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5 weekend events in B.C.'s Lower Mainland, April 24-26

If you want to pay tribute to Mother Earth this weekend, head outside to a number of events in Metro Vancouver. Or you can cultivate your appreciation for music and theatre, whether you like musicals, disco or opera.

Celebrate Earth Day, sing with Charlie Brown, and learn from chefs

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Ned Bell is the executive chef at the Four Seasons Hotel in Vancouver.
Ned Bell is the executive chef at the Four Seasons Hotel in Vancouver and will appear at Eat! Vancouver. (Facebook)

If you want to pay tribute to Mother Earth this weekend, head outside to a number of events in Metro Vancouver. Or you can cultivate your appreciation for music and theatre, whether you like musicals, disco or opera.

1. Earth Day in Vancouver

Celebrate our green planet with a number of events in Vancouver. Come plant a thousand trees at Everett Crowley Park with your family. The kids can get their faces painted, and learn about birds, other wildlife and community projects. On Commercial Drive, there's a Parade hosted by Youth for Climate Justice Now, along with an NGO fair including Amnesty International and Oxfam.

Kids can help plant trees at the Earth Day celebration at Everett Crowley Park on Saturday. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press)

2. Peanuts The Musical

Fans of Charles M. Schultz's beloved cartoon characters won't want to miss this show. Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the gang come to life in a performance filled with music and singing that's sure to get the crowd moving. It's put on by Broadway Bound Performing Arts Studio, which trains youth in theatre and dance.

Charlie Brown and Snoopy take centre stage at the Inlet Theatre for Peanuts The Musical. (YouTube)

3. Sweeney Todd, Vancouver Opera

Sweeney Todd is the Vancouver Opera's last production of the season, featuring the demon barber of Fleet Street. This production of the dark comedic opera features real husband-and-wife performers, bass-baritone Greer Grimsley and mezzo-soprano Loretta Bybee.

4. Reinvention of Disco

In support of St. Paul's Hospital Foundation, this multi-media stage show stars Grammy-nominated singer and American Idol contestant Frenchie Davis. You can expect to hear some of your favourite disco tunes, including She Works Hard for the Money, Bad Girls, and Hot Stuff.

5. EAT! Vancouver

The food and cooking festival is back and this time you can catch 15 chefs including Ned Bell, Vikram Vij, and Anna Olson in action. There are also workshops, special dinners at select restaurants, and the big event at B.C. Place, which features 350 exhibitors and a gala dinner.

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