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Lucky foods are on the Chinese Lunar New Year menu at Western Lake
Lucky foods are on the Chinese Lunar New Year menu at Western Lake

Chef Kent M.K. Wong has created a celebratory meal rooted in Cantonese traditions

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CULINARYGail JohnsonFebruary 11, 2021culinary, Chinese New Year, Lunar New Year, Chinese food
Simone Blais throws a light on Black dance community in Dance Like Everybody's Watching
Simone Blais throws a light on Black dance community in Dance Like Everybody's Watching

Documentary tackles appropriation and racism, while celebrating movement

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SCREENJanet SmithFebruary 10, 2021VIFF, Black History Month, contemporary dance
Fractals dazzles at the COMMOTION, to February 27
Fractals dazzles at the COMMOTION, to February 27

We can’t take our eyes off David Miller’s computer-generated works now showing in a web-exclusive exhibition

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ART & DESIGN, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonFebruary 10, 2021art and design, the Commotion, art gallery, what's stirring
Acclaimed B.C. dance artist Joshua Beamish focuses on intimacy in Proximity
Acclaimed B.C. dance artist Joshua Beamish focuses on intimacy in Proximity

PuSh presents the choreographer-performer’s thrilling new collection of contemporary-dance works

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DANCE, FESTSStir VancouverFebruary 10, 2021Partner Content, PuSh Festival, Joshua Beamish, dance, Dance Centre
Film review: Wandering sheds light on Rohingya people living in the world's largest refugee camp
Film review: Wandering sheds light on Rohingya people living in the world's largest refugee camp

The Rendez-Vous French Film Festival documentary shows what life is like for more than 600,000 persecuted Muslims from Myanmar

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SCREENGail JohnsonFebruary 10, 2021screen', movies, Rendez-Vous French Film Festival, Rohingya, film
Vancouver director Paul Emile d’Entremont lifts the veil on homophobia in sports
Vancouver director Paul Emile d’Entremont lifts the veil on homophobia in sports

Documentary Standing on the Line/ Franchir la ligne looks at pressures of athletes coming out, at Rendez-Vous fest

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SCREENJanet SmithFebruary 10, 2021Rendez-Vous French Film Festival
Vancouver International Dance Festival unveils 18-show livestream program from March 4 to June 19
Vancouver International Dance Festival unveils 18-show livestream program from March 4 to June 19

Company 605, Lamondance, Ne.Sans Opera, and more broadcast live from KW Production Studio

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DANCE, NEWS, FESTSJanet SmithFebruary 10, 2021VIDF
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

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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

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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

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

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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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