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The Potlatch Fund holds "Conversation About Indigenous Identity and Solidarity Today", October 12

Author Alyssa London will discuss her recently published children’s book, The Journey of the Freckled Indian: A Tlingit Culture Story.

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WHAT'S STIRRING, READGail JohnsonOctober 8, 2020what's stirring, books, Indigenous People, Indigenous culture
The proof is in the pumpkin: where to find the real deal for Thanksgiving desserts
The proof is in the pumpkin: where to find the real deal for Thanksgiving desserts

These B.C. chefs eschew the canned stuff and source fresh gourds for a celebratory finish.

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CULINARYGail JohnsonOctober 8, 2020CULINARY, Ned Bell, eat local
Wine tales: How a little fish by a local artist made its way around the world
Wine tales: How a little fish by a local artist made its way around the world

Johanna Waldorf’s abstract painting graces the label of Germany’s Selbach Riesling.

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CULINARY, WINEGail JohnsonOctober 7, 2020CULINARY, wine, Waldorf Wine
With The Doll’s House Project, director Laara Sadiq presents the fight for freedom through a compassionate lens
With The Doll’s House Project, director Laara Sadiq presents the fight for freedom through a compassionate lens

Inspired by the work of Henrik Ibsen, the Studio 58 play marks the veteran actor’s first time directing.

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THEATREGail JohnsonOctober 7, 2020theatre, Theatre feature, Studio 58, Laara Sadiq, Stage, Homepage feature
Not brave enough to go to live theatre? Gateway helps you create your own Halloween play
Not brave enough to go to live theatre? Gateway helps you create your own Halloween play

DIY Hallow’s Eve kit is inspired by paper kits from the 19th century

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THEATRE, ART & DESIGNJanet SmithOctober 6, 2020Gateway Theatre
DanceHouse announces streaming season, with Pina Bausch, NDT2, and Jack of All Trades
DanceHouse announces streaming season, with Pina Bausch, NDT2, and Jack of All Trades

The opener features African dancers rehearsing Rite of Spring on a Senegalese beach

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DANCEJanet SmithOctober 6, 2020DANCEHOUSE, Homepage feature
Anela Kahiamoe spreads aloha with his music, streaming October 8 and 22
Anela Kahiamoe spreads aloha with his music, streaming October 8 and 22

The B.C.-based Oahu native plays ukelele, guitar, and lap steel guitar.

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MUSICGail JohnsonOctober 6, 2020ukelele, Hawaiian music
VIFF review: Another Round takes a cuttingly funny look at boozing
VIFF review: Another Round takes a cuttingly funny look at boozing

Watch an elaborate drinking experiment go blotto

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SCREENJanet SmithOctober 6, 2020VIFF
The Vancouver International Wine Festival cancels 2021 event
The Vancouver International Wine Festival cancels 2021 event

The final edition of Wine Wednesdays with Bard on the Beach happens October 7.

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CULINARY, NEWSGail JohnsonOctober 6, 2020CULINARY, wine, vancouver international wine festival, Bard on the Beach, BC wine
What’s Stirring: Whistler Wine Walk captures the resort's creative side, to October 30
What’s Stirring: Whistler Wine Walk captures the resort's creative side, to October 30

The art crawl to top galleries comes complete with canapés and B.C. wine.

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WHAT'S STIRRING, CULTURAL TOURISM, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonOctober 6, 2020CULINARY, art gallery, art & design, Whistler\, Audain Art Museum, Audain Museum
Some Assembly Theatre Company announces UPROOTED virtual Q&A
Some Assembly Theatre Company announces UPROOTED virtual Q&A

The October 17 event is a chance to talk to the team behind the new digital play about youth and climate change.

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THEATREStir VancouverOctober 5, 2020Partner Content
Vetta Chamber Music keeps community connected with its virtual season-opener
Vetta Chamber Music keeps community connected with its virtual season-opener

The concert was recorded live in a grand space, but artistic director Joan Blackman says the group’s intimate performance style hasn’t changed,

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MUSICGail JohnsonOctober 5, 2020Vetta Chamber Music, Joan Blackman, chamber music, Jane Hayes, classical music
Music on Main rekindles concert magic with "As Dreams Are Made", October  6 to 11 at Vancity Culture Lab
Music on Main rekindles concert magic with "As Dreams Are Made", October 6 to 11 at Vancity Culture Lab

Watch the trailer for the show that redefines the connection between audience member and musician.

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MUSICStir VancouverOctober 5, 2020Partner Content, Music on Main
Vancouver Mural Festival head David Vertesi to step down at end of 2020
Vancouver Mural Festival head David Vertesi to step down at end of 2020

Andrea Curtis will become interim head of a group that went into overdrive during COVID.

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NEWSJanet SmithOctober 5, 2020Vancouver Mural Festival
Dancer Shay Kuebler's muscle-flexing satire Feasting on Famine streams October 8, 7 pm
Dancer Shay Kuebler's muscle-flexing satire Feasting on Famine streams October 8, 7 pm

Yes, you can laugh a lot during an evening of contemporary dance

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DANCE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithOctober 5, 2020Dance Centre, Contemporary Dance, Shay Kuebler, NAC
Culture meets science at VAG's Art and Climate Crisis talk, October 8
Culture meets science at VAG's Art and Climate Crisis talk, October 8

Art Connects discussion inspired by public artwork All That Melts

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ART & DESIGN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithOctober 4, 2020
Stir Q&A: The man behind the masked avenger in the new Corona Tango video
Stir Q&A: The man behind the masked avenger in the new Corona Tango video

On Youtube, Vancouver “creative types” spread the message of mask-wearing—and laughing

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CULTURE, COMEDYJanet SmithOctober 4, 2020covid-19, masks, Youtube, Homepage feature
Chef Tushar Tondvalkar broadens Vancouver’s understanding of Indian cuisine
Chef Tushar Tondvalkar broadens Vancouver’s understanding of Indian cuisine

With the Indian Pantry, the Mumbai native introduces people to India’s vast range of flavours, which vary from city to city.

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CULINARYGail JohnsonOctober 3, 2020CULINARY, indian food, indian cuisine, Indian Pantry, Tushar Tondvalkar, Homepage feature
Mimicry meets the classics in Charles Stuart Ross's One Man Pride and Prejudice at the Vancouver Fringe
Mimicry meets the classics in Charles Stuart Ross's One Man Pride and Prejudice at the Vancouver Fringe

The man best known for speeding through Star Wars stiffens his upper lip to tread more carefully

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THEATREJanet SmithOctober 2, 2020Vancouver Fringe Festival, Stage, Jane Austen
Theatre review: No Child... is a high-flying acting feat with a message about art that we need right now
Theatre review: No Child... is a high-flying acting feat with a message about art that we need right now

Meet a teacher and her entire unruly class in a one-person marathon that hits the right unsugary notes.

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THEATREJanet SmithOctober 2, 2020Arts Club, BIPOC
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