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BC government announces new grant program for individual professional artists
BC government announces new grant program for individual professional artists

Totalling $500,000, the program allows people to apply for grants for up to $12,000

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NEWSGail JohnsonJanuary 12, 2021news, News, art & design, COVID-19, funding
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 things you should know about A Brimful of Asha's storied history
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 things you should know about A Brimful of Asha's storied history

Ravi Jain’s hit show streams online via Surrey Civic Theatres January 15 to 31

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THEATREStir VancouverJanuary 12, 2021Surrey Civic Theatres, Brimful of Asha, Soulpepper Theatre, livestream
VIDF welcomes aerial and dance artist Gabrielle Martin as new festival manager
VIDF welcomes aerial and dance artist Gabrielle Martin as new festival manager

Having travelled the globe with Cavalia and Cirque du Soleil, the performer returns home

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DANCEStir VancouverJanuary 12, 2021Partner Content, VIDF
Vietnam meets Vancouver at B House restaurant on Commercial Drive
Vietnam meets Vancouver at B House restaurant on Commercial Drive

The fusion menu travels from Ho Chi Minh City street food to BC brunch classics

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CULINARYGail JohnsonJanuary 12, 2021CULINARY, B House, Vancouver restaurants, Vietnamese food
The 36th annual JCC Jewish Book Festival announces 2021 lineup
The 36th annual JCC Jewish Book Festival announces 2021 lineup

Local writers join authors from across Canada, the US, Israel, Great Britain, and Chile for dynamic literary fest

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READStir VancouverJanuary 11, 2021Partner Content
Alain Grégoire steps in as interim artistic and managing director at Théâtre la Seizième
Alain Grégoire steps in as interim artistic and managing director at Théâtre la Seizième

He spent 16 years as general manager at the youth-focused Maison Théâtre in Montreal

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NEWS, THEATREJanet SmithJanuary 11, 2021Theatre la Seizieme
 Early Music Vancouver head Suzie LeBlanc brings new outlook to centuries-old art form
Early Music Vancouver head Suzie LeBlanc brings new outlook to centuries-old art form

Soprano looks back at her New Brunswick roots and ahead to more female composers, outdoor concerts, and more

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MUSICJanet SmithJanuary 11, 2021Early Music Vancouver, Suzie LeBlanc
#WeSeeYou Day sheds light on life in remote Indigenous communities
#WeSeeYou Day sheds light on life in remote Indigenous communities

The inaugural January 11 event brings together artists, activists, and leaders to show Indigenous youth they’re not invisible

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NEWSGail JohnsonJanuary 11, 2021news, Indigenous, Ballantyne Project
Stir 'Splainer: 3 artists on works at Whistler Contemporary Gallery
Stir 'Splainer: 3 artists on works at Whistler Contemporary Gallery

The pandemic has led to increased demand out of the resort gallery

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ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonJanuary 10, 2021art and design, Whistler Contemporary Gallery, Whistler, visual art, Painting
With province-wide restrictions extended, BC arts leaders call for provincial task force on COVID-19 recovery
With province-wide restrictions extended, BC arts leaders call for provincial task force on COVID-19 recovery

Theatres and cinemas want to be treated like other businesses, not “events”

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NEWS, STAGEGail JohnsonJanuary 9, 2021News, Theatre, Stage, COVID-19, Firehall Arts Centre, Massey Theatre, Some Assembly Theatre', Miscellaneous Productions
Painter Laurie Papou joins Tuesday Night Talks with Audain Art Museum, January 12
ART & DESIGNJanet SmithJanuary 9, 2021Audain Art Museum
Geddy Lee, Itzhak Perlman, k.d. lang, and more pitch in for VSO virtual gala concert February 18
Geddy Lee, Itzhak Perlman, k.d. lang, and more pitch in for VSO virtual gala concert February 18

The Show Must Go On: Stories of Resilience gathers an all-star cast for music and stories

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NEWS, MUSICJanet SmithJanuary 9, 2021VSO, livestream
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 things you should know about Douglas Coupland's Slogans for the 21st Century project
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 things you should know about Douglas Coupland's Slogans for the 21st Century project

Five new billboards reach out in empathy in Kitsilano and along Arbutus Corridor

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ART & DESIGNStir VancouverJanuary 9, 2021Public Art, Douglas Coupland
Sound of the City: Dakota Bear
Sound of the City: Dakota Bear

The activist and hip-hop artist sounds off on travelling, Snotty Nose Rez Kids, and the one thing he would change about Vancouver

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SOUND OF THE CITY, MUSICStir VancouverJanuary 8, 2021Sound of the City
Italian Film Festival streams live-action Pinocchio, Ennio Morricone western, and more, January 8 to 21
Italian Film Festival streams live-action Pinocchio, Ennio Morricone western, and more, January 8 to 21

Standouts from Venice and Rome festivals stream starting today via VIFF Connect

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SCREENStir VancouverJanuary 8, 2021Partner Content, VIFF
Inclusivity on the menu at Tacofino’s Shift Change, January 12 and February 9
Inclusivity on the menu at Tacofino’s Shift Change, January 12 and February 9

The restaurant group’s upcoming Shift Change sessions focus on hiring for workers on the autism spectrum, visibility of LGBTQ2SIA+ in the kitchen

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CULINARY, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonJanuary 8, 2021CULINARY
Film reviews: Michelangelo and broken marriage at the Italian Film Festival
Film reviews: Michelangelo and broken marriage at the Italian Film Festival

Sin paints a vivid portrait of a tormented artist, while The Ties follows a deeply fractured family

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SCREENJanet SmithJanuary 7, 2021VIFF
Vancouver stage stars pitch in for Ruby Slippers Theatre's reading of Benevolence, January 8 at noon
Vancouver stage stars pitch in for Ruby Slippers Theatre's reading of Benevolence, January 8 at noon

Vancouver’s Leanne Brodie has created a new translation of the black comedy by Quebec’s Fanny Britt

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THEATREJanet SmithJanuary 6, 2021Ruby Slippers Theatre, livestream
Vancouver Short Film Festival unveils BC-centred online program, January 22 to 24
Vancouver Short Film Festival unveils BC-centred online program, January 22 to 24

The annual fest offers up 61 films across seven programs and an array of genres

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SCREENStir VancouverJanuary 6, 2021Partner Content, VSFF
A cake fit for a king or queen: Vancouver pastry chefs present galette des rois
A cake fit for a king or queen: Vancouver pastry chefs present galette des rois

The dessert has a long history in Epiphany celebrations

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CULINARYGail JohnsonJanuary 6, 2021CULINARY, pastry chef, Buttermere, L'Atelier Patisserie, Best Kind Bakeshop
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