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Music for the Winter Solstice brings serene sounds to atmospheric Heritage Hall, December 10 and 11
Music for the Winter Solstice brings serene sounds to atmospheric Heritage Hall, December 10 and 11

Music on Main’s annual holiday offering features performances from Grammy Award–winning Caroline Shaw, returning favourite Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa, and more

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MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithDecember 5, 2025Music for the Winter Solstice, Music on Main, MUSIC ON MAIN, Music On Main, Holiday 2025
Marika Swan ƛ̓upinup meditates on balance and transformation in A Circle Strong Enough to Carry Both Sides
Marika Swan ƛ̓upinup meditates on balance and transformation in A Circle Strong Enough to Carry Both Sides

The artist’s solo exhibition of prints at the Burnaby Art Gallery looks back on years immersed in the creative and philosophical view of interdependence in Nuu-chah-nulth culture

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithDecember 5, 2025Burnaby Art Gallery, Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations
Theatre review: At the Arts Club, Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women celebrates complex bonds of sisterhood 
Theatre review: At the Arts Club, Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women celebrates complex bonds of sisterhood 

Portrayals of the classic novel’s famously lively siblings shine brightest when all four are together onstage, capturing love for one another in quiet gestures

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THEATREJanet SmithDecember 5, 2025Arts Club Theatre Company
Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s Nutcracker inhabits a snow-dusted Canada, at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, December 12 to 14
Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s Nutcracker inhabits a snow-dusted Canada, at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, December 12 to 14

Pond hockey, RCMP battles, and polar bears bring this unique rendition home—with classic Russian touches, of course

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DANCE, WHAT'S STIRRING, HOLIDAY25Janet SmithDecember 4, 2025Ballet BC, BALLET BC, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Holiday 2025
With fresh adaptation (a) Winter’s Tale, two well-known theatre talents launch The Ecstasy
With fresh adaptation (a) Winter’s Tale, two well-known theatre talents launch The Ecstasy

Colleen Wheeler and Moya O’Connell have gathered a crack team of actors for micro-sized Shakespearean shows at the City Centre Artist Lodge—and this is only the beginning

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THEATREJanet SmithDecember 4, 2025Colleen Wheeler, The Ecstasy, Shakespeare
Arts Umbrella’s dancers rise to the challenge of learning every part in Mixed Nuts
Arts Umbrella’s dancers rise to the challenge of learning every part in Mixed Nuts

Company’s annual holiday twist on The Nutcracker features a flavoursome assortment of styles, from classical ballet to hip hop to ’60s swing

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DANCEJanet SmithDecember 3, 2025Mixed Nuts, Arts Umbrella, ARTS UMBRELLA, Nutcracker, Holiday. 2025, Homepage feature
Early Music Vancouver aims to make Handel’s beloved Messiah feel both fresh and familiar
Early Music Vancouver aims to make Handel’s beloved Messiah feel both fresh and familiar

Pacific Baroque Orchestra conductor Alexander Weimann says the German-English composer’s oratorio is never the same piece twice 

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MUSICJanet SmithDecember 3, 2025Early Music Vancouver, Pacific Baroque Orchestra, Vancouver Chamber Choir, Vancouver Civic Theatres
Edge Effects bridges realms at SFU Burnaby's new Marianne and Edward Gibson Art Museum
Edge Effects bridges realms at SFU Burnaby's new Marianne and Edward Gibson Art Museum

Recently opened gallery’s first exhibition features works by 15 artists, including Germaine Koh, Liz Magor, Cindy Mochizuki, and Jin-me Yoon

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithDecember 2, 2025Marianne and Edward Gibson Art Museum, Kimberly Phillips, CIndy Mochizuki, SFU
High teas put a delicious spin on classic flavours for the holiday season
High teas put a delicious spin on classic flavours for the holiday season

Here’s our guide to six local establishments with savoury and sweet menus filled with festive spirit

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CULINARY, HOLIDAY25Janet SmithDecember 2, 2025HOLIDAY 2025, Adonia Tea House, Notch 8, Secret Garden Tea Company, Bacchus, H Tasting Lounge, Neverland Tea Salon
Newly published book A Monumental Practice surveys the work of Haida artist 7IDANsuu James Hart
Newly published book A Monumental Practice surveys the work of Haida artist 7IDANsuu James Hart

Written with Curtis Collins, the Figure 1 Publishing release takes a detailed look at Hart’s large-scale works, including poles, cedar sculptures, and bronzes

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READStir VancouverDecember 2, 2025Partner Content, Figure 1 Publishing, Audain Art Museum, Curtis Collins, James Hart, Michael Audain, WADE DAVIS, Figure 1 Pubishing
VSO’s The Four Seasons travels gradually into “icy snow”, December 11 and 12 at the Chan Centre
VSO’s The Four Seasons travels gradually into “icy snow”, December 11 and 12 at the Chan Centre

Orchestra’s associate concertmaster Timothy Steeves takes a starring role in the festive violin concertos

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MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithDecember 1, 2025VSO, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Holiday 2025, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
Comedy review: Improv Centre’s agile cast conjures ’90s holiday TV specials in ’Tis the Sitcom
Comedy review: Improv Centre’s agile cast conjures ’90s holiday TV specials in ’Tis the Sitcom

With audiences supplying the laugh track, the days of “Must-See TV” return in a different form every night, with heartfelt moments arising among hilarious period-correct details

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THEATRE, COMEDYJanet SmithDecember 1, 2025The Improv Centre, Holiday 2025
Fountains and Chapel Sound highlight sonic experimentation at Fountains: Series III, December 4 and 6
Fountains and Chapel Sound highlight sonic experimentation at Fountains: Series III, December 4 and 6

Annual program co-presented with Fountains Symposium highlights the work of East and Southeast Asian women, femme, and nonbinary artists

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MUSICStir VancouverNovember 29, 2025Partner Content, Chapel Sound Art Foundation
Dance review: In Birdy, Hung Dance makes endless, artful play with feathered headpieces of Chinese opera
Dance review: In Birdy, Hung Dance makes endless, artful play with feathered headpieces of Chinese opera

Dreamlike Taiwanese show explores freedom and oppression, with Ling Zi becoming everything from spiky weapons to shivering life forces all their own

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DANCEJanet SmithNovember 29, 2025DANCEHOUSE, DanceHouse, Taiwan
Four double bassists join forces for BASS-MAS!, an evening of festive tunes, December 3
Four double bassists join forces for BASS-MAS!, an evening of festive tunes, December 3

Malcolm Armstrong, Mark Beaty, Meaghan Williams, and Jeff White are gearing up to play four new commissions at the Jericho Arts Centre

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MUSICJanet SmithNovember 28, 2025Jericho Arts Centre, Holiday 2025
John Reischman and the Jaybirds’ musical roots thrive on strong sense of West Coast place
John Reischman and the Jaybirds’ musical roots thrive on strong sense of West Coast place

With new album The Salish Sea and a “bluegrass concerto” of the same name, the renowned mandolinist and his cohort of virtuoso musicians summon wild elements of the natural world

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MUSICJanet SmithNovember 28, 2025Jonathan Reischman, Anvile Centre, Anvil Centre, Anvil Theatre, Homepage feature
Film reviews: Mile End Kicks to Influencers, quick takes from Whistler Film Festival
Film reviews: Mile End Kicks to Influencers, quick takes from Whistler Film Festival

Chandler Levack’s love letter to Montreal and her early 20s offers a new kind of female heroine; Kurtis David Harder unveils a super-energetic sequel; and Wədzįh Nəne’ (Caribou Country) takes viewers to B.C.’s snow-dusted northern reaches

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FESTS, SCREENJanet SmithNovember 28, 2025Whistler Film Festival, Whistler
Gordon and Marion Smith Foundation receives $1 million in private funding through Ann Kipling estate and Audain Foundation
Gordon and Marion Smith Foundation receives $1 million in private funding through Ann Kipling estate and Audain Foundation

Long-term sustainability in sight for Artists for Kids and Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art, as endowment fund now sits at $4.3 million

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ART & DESIGN, NEWSJanet SmithNovember 27, 2025Gordon Smith Gallery, Artists for Kids, Audain Foundation
Vancouver Bach Choir ushers in the holidays with Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, December 6
Vancouver Bach Choir ushers in the holidays with Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, December 6

Featured soloists include soprano Chloe Hurst, mezzo-soprano Emma Parkinson, tenor Colin Ainsworth, and baritone Aaron Durand

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MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithNovember 27, 2025Vancouver Bach Choir, Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs, Holiday 2025
Keeper producer Chris Ferguson comes to Whistler Film Festival with renewed fervour for analogue cinema experience
Keeper producer Chris Ferguson comes to Whistler Film Festival with renewed fervour for analogue cinema experience

Vancouver visionary behind innovative thrillers like Longlegs and The Monkey is also helping to revive the Park Theatre as a hub for a new generation of cinemagoers

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SCREEN, FESTSJanet SmithNovember 27, 2025Whistler Film Festival, Osgood Perkins, Chris Ferguson, Homepage feature
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