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At VanPodFest, Brainwashed digs into Canada's part in barbaric mind-control experiments

At VanPodFest, Brainwashed digs into Canada's part in barbaric mind-control experiments

In-depth reporting is just one draw in this year’s diverse audio array

PODCASTSStir VancouverNovember 13, 2020VanPodFest

Genre-bending performer Ben Caplan brings klezmer-influenced folk music to the virtual Chutzpah! stage

Genre-bending performer Ben Caplan brings klezmer-influenced folk music to the virtual Chutzpah! stage

The booming baritone will perform songs off of the concept album Old Stock

FESTS, MUSICGail JohnsonNovember 13, 2020Festivals, fests, Ben Caplan, klezmer, Chutzpah Festival

Growing up and coming of age, in small-town Germany, Slovenia, and Sweden at the European Union Film Festival

Growing up and coming of age, in small-town Germany, Slovenia, and Sweden at the European Union Film Festival

Movies journey through childhood experiences both sweet and painful

SCREENJanet SmithNovember 13, 2020The Cinematheque

Wining online: Okanagan Crush Pad launches new video guides to go with virtual tasting packs

Wining online: Okanagan Crush Pad launches new video guides to go with virtual tasting packs

Online sessions with expert DJ Kearney are one way to have a pro wine tasting at home

CULINARY, WINEGail JohnsonNovember 13, 2020CULINARY, wine, BC wine, BC wineries, wine tasting, Okanagan, Okanagan winery, DJ Kearney

Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival presents Environmental Show in partnership with the David Suzuki Foundation

Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival presents Environmental Show in partnership with the David Suzuki Foundation

VIMFF’’s Fall Series, November 20 to 29, showcases powerful human stories and urgent environmental efforts around the globe

FESTS, SCREENStir VancouverNovember 13, 2020Partner Content, VIMFF, Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival, Film, Film Festival, David Suzuki Foundation

Yasma specializes in the flavours of Syria and Lebanon

Yasma specializes in the flavours of Syria and Lebanon

The new Kitsilano pop-up serves traditional Levantine dishes for takeout

CULINARYGail JohnsonNovember 12, 2020CULINARY, Syrian food, Lebanese food, Vancouver restaurants

Dancers of Damelahamid’s Margaret Grenier wins national Walter Carsen Prize

Dancers of Damelahamid’s Margaret Grenier wins national Walter Carsen Prize

The artist, who also helms the Coastal Dance Festival, receives $50,000 with the award

DANCE, NEWSJanet SmithNovember 12, 2020Indigenous dance, Margaret Grenier, Dancers of Damelahamid, Walter Carsen Prize, Canada Council for the Arts

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

BOOKS, NEWSGail JohnsonNovember 9, 2020BOOKS, news, Scotiabank Giller Prize, fiction