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Dance review: Subtly and sensuously, Two evokes the yearning for connection

Choreographer Wen Wei Wang’s duet at Dancing on the Edge Festival speaks to pandemic-era loneliness

DANCE, FESTSGail JohnsonJuly 10, 2021Dancing on the Edge, Wen Wei Wang, Wen Wei Dance, dance, Homepage feature

A meeting of bright literary minds, as Souvankham Thammavongsa and Avni Doshi join in Indian Summer Festival's Knives and Sugar, streaming to July 17

One author’s work was up for a Giller, while the other’s competed for a Booker Prize

BOOKS, FESTS, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJuly 8, 2021Indian Summer Festival

Ziyian Kwan and Rianne Svelnis conjure a garden of wonder and mystery in Dumb Instrument Dance's Dreaming of Koi

Audiences will move through a botanical labyrinth at the Dr. Sun Yat-sen Classical Chinese Garden, during Dancing on the Edge

DANCE, FESTSJanet SmithJuly 7, 2021Dancing on the Edge

Vancouver Folk Music Festival announces At Home program for 2021

Tsatsu Stalqayu (Coastal Wolf Pack), Khari Wendell McClelland, and Kathleen Nisbet among the featured performers for the virtual fest

Self-guided Punjabi Market audio tours at Indian Summer Festival evoke all the senses, to July 17

Artists, shop owners, and community members bring fresh insights to the past, present, and history of the ‘hood

CULTURE, FESTS, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJuly 2, 2021Indian Summer Festival

Bodies and seascapes unite in two COVID Commissions from both coasts, at the Dancing on the Edge festival

Billy Marchenski embodies isolation at Iona Beach, while Meredith Kalaman explores ocean and identity

DANCE, FESTSJanet SmithJuly 2, 2021Dancing on the Edge, Billy Marchenski, butoh, Homepage feature

Jill Barber returns to the Jazz Fest stage with something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue

The chanteuse closes the annual festival with an in-person and streaming concert

FESTS, MUSICGail JohnsonJune 28, 2021Jazz Fest, Vancouver International Jazz Festival, Jill Barber

Vancouver Pride brings more than 60 in-person and virtual events to the city this summer

#ChooseYourPride celebrations range from VanPrideFest to pop-up Pride Lounges

FESTSStir VancouverJune 28, 2021Partner Content, fests, festivals, Pride, Vancouver Pride Society, VanPrideFest

Talking Stick Festival announces new Indigenous arts-focused events, July 1

Indigifunk artist Curtis Clear Sky, hip-hop and spoken-word artist JB the First Lady, and storyteller-author Nicola I Campbell among the performers marking National Indigenous History Month

Jazz at Pyatt Hall keeps musical traditions alive, from hard bop to effortless swing

Cory Weeds, Jennifer Scott, Rene Worst, and Phil Dyer among the luminaries performing at the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival series

Local artists mark National Indigenous Peoples Day in thoughtful, creative ways

Filmmakers, storytellers, weavers, photographers, and more take part in the June 21 event

Anoushka Shankar performs the Musical Journey of a Shapeshifter, to July 17

Personal reflections are part of the master sitarist’s virtual show at Indian Summer Festival 2021

FESTS, MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonJune 16, 2021Indian Summer Festival, ISF 2021

Vines Art Festival launches Cultivating the Creative: A Symbiotic Artist Care Fund

The new funding will support diversity and well-being in the artistic community

FESTSStir VancouverJune 16, 2021Partner Content, Vines Art Festival

Stir Q&A: Opaskwayak Cree Nation singer-songwriter Tara Williamson on her new album, the loss of her son, and wellness

The Victoria-based musician performs at Talking Stick Festival: Summer Sojourn

Adventurous music defies genres at the Jazz Festival Innovation Series at the Ironworks

The TD Vancouver International Jazz Fest concerts at the heritage performance space are like a festival within a festival

Talking Stick Festival: Summer Sojourn presents Dancing With Our Ancestors, starting June 15

The virtual dance performance features pieces by Christine Friday, Maura Garcia, and Rebecca Sadowski

Indian Summer Festival’s 2021 launch party fuses food, wine, and art

Chef Vikram Vij and Volcanic Hills Estate Winery’s Bobby Gidda collaborate on a gourmet meal to enjoy at home during the art-filled bash

FESTS, CULINARYGail JohnsonJune 11, 2021Indian Summer Festival, Indian cuisine, Vij's

From Snotty Nose Rez Kids to Peggy Lee, the Jazz Fest's Marquee Series highlights the range and remarkable depth of world-class, BC-based talent

A festival highlight from the Granville Island venue, the series draws from soul, jazz, pop, folk, and other diverse music influences

Daring, diverse Jazz Fest series at Frankie's keeps the soul fires burning

From post-bop to cool jazz, blues to Latin styles, Frankie’s Jazz Club hosts a daring, diverse lineup at the 2021 festival

Diverse communities share their culture, heritage at Doors Open Richmond

With tours of everything from a Buddhist monastery to a Persian restaurant, the annual Heritage Canada event goes online for 2021

CULTURAL TOURISM, FESTSGail JohnsonJune 3, 2021Doors Open Richmond, Richmond

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