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Itzhak Perlman, k.d. lang, Geddy Lee, Steven Page, and more join VSO’s virtual gala, February 18

Some of the biggest names in music will appear in The Show Must Go On: Stories of Resilience

MUSICGail JohnsonFebruary 17, 2021VSO, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Otto Tausk, Music

Talking Stick Festival announces 2021 programming, celebrates 20th anniversary

Western Canada’s premier Indigenous performing-arts festival goes online

FESTSGail JohnsonFebruary 16, 2021Talking Stick Festival, Talking Stick

The Stellar Jays, or “four badass women”, gather to play tango, klezmer and jazz

Vetta Chamber Music presents an all-star ensemble in a contemporary exploration of eclectic works

MUSICStir VancouverFebruary 16, 2021Partner Content, Music, Vetta Chamber Music, Joan Blackman

Audain Art Museum’s TNT with Erin Shirreff, tonight

The B.C.-born artist’s practice strikes a balance between photography, sculpture, and video

ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonFebruary 16, 2021Audain Art Museum, art & design

A spirited craft: BC artisanal distilleries rack up national awards

Ampersand Distillery’s green-walnut Nocino! wins big at Canadian Artisan Spirit Competition

DRINK, CULINARYGail JohnsonFebruary 16, 2021VIFF

Fellini 100 series fetes the Italian maestro's centenary with new film restorations, at The Cinematheque

Extensive retrospective features masterpieces like La Strada alongside lesser known finds like Toby Dammit and Il Bidone, to March 11

SCREENStir VancouverFebruary 16, 2021Partner Content

Meet VPL's 2021 Indigenous storyteller in residence, Kung Jaadee, February 18

Born in Haida Gwaii, Kung Jaadee is a member of the X̱aayda (Haida), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) First Nations

READGail JohnsonFebruary 16, 2021Read, Storytelling, Vancouver Public Library, Indigenous People, VPL

Vancouver Black chefs offer Black History Month Specialty Box, to February 24

It features sweet and savoury goods by some of Vancouver’s Black-owned food businesses

From the Mexican state of Michoacán, Carnitas el Rolys specializes in savoury little meats

The pandemic presented an opportunity for Victor Vazquez and José Rodolfo, friends who were missing a taste of home

CULINARYJanet SmithFebruary 15, 2021CULINARY, Carnitas el Rolys, Mexican food, Mexican cuisine

Lili Robinson speaks to a world that’s awakening, as the play Mx moves to livestream

Talk show, clowning, folklore, and more mix in a show whose messages about race have become even more relevant

THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 15, 2021livestream, The Cultch, Lili Robinson, Black History Month

BC Alliance for Arts + Culture introduces spring workshops on everything from tax relief to podcasting

Gaming grants and gender studies are also on the roster in March and April

CULTUREStir VancouverFebruary 15, 2021Partner Content, BC Alliance for Arts and Culture

The Fiorucci family’s lasagne makes its way from nonna’s Umbrian kitchen to Dine Out Vancouver Festival

In My Kitchen presents a virtual cooking class and cultural experience

Gateway Theatre's virtual Chinese shadow puppetry workshop has openings February 21

Participants can learn an art form that dates back 2,000 years

WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithFebruary 13, 2021shadow puppets, Gateway Theatre, What's Stirring

Lunar New Year in Vancouver: 4 chefs, 4 countries, 4 stories

Celebrated throughout Asia, Lunar New Year has different traditions and tastes from place to place

CULINARYGail JohnsonFebruary 12, 2021CULINARY, Lunar New Year, Coho Commissary

Chilean-Canadian poet, author, educator, and activist Carmen Rodríguez named honorary elder by Vancouver Latin American Cultural Centre

The award recognizes her key role in developing the Latin American community here

NEWSJanet SmithFebruary 12, 2021VLACC

Jack Zipes shares insights into how fairy tales offer truth and hope in the face of fascism

Vancouver’s MISCELLANEOUS Productions hosts a free online lecture and Q&A with the renowned folklorist

THEATRE, BOOKSGail JohnsonFebruary 12, 2021Miscellaneous Productions, Jack Zipes, theatre, youth

Film review: Cured takes unprecedented look at historic fight to take homosexuality off the illness list

Shedding light on the heroes who took on the American psychiatric establishment

SCREENJanet SmithFebruary 12, 2021The Cinematheque

Sound of the City: Zam Zam

The Somali-Canadian singer-songwriter and DJ on spontaneity, Daft Punk, and having time to herself

SOUND OF THE CITY, MUSICStir VancouverFebruary 12, 2021Sound of the City, music, Zam Zam

LunarFest Vancouver celebrates the Year of the Ox with a special focus on family

The festival wishes an Ox-picious year for everyone through virtual and safely distanced programming

FESTSStir VancouverFebruary 12, 2021Partner Content, LunarFest, Fests

Myriam Steinberg's graphic-novel memoir confronts pain of infertility, at JCC Jewish Book Festival

Catalogue Baby captures five years of struggle, from grief and despair to rage and levity

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