13 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Sunday, April 12

Looking for something to do tomorrow? The Straight’s got you covered. Here are 13 events happening in or around Vancouver on Sunday, April 12.

CONCERTS

The Georgia Straight presents punk-rockers Strung Out (pictured above), with guests La Armada and Masked Intruder, at the Rickshaw Theatre.

Brazilian folk vocalist-guitarist Gilberto Gil performs a sold-out show at the Chan Shun Concert Hall.

The 19-member strong Mighty Fraser Big Band takes the stage at the Northwood United Church.

BENEFITS

Family-friendly charity run the Transplant Trot raises funds for the Canadian Transplant Association, B.C. Region. Held at Burnaby Lake Regional Park.

Jack Poole Plaza hosts the CAN Family Festival 2015, which raises money for the Canucks Autism Network.

ET CETERA

Swedish native and yoga enthusiast Rachel Brathen leads two Vinyasa-style flow classes at the Commodore Ballroom.

At the Astoria Pub, Get Nude lets you drink beer, eat tacos, draw nudes, and listen to classical music.

FASHION

A unique market dedicated to eclectic fashion, vintage style, and costumers of all sorts takes place at the Heritage Hall.

TAKE ACTION

A family-friendly rally at the Vancouver Art Gallery Plaza raises support for adequate public-education funding. 

LITERARY EVENTS

Derrick Stacey Denholm talks about his new book Ground-Truthing: Reimagining the Indigenous Rainforests of B.C.’s North Coast at the Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre.

MUSIC

German pianist Joseph Moog performs pieces by Beethoven, Liszt, Chopin, and Fauré at the Vancouver Playhouse.

Guitarist Adrian Verdejo and soprano Catherine Laub play music by Argento, Brahms, Carter, Schubert, and Sibelius at the Roedde House Museum.

The St. James Hall hosts Kits Classics + Worlds Beyond, featuring violinists Erin James Wong and Janna Sailor, violist Tawnya Popoff, cellist Olivia Blander, clarinetist Johanna Hauser, and pianist Monica Pfau.