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Funkiness, satire, and soul: Josh "Socalled" Dolgin spreads the love of Yiddish music

Accompanied by a local string quartet, the Montreal-based artist brings his Di Frosh project to Vancouver for the 2021 Chutzpah! Festival

FESTS, MUSICGail JohnsonNovember 12, 2021Chutzpah! Festival, Josh Socalled Dolgin, Yiddish music, Homepage feature

Eastside Culture Crawl opens studios for 25th anniversary, with a wave of new work

Organizers expand both mandate and event dates, while artists reflect on the themes of our times

ART & DESIGN, FESTSJanet SmithNovember 10, 2021Eastside Culture Crawl, Richard Tetrault, Homepage feature

Shay Kuebler's Momentum of Isolation evolves into a multilayered look at loneliness—and even love

The Radical System Art dance artist unveils the full-scale results of a pandemic-long project at the Chutzpah Festival

DANCE, FESTSJanet SmithNovember 9, 2021Chutzpah Festival, Radical System Art, Shay Kuebler, Homepage feature

Chutzpah! Festival: 3 must-see theatre and storytelling events

The annual fest offers unforgettable performances through a lens of Jewish experiences and values

FESTSStir VancouverNovember 4, 2021Partner Content, Chutzpah! Festival

Chutzpah Festival's Jessica Gutteridge aims for joy in a full live-and-livestream hybrid

A Night at the Opera’s Marx Brothers opener November 4 sets the tone for a playful lineup

FESTS, LIVESTREAM, COMEDYJanet SmithNovember 3, 2021Chutzpah Festival, City Opera

Laughter connects hearts and minds at Openings: A Cultural Sharing

The Firehall presents the wide-ranging series as part of the Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival

Cornucopia, Whistler’s celebration of food and drink, celebrates 25 years, November 4 to 28

One of B.C.’s biggest annual culinary festivals outside of Vancouver features winery dinners, seminars, cooking demos, and more

CULINARY, FESTS, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonNovember 1, 2021Cornucopia Whistler, Whistler, SLCC, Fort Berens, Time Winery

Launch of Honouring Our Grandmothers Healing Journey draws on the power of story, art and song

Further We Rise Collective/Sacred Rock Society present three days of ceremony, teachings, storytelling, and art during Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival

Music review: Vancouver New Music's Electric Fields festival pushes sound and motion technology

Toggle switches, low-fi pickups, and glowing wireless controllers: a mixed bag of digital experiments

MUSIC, LIVESTREAM, FESTSStir VancouverOctober 31, 2021VNM, Vancouver New Music, VANCOUVER NEW MUSIC, E-fest 2021

Theatre review: Alley Theatre's compelling #whatnow gets real about consent and harassment

Headphone verbatim technique brings humanity and authenticity to #MeToo, at Heart of the City fest

THEATRE, FESTSJanet SmithOctober 30, 2021Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival, Alley Theatare, #MeToo

Modulus Festival shows the way forward through music

Mexican-Canadian composer Alfredo Santa Ana is one of several diverse artists bringing fresh sounds to the Music on Main event

FESTS, MUSICGail JohnsonOctober 29, 2021Modulus Festival, Music on Main, David Pay, Alfredo Santa Ana, new music, Homepage feature

Stir Q&A: San Francisco choreographer Alonzo King on fairy tales, intelligence, and intuition

The founder and artistic director of Alonzo King LINES Ballet brings his contemporary company to the Vancouver International Dance Festival

Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival shares stories that need to be heard

Larissa Healey is among 30 DTES artists being featured in WE LIVE HERE, one of the 18th annual fest’s 100-plus events

Talking Stick Festival marks 20th anniversary with FEASTING OUR WORDS/ Tl'a7a'shn Chet Snichem

Jules Arita Koostachin joins other local artists for a multi-day event of storytelling, fashion, music, burlesque, and more in celebration of Indigenous art

FESTSGail JohnsonOctober 24, 2021Talking Stick Festival, Full Circle, Indigenous