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Theatre review: The Twelve Days of Christmas is a trite take on the holidays
Theatre review: The Twelve Days of Christmas is a trite take on the holidays

Actor Melissa Oei performs the one-hander’s role with heart

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THEATREGail JohnsonNovember 26, 2020theatre, Melissa Oei, theatre review
Film review: Zappa documentary captures the contradictory world of a weirdly lovable musician
Film review: Zappa documentary captures the contradictory world of a weirdly lovable musician

From a vexing personality to onstage bedlam, a complex portrait of Frank Zappa

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SCREENJanet SmithNovember 26, 2020Frank Zappa, Homepage feature
Sweet Thea Holiday Pop-Up hits Main Street, to December 27
Sweet Thea Holiday Pop-Up hits Main Street, to December 27

Makers from Vancouver and across western Canada have a home for their artisanal goods

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CULINARY, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonNovember 26, 2020CULINARY, Sweet Thea, Laurie Mercer, holiday market, what's stirring
Imagine Van Gogh comes to Vancouver in February 2021
Imagine Van Gogh comes to Vancouver in February 2021

The immersive exhibition features more than 200 of the Dutch master’s paintings

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ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonNovember 26, 2020Art and Design, Van Gogh
Elektra Women's Choir brings the songs of the season to your place
Elektra Women's Choir brings the songs of the season to your place

Facebook is the venue for this year’s holiday concert

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MUSICGail JohnsonNovember 25, 2020music, Elektra Women's Choir, choir
"The arts can’t reopen overnight": movie houses, theatres struggle to find a way forward amid closures
"The arts can’t reopen overnight": movie houses, theatres struggle to find a way forward amid closures

From the Rio Theatre to the Massey Theatre, bringing back shows won’t be like flipping a switch

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NEWSJanet SmithNovember 25, 2020movie theatres, COVID-19, Public Health Order, The Rio Theatre
Vancouver's TomoeArts joins Burnaby's Satsuki-kai to show diversity of Japanese dance
Vancouver's TomoeArts joins Burnaby's Satsuki-kai to show diversity of Japanese dance

Program shows the rich range, from rigorous classical to more popular and folk styles

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DANCEJanet SmithNovember 25, 2020Japanese classical dance, DANCECENTRE, Dance Centre, DANCE CENTRE
Stir Wine Pairing: Pink bubbles, the Arts Club’s Twelve Dates of Christmas, and punk pizza
Stir Wine Pairing: Pink bubbles, the Arts Club’s Twelve Dates of Christmas, and punk pizza

Blue Mountain Brut Rosé 2016 is just the thing to go with the local theatre’s livestream and an Anthem pie

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CULINARY, THEATRE, WINEGail JohnsonNovember 25, 2020CULINARY, wine, BC wine, BC wineries, sparkling wine, Arts Club Theatre, Arts Club, Anthem pizza, Chi Pig, Stir Pairing
Anthem Pizza thrashes onto Vancouver’s food scene with punk and purpose
Anthem Pizza thrashes onto Vancouver’s food scene with punk and purpose

The cloud kitchen gives back to the community with its hard-core pies

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CULINARYGail JohnsonNovember 25, 2020CULINARY, pizza, Chi Pig
Emily Carr University of Art + Design's popular Student Art Sale goes online December 1 to 7
Emily Carr University of Art + Design's popular Student Art Sale goes online December 1 to 7

Featuring one-of-a-kind works from photography to ceramics and cards, the event reaches across North America this year

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ART & DESIGNStir VancouverNovember 25, 2020Partner Content, Emily Carr, ECUAD
Speaking of Dance - Future Memory brings together a world of DanceHouse creators November 26 at 11 am
Speaking of Dance - Future Memory brings together a world of DanceHouse creators November 26 at 11 am

Jacob Boehme, Hervé Koubi among artists from as far away as Australia, Brazil, and France

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WHAT'S STIRRING, DANCEJanet SmithNovember 25, 2020DANCEHOUSE, Jacob Boehme, Henry Khoubi, Vanessa Goodman
How a stollen recipe once made for Swedish royalty became a local sensation and is now in the hands of a Newfoundland-born Vancouver pastry chef

The legendary Four Seasons stollen lives on at the new Best Kind Bakeshop and beyond

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CULINARYGail JohnsonNovember 24, 2020CULINARY, stollen, Four Seasons, Best Kind Bakeshop, Forage, Thomas Haas, Temper Chocolate and Pastry, Elmo Baking Co, Homepage feature
Ne. Sans opera and dance's Idan Cohen further finds his creative voice in Vancouver
Ne. Sans opera and dance's Idan Cohen further finds his creative voice in Vancouver

At the Chutzpah! Festival, his Hourglass brings together movement, visual storytelling, and the music of Philip Glass

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DANCE, FESTSJanet SmithNovember 24, 2020Chutzpah Festival, contemporary dance, Idan Cohen
The Holiday Shop pops up at the Polygon Gallery
The Holiday Shop pops up at the Polygon Gallery

The festive, curated shop features gifts by independent artists, plus a Little Mountain Shop pop-up

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ART & DESIGNStir VancouverNovember 24, 2020Partner Content, POLYGON GALLERY
BC health officials defend live-theatre bans till December 7, suggest movie theatres are not exempt
BC health officials defend live-theatre bans till December 7, suggest movie theatres are not exempt

Stage companies lobby to reopen citing safety of their operations

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NEWS, THEATREJanet SmithNovember 23, 2020
For sommelier Bryant Mao, pairings take on orchestral notes
For sommelier Bryant Mao, pairings take on orchestral notes

The wine director of Hawksworth Restaurant has music in mind when he pairs drinks with set menus

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CULINARYGail JohnsonNovember 23, 2020CULINARY, Hawksworth, Bryant Mao, wine, wine pairing, Stir Pairing
Vetta Chamber Music's Dream Piano Trios celebrate composers at the height of their powers
Vetta Chamber Music's Dream Piano Trios celebrate composers at the height of their powers

Online performance also pays tribute to late cellis Eugene Osadchy

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MUSICStir VancouverNovember 23, 2020Vetta Chamber Music
Realwheels Theatre playwright-in-residence Kirsten Kirsch debuts Gimpy: A New Musical in virtual reading, November 25 at 7 pm
Realwheels Theatre playwright-in-residence Kirsten Kirsch debuts Gimpy: A New Musical in virtual reading, November 25 at 7 pm

The show is about a woman who lives with a disability and dreams of being a Broadway star

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WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithNovember 23, 2020Realwheels Theatre, livestream
Alvin Sanders and Catherine Lough Haggquist win UBCP/ACTRA Awards for lifetime achievement
Alvin Sanders and Catherine Lough Haggquist win UBCP/ACTRA Awards for lifetime achievement

John Cassini, Carmen Moore, and Jenn MacLean-Angus among other local winners

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NEWS, SCREENJanet SmithNovember 23, 2020ACTRA, UBCP
Just like a prayer, Co.ERASGA’s Offering comes at a time when the arts has never needed it more
Just like a prayer, Co.ERASGA’s Offering comes at a time when the arts has never needed it more

Filipino-Canadian dancer-choreographer Alvin Erasga Tolentino’s collection of six solos marks his company’s 20th anniversary

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DANCEGail JohnsonNovember 23, 2020dance, Anvil Centre, Co.ERASGA
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