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Emily Carr University invites the public to virtual Visual Art Forum

Emily Carr University invites the public to virtual Visual Art Forum

The free online lecture series features a compelling lineup of speakers

ART & DESIGNStir VancouverJanuary 27, 2021Partner Content, ECUAD, visual art, art & design, Emily Carr

Deep themes simmer in Feast for the Eyes' food photography

Deep themes simmer in Feast for the Eyes' food photography

The Polygon exhibition features some of the art world’s biggest names capturing one of photography’s oldest subjects

CULINARY, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonJanuary 27, 2021CULINARY, Homepage feature, art and design, art & design, culinary, food, photography, the Polygon

Vancouver filmmaker's Martha marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day with ode to his Auschwitz-survivor grandmother

Vancouver filmmaker's Martha marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day with ode to his Auschwitz-survivor grandmother

Daniel Schubert invites the feisty 90-year-old to share painful memories

SCREEN, NEWSJanet SmithJanuary 27, 2021NFB, Holocaust

Pioneering postcolonial Senegalese film Mandabi streams via The Cinematheque to January 28

Pioneering postcolonial Senegalese film Mandabi streams via The Cinematheque to January 28

The 1968 movie, the first shot in the Wolof language, sees a 4K restoration

WHAT'S STIRRING, SCREENJanet SmithJanuary 27, 2021The Cinematheque

Stir Q&A: Melanie Mark on storytelling, theatres, and helping B.C.’s arts and culture community get through the pandemic

Stir Q&A: Melanie Mark on storytelling, theatres, and helping B.C.’s arts and culture community get through the pandemic

The Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport takes on a portfolio in crisis

NEWSGail JohnsonJanuary 27, 2021News, Stir Q&A

PuSh projects feature dance, theatre, music, walks, and forest

PuSh projects feature dance, theatre, music, walks, and forest

The 2021 festival takes audiences on virtual and real-life journeys

FESTSStir VancouverJanuary 26, 2021Partner Content, Festivals, Fests, PuSh Festival

Crystal Pite kicks off new Digidance series, as DanceHouse joins national forces for online programming

Crystal Pite kicks off new Digidance series, as DanceHouse joins national forces for online programming

Body and Soul, staged in Paris, is the start of a streaming direction that may stay for the longterm

DANCE, NEWSJanet SmithJanuary 26, 2021DANCEHOUSE, Crystal Pite, livestream

Kriss Munsya's Eraser explores race and identity, at Pendulum Gallery to February 26

Kriss Munsya's Eraser explores race and identity, at Pendulum Gallery to February 26

Photographs with bold colours, patterned props speak to a Black man’s experience, identity

ART & DESIGN, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonJanuary 25, 2021art and design, art & design, what's stirring, photography, Pendulum Gallery, Kriss Munsya

Theatre artist Carmen Aguirre releases video indictment of cancel culture in stage community

Theatre artist Carmen Aguirre releases video indictment of cancel culture in stage community

She calls for discourse instead of “purge” in talk originally scheduled for PuSh Rally

NEWS, THEATREJanet SmithJanuary 25, 2021cancel culture, Carmen Aguirre

Culture tripping through food: Bookings open for Dine Out Vancouver Festival

Culture tripping through food: Bookings open for Dine Out Vancouver Festival

Without travel on the books, multicultural-dining experiences can help fill the pandemic void

CULINARY, FESTSGail JohnsonJanuary 25, 2021CULINARY, Festivals, Dine Out Vancouver Festival, Dine Out

Amir Amiri brings a global spirit to the sounds of his Persian forebears

Amir Amiri brings a global spirit to the sounds of his Persian forebears

Santur virtuoso says his ensemble’s chemistry goes beyond its beautiful instruments

MUSICJanet SmithJanuary 25, 2021Chan Centre, Amir Amiri, Homepage feature, livestream

Stir Q&A: the Rickshaw Theatre's Mo Tarmohamed on live music, livestreams, being an introvert, and sweatpants

Stir Q&A: the Rickshaw Theatre's Mo Tarmohamed on live music, livestreams, being an introvert, and sweatpants

The force behind the beloved cinema-turned-live-music venue has pivoted in several creative ways

MUSICGail JohnsonJanuary 25, 2021music, Rickshaw Theatre, Mo Tarmohamed, COVID-19, Homepage feature

City hall opens door to new work-only artist studios in first step to addressing shortage

City hall opens door to new work-only artist studios in first step to addressing shortage

Restrictions on new spaces in industrial lands are now lifting, but affordability issues remain

NEWSJanet SmithJanuary 25, 2021Eastside Culture Crawl, Artist Studios

Junie Désil reads at Talonbooks' virtual launch, January 28

Junie Désil reads at Talonbooks' virtual launch, January 28

Cecily Nicholson hosts online event, which also features authors Taryn Hubbard, Colin Browne, Fred Mah

BOOKS, READ, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonJanuary 24, 2021Read, Books, BC books, what's stirring

Stirred, Not Shaken: 4 reasons we love West Wings cocktail at Hy’s Steakhouse

Stirred, Not Shaken: 4 reasons we love West Wings cocktail at Hy’s Steakhouse

Vancouver, Naramata, and Vernon all show up up this divine drink

DRINK, CULINARYGail JohnsonJanuary 24, 2021culinary, drink, cocktails

Theatre review: The Cave serves up a strange, dark carnival of animal songs

Theatre review: The Cave serves up a strange, dark carnival of animal songs

Messages on climate crisis delivered in an unexpected, creatively charged cabaret

THEATREJanet SmithJanuary 23, 2021The Cultch

Stir Q&A: Tiko Kerr on the artistic process behind PLEXUS

Stir Q&A: Tiko Kerr on the artistic process behind PLEXUS

The renowned artist shares insight into his current exhibition at Mónica Reyes Gallery

ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonJanuary 23, 2021art and design, art & design, Tiko Kerr, Monica Reyes Gallery, COVID-19, Homepage feature

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 things you need to know about Shay Kuebler and Danny Neilsen's rhythm-rocking Figure Eights

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 things you need to know about Shay Kuebler and Danny Neilsen's rhythm-rocking Figure Eights

Drum battles, tap tours, and Telemetry: the route to the latest Radical System Art show

DANCEJanet SmithJanuary 23, 2021livestream, DANCE CENTRE, Radical System Art, The Dance Centre

Whose Chinatown? creates an art history with a spirit of activism and advocacy

Whose Chinatown? creates an art history with a spirit of activism and advocacy

Guest curator Karen Tam develops ambitious exhibition on Chinatowns’ pasts and futures for Griffin Art Projects

ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonJanuary 22, 2021art and design, art & design, Griffin Art Projects, Karen Tam, Chinatown

Film review: Judy Versus Capitalism pays experimental ode to feminist icon Judy Rebick

Film review: Judy Versus Capitalism pays experimental ode to feminist icon Judy Rebick

Dreamlike visuals offset activist’s recollections

SCREENJanet SmithJanuary 22, 2021The Cinematheque, Judy Rebick, experimental film