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The queer, non-binary, multidisciplinary artist talks about organizing, the ward system, and life being beautiful and awful

SOUND OF THE CITY, MUSICStir VancouverJanuary 15, 2021Sound of the City, Homepage feature

PuSh International Performing Arts Festival cancels PuSh Rally; curators and producer step down

Statement reveals organizers feel programming was “hindering” attempts to resolve issues at organization

FESTS, NEWSJanet SmithJanuary 15, 2021

Théâtre la Seizième, PuSh plead with B.C. government to hold COVID-19 talks with arts sector upon being forced to cancel VIOLETTE

Local arts groups say virtual-reality show had ‘‘drastic” safety measures in place; question why malls, bars, other public places can operate but not theatres with strict pandemic procedures

NEWS, STAGE, THEATREGail JohnsonJanuary 14, 2021NEWS, Stage, Theatre, Theatre la Seizieme, PuSh Festival, COVID-19

Hānai Family Table honours the flavours—and history—of Hawai’i

The Vancouver food company imparts a sense of Aloha

Winter Jazz fest goes livestream from February 19 to 21

DJ Kookum, Sierra Baker, and Missy D kick off free programming

MUSIC, NEWSJanet SmithJanuary 14, 2021Coastal Jazz, Winter Jazz, livestream

Vancouver Mural Festival launches digitally charged Winter Arts February 12 to 28

Look for more than 20 augmented-reality artworks to pop up in the city’s core

ART & DESIGN, NEWSJanet SmithJanuary 14, 2021Vancouver Mural Festival, Homepage feature

Vancouver-based podcast Ad Creeps dissects classic TV commercials, with a trans twist

Courtney “Dee” Twentee and Al Ross take a fun deep dive into the gendered ads they grew up on

PODCASTSJanet SmithJanuary 14, 2021Trans, nonbinary

Graveyards and Gardens fuses movement and sound, January 28 and 29

Trailer just released for Vanessa Goodman and Caroline Shaw’s collaboration

FESTS, DANCE, MUSICStir VancouverJanuary 14, 2021Partner Content, Music on Main, PuSh Festival

Stir Pairing: Stride Burnaby Arts Festival calls for Dageraad beer and Cioffi’s antipasti

With so much community pride behind the cultural event, we’re sticking to the ’hood for our food and drink

CULINARY, DRINK, FESTSGail JohnsonJanuary 13, 2021CULINARY, Festivals, DRINK, art and design, Stir Pairing

Janna Watson's new paintings offer a much-needed burst of joy, at Bau-Xi Gallery to January 23

The Toronto artist’s gestural works bring an emotive, human quality to abstraction

WHAT'S STIRRING, ART & DESIGNJanet SmithJanuary 13, 2021Bau-Xi Gallery, Janna Watson

Imagine Van Gogh tickets to go on sale on January 15 at 9 am

Immersive exhibition featuring more than 200 of the Dutch artist’s paintings now opens March 19

ART & DESIGNStir VancouverJanuary 13, 2021Partner Content

Association of Book Publishers of BC releases the top 20 titles from 2020

The list features fiction and nonfiction from Bountiful to the Salish Sea

READGail JohnsonJanuary 12, 2021Read, Books, BC books

The cabaret meets the climate crisis in the Cultch's inventive The Cave, streaming January 22 to 24

Singing animals take refuge from a forest fire in multimedia show

THEATREStir VancouverJanuary 12, 2021Partner Content, The Cultch

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

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

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

THEATREStir VancouverJanuary 12, 2021Surrey Civic Theatres, Brimful of Asha, Soulpepper Theatre, livestream

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

DANCEStir VancouverJanuary 12, 2021Partner Content, VIDF

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

CULINARYGail JohnsonJanuary 12, 2021CULINARY, B House, Vancouver restaurants, Vietnamese food

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

READStir VancouverJanuary 11, 2021Partner Content

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

NEWS, THEATREJanet SmithJanuary 11, 2021Theatre la Seizieme

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

MUSICJanet SmithJanuary 11, 2021Early Music Vancouver, Suzie LeBlanc

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