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Film review: Sisters With Transistors celebrates the early female trailblazers of electronic music, at DOXA

Musical mavericks like Daphne Oram, Suzanne Ciani, and Laurie Spiegel laid the groundwork for today’s IDM and ambient sounds

FESTS, SCREENJanet SmithMay 10, 2021DOXA

Paul Wong leads a virtual tour of A Seat at the Table, May 18

The multimedia artist shares insight into works at the MOV exhibition about Chinese immigration and B.C.

CULINARY, ART & DESIGN, FESTSGail JohnsonMay 10, 2021culinary, Paul Wong, Chinatown, MOV, Chinese culture, Chinese food

Vancouver Chinatown Walkabout dives into history, culture, culinary arts, May 16

The Chinese Canadian Historical Society of BC hosts a virtual tour as part of the explorASIAN Festival

CULINARY, FESTSGail JohnsonMay 10, 2021culinary, Chinatown, ExplorASIAN, Festivals, fests

The May Long Festival brings the party—and the local talent—to virtual stages

From soul to drag to stand-up, the Anvil Centre Theatre’s online fest features four wildly diverse performances

FESTSGail JohnsonMay 8, 2021The May Long Festival, Anvil Centre, Jessica Schneider, Drag

Islamic art workshop, Indigenous plant walk, and more at Burnaby Festival of Learning May 9

Free online sessions range build skills in everything from photography to herbs

FESTS, LIVESTREAMJanet SmithMay 7, 2021Burnaby Festival of Learning, livestream

Vancouver filmmakers put epic effort into queer-refugee-sponsorship tale Someone Like Me, at DOXA

Directing duo Sean Horlor and Steve J. Adams followed every aspect of their subjects’ lives—right into a pandemic

SCREEN, FESTSJanet SmithMay 6, 2021DOXA

Film review: Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy takes a compassionate eye to the fentanyl crisis

Filmmaker Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers shares stories of people from her homeland of the Blood Reserve in the new documentary streaming at DOXA

FESTS, SCREENGail JohnsonMay 6, 2021DOXA, Kímmapiiyipitssini, Tailfeathers, fentanyl

Film review: DOXA’s The Gig Is Up puts a human face to soulless ghost work and the platform economy

Vancouver-based director Shannon Walsh’s documentary reveals the exploitation of global gig workers

FESTS, SCREENJanet SmithMay 6, 2021DOXA, Documentary

Stir Q&A: Love: The Last Chapter director moved right into longterm care home to film subjects

Dominique Keller walked the walk to take on ageism with moving new NFB documentary at DOXA

SCREEN, FESTSGail JohnsonMay 6, 2021DOXA

Crafted Vancouver opens the studio doors to finely crafted works and wares

Local and international makers, curators, designers, filmmakers, and more are taking part in the month-long festival that celebrates fine craftsmanship

ART & DESIGN, FESTSGail JohnsonMay 6, 2021Crafted Vancouver, art and design, Brent Comber

Stir Cheat Sheet: 4 events to catch the creativity at the Burnaby Festival of Learning, May 7 to 11

Soundwalks, outdoor mini-galleries, and free screenings

FESTSStir VancouverMay 5, 2021Burnaby Festival of Learning, DOXA

Crafted Vancouver’s Gallery Talks host Brent Comber, Tracey Bush, May 5

The virtual event explores how the environment influences the artists’ work

ART & DESIGN, FESTSGail JohnsonMay 4, 2021Crafted Vancouver, Brent Comber

Dreamwalker Dance Company takes audiences to the stars as part of ExplorASIAN Festival, to May 30

Dance artist Andrea Nann and shadow-puppet master Annie Katsura Rollins explore family lineage

In Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliche, a daughter crafts a rich and loving audio-visual memorial to a true punk original

At DOXA, director Celeste Bell takes a look back at the late, charismatic X-Ray Spex frontwoman

SCREEN, FESTSJanet SmithMay 1, 2021DOXA

The beauty of the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival lives on, online

Newly released drone film, along with virtual haiku readings and piano performances, preserve the magic of sakura season

Koto: The Last Service, a new short documentary showing at DOXA, captures the end of a restaurant's era

The Maeda family’s Japanese eatery in Campbell River was open for 39 years—and was an anchor in the community

FESTS, SCREENGail JohnsonApril 30, 2021fests, DOXA, Documentary, restaurants, Japanese food, Homepage feature

Bharata natyam dancer Vidya Kotamraju yearns for connection at the Vancouver International Dance Festival

The local artist’s new work, Longing…, draws from ancient Indian poetry

Take a virtual journey through Crafting a Difference at London's gorgeous SoShiro Gallery, April 30 at Crafted Vancouver

The landmark exhibition brings together top-flight work from five U.K. galleries

WHAT'S STIRRING, ART & DESIGN, FESTSJanet SmithApril 29, 2021CRAFTED, Crafted Vancouver

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 things to know about PIQSIQ: Songs From the Cultch, April 30 at the Talking Stick Festival

Throat-singing competitions as kids, an unexpected Christmas album, and a new “Vaccination Jam” video

Food for the Rest of Us explores radical activism through farming

The feature documentary, premiering at DOXA, digs deep into how marginalized communities are leading the way when it comes to being connected to the land and to our food

SCREEN, FESTS, CULINARYGail JohnsonApril 26, 2021food, Documentary, DOXA, indigenous

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