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NFB pulls Inconvenient Indian from distribution, including Sundance Film Festival

NFB pulls Inconvenient Indian from distribution, including Sundance Film Festival

Controversy has erupted over the heritage of its director, Michelle Latimer

SCREEN, NEWSJanet SmithDecember 22, 2020NFB, Inconvenient Indian

Wong Kar-Wai releases an extended director's cut of his dazzling The Hand, to January 27

Wong Kar-Wai releases an extended director's cut of his dazzling The Hand, to January 27

Cheongsams have never looked so gorgeous as they do in this story of a tailor and a courtesan

SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithDecember 22, 2020The Cinematheque, Wong Kar-wai

Indigenous chefs extend national Indigenous Feast Boxes campaign to nourish people in need

Indigenous chefs extend national Indigenous Feast Boxes campaign to nourish people in need

Indigenous Culinary of Associated Nations takes its fundraising effort into the New Year

CULINARYGail JohnsonDecember 22, 2020CULINARY, Indigenous cuisine, Indigenous food, Indigenous chefs, Salmon n' Bannock, Mr. Bannock, Homepage feature

Everything but the bird: 3 alternatives to turkey leftovers this weekend

Everything but the bird: 3 alternatives to turkey leftovers this weekend

Bacchus, the Red Wagon, and Brass Fish are options for those who are stuffed with stuffing

CULINARYGail JohnsonDecember 22, 2020CULINARY, AnnaLena, Bacchus, Brass Fish

An Italian Baroque Festive Celebration with Krisztina Szabó, December 23

An Italian Baroque Festive Celebration with Krisztina Szabó, December 23

The mezzo-soprano performs with Pacific Baroque Orchestra in an Early Music Vancouver presentation

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonDecember 21, 2020what's stirring, music, Pacific Baroque Orchestra, early music vancouver

In Polygon Gallery's Miradas Alternas, five Mexican artists find new ways to look at absence, loss, and femicide

In Polygon Gallery's Miradas Alternas, five Mexican artists find new ways to look at absence, loss, and femicide

Photo and video artists turn lens on derelict roadstops, empty nighttime streets, and more to tell a story of violence

ART & DESIGNJanet SmithDecember 21, 2020The Polygon, Homepage feature

Melanin Rising Apparel builds community by celebrating Black creatives

Melanin Rising Apparel builds community by celebrating Black creatives

Naomi Gracechild’s accidental venture uses art as a force for social change

ART & DESIGN, FASHIONGail JohnsonDecember 21, 2020Naomi Gracechild, Black artists, art and design, fashion

Krystle Dos Santos and Michael Scholar Jr. sing streamed Solstice Greetings via Firehall Arts Centre

Krystle Dos Santos and Michael Scholar Jr. sing streamed Solstice Greetings via Firehall Arts Centre

The concert is available for a week, but fans have to buy tickets by 3 pm December 21

THEATREJanet SmithDecember 21, 2020Firehall Arts Centre, FIREHALL, livestream

Boba Run introduces Korean-inspired bubble tea to Vancouver

Boba Run introduces Korean-inspired bubble tea to Vancouver

The new downtown shop also features a wild variety of matcha drinks

CULINARYGail JohnsonDecember 21, 2020CULINARY, boba, bubble tea, Boba Run

Seoul food and fried chicken: the Frying Pan brings Nashville-meets-Korean street food to Vancouver’s restaurant scene

Seoul food and fried chicken: the Frying Pan brings Nashville-meets-Korean street food to Vancouver’s restaurant scene

Inspired by Roy Choi, food-truck founders Jacob and Sunny Jung open new eatery in Gastown

CULINARYGail JohnsonDecember 20, 2020CULINARY, street food, food trucks, Korean food, the Frying Pan

Theatre review: Panto Come Home! is a welcome gift of livestreamed silliness to superfans

Theatre review: Panto Come Home! is a welcome gift of livestreamed silliness to superfans

A new Phanto of the Panto provides an excuse to revisit show’s whacked-out hits

THEATREJanet SmithDecember 19, 2020The Cultch, Theatre Replacement, Homepage feature

Home for the holidays: 4 feasts with Asian flavours

Home for the holidays: 4 feasts with Asian flavours

Vancouver chefs serve up everything from siu mai to soft-shelled crab in festive take-home meals

CULINARYGail JohnsonDecember 19, 2020CULINARY, Potluck Hawker Eatery, Heritage Asian Eatery, Street Auntie Aperitivo House, Regal Mansion Chinese Seafood Restaurant

Another Round, The Commune, and Force Majeure: 3 Scandinavian films that muse on midlife to stream now

Another Round, The Commune, and Force Majeure: 3 Scandinavian films that muse on midlife to stream now

Marital breakdowns and modern masculinity all get a hard look

SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithDecember 18, 2020VIFF

Winter Solstice Lantern Festival lights up the night virtually, December 21 at 6 pm

Winter Solstice Lantern Festival lights up the night virtually, December 21 at 6 pm

Secret Lantern Society’s labyrinth, dance party, live music, and more beam to you via Zoom

WHAT'S STIRRING, FESTSJanet SmithDecember 18, 2020Secret Lantern Society, Winter Solstice, livestream

From medieval texts to the Pogues, musica intima puts new spin on holiday choral songs

From medieval texts to the Pogues, musica intima puts new spin on holiday choral songs

The self-directed choir covers a lot of ground in a pair of virtual holiday concerts

MUSICGail JohnsonDecember 18, 2020music, musica intima, concerts, virtual concerts, choir

Sound of the City: Desirée Dawson

Sound of the City: Desirée Dawson

The singer-songwriter makes music for healing

SOUND OF THE CITY, MUSICStir VancouverDecember 18, 2020Sound of the City, Desiree Dawson, music

The Polygon Gallery opens three winter exhibitions on view throughout the holidays

The Polygon Gallery opens three winter exhibitions on view throughout the holidays

ART & DESIGNStir VancouverDecember 17, 2020Partner Content, POLYGON GALLERY, The Polygon

Stir Wine Pairing: A Kino Christmas comedy show calls for BC Pinot Noir and Café Medina to-go

Stir Wine Pairing: A Kino Christmas comedy show calls for BC Pinot Noir and Café Medina to-go

Vancouver comedians are holding a jolly virtual fundraiser for Kino Café. Here’s what you need to make a night of it

CULINARY, WINE, COMEDYGail JohnsonDecember 17, 2020CULINARY, wine, BC wine, BC wineries, Township 7, Kino Cafe, Erica Sigurdson, Cafe Medina, Stir Pairing

David Briker talks about 5 new paintings of 6 artists' things, in Objets de peu d’importance

David Briker talks about 5 new paintings of 6 artists' things, in Objets de peu d’importance

Paul Wong’s Pocky, Zak David’s pliers, and Charlene Vickers’ sneaker: random stuff inspires 11 Gallery show

ART & DESIGNStir VancouverDecember 16, 2020Homepage feature

Christopher Gaze joins A VSO Christmas Story in free streamed concert December 19 at 2 pm

Christopher Gaze joins A VSO Christmas Story in free streamed concert December 19 at 2 pm

Cozy up to a warm fire with the Bard on the Beach icon

MUSICJanet SmithDecember 16, 2020VSO, Christopher Gaze