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Salute to Vienna waltzes online, December 27 to January 3

Salute to Vienna waltzes online, December 27 to January 3

The glittering New Year’s tradition still enjoys massive popularity in the country where it started

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithDecember 27, 2020Salute to Vienna, New Years, livestream

Film review: George Clooney becomes an unlikely father figure in The Midnight Sky

Film review: George Clooney becomes an unlikely father figure in The Midnight Sky

The sci-fi tale offers up spectacle, but its best moments may be its smaller ones

SCREENJanet SmithDecember 26, 2020

Turning Point Ensemble to launch 1+1+1+… short-film series in New Year

Turning Point Ensemble to launch 1+1+1+… short-film series in New Year

What happens when you add one composer to one musician and one filmmaker, plus other artists?

MUSIC, NEWSJanet SmithDecember 24, 2020Turning Point Ensemble

Sophie Buddle, Graham Clark, Damonde Tschritter and more serve up virtual Boxing Day laughs

Sophie Buddle, Graham Clark, Damonde Tschritter and more serve up virtual Boxing Day laughs

Laugh Track Pop-Up Comedy Club offers a cure for post-Christmas blues

COMEDYJanet SmithDecember 24, 2020Laugh Track, Sophie Buddle, livestream

The Cultch Community launches along with three new subscription boxes

The Cultch Community launches along with three new subscription boxes

Winter programming includes the poignant climate-change musical The Cave

THEATREStir VancouverDecember 23, 2020Partner Content, The Cultch

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 things to know about the virtual-museum exhibit Shadows, Strings & Other Things

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 things to know about the virtual-museum exhibit Shadows, Strings & Other Things

Stuck at home for the holidays? Puppets from the far corners of the world await, via the Museum of Anthropology

ART & DESIGNStir VancouverDecember 23, 2020Museum of Anthropology, MOA, Homepage feature

Stir Wine Pairing: Here’s why you need Monte Creek Riesling with your cookies and carols

Stir Wine Pairing: Here’s why you need Monte Creek Riesling with your cookies and carols

We’re tuning into Vivaldi Chamber Choir’s virtual Home for Christmas concert, glass in hand

CULINARY, WINE, MUSICGail JohnsonDecember 23, 2020CULINARY, wine, BC wine, BC wineries, Monte Creek Winery, Kafka's Coffee, The Bench Bakehouse, Vivaldi Chamber Choir

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