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Film review: De Gaulle is a lavish history lesson that's more sentimental than stirring

Film review: De Gaulle is a lavish history lesson that's more sentimental than stirring

Story of French general has its pleasures, at the Rendez-Vous fest

SCREENJanet SmithFebruary 9, 2021Rendez-Vous French Film Festival

Cultchivating the Fringe winner Mx finds new life as a livestream production

Cultchivating the Fringe winner Mx finds new life as a livestream production

Lili Robinson’s form-pushing hit explores mixed-race identity as part of the Cultch’s Black History Month program

THEATREStir VancouverFebruary 9, 2021Partner Content, The Cultch

A decade after the Great East Japan Earthquake, MOA exhibition explores recovery, renewal

A decade after the Great East Japan Earthquake, MOA exhibition explores recovery, renewal

A Future for Memory stems from the triple disaster of March 2011

ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonFebruary 9, 2021art and design, MOA, Museum of Anthropology, Homepage feature

Krisztina Szabó sings Wagner for Valentine's at Vancouver Opera on February 13

The free show features the mezzo-soprano in two chamber works

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithFebruary 9, 2021Vancouver Opera, livestream

Stir Q&A: writer Renee Sarojini Saklikar on the Poetry Phone, Vancouver’s first free poetry hotline

Stir Q&A: writer Renee Sarojini Saklikar on the Poetry Phone, Vancouver’s first free poetry hotline

A prolific author, Surrey's inaugural Poet Laureate curates the new 1-833-POEMS-4-U

READGail JohnsonFebruary 9, 2021Read, Poetry, Renee Sarojini Saklikar, DVBIA, Surrey Art Gallery

Cabaret comedian Shirley Gnome releases new EP for LOL-funny pandemic relief

Cabaret comedian Shirley Gnome releases new EP for LOL-funny pandemic relief

No topic is taboo for the sex-positive songstress

COMEDYGail JohnsonFebruary 8, 2021Comedy Here Often?, comedy, 604 Records, Shirley Gnome

Valentine’s Day in Vancouver: 5 treats by local makers who think outside the box of chocolates

Valentine’s Day in Vancouver: 5 treats by local makers who think outside the box of chocolates

We get the story behind the eerie world of glacial forms and live plants.

CULINARY, COCKTAILSGail JohnsonFebruary 8, 2021culinary, cocktails, Valentine's Day

Artist Brendan Fernandes takes dance beyond performance in Inaction exhibition

Artist Brendan Fernandes takes dance beyond performance in Inaction exhibition

Film, livestreams, and architectural sculptures give multifaceted voice to identity and unrest at the RAG

DANCE, ART & DESIGNStir VancouverFebruary 8, 2021Richmond Art Gallery, RAG, BLM, BIPOC, Homepage feature

Vancouver composer Jeffrey Ryan becomes first Canadian to win American art-song award

Vancouver composer Jeffrey Ryan becomes first Canadian to win American art-song award

Tyler Duncan and Erika Switzer premiered the piece at Music on Main in November

NEWS, MUSICJanet SmithFebruary 8, 2021New Music, Music on Main, music on main

Capilano University Advanced Arts and Entertainment Management Certificate opens doors to cultural careers

One-year program, starting in May, spans study areas from marketing to touring

Stir VancouverFebruary 8, 2021Partner Content

Dear Dumpling offers stories, cooking tips for Lunar New Year, February 10

Dear Dumpling offers stories, cooking tips for Lunar New Year, February 10

The virtual VPL event features Happy Woman Kitchen and Dicky’s Dumps

WHAT'S STIRRING, CULINARYGail JohnsonFebruary 8, 2021what's stirring, culinary, Lunar New Year, Year of the Ox, Chinese food, dumplings

Local chefs dish up delicacies to celebrate Lunar New Year

Local chefs dish up delicacies to celebrate Lunar New Year

Ramen, Peking duck, dumplings, and more are on the menu in honour of the Year of the Ox

CULINARYStir VancouverFebruary 7, 2021CULINARY, Year of the Ox

Stir Q&A: Visual Artist Susan Point illuminates her family’s creations at the Lantern City

Stir Q&A: Visual Artist Susan Point illuminates her family’s creations at the Lantern City

The Musqueam icon talks about birds, fire, and family ties in the culture-crossing new year installation

ART & DESIGN, FESTSJanet SmithFebruary 7, 2021LunarFest, lunar new year, Homepage feature

Film review: Two of Us finds poetry and passion in old age

Film review: Two of Us finds poetry and passion in old age

The need for agency and honesty comes through in a French film that’s by turn moving and suspenseful

SCREENJanet SmithFebruary 6, 2021VIFF

Jason Priestley, Steven Page headline Black Hills winery’s virtual Valentine’s Soirée

Jason Priestley, Steven Page headline Black Hills winery’s virtual Valentine’s Soirée

The online food-and-wine event supports the BC Hospitality Foundation

WHAT'S STIRRING, CULINARY, WINEGail JohnsonFebruary 6, 2021What's Stirring, Black Hills Estate Winery, BC wine, BC wineries, Earls Restaurant, culinary, wine

Black female friendships take centre-stage in Vancouver performance of audio play by Aziza Barnes

Black female friendships take centre-stage in Vancouver performance of audio play by Aziza Barnes

The BLKS podcast is part of Us: A Black Peoples Month Festival

WHAT'S STIRRING, PODCASTS, FESTSGail JohnsonFebruary 6, 2021what's stirring, podcasts, fests, Us: A Black Peoples Month Festival, Ensemble Theatre Company

Film review: The Rose Family takes a fascinating look back at the FLQ crisis, at the Rendez-Vous festival

Film review: The Rose Family takes a fascinating look back at the FLQ crisis, at the Rendez-Vous festival

Ten years in the making, NFB documentary looks at one clan’s ties to the Pierre Laporte kidnapping

SCREENGail JohnsonFebruary 6, 2021Rendez-Vous French Film Festival

VIFF Connect launches Black History Month program, February 5 to March 4

VIFF Connect launches Black History Month program, February 5 to March 4

Mesmerizing portraits of a musician, an activist-poet, and a Kenyan politician

SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithFebruary 5, 2021what's stirring, Black History Month, BLM

Andrei Tarkovsky's ravishing Mirror gets the restoration cinephiles have been waiting for, February 5 to 18 at the Cinematheque

Andrei Tarkovsky's ravishing Mirror gets the restoration cinephiles have been waiting for, February 5 to 18 at the Cinematheque

A fresh new look at the Russian master’s dreamlike meditation on war, time, and memory

SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithFebruary 5, 2021Tarkovsky, The Cinematheque

Sound of the City: Prado

Sound of the City: Prado

The Vancouver-born singer-songwriter-multi-instrumentalist sounds off on Lil Uzi Vert, Gucci Mane, and Granville Island

SOUND OF THE CITY, MUSICStir VancouverFebruary 5, 2021Sound of the City, music