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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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