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Film review: And Then They Came for Us, with George Takei, tells the human experience of Japanese imprisonment during World War II

The documentary features newly discovered black-and-white images by photojournalist Dorothea Lange

SCREENGail JohnsonMarch 11, 2021KDocsFF, KDOCS, George Takei, Documentary, Kdocs

Stir Q&A: Van Django violinist Cameron Wilson sounds off on the ensemble's upcoming concert with the VSO

Known for crisscrossing musical genres, the musician and composer loves gypsy jazz of 1920s and ‘30s Paris

MUSICGail JohnsonMarch 10, 2021Wine, VSO, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

As we move toward reopening, here's the question no one seems to be answering

In a world where cinemas turn into sports bars, how long before theatres rip up the seats and host floor-hockey games?

COMMENTARYJanet SmithMarch 10, 2021COVID

Coastal Dance Festival work salutes matriarch who helped keep a culture alive

Dancers of Damelahamid’s Margaret Grenier marks her mother’s legacy through dance

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 things to know about Painting Music: One-Page Score Project

Vancouver New Music and Laboratorio team up for a new edition the graphic-score series, this one from the Sunshine Coast world of glacial forms and live plants.

ART & DESIGN, MUSICGail JohnsonMarch 10, 2021Music, Vancouver New Music, Laboratorio

Film reviews: From South Africa to the Philippines, dissidence and political truth-shaping at KDocsFF

The films Influence, Hong Kong Moments, and A Thousand Cuts wade into the murky stew of misinformation

SCREENStir VancouverMarch 9, 2021KDOCS, KDocsFF, Duterte, HongKong, Documentary, Kdocs

Laura Noonan’s Bordolle photo exhibition hits Art@Bentall, to March 31

There’s more to the East Vancouver photographer’s ragdolls than meets the eye

ART & DESIGN, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonMarch 9, 2021What's Stirring, art and design

#LoveVancouver Dance Bubbles bring movement to the downtown core

The new, free light and art installation features nearly a dozen local performers

DANCEGail JohnsonMarch 9, 2021Wine, dance, Small Stage, Tourism Vancouver, Downtown Vancouver BIA

Modern Construction series retraces a decade of boundary-pushing Canadian filmmaking, at The Cinematheque to April 1

Bold yet naturalistic new visions, from the “Downtown Eastside Trilogy” to Anne at 13,000 Ft.

SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithMarch 9, 2021The Cinematheque

Out of Order, by Montreal circus collective the 7 Fingers, bursts onto Vancouver screens

The Cultch presents the ground-breaking arts group’s new virtual circus experience

THEATREStir VancouverMarch 9, 2021Partner Content, The Cultch, Theatre

Shane Koyczan's reflections on lockdown are also an elegy for extended loss of arts venues

In his new show filmed in Penticton, the spoken-word star explores his own struggles with pandemic depression

LIVESTREAM, STAGE, READJanet SmithMarch 9, 2021livestream, Chan Centre, Shane Koyczan, Homepage feature

Stir Q&A: Laughing Stock assistant winemaker Stefanie Dylla on Syrah and the cellar

The Brock University grad was drawn to winemaking’s endless challenges

WINE, CULINARYGail JohnsonMarch 9, 2021Wine, BC wine, BC wineries, Laughing Stock, International Women's Day

Camyar Chai, Carmen Aguirre, Camilla Tibbs, and other arts names take board reins to rebuild PuSh International Performing Arts Festival

“The time for blame is over,” the new board president says after AGM

FESTS, NEWSJanet SmithMarch 8, 2021PuSh Festival, Carmen Aguirre, Camyar Chaichian

B.C. dessert queen aims to change the food world one pint of ice cream at a time

Betterwith Foods founder Lori Joyce says that women are needed in the industry more than ever

CULINARYGail JohnsonMarch 8, 2021CULINARY, International Women's Day

Stir Q&A: Time winemaker Lynzee Schatz on bubbles, backyard fires, and COVID-19

The Okanagan native earned a Bachelor of Wine Science in Australia

WINE, CULINARYGail JohnsonMarch 8, 2021International Women's Day, Wine, BC wineries, BC wine, Time Winery

Jessica Schacht brings her arts background to the world of spirits and distilling

The theatre artist, dramaturg, and writer is co-founder of Vancouver Island’s Ampersand Distilling Co.

DRINK, CULINARYGail JohnsonMarch 8, 2021BC spirits, Ampersand, International Women's Day

Themes of resistance, freedom, and justice run through KDocsFF

Witnessing the power of documentaries to spur people to action, Janice Morris founded the KPU film festival on social justice

SCREEN, FESTSGail JohnsonMarch 8, 2021Screen, Fests, KDOCS, KDocsFF, KPU, Documentary, Kdocs

Stir Q&A: Brenda Baptiste, chair of Indigenous Tourism BC, on traditional knowledge, diversity, and the wisdom of her grandmother

On International Women’s Day, the member of the Osoyoos Indian Band reflects on the resilience of Indigenous people

Film review: Winter Journey's story of survival in Nazi Germany pushes the documentary form

Authentic-feeling re-enactments meet digitally altered archival footage and photographs

SCREENJanet SmithMarch 7, 2021VJFF

Take-out meals, wine bundles, and food packages are made to celebrate International Women's Day in Vancouver

Special culinary offerings throughout March support women in business, women in need

CULINARY, WINEStir VancouverMarch 6, 2021Culinary, Dachi, Tayybeh, Coho, International Women's Day

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