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Marc Atkinson Trio and Cameron Wilson play the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, September 22

Evening features West Coast-inspired acoustic guitar, violin, and fiddle

MUSICStir VancouverSeptember 8, 2023Partner Content, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts

Black Belt Eagle Scout reconnects with Coast Salish homelands at Come Toward the Fire

Headlining Chan Centre festival, singer-songwriter Katherine Paul melds Indigenous traditions and Pacific Northwest grunge influences

MUSIC, CULTUREJanet SmithSeptember 8, 2023Homepage feature, Indigenous, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, CHAN CENTRE

Matthew Ariaratnam's "tones to melt and heal hardened hearts" takes to two wheels, September 9

Participants can join a bike ride that diffuses healing sounds collected from artists across the country and U.S.

MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 6, 2023The Only Animal, climate change

Early Music Vancouver brings Handel's Apollo e Dafne to the stage, September 15

Solos from soprano Jacqueline Woodley and baritone Tyler Duncan characterize the concert

MUSICStir VancouverSeptember 6, 2023Partner Content, EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVEr

Rising piano star Jaeden Izik-Dzurko comes full circle at the Vancouver Recital Society

Salmon Arm-raised talent recalls long commutes down the Coquihalla to pursue his art—and catch VRS Sunday matinees

MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 6, 2023Vancouver Recital Society, Vancouver Civic Theatres

Premieres and partnerships with local arts organizations as Elektra Women's Choir unveils 2023-24 season

Holst’s The Planets with the VSO, concerts with the Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival, and more

MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 5, 2023Elektra Women's Choir, ELEKTRA

Donny McCaslin, David Bowie's band leader, plays BlueShore at CapU September 24

The visionary saxophonist behind Bowie’s Blackstar brings his jazz-rock quartet to the stage

MUSICStir VancouverSeptember 5, 2023Partner Content, BlueShore at CapU

At VLAFF, Edgardo Moreno's The Firefly Project grapples with living between the Chile of memory and present-day Canada

Multimedia storytelling meets live performance and film screening

MUSIC, FESTS, SCREENJanet SmithSeptember 5, 2023VLAFF, Vancouver Latin American Film Festival, Chile

AHFOMAD festival brings the best of African-diaspora music and dance to Massey Theatre and Eighth & Eight, September 1 to 3

Dremo, Selmor Mtukuzi, Ndidi O, Mimi O’Bonsawin, Liya, and Kays, plus Vancouver’s own Alpha Yaya Diallo.

CULTURE, FESTS, MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithAugust 31, 2023AHFOMAD, Massey Theatre, Eighth & Eight

SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs supports Turkish Tunes 6, presented by the Turkish-Canadian Society on September 9

Music from jazz singer Fuat Tuaç, lively group Istanbul the Band, and more characterize community event

MUSIC, CULTUREStir VancouverAugust 30, 2023Partner Content, SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs

Pipe organs and Raven Chacon as Vancouver New Music announces its 50th-anniversary season

Annual festival is called Vox Organi, plus the world premiere of Pulitzer Prize-winning Voiceless Mass

Doug and the Slugs bring '80s party pop to the PNE with the VSO, August 30

The band’s career spans over 40 decades, six studio albums, and several top 40 hits

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGEmily LythAugust 28, 2023Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, PNE

Stir Cheat Sheet: 4 eye-catching acts and events at all-new Flats Fest

Live music from KALLITECHNIS and Cody Lawless, plus a Nemesis Coffee collab, community art project, and more

FESTS, MUSICStir VancouverAugust 22, 2023Flats Fest, Summer 2023

Bandleader Thomas Lauderdale reflects on Pink Martini’s wild three-decade ride—and its debt to Pee-wee Herman

The legendary Portland group hits the PNE with some of its greatest hits in 25 languages

MUSICJanet SmithAugust 22, 2023PNE, Pink Martini, Summer 2023

It's all hands on deck at the Richmond Maritime Festival, August 26 and 27

The event’s 20th-anniversary celebrates Steveston’s rich fishing history with music, cultural workshops, educational exhibitions, and more

FESTS, MUSICJanet SmithAugust 22, 2023Richmond Maritime Festival

Vancouver’s Juno-nominated Chor Leoni announces 2023/24 season with live and online concerts

Highlights of the 32nd season include nine world premieres, sea shanties, a new Roar, and more

MUSICGail JohnsonAugust 21, 2023Chor Leoni, Erick Lichte, Leonids

City Opera Vancouver's Summer Serenades wrap up outdoor concerts, August 18 to 20 and 25 to 27

Paired Pairing features dynamic duos, while Manila to Beijing Direct melds Chinese and Filipino music, at venues including Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Courtyard

OPERA, MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithAugust 17, 2023City Opera Vancouver

Vines Art Festival is on until August 19 with free events at parks around the city

Highlights include Indigenous artistry in Rooted Relations and the connective power of water in Flowing Upstream

CULTURE, MUSIC, DANCEStir VancouverAugust 15, 2023Partner Content, Vines Art Festival

Microcosmos Quartet honours female composers, late and living, at the Kessler Academy

Jocelyn Morlock’s Solace and Kaija Saariaho’s Terra Memoria share beautiful opening program of Music on Main’s annual summer intensive

MUSICJanet SmithAugust 14, 2023Jocelyn Morlock, Microcosmos Quartet, MUSIC ON MAIN, Summer 2023

East Africa meets flamenco as New Works' All Over the Map wraps up its season outdoors August 13

Event features four performances from diverse dance and music artists on Granville Island

DANCE, MUSICJanet SmithAugust 11, 2023New Works

The band’s career spans over 40 decades, six studio albums, and several top 40 hits

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