this month’s “Persion Origins: Persian Traditional Duo” featuring Saina Khaledi and Ali Razmi.
The hope is that through this concert series audiences will be introduced to a diversity of musical instruments and styles reflective of the diversity of the Canadian experience, as well as a new appreciation of different types of classical music!
Delicate melodies with a profusion of ornamentation will give the listener a window into an ancient world where these instruments would be played in private, away from the public eye. Persian Origins audibly demonstrate Persian traditional instruments are the forefathers of the piano (santor) and guitar (tar) and the program presented shows many facets of musical character similar to western music from the baroque era: in range, in dynamics and in deeply personal thoughts being played out in transparent intimate detail. The evening will be hosted by VICO Composer in Residence Dr. Farshid Samandari.
BOOK LAUNCH
When: Saturday April 15 from 2 to 4 p.m.
Where: The Pumpjack Pub
Admission: Free
Details: West End author and journalist Tony Correia launches his latest book, One Summer in Vancouver set in the West End during the 1990 Gay Games.
Tony is the author of the memoir, Foodsluts at Doll & Penny’s Café about his experiences waiting tables at the infamous Davie Street drag cabaret that is now The Pumpjack Pub. He has written four other novels for queer young adults, Walk This Way, Prom Kings, True to You, and Same Love.
He also wrote the column Queen’s Logic for Xtra!West Magazine.
There will be a special performance by Empress XXI Imelda Mae.
LIVE AT THE SYLVIA
When: Every Wed., Thurs., and Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m.
Where: The Sylvia Hotel Restaurant & Lounge.
Admission: Free.
Details: Three evenings a week enjoy live music at the lounge with a great view of English Bay. The March lineup includes: Sun. April 2 - Folk and pop with Jana Seale; Wed. April 5 - Singer-songwriter Stephen Spender; Thurs. April 6 - Weaver & Werth Band; Sun. April 9 - Singer-songwriter Peter Tam; Wed. April 12 - Jazz with Rio Trio; Thurs. April 13 -Roots and blues with Harris & Debray; Sun. April 16 - Indie folk with Little Fox; Wed. April 19 - Rockin’ Roots with Chapter 11; Thurs. April 20 - Jazz with Rio Trio; Sun. April 23 - Roots remastered with Rusty Creek; Wed. April 26 - Jazz with Rio Trio; Thurs. April 27 - Roots and blues with Harris & Debray; Sun. April 30 - Indo-Canadian folk with Ranj Sing.
ART EXHIBITION / CHRISTINE DELAY AND MOHAMMAD REZA ATASHZAD
When: April 1 to 29 / Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Meet the Artist Reception April 6, 5 to 8 p.m.
Where: Art@Bentall Gallery / Bentall Centre Underground Mall / Suite 305
Admission: Free.
Details: This month’s exhibition at one of the West End’s best-kept secrets, the Vancouver Visual Art Foundation’s gallery, will be the collage, paint pens, vinyl gouache, and charcoal works of Christine Delay and watercolours by Mohammad Reza Atashzad.
JAZZ IN THE PARLOUR
Where: Roedde House Museum
When: Thurs. April 27 from 7 to 9 p.m.
Admission: $22. 54 and $25.69 here.
Details: This month’s featured act for Roedde House’s Jazz In The Parlour series is the Kayden Gorden Trio, with Kayden Gorden on trumpet, Noah Gotfrit on bass, and Algen Brendan on guitar. The event includes a 30-minute intermission when tea and cookies will be available.
ONCE A WEEK, EVERY WEEK
The following events almost always take place as scheduled but things do get moved around, so if you’re not sure, check the relevant website or call ahead. Contact info at the end of this calendar.
HOT MIX BINGO: Mondays at 8 p.m. at The Shamrock Pub at 1184 Denman. Fun and games = music and bingo at this popular West End Irish pub.
KARAOKE MONDAYS: At Chef Ron Restaurant from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Free. Reservations at 604.336.98.
BINGO FOR LIFE: Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at The Junction Pub at 11:38 Davie. Free. Drag diva the unstoppable Conni Smudge presides over a weekly fundraiser for The Vancouver Friends for Life Society.
TUESDAY NIGHT TRIVIA: At the Fountainhead Pub at 7 p.m. No cover. An evening of trivia and fun hosted by Richard Romano-Carlsen.
KARAOKE TUESDAYS: At The Park Pub from 9 p.m. to late.
THE WEST END SINGERS: Wednesdays in the Salons at St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church from 7 to 9 p.m. No auditions, it’s just for fun! Currently they're learning tunes by/from Styx, Cold Play, John Lennon, Les Miserables, La La Land, and others.
LUNCHTIME CONCERTS: Thursdays from 12:30 to 1:15 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Wesley United Church. By donation. Bring your bagged lunch and treat yourself to some of Vancouver’s best musical offerings featuring classical, gospel, jazz, folk and more with Dawn Pemberton, Corey Hamm, and Katherine Evans.
COMEDY TONIGHT! Thursdays at 8 p.m. / The Park Pub (1755 Davie) / Free / Hosts TheatreSports alumni Denise Jones and David Milchard hold an improv comedy night featuring a rotating cast of up to eight of Vancouver’s top improv artists plus special guests. Tickets $25 here.
IMPROV THURSDAYS: From 8 to 9:30 p.m. at The Park Pub. Admission $25. Award-winning actors, improv veterans, and Theatre Sports alumni Denise Jones and David Milchard bring their new improv comedy troupe to the West End.
JAZZ VESPERS: Sundays at 4 p.m. at St. Andrews Wesley United Church. By donation. An afternoon featuring some of Vancouver’s finest musicians and meditations on faith and life. The April lineup includes: April 2 - Dean Thiessen’s Stranger Friends; April 9 - Easter Sunday with Leora Cashe; April 16 - the Jim Hopson Trio; April 23 - Linda Szentes & Jazzlinks; and April 30 - Emmett Hatlelid.
FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE: From 8:30 p.m. to late at The Park Pub enjoy great live music. The April lineup includes: April 7 - Cici and The Dicks; April 14 - Lee Nichols; April 21 - Raincity; April 28 - the New Shackletons.
Families, Kids, & Teens
PRE-TEEN ART-ATTACK PROGRAM
When: Tuesdays April 4 to June 13.
Where: West End Community Centre Denman Room
Admission: Free
Details: Take a walk on the creative side and join this free art program where every week you will work o fun DIY projects to take home. Paint, draw, build, and get messy while hanging with friends. Projects may include coaster making, canvas painting, tie-dye, and more. Pre-registration and pre-teen programs waiver form is required, and a calendar of activities will be available the first day of the program.
KIDS’ CLOTHING EXCHANGE
When: Tuesdays through Fridays from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Where: Gordon Neighbourhood House
Admission: Free to GNH members.
Details: The kids are shooting up faster than their wardrobes can keep up with them? Drop by this unique community service and drop off or pick up (or both) up to five pieces of childrens’ clothing.
EASTER CRAFT TIME
When: Wed. April 5 from 3:30 to 5 p.m.
Where: West End Community Centre Auditorium
Admission: Free
Details: Celebrate Easter and your child will go home with a beautiful and unique craft they have made themselves. Parent participation is required.
CREATIVE BALLET (3 to 5 yrs)
When: Tues. April 11 from 12:30 to 1:15 p.m.
Where: West End Community Centre Denman Room.
Admission: Free, for this introductory class.
Details: Young ballerinas explore the fun and beauty of ballet while learning basic techniques. Children must be able to participate without a parent in the room. This is a free introductory session to interest potential participants in one eight and two ten session classes through June. Further details here.
PRESCHOOL HIP HOP
When: Tues. April 11 from 11:45 a.m. t 12:30 p.m.
Where: West End Community Centre English Bay Room
Admission: Free, for this introductory class
Details: Calling all b-boys and b-girls! Learn to move and groove, explore the locking steps and the suspended drops that make hip hop style so popular and fly. This is a free introductory session to interest potential participants in an eight session class April 18 to June 13.
EASTER CARNIVAL
When: Saturday, April 16 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon
Where: West End Community Centre Multipurpose Room
Admission: $6.50 per child advance registration / $8 per child at the door (space permitting)
Details: Hippity hoppity, spring has sprung! Join the Easter Bunnt for an Easter egg hunt, arts and crafts, and playtime. The fun will incoude a bouncy castle, face pa9ting, balloon making, a photo booth, and Mike’s Critters. Parent participation is required. Pre-registration recommended.
PRE-TEEN YOGA (8 to 12 yrs)
When: Wed. April 12 from 3:30 to 4:15 p.m.
Where: West End Community Centre English Bay Room.
Admission: Free, for this introductory class.
Details: An introduction to yoga where your child will learn mediation, breathing techniques, mindfulness, and asanas sequences. This is a free introductory session to interest potential participants in a nine session series from April 19 to June 14
ACRYLIC PAINT POURING FOR KIDS
Ages 5 - 12
When: Sat. April 22 from 11 a.m. to 12 noon.
Where: West End Community Centre Bidwell Room.
Admission: $38
Details: A fun and creative way to make abstract art on all sorts of objects. Learn techniques like a dirty pour, a simple pour, and a bloom, and how to mix paints for different effects. Wear old clothes or an apron for this session with instructor Valerie Ferrar.
RED CROSS BABYSITTING
When: Sunday, April 30 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Where: West End Community Centre / Barclay Room.
Admission: $75.
Details: This Red Cross run babysitting course is a nationally recognized program designed to help youth develop self-assurance, knowledge, and skills required for babysitting duties and when caring for themselves alone.
ONCE A WEEK, EVERY WEEK
The following events almost always take place as scheduled but things do get moved around, so if you’re not sure, and for events requiring registration, check the relevant website or call ahead. Contact info at the end of this calendar.
FAMILY STORY TIME: Thursdays from 11 to 11:30 a.m. at Joe Fortes Library. Free. This program for parents and caregivers with young children shares songs, rhymes and stories. Suitable for children of all ages and abilities to enjoy and learn together.
BALLET / JAZZ FUSION: Saturdays through March 11 from 12:15 to 1 p.m. and Sundays through March 12 at Coal Harbour Community Centre Dance Studio (Saturdays) and West End Community Centre’s Denman Room (Sundays). Drop-in $14, space permitting. A ballet and jazz dance fundamentals class for 4 to 7-year-olds. Children must be able to participate without a parent in he room. Visit here for further information.
PRE-TEEN ART ATTACK PROGRAM: Tuesdays through March 28 from 3:30 to 5:15 p.m. at West End Community Centre’s Denman Room. A free art program where kids on fun DIY projects to take home after a sesson of painting, drawing, building, and getting messy while hanging with friends in a relaxed and no-pressure space. Projects may include: coaster making, canvas painting, tye-dye, and more. A Pre-Teen Programs waiver form is required. No programs March 14 and 21 due to Spring Break.
YOUTH LEADERSHIP CLUB: Wednesdays through June 14. 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. for the Junior group (Grades 8 and 9) and 6 to 8 p.m. for the Senior group (grades 10 to 12) at the West End Community Centre. Free. Learn how to build leadership skills, plan events and fundraisers, develop valuable life skills, and invest in your community through volunteerism. For further information contact Jessica at the Youth Office or mccallum@vancouver.ca.
PRE-TEEN SPORTS & GAMES: Thursdays through June 22 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the West End Community Centre Auditorium. Free. Dodgeball, soccer, Jenga, Uno and foosball, just for starters. Pre-teen waiver form is required.
TEEN NIGHT AT COAL HARBOUR: Fridays from 6:15 to 9 p.m. at Coal Harbour Community Centre. A free program for youths in Grades 8 to 12 (ages 13 to 18). Shoot hoops in the gymnasium, play board games upstairs, or get creative with some art supplies. Snacks provided. Teen Night has in-out privileges.
PRE-TEEN NIGHT: Fridays through June 23 at the West End Community Centre Auditorium. Free. Youth ages 9 - 12 participate in a variety of games, crafts, and activities including dodgem=ball, button and bracelet making, movie nights, and capture the flag. Registration is required.
TEEN NIGHT: Fridays through June 30 from 6:15 to 9 p.m. at Coal Harbour Community Centre. Free. Grades 8 - 12. Drop by and shoot hoops in the gym, play board games upstairs, or get creative with some art supplies. Snacks provided. In/out privileges.
Senior Moments
SENIORS’ TAX CLINIC
When: From Wednesdays & Thursdays to Thursday, May 4 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Where: Barclay Manor Multipurpose Room
Cost: Free
Details: If you are 65+ with a modest income and a simple tax situation, volunteers from the Community
Volunteer Income Tax Program may be able to do your taxes for you, for free!
SENIORS FIRST BC LAW CLINIC
Where: Kay’s Place in Denman Mall
When: The first Wednesday of every month.
Details: As part of its Satellite Elder Law Clinic program, Seniors First BC partners with the West End Seniors’ Network to offer pro bono legal consultations to eligible older adults.
SENIORS & RELATIONSHIPS WITH CHILDREN
When: Monday, April 24 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Where: Barclay Manor, Multipurpose Room.
Cost: Free to WESN members.
Details: Rewarding relationships with adult children rely on mutual respect and solving conflict, especially while adjusting to new roles and shifting responsibilities. Share experiences, resources, and support.
STEP INTO SPRING
Community Walk
When: Monday, April 24 from 1 to 2 p.m.
Where: Meet at Barclay Manor.
Cost: Free to WESN members.
Details: Explore West End murals, stretch your legs on the seawall, and enjoy snacks at Barclay Manor. All levels welcome.
SENIORS’ OUT-TRIP
Discover Reifel Island Bird Sanctuary
When: Wednesday, April 26 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Where: To Reifel Island Bird Sanctuary / Depart from Gordon Neighbourhood House (GNH).
Cost: $25 (Includes bag lunch & admission)
Details: Visit the Reifel Bird Sanctuary in Delta to watch birds and enjoy the nature and scenery. The sanctuary has 300 hectares of ponds, treed pathways, inter-tidal marshes and channels to enjoy, and over 300 species of birds have been recorded there. This out-trip includes the admission fee and a bag lunch (sandwich & fruit) but you are free to bring your own lunch as well. Visit the sanctuary website here for more information. Drop by GNH front desk (weekdays from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.) to purchase your ticket.
MOVIE FRIDAYS
Haida Qwaii: On the Edge of the World
When: Friday, April 28 at 12 noon.
Where: Barclay Manor Piano Room.
Cost: Free to WESN members.
Details: This 2015 Canadian award-winning documentary documentary film tells the story of a group of inhabitants living in Haida Gwaii, widely regarded as one of the last and most pristine natural places on Earth and one of the only places in North America where natives actually outnumber (and out-vote) non-natives.
ONCE A WEEK, EVERY WEEK
The following events almost always take place as scheduled but things do get moved around, so if you’re not sure, check the relevant website or call ahead. Contact info at the end of this calendar.
BALLROOM DANCING & SOCIAL: Mondays from 1 to 3 p.m. in the West End Community Centre Auditorium through March 6 (no clas Feb. 20). Join a friendly gourp of ballrrom dances and learn, practice, and meet new friends. Singles and those with partners both welcome. Drop-in $1.50 / Eight sessions for $7.60.
RAINBOW MEN’S GROUP: Mondays from 3 to 4:30 at Barclay Manor Multipurpose Room. A group open to older gay, bi, and trans men to share experiences of life in the West End. Join for fun, socializing, and serious conversation. Facilitated by Bil Coleman and Jeff Darcy, counsellors in private practice and at WESN.
YOGA FOR SENIORS: Mondays at 12:15 p.m. through March 6 at the West End Community Centre Dance Studio (no class Feb. 2)). A class for older men and women at all fitness levels, including those with some physical challenges. Each class provides a balanced full body workout, adapted to safely meet your needs. $11 drop-in.
FITNESS WITH LAUREN: Tuesdays at 10 a.m. at Gordon Neighbourhood House. Free. A weekly fitness class that incorporates resistance band exercises to improve muscle tone and strength. All seniors welcome.
SENIORS’ LOUNGE: Tuesdays at 1 p.m. at Gordon Neighbourhood House. Free. An opportunity for seniors to connect with their community and meet neighbours, this weekly social gathering is hosted by Grace with special guest speakers who share their knowledge and insights. All seniors are welcome.
CREATIVE QUEST: Thursdays from 12:30 to 4 p.m. at Barclay Manor. The Barclay Manor Artists’ Collective meets for open studio time. Bring your project and supplies to paint with others in a studio setting. No teaching or supplies are given. For information contact Graham at creativequest2022@gmail.com.
CRIBBAGE: Fridays through March 10 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the West End Community Centre Bidwell Room. Come out and enjoy this popular card game under the guidance of instructor Richard Smith. Free.
VANCOUVER PRIME TIMERS: Sundays from 2 to 4:30 p.m. at the West End Community Centre Denman Room. Free. Since 1990 this group has been providing mature gay and bisexual men with opportunities to come together for social, educational, cultural, and recreational programs and activities. Contact primetimersvancouvercanada@gmail.com for more information.
Venue Directory
WHERE THEY’RE AT AND HOW TO CONNECT …
If we’ve missed a venue please let us know at editor@thewestendjournal.ca
Art@Bentall Gallery / 595 Burrard St - Concourse #305 / 604.682.3701 / Website
Barclay Manor / 1447 Barclay / 60.-669.5051 / Website (West End Seniors’ Network)
Bonta Italian Ristorante / 1047 Davie / 604.687.0055 / Website
Chef Ron Restaurant / 1037 Denman / 604.336.9994 / Website
Coal Harbour Community Centre / 480 Broughton / 604-718-8222 / Website
Fountainhead Pub / 1025 Davie / 604.687.2222 / Website
Gordon Neighbourhood House / 1019 Broughton / 604.683.2554 / Website
Joe Fortes Library / 870 Denman / 604-665-3972 / Website
Kay’s Place / 118 - 1030 Denman (Denman Mall) / 604.669.5051 / Website
PAL Studio Theatre / 581 Cardero / 604.255.4313 / Website
St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church / 1022 Nelson / 604.683.4574 / Website
St. Paul’s Anglican Church / 1130 Jervis / 604.685.6832 / Website
The Pumpjack Pub / 1167 Davie / 604.685.3417 / Website
West End Community Centre / 870 Denman / 604.257.8333 / Website
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