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A Seat at the Table looks at Chinese immigration—and B.C.’s discriminatory past—through food and restaurant culture
A Seat at the Table looks at Chinese immigration—and B.C.’s discriminatory past—through food and restaurant culture

The new exhibition at Museum of Vancouver in partnership with UBC explores how Chinese Canadians challenged systemic racism

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CULINARY, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonNovember 12, 2020CULINARY, Art and Design, MOV, Museum of Vancouver, UBC, Chinese culture, Chinatown
Upintheair Theatre's The Array performances muse on the theme of First Contact, December 3 to 5
Upintheair Theatre's The Array performances muse on the theme of First Contact, December 3 to 5

Four companies taken on alien encounters and more as the annual series goes digital

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THEATREStir VancouverNovember 12, 2020Partner Content, Upintheair Theatre
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 facts about V’ni Dansi's Louis Riel Day Celebration to get you jigging
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 facts about V’ni Dansi's Louis Riel Day Celebration to get you jigging

A dance form that doubles as a cardio workout, the meaning of the Vancouver troupe’s name, and more

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DANCEStir VancouverNovember 12, 2020Louis RIel, livestream
Pandemic-themed poem wins 2020 CBC Poetry Prize
Pandemic-themed poem wins 2020 CBC Poetry Prize

Tickling the Scar evokes the strangeness of the COVID-19 era in Montreal

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BOOKS, NEWSGail JohnsonNovember 12, 2020poetry, books, CBC, Michael Hollett, news
Pathetic Fallacy mashes forms to question our role in climate change, November 25 to 29
Pathetic Fallacy mashes forms to question our role in climate change, November 25 to 29

Weather forecast meets live performance in Rumble Theatre presentation of Chop Theatre work

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THEATREStir VancouverNovember 11, 2020Partner Content, Rumble Theatre
Stir Q&A: Global Soundscapes' Marina Hasselberg and Lan Tung meld East and West through music
Stir Q&A: Global Soundscapes' Marina Hasselberg and Lan Tung meld East and West through music

The erhu meets the cello in work that draws on tradition but explores new sonic territory as well

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MUSICJanet SmithNovember 11, 2020VICO, Global Soundscapes, World Music
Film review: Mixed↑ turns the search for identity into a provocative and artful experiment
Film review: Mixed↑ turns the search for identity into a provocative and artful experiment

The personal, the performative, and the historical make for a fittingly uncategorizable mix

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SCREENJanet SmithNovember 10, 2020LGBTQ, BIPOC
Vancouver International Dance Festival puts out open call for 2021 livestream event
Vancouver International Dance Festival puts out open call for 2021 livestream event

Artists of 10 full-length works to receive residencies, camera crew, and more

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DANCEStir VancouverNovember 10, 2020Partner Content, VIDF
Arts groups give health and safety top billing in light of new PHO restrictions
Arts groups give health and safety top billing in light of new PHO restrictions

The shows will go on—safely, some in new ways, in response to Dr. Bonnie Henry’s newest directions

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NEWSGail JohnsonNovember 10, 2020News, COVD, covid-19, livestream
European Union Film Festival lets you travel to 27 countries from the safety of your couch, November 13 to 29
European Union Film Festival lets you travel to 27 countries from the safety of your couch, November 13 to 29

The Cinematheque’s online 2020 fest launches with German box-office hit All About Me

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SCREENStir VancouverNovember 10, 2020Partner Content, The Cinematheque
For Diwali, the Indian Pantry offers Maharashtrian feasts
For Diwali, the Indian Pantry offers Maharashtrian feasts

The vegan or non-vegetarian tasting menus are for two to celebrate the Festival of Lights

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CULINARYGail JohnsonNovember 10, 2020CULINARY, Diwali, Festival of Lights, Diwali Fest, Indian Pantry, Indian cuisine, Indian food, Tushar Tondvalkar
Do you want what i have got? a craigslist cantata's ode to the search for online connection just got even more relevant
Do you want what i have got? a craigslist cantata's ode to the search for online connection just got even more relevant

The cast pivots to perform the hit musical revue from separate spaces in the Cultch

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THEATREJanet SmithNovember 10, 2020The Cultch, Homepage feature
Toronto’s Souvankham Thammavongsa takes home Scotiabank Giller Prize 2020
Toronto’s Souvankham Thammavongsa takes home Scotiabank Giller Prize 2020

The author of How to Pronounce Knife wins the largest prize in Canadian fiction

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BOOKS, NEWSGail JohnsonNovember 9, 2020BOOKS, news, Scotiabank Giller Prize, fiction
The Sandbar celebrates 20 years with Y2K prices, to November 30
The Sandbar celebrates 20 years with Y2K prices, to November 30

Master sushi chef Tsutomu Hoshi has been at the Granville Island seafood restaurant since day one

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CULINARY, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonNovember 9, 2020CULINARY, what's stirring, sushi, Granville Island, Vancouver chefs
Multidisciplinary artist Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg keeps it real on her arts-focused podcast
Multidisciplinary artist Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg keeps it real on her arts-focused podcast

Talking Shit with Tara Cheyenne includes tips on how people can keep creating during COVID-19

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PODCASTSGail JohnsonNovember 9, 2020podcasts, Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg
Stir ’Splainer: 3 visual artists on works in the 2020 Eastside Culture Crawl
Stir ’Splainer: 3 visual artists on works in the 2020 Eastside Culture Crawl

Chrissy Cheung, Miriam Aroeste, and Alex Asai share stories behind some of their works on view at this year’s art event

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ART & DESIGN, FESTSStir VancouverNovember 9, 2020ECC, Eastside Culture Crawl
Dance Centre's 12 Minutes Max offers virtual studio showing, November 10 at 6 pm
Dance Centre's 12 Minutes Max offers virtual studio showing, November 10 at 6 pm

Informal event shows experimental work in progress alongside critical feedback

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DANCEJanet SmithNovember 9, 2020DANCE CENTRE
Music on Main presents virtual world premiere of  Vancouver composer Jeffrey Ryan’s Everything Already Lost
Music on Main presents virtual world premiere of Vancouver composer Jeffrey Ryan’s Everything Already Lost

Baritone Tyler Duncan and pianist Erika Switzer perform the new song cycle set to poetry by Jan Zwicky

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MUSICStir VancouverNovember 9, 2020Partner Content, Music on Main
Dance review: NDT2's strange and innovative Dare to Say moves playfully through our bizarre times
Dance review: NDT2's strange and innovative Dare to Say moves playfully through our bizarre times

The vivid gamut of relationships make DanceHouse’s livestream a must-see

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DANCEJanet SmithNovember 7, 2020DANCEHOUSE, Nederlands Dans Theater, NDT2
Indigenous chef joins Culinary Team BC, with hopes of elevating native ingredients of her homelands

Reba DeGuevara aims to deepen people's understanding of Indigenous history and culture through food

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CULINARYGail JohnsonNovember 7, 2020CULINARY, Culinary Team BC, BC chefs, Culinary Olympics, Indigenous food, Indigenous cuisine, Indigenous People, Indigenous culture
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