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With Red Obsidian, poet Stephan Torre reminisces on life in the Northwest wilderness

The new poetry collection travels from adventure to adventure

READStir VancouverMarch 13, 2021Read, Books, Poetry, BC authors

With Spring Into Art, Vancouver Art Gallery serves up free virtual Spring Break inspiration, March 15 to 19

Sandeep Johal, Sonny Assu, and Cindy Mochizuki are some of the artists serving up daily workshops

ART & DESIGNJanet SmithMarch 13, 2021VAG, Vancouver Art Gallery, Sandeep Johal

Music on Main brings back hit Graveyards and Gardens on demand, from March 18 to 23

Staged for only two nights in January, the sound and dance exploration has been creating buzz ever since

Ballet BC's REACHING U brings back Bedroom Folk with the new GARDEN

The hypnotic, beat-driven hit combines with a Medhi Walerski’s mediation on the music of Saint-Saens, April 15 to 21

DANCEStir VancouverMarch 12, 2021Partner Content, BALLET BC, Ballet BC

Sound of the City: LOSCIL

Electronic-music composer and multimedia artist Scott Morgan sounds off on new artists, Vancouver’s lack of affordability, and his cat

SOUND OF THE CITY, MUSICStir VancouverMarch 12, 2021Sound of the City, music, Loscil

Vancouver dance artist Serge Bennathan remembers Joe and the influential choreographer who made it

The timeless look at the human condition seems to speak directly to the COVID era

DANCEJanet SmithMarch 12, 2021DANCEHOUSE, DanceHouse, livestream

From folk art to architecture, the multilayered inspiration for The Music Shop's whimsical sets

Scenic designer Omanie Elias follows a “winding road” to create striking world of Vancouver Opera comedy

MUSIC, OPERAJanet SmithMarch 11, 2021Vancouver Opera, livestream

With Brick'N'Cheese, the French taco arrives in Vancouver

Best friends from Reims grew up on the fast food that’s hot in France

CULINARYStir VancouverMarch 11, 2021Coho Commissary, Brick'N'Cheese, Culinary, Vancouver food, French food

North Shore Art Crawl celebrates art, design, and craft virtually, from March 12 to April 12

More than 60 artists, studios, and galleries bring a range of inspiration to pandemic times

ART & DESIGNStir VancouverMarch 11, 2021Partner Content, North Van Arts

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

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