16 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Sunday, April 19

Looking for something to do tomorrow? The Straight’s got you covered. Here are 16 events happening in or around Vancouver on Sunday, April 19.

CONCERTS

Cuban salsa band Charanga Habanera (pictured above) makes its only West Coast appearance at the Commodore Ballroom.

Member of Three 6 Mafia DJ Paul performs his solo and Three 6 Mafia hits live at the Fortune Sound Club.

BENEFITS

B.C. Entertainer Hall of Fame inductee Sibel Thrasher performs at a benefit for IOM's Global Solar Lanterns Initiative and the UN's #UNiTE campaign. Held at the Junction.

FASHION

The Nifty for Fifty sale is set to bring together 30 local designers and artists under one roof at the Heritage Hall.

FOOD AND DRINK

At the Britannia Community Centre, you can learn to make homemade yogurt and kefir.

Montreal brewery Dieu du Ciel serves up 20 brews at the Steel Toad Brewpub & Dining Hall.

TAKE ACTION

Hear a first-hand report of the growing struggles in Quebec, in response to the government’s attack on public-sector workers and social benefits. Held at SFU Harbour Centre.

DANCE

As part of the Dance Allsorts, Vancouver dance company the response performs new works Orbits and Surrender at the Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre.

LITERARY EVENTS

Vancouver's Doreen Giesbrecht, Nan Gregory, and Larry Matier tell stories at St. Mark's Anglican Church.

MUSIC

Bramwell Tovey and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra present a kid-friendly concert of music by Mozart. At the Orpheum Theatre.

The Burnaby Lyric Opera presents highlights from Johann Adolph Hasse's opera La Spartana Generosa at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts.

Professional a cappella group 8Wings Vocal Ensemble performs songs from popular Disney films at the Hastings Room.

THEATRE

Letters explores aging, family, love, and loss at the Michael J. Fox Theatre.

MOVIES

Cinema Sunday presents Tim Burton's 1985 comedy Pee-Wee's Big Adventure at the Cinematheque.

Colin Preston introduces snippets from the film collection of Vancouver film- and video-scene fixture Bert Bush. Held at the Vancity Theatre.

The Vancity Theatre hosts a screening of director Harvey Wang's documentary From Darkness to Daylight.