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VSO goes Back to the Future, to September 25

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra plays the score to the Michael J. Fox classic live under the big screen

WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSICGail JohnsonSeptember 23, 2021Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, music

Sounds of Indian classical music beckon at the Mushtari Begum Festival, at the Massey Theatre on September 25

Ghazal singer and tabla virtuoso Cassius Khan performs in venue’s first return to live events

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithSeptember 20, 2021Massey Theatre

Phyllis Webstad, founder of Orange Shirt Day, launches book at Massy Books, September 25

The Stswecem’c Xgat’tem First Nation member will sign copies of Beyond the Orange Shirt Story at the Indigenous-owned bookstore

Comedians Phil Hanley, Yumi Nagashima hit the Hollywood Theatre, September 27

Kevin Banner hosts the next edition of Comedy Here Often?’s monthly stand-up series

COMEDY, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonSeptember 20, 2021Comedy Here Often?, Hollywood Theatre, Standup comedy, What's Stirring

Asian Persuasion All-Stars take to the stage in support of Elimin8Hate, September 19

Local musicians put on a fundraising concert for the advocacy arm of the Vancouver Asian Film Festival

MUSIC, FESTS, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonSeptember 14, 2021What's Stirring, music, fests, Elimin8hate, Vancouver Asian Film Festival

F-O-R-M's films show the human body in motion, online to September 18

This year’s Festival of Recorded Movement features its largest group of commissioned artists in its history

Obsession and outsiders in first installment of Werner Herzog: Lessons of Darkness retrospective

Aguirre: Wrath of God, Stroszek, and other 1970s standouts kick off The Cinematheque series

WHAT'S STIRRING, SCREENJanet SmithSeptember 10, 2021The Cinematheque

Pop-up music series Funk N’ Mink unites jazzy soul and chocolate, September 11, 18, 25

The free outdoor concerts by the Kristin Fung Trio happen in downtown Vancouver outside Mink—A Chocolate Café

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonSeptember 8, 2021music, What's Stirring, jazz

New Fire Dragon Festival comes to Vancouver’s Chinatown, September 24 to 26

The art-filled event coincides with Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations

East Vancouver artist Reece Terris's Bridge pops up at Audain Art Museum, to October 17

The Whistler museum’s micro-exhibition illustrates how the four-storey-tall installation was less about the structure itself and more about the space in between

Vancouver artist Paul Wong launches new book, Occupying Chinatown, September 11

Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden and On Main Gallery announce release of limited-edition hardcover in English and Simplified Chinese

Art market intrigue as a colourful cast of characters chases down The Lost Leonardo

A gripping account of the most expensive painting in the world

WHAT'S STIRRING, SCREENJanet SmithAugust 28, 2021

Monsoon Festival heads into final stretch with Murals in the Market, to August 31

New works can now be seen in the public-art project by Punjabi Market Regeneration Collective and Vancouver Mural Festival

Mini Shakespeare film fest spans Bard on the Beach and Argentine director Matías Piñeiro at VIFF Centre, starting August 27

Don’t expect straight-up adaptations as Done/Undone, Isabella, and more screen in-person and online

SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithAugust 25, 2021VIFF, Bard on the Beach

Light Up Chinatown! celebrates Vancouver’s historic neighbourhood, September 11 and 12

Live music and dance, culinary collaborations, and more aim to reconnect people with the community that’s been hard hit by the pandemic

Classic arias are in the air, as Vancouver Opera hosts two pop-up performances, August 24

Mezzo Simran Claire, tenor Sergio Augusto, and soprano Madison Craig join pianist Tina Chang

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithAugust 22, 2021Vancouver Opera

The Magic Hour's run extended at Presentation House Theatre, to September 4

The immersive theatrical experience is proving to be a hit with local audiences

Can You Bring It: Bill T. Jones and D-Man in the Waters brings dazzling dance to Vancouver Queer Film Festival, to August 22

A look at the creation, and remount, of a seminal work spurred by the AIDS crisis

SCREEN, DANCE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithAugust 18, 2021Queer Film Festival

This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection's poetic Lesotho imagery takes the big screen at The Cinematheque August 18 to 23

Film tells the story of an elderly widow’s stand against the resettlement of her village

SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithAugust 18, 2021The Cinematheque

Hip hop, pow-wow dance, song, and more feed into Resilient Roots at Vines Art Festival, August 18

The free outdoor performance at Trout Lake Park focuses on Indigenous joy and hope

FESTS, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonAugust 16, 2021Vines Art Festival, What's Stirring, Indigenous

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