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Jessie Anthony's Brother, I Cry continues to make an impact at Vancouver Women in Film Festival

Jessie Anthony's Brother, I Cry continues to make an impact at Vancouver Women in Film Festival

Breakout Indigenous filmmaker drew from personal experience for film about drug addiction

SCREENJanet SmithMarch 2, 2021VIFF, Vancouver International Women in Film Festival

Devine, the “Willy Wonka of spirits”, named Canada's Artisanal Distillery of the Year

Devine, the “Willy Wonka of spirits”, named Canada's Artisanal Distillery of the Year

Devine, the “Willy Wonka of spirits”, named Canada’s Artisanal Distillery of the Year

DRINKGail JohnsonMarch 2, 2021Drink, BC spirits

Breaking Bread documentary digs into food as a bridge between Arabs and Jews

Breaking Bread documentary digs into food as a bridge between Arabs and Jews

Playing at the Vancouver Jewish Film Festival, the film hears from chefs behind Israel’s A-Sham Arab Food Festival

CULINARY, FESTS, SCREENGail JohnsonMarch 2, 2021CULINARY, Screen, Fests, Vancouver Jewish Film Festival, food, Documentary, Homepage feature, VJFF

The Billboard Project unveils Google Oracle Series #4, to March 31

The Billboard Project unveils Google Oracle Series #4, to March 31

Vancouver artist Jessica Bushey’s work is in Strathcona, the same ‘hood as Mónica Reyes Gallery

ART & DESIGN, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonMarch 1, 2021What's Stirring, art and design, Monica Reyes Gallery

Film review: Asia's quietly devastating story of a teen and her mother is Vancouver Jewish Film Festival standout

Film review: Asia's quietly devastating story of a teen and her mother is Vancouver Jewish Film Festival standout

Strong performances drive aching tale of two people who don’t realize they need each other

SCREENStir VancouverMarch 1, 2021VJFF, Vancouver Jewish Film Festival

Feast for the Eyes is a photographic smorgasbord at the Polygon, March 4 to May 30

Feast for the Eyes is a photographic smorgasbord at the Polygon, March 4 to May 30

The tantalizing exhibition delves into the history of photography through food

ART & DESIGN, CULINARY, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonMarch 1, 2021art and design, culinary, the Polygon, What's Stirring

2021 Vancouver International Dance Festival puts cinematic angle on contemporary choreography

2021 Vancouver International Dance Festival puts cinematic angle on contemporary choreography

The fully livestreaming fest gives audiences the best seat in the house

DANCE, FESTSGail JohnsonMarch 1, 2021Dance, Fests, VIDF, Kokoro Dance, KW Studios

Film review: You Will Die at Twenty takes a poetically allegorical journey into remote Sudan

Film review: You Will Die at Twenty takes a poetically allegorical journey into remote Sudan

Strong performances and dreamlike cinematography bring to life a story about fate

SCREENJanet SmithMarch 1, 2021The Cinematheque

Dance review: Ballet BC's Take Form shows the troupe members in a different light

Dance review: Ballet BC's Take Form shows the troupe members in a different light

Powerful duets and surreal touches give fresh insights on company members

DANCEJanet SmithFebruary 27, 2021BALLET BC, Ballet BC

Dana Claxton demystifies Paint Up #1 at Audain Art Museum's Tuesday Night Talk, March 2

Dana Claxton demystifies Paint Up #1 at Audain Art Museum's Tuesday Night Talk, March 2

Discussion of the powerful portrait of a Musqueam ceremonial dancer marks the series’ season finale

ART & DESIGNJanet SmithFebruary 27, 2021Audain Museum, Audain Art Museum, livestream

Stirred, Not Shaken: Tutto's Strait Away is a Pacific Northwest take on an Italian classic

Stirred, Not Shaken: Tutto's Strait Away is a Pacific Northwest take on an Italian classic

The cocktail’s name is a nod to the Salish Sea

DRINK, CULINARYGail JohnsonFebruary 26, 2021culinary, drink, cocktails, Tutto, Stirred, Stirred Not Shaken:

BC cultural leaders put forward suggestions to provincial government for safe re-opening of cinemas, theatres amid pandemic restrictions

BC cultural leaders put forward suggestions to provincial government for safe re-opening of cinemas, theatres amid pandemic restrictions

Professional Performing Arts Venues and Independent Cinemas hopes for reclassification, cooperative approach to operating safely anew

NEWS, SCREEN, THEATREGail JohnsonFebruary 26, 2021News, Theatre, Screen, COVID-19, Bonnie Henry, Melanie Mark, Public Health Order, BC Alliance for Arts and Culture, Firehall Arts Centre, FIREHALL

Senegalese food is on the table for Let’s Celebrate Africa: En cuisine!

Senegalese food is on the table for Let’s Celebrate Africa: En cuisine!

The online cooking class, by Alliance Française Vancouver and Afrika21, features West African cuisine by Madani Kitchen and marks Black History Month

CULINARY, FESTSGail JohnsonFebruary 26, 2021culinary, Alliance Francaise, Madani Kitchen, Black History Month

Stir Q&A: Microcosmos Quartet's Marc Destrubé talks Death and the Maiden, devilish arpeggios, and tarantula venom

Stir Q&A: Microcosmos Quartet's Marc Destrubé talks Death and the Maiden, devilish arpeggios, and tarantula venom

The string masters take on two mesmerizing works in a livestreamed concert via Music on Main

MUSICJanet SmithFebruary 26, 2021Music on Main, livestream

Sound of the City: Softieshan

Sound of the City: Softieshan

The DJ also known as Shanique Kelly chimes in on home-cooked meals, safe spaces for marginalized folks, and the boom of the bass beneath her feet

SOUND OF THE CITY, MUSICStir VancouverFebruary 26, 2021Sound of the City, music, Softieshan, Shanique Kelly, Black artists

Talking Stick's InterSocial Nations is a Virtual Dance Party, February 27

Talking Stick's InterSocial Nations is a Virtual Dance Party, February 27

DJ O Show and DJ Kookum bring the fest’s Winter Lodge to a celebratory close

FESTSGail JohnsonFebruary 26, 2021Fests, Festivals, What's Stirring, Talking Stick, Talking Stick Festival

Dance review: Joshua Beamish/MOVETHECOMPANY provides pandemic relief in Proximity

Dance review: Joshua Beamish/MOVETHECOMPANY provides pandemic relief in Proximity

The B.C. choreographer-dancer’s virtual program of short works is full of hope and possibility

DANCEGail JohnsonFebruary 26, 2021dance, Joshua Beamish, Dance Centre, PuSh Festival

Mobil Art School connects artists through EQ The Game drawing app

Mobil Art School connects artists through EQ The Game drawing app

Project lets people from around the city or world create together in a time of COVID isolation

ART & DESIGNStir VancouverFebruary 25, 2021art app, visual art, digital art

Kokoro Dance through the decades: On the early years and being on edge

Kokoro Dance through the decades: On the early years and being on edge

Barbara Bourget and Jay Hirabayashi created their own style of dance amid many challenges

DANCEStir VancouverFebruary 25, 2021Partner Content, dance, Kokoro Dance

Cello maverick Cris Derksen plays live from her living room, with guinea pigs, February 26 to April 9 via Surrey Civic Theatres

Cello maverick Cris Derksen plays live from her living room, with guinea pigs, February 26 to April 9 via Surrey Civic Theatres

Gary, Lloyd, and Albert will have front-row seats to the innovator’s form-fusing music

WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSICJanet SmithFebruary 25, 2021Surrey CIvic Theatres, Cello, New music, Chris Derksen, livestream