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Special Events for April 2000

 

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April 1, 2000
April Fool's day

April 1 - 9, 2000
Pacific International Auto and Light Truck Show at BC Place Stadium; (604) 294-8330.

April 7 - 9, 2000
Bradner Flower Show at the Bradner Community Hall in Abbotsford features hundreds of varieties of Daffodils, Tulips, and Iris; Bradner is the largest field grown bulb area in B.C.; (604) 856-2794.

April 1 - 16, 2000
Skagit Valley Tulip Festival: fields of tulips near La Conner, Washington create an explosion of colour; (360) 428-5959.

April 8, 2000
Leaping Leopard Frogs!  Come for a soggy search for frogs - bull frogs, tree frogs, red-legged frogs, and the rare leopard frog at Campbell Valley Park, Langley; 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm; (604) 432-6350.

April 9, 2000
Exotic Insect Show at the Richmond Nature Park, admission by donation, 12 pm - 4 pm; (604) 273-7015.

April 9, 2000
The 2000 Royal Bank Super Cities WALK/Run For MS at Lumbermen's Arch in Stanley Park; (604) 602-3211.

April 9 - 15, 2000
National Volunteer Week

April 15, 2000
Kids Only swap meet at the Port Moody Recreation Centre, 10 am to 1 pm; (604) 469-4556.

April 13, 2000
Bill Cosby at the Orpheum Theatre; (604) 280-4444.

April 13 - 15, 2000
Abbotsford International Music Festival; (604) 853-0179.

April 14, 2000
BC Skills Competition: An annual competition for students on trade and high tech career paths with 25 areas of competition; (604) 430-2204.

April 14, 2000 - September 14, 2000
Playland amusement rides at the Pacific National Exhibition Park; (604) 253-2311.

April 15, 2000
Preparing Your Heritage Garden at the Historic Stewart Farm in South Surrey; (604) 501-5100.

April 15, 2000
The Ice Age, The World's First New Music Ice Show, Kerrisdale Community Centre; (604) 257-8100.

April 16, 2000
Vancouver Sun Run 10 km race; (604) 689-9441.

April 16, 2000
Supersunday at the Vancouver Art Gallery, hands-on fun for families with school aged children; noon - 5 pm; (604) 662-4700.

April 17, 2000
Kid Camp: Sasamat Camp, Spend the day in the wilderness, canoeing hiking, playing games and making nature crafts. Transportation provided. Children ages 6 - 11; (604) 535-0015.

April 22, 2000
Earth Day

April 22, 2000
The Easter Bunny will be arriving by helicopter at the Canadian Museum of Flight, located at the Langley Airport for the 2nd Annual Easter Egg Hunt.  There will be two Easter Egg hunts.   The first hunt will be held at 11:00 am with Captain Laser bringing the Easter Bunny back again at 2:00 pm.  Come and meet the Easter Bunny and Captain Lazer, have your face painted and also see some of Canada’s earliest aircraft, along with fascinating displays and memorabilia.  For tickets or more information call (604) 532-0035.

April 22, 2000
Chocolate Fun for Easter: Adult and Child Participation at the Cookshop; (604) 873-5683.

April 22, 2000
Downtown Easter Eggstravaganza in New Westminster: musical entertainment, magic show, and Easter egg hunt; (604) 524-4996 or (604) 520-3881.

April 22 - 23, 2000
Earth Day-Planting Seeds, at Science World; (604) 443-7443.

April 23, 2000
Easter

April 23, 2000
Hyack Antique Car Easter Parade features over 100 vintage cars cruising through streets of New Westminster, starts at noon from the Parkade at Columbia & 4th Street ending in Queens Park with family events; (604) 522-6894 or (604) 525-0485.

April 24, 2000
Springtime Trail Trek at Colony Farm in Coquitlam; 11 am - 2 pm, (604) 432-6350.

April 29, 2000
International Dance Day

April 29 - 30, 2000
4th Annual BC Classic and Custom Motoring Show at the Tradex, Abbotsford; (604) 294-6031.

Ongoing until April 16, 2000
City Lights: Neon in Vancouver, and exhibition of vintage neon signs; Vancouver Museum, (604) 736-4431.

Ongoing until May 8, 2000
Toy Soldiers: Playing for Keeps; display of over 1000 intricately crafted military figures at the Vancouver Museum; (604) 736-4431.

Ongoing until April 30, 2000
Grossology: This exhibition uses sophisticated animatronics and imaginative exhibits to tell you the good, the bad and the downright ugly about runny noses, body odour and other unmentionables; (604) 443-7443.







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