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Early Music Vancouver kicks off Digital Concert Series September 30

Early Music Vancouver kicks off Digital Concert Series September 30

Pacific Baroque Orchestra opens the new program

WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 25, 2020baroque, early music vancouver, Pacific Baroque Orchestra, harpsichord, classical music

VIFF review: First We Eat follows family's year as locavores in the Great White North

VIFF review: First We Eat follows family's year as locavores in the Great White North

Eating local in the Yukon is a test of patience with nourishing rewards..

SCREENGail JohnsonSeptember 25, 2020VIFF, Documentary, screen, eat local, locavore, Yukon, food

Tenor Jeremy Dutcher mixes ancient and new via the Chan Centre, September 25

Tenor Jeremy Dutcher mixes ancient and new via the Chan Centre, September 25

The classically trained vocalist reworks century-old Indigenous recordings.

MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 24, 2020Chan Centre

VIFF Centre unveils a $2.8 million reno, complete with new studio screen

VIFF Centre unveils a $2.8 million reno, complete with new studio screen

Curb appeal includes a sleek new concession-bar and a multiscreen wall.

SCREENJanet SmithSeptember 24, 2020VIFF

VIFF review: Super Frenchie takes viewers into the mind of a madman/genius ski BASE jumper

VIFF review: Super Frenchie takes viewers into the mind of a madman/genius ski BASE jumper

Matthias Girarud combines two extreme sports and finds personal fulfillment.

SCREENGail JohnsonSeptember 24, 2020VIFF, Documentary, screen, BASE jumping, skiing, extreme sports, Matthias Giraud

Out of tenacity and gum paste come Vancouver pastry chef Fumiko Moreton’s stunning sugar flowers

Out of tenacity and gum paste come Vancouver pastry chef Fumiko Moreton’s stunning sugar flowers

The local culinary maven has turned unexpected spare time into the opportunity to hone her cake-decorating craft.

CULINARYGail JohnsonSeptember 24, 2020CULINARY, pastry chef, cake decorating, wedding cakes, Vancouver restaurants, covid-19, trump international hotel & towers Vancouver, culinary arts

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 things you should know about the VAG’s Offsite: Sanaz Mazinani installation

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 things you should know about the VAG’s Offsite: Sanaz Mazinani installation

We get the story behind the eerie world of glacial forms and live plants.

ART & DESIGNJanet SmithSeptember 23, 2020VAG

No Child... star Celia Aloma tackles 16 characters in solo Arts Club show

No Child... star Celia Aloma tackles 16 characters in solo Arts Club show

Celia Aloma plays a visiting drama teacher at an underfunded high school in the Bronx.

THEATRELucy LauSeptember 23, 2020

Stir Q&A: Shot of Scotch Vancouver's Susan Nace dishes on Highland dance

Stir Q&A: Shot of Scotch Vancouver's Susan Nace dishes on Highland dance

It takes strength and stamina—and sometimes a wee dram.

DANCEJanet SmithSeptember 23, 2020Dance Centre, DANCECENTRE, DANCE CENTRE

Theatre in the time of COVID: Vancouver seasons mix scaled-back live plays with scaled-up digital streaming

Theatre in the time of COVID: Vancouver seasons mix scaled-back live plays with scaled-up digital streaming

Here we are, six months after lockdown, and stage companies have managed to pull together seasons with a live component.

THEATREJanet SmithSeptember 23, 2020Theatre, Stage, The Cultch, Firehall Arts Centre, Greater Vancouver Theatre Alliance, FIREHALL

Stir Q&A: Upstart & Crow opens on Granville Island, bringing books to Vancouver in the midst of the pandemic

Stir Q&A: Upstart & Crow opens on Granville Island, bringing books to Vancouver in the midst of the pandemic

Stir connects with the duo behind Vancouver’s newest independent bookstore.

READ, NEWSGail JohnsonSeptember 23, 2020books, read, granville island, book stores, Upstart & Crow, independent bookstores, authors

At VIFF, Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets elegizes the lowly dive bar and its booze artists

At VIFF, Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets elegizes the lowly dive bar and its booze artists

The Ross brothers hit VIFF’s Totally Indie Day with the Sundance hit they made in a single marathon shoot.

SCREENAdrian MackSeptember 23, 2020VIFF, Ross Brothers, Totally Indie Day, Film Festival, Film

VIFF review: The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel finds capitalism running even further amok

VIFF review: The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel finds capitalism running even further amok

Joel Bakan and Jennifer Abbot entertainingly expose a new cast of nauseating villains

SCREENAdrian MackSeptember 23, 2020VIFF, The Corporation, Joel Bakan, Jennifer Abbot, Grand Chief Stewart Philip, Chris Hedges, Shannon May, Jay Kimmelman, Capitalism, Unilever, Documentary

VIFF review: The Race to Alaska explores the continent’s hardest human-powered adventure

VIFF review: The Race to Alaska explores the continent’s hardest human-powered adventure

No motors, no support: this ocean voyage is no cruise.

SCREENGail JohnsonSeptember 23, 2020VIFF, Marcel Duchamp, Dada, Documentary, visual art, screen

Stir Cheat Sheet: 4 Vancouver podcasts that deliver on arts and culture

Stir Cheat Sheet: 4 Vancouver podcasts that deliver on arts and culture

With the pandemic keeping you indoors, these listens will keep you in the loop.

PODCASTSStir VancouverSeptember 23, 2020podcasts, vancouver podcasts, Pop This!, music

Kenta Takahashi gives new meaning to “architectural digest”

Kenta Takahashi gives new meaning to “architectural digest”

The Vancouver pastry chef—Canada’s best—brings a designer’s mind to desserts

CULINARYGail JohnsonSeptember 23, 2020CULINARY, Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar, Canada's Best Restaurants, pastry chef

Vancouver Improv Festival centres BIPOC artists on its virtual stages

Vancouver Improv Festival centres BIPOC artists on its virtual stages

Decolonization is the focus of the 2020 panel of the fest, running September 30 to October 4.

COMEDY, FESTSGail JohnsonSeptember 23, 2020comedy, improv, Vancouver Improv Festival, Todd Houseman, Ese Atawo, decolonization, Vivian Tang, Fistful of Kicks, Paintbucket Comedy, anti-racism, Homepage feature

Paul Morstad’s magical realism gives B.C. wine a fantastical new look

Paul Morstad’s magical realism gives B.C. wine a fantastical new look

The Okanagan’s hatch winery features the Vancouver painter’s otherworldly works on its labels

ART & DESIGN, CULINARYGail JohnsonSeptember 23, 2020CULINARY, visual art, Paul Morstad, magical realism, Okanagan, BC wineries, the hatch, vancouver painter, wine labels, wine, wine country, art of winemaking, art & design

For sushi master Masayoshi Baba, all the restaurant's a stage

For sushi master Masayoshi Baba, all the restaurant's a stage

Omakase is on the menu, and chef Baba is in the spotlight.

CULINARYGail JohnsonSeptember 23, 2020CULINARY, sushi, omakase, Vancouver food, Vancouver restaurants, Japanese food, Masayoshi, Masayoshi Baba

With Sqātsza7 Tmicw – Father Land, artist Ed Archie NoiseCat comes home

With Sqātsza7 Tmicw – Father Land, artist Ed Archie NoiseCat comes home

The prolific Salish artist’s solo exhibition marks a first for the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre.

ART & DESIGN, CULTUREGail JohnsonSeptember 23, 2020CULINARY, Ed Archie NoiseCat, NoiseCat Art, Whistler, SLCC, Indigenous art, Salish art, Shushwap Nation, mixed-media art, multidisciplinary, BC art