Articles — Stir

Makers of Indian sweets, Mithai & Co launches just in time for Diwali 2020

Makers of Indian sweets, Mithai & Co launches just in time for Diwali 2020

The Vancouver food company wants to elevate the profile—and popularity—of traditional treats like laddoo

CULINARYGail JohnsonNovember 3, 2020CULINARY, Homepage feature, Diwali, Coho Commissary, Mithai & Co, Indian food, Indian cuisine

Film review: controversial Antebellum brashly reflects America's divided times

Film review: controversial Antebellum brashly reflects America's divided times

Out on VOD, the racially charged revenge-horror alternately offends and provokes

SCREENJanet SmithNovember 3, 2020

William Greaves's 1972 documentary Nationtime gets the 4K restoration it deserves, to November 12

William Greaves's 1972 documentary Nationtime gets the 4K restoration it deserves, to November 12

The Cinematheque celebrates late African American director's work

SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithNovember 3, 2020

Hong Kong Professional Musicians of Canada share their passion for Chinese pop

Hong Kong Professional Musicians of Canada share their passion for Chinese pop

The group is taking the music online through jam sessions, songwriting workshops, and more

MUSICGail JohnsonNovember 3, 2020music, Cantopop, Hong Kong Professional Musicians of Canada

Senate of Canada honours Black artists with a new installation featuring the work of Vancouver's Chantal Gibson

Senate of Canada honours Black artists with a new installation featuring the work of Vancouver's Chantal Gibson

The local educator challenges systemic racism through her art

NEWS, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonNovember 2, 2020News, art & design, Chantal Gibson, Black artists, Black Lives Matter, Homepage feature

Global Soundscapes Festival streams the world to your livingroom, November 5 to 26

Global Soundscapes Festival streams the world to your livingroom, November 5 to 26

Erhus meet cellos, santurs meet ouds

WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSICJanet SmithNovember 2, 2020livestream

Eastside Culture Crawl takes a hybrid approach to 2020, with virtual, in-person, and other ways to engage with art and artists

Eastside Culture Crawl takes a hybrid approach to 2020, with virtual, in-person, and other ways to engage with art and artists

The fest has adapted to the times with myriad ways to connect with local creatives and discover their work

ART & DESIGN, FESTSStir VancouverNovember 2, 2020Partner Content, Eastside Culture Crawl

Film reviews: Beyond Moving's bittersweet ballet story and street kids in Durban, at South African Film Festival

Film reviews: Beyond Moving's bittersweet ballet story and street kids in Durban, at South African Film Festival

Documentary with Canadian ties is a must for dance fans

SCREEN, DANCEJanet SmithNovember 1, 2020VSAFF, South Africa

HireBIPOC grows, with more Vancouver groups joining effort to boost representation in front of and behind the camera

HireBIPOC grows, with more Vancouver groups joining effort to boost representation in front of and behind the camera

Creative BC, Vancouver Asian Film Festival, and Women in Film and Television Vancouver sign on

SCREEN, NEWSGail JohnsonNovember 1, 2020Screen, News, BIPOC, HireBIPOC, Creative BC, Vancouver Asian Film Festival, VAFF, WITF

Le Tigre food truck rolls again, hawking Taiwanese and Korean street food

Le Tigre food truck rolls again, hawking Taiwanese and Korean street food

For chef Steve Kuan, the menu’s bao buns are a taste of home

CULINARYGail JohnsonNovember 1, 2020CULINARY, food trucks, Le Tigre, Torafuku, Steve Kuan, Vancouver chefs, Homepage feature

South Korean scares as Vancouver Asian Film Festival opens Halloween night with The Closet

South Korean scares as Vancouver Asian Film Festival opens Halloween night with The Closet

Here’s the latest contender from a country whose horror movies kick ass

SCREENJanet SmithOctober 30, 2020Streaming

Theatre review: Buffoon teeters between slapstick and tragedy in an unabashedly offbeat portrait

Theatre review: Buffoon teeters between slapstick and tragedy in an unabashedly offbeat portrait

Wildly physical storytelling pushes performer to extremes

THEATREJanet SmithOctober 30, 2020

Indigenous artists and knowledge keepers share untold stories of Vancouver’s Eastside in In the Beginning

Indigenous artists and knowledge keepers share untold stories of Vancouver’s Eastside in In the Beginning

The cultural-sharing events will fill in blanks in the area’s recorded past

FESTSGail JohnsonOctober 30, 2020Festivals, fests, Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival, Firehall Arts Centre, Indigenous People, Indigenous

SNFU singer Chi Pig memorialized in new mural on Cambie Hotel

SNFU singer Chi Pig memorialized in new mural on Cambie Hotel

The punk legend will live on in a portrait by artistic duo Lacey & Layla

NEWSJanet SmithOctober 30, 2020SNFU, Chi Pig

Irreparable Harm? helps kick off Vancouver Fringe's third mini fest, to November 7

Irreparable Harm? helps kick off Vancouver Fringe's third mini fest, to November 7

Timely play is based on real court transcripts from the Trans Mountain pipeline protest

WHAT'S STIRRING, THEATREJanet SmithOctober 29, 2020

Cornucopia Whistler returns with intimate winery dinners and drink seminars, November 6 to 29

Cornucopia Whistler returns with intimate winery dinners and drink seminars, November 6 to 29

You can stimulate your brain while you safely sip and savour

CULINARY, WHAT'S STIRRING, WINEGail JohnsonOctober 29, 2020CULINARY, wine, BC wine, BC wineries, Whistler, Cornucopia Whistler, Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre

Vancouver theatremakers win 2020-21 Dan Fund Commissions from Toronto's The Musical Stage Company

Vancouver theatremakers win 2020-21 Dan Fund Commissions from Toronto's The Musical Stage Company

New musicals in the works by Amiel Gladstone and Veda Hille, as well as by the creative team of Niall McNeil, Anton Lipovetsky, and Lucy McNulty

NEWS, THEATREJanet SmithOctober 29, 2020

Eastside Culture Crawl marches forward for 2020, fuelled by hope

Eastside Culture Crawl marches forward for 2020, fuelled by hope

The annual art walk has been entirely reconfigured for the pandemic era, but its celebratory spirit is unchanged

ART & DESIGN, FESTSGail JohnsonOctober 29, 2020Eastside Culture Crawl, ECC, visual art, art & design, Homepage feature

Bright BC artists and designers honoured with Carter Wosk Award

Bright BC artists and designers honoured with Carter Wosk Award

Costume designer Nancy Bryant recognized for her outstanding skill and dedicated career

NEWS, THEATRE, DANCEGail JohnsonOctober 28, 2020Carter Wosk Awards, applied art and design, Nancy Bryant, costumes, Crystal Pite

Ballet BC returns to the stage in a collaboration with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra at the Polygon Gallery

Ballet BC returns to the stage in a collaboration with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra at the Polygon Gallery

Re-space marks a pandemic-safe return to live performance

DANCE, NEWSGail JohnsonOctober 28, 2020Ballet BC, dance, ballet, the Polygon, VSO