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Local chefs get creative with hot cross buns
Local chefs get creative with hot cross buns

The Easter staple comes in several forms in Metro Vancouver professional kitchens, not all of them traditional

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CULINARYStir VancouverMarch 29, 2021Easter, culinary, Vancouver food
Plastic orchid factory's fever dreams book captures dancers' reflections on a surreal year
Plastic orchid factory's fever dreams book captures dancers' reflections on a surreal year

James Gnam and Natalie Le-Febvre Gnam recalibrated to reopen Left of Main studio and collect artists’ poetic thoughts

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DANCE, READJanet SmithMarch 29, 2021plastic orchid factory, left of main
Pretty in pink: 6 B.C. rosé wines for the Easter long weekend
Pretty in pink: 6 B.C. rosé wines for the Easter long weekend

Local winemakers have a way with springtime releases

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WINE, CULINARYGail JohnsonMarch 28, 2021Wine, Easter, BC wine, BC wineries, Rose
Night of the Kings mixes dazzling myth and brutal Ivory Coast reality, at The Cinematheque to April 8
Night of the Kings mixes dazzling myth and brutal Ivory Coast reality, at The Cinematheque to April 8

A young gang member must tell a story to survive the night at the real-life La MACA prison

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SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithMarch 28, 2021The Cinematheque
Film review: Violation takes an uncompromising look at betrayal and revenge
Film review: Violation takes an uncompromising look at betrayal and revenge

The alluringly shot fest favourite holds grisly surprises, questioning whether unforgivable acts deserve unforgivable acts

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SCREENJanet SmithMarch 27, 2021VIFF
Stir Q&A: Carmel Tanaka of Elimin8hate on anti-Asian racism, the media, and her great grandmother's protest letters
Stir Q&A: Carmel Tanaka of Elimin8hate on anti-Asian racism, the media, and her great grandmother's protest letters

The community engagement director of the grassroots anti-racism campaign and centralized community racism-reporting centre by Vancouver Asian Film Festival Society and project 1907 speaks up on speaking out

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NEWSGail JohnsonMarch 26, 2021Elimin8hate, VAFF, Vancouver Asian Film Festival, anti-racism
Instruments from the trombone to the oboe and organ take spotlight at Sonic Boom Festival, March 27 and 28
Instruments from the trombone to the oboe and organ take spotlight at Sonic Boom Festival, March 27 and 28

Angelique Po joins forces with Jeremy Berkman, while Beth Orson gives new pieces wind

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MUSIC, FESTSJanet SmithMarch 26, 2021Sonic Boom, livestream
DanceHouse to stream Red Sky Performance's 20th-anniversary story, More than Dance, We are a Movement
DanceHouse to stream Red Sky Performance's 20th-anniversary story, More than Dance, We are a Movement

Film by leading Canadian Indigenous company blends show excerpts and interviews, April 14 to 20

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DANCEStir VancouverMarch 26, 2021Partner Content, DANCEHOUSE, DanceHouse
Sound of the City:  Crack Cloud
Sound of the City: Crack Cloud

The mixed-media collective models its creative practice around harm-reduction philosophy

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SOUND OF THE CITY, MUSICStir VancouverMarch 26, 2021Sound of the City, music
Passion, pain, and joy fuelled the evolution of Kokoro Dance
Passion, pain, and joy fuelled the evolution of Kokoro Dance

Co-founders Barbara Bourget and Jay Hirabayashi have always liked to challenge themselves—and their audiences

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DANCEStir VancouverMarch 26, 2021Partner Content, Kokoro Dance
Easter treats get artistic treatment in the hands of Vancouver chefs
Easter treats get artistic treatment in the hands of Vancouver chefs

This year’s goodies range from Jurassic-inspired eggs to pretty pink flamingos

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CULINARYStir VancouverMarch 26, 2021Easter, Vancouver chefs
Stir Pairing: Here’s what we’re having while catching COOKSCAMP, the Mise-en-Place Podcast by Chefs’ Table Society of BC
Stir Pairing: Here’s what we’re having while catching COOKSCAMP, the Mise-en-Place Podcast by Chefs’ Table Society of BC

We tune into the just-launched second season with Road 13 wine and take-out from the new Autostrada Osteria Vancouver House

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CULINARY, PODCASTS, WINEGail JohnsonMarch 25, 2021CULINARY, BC wine, BC wineries, Road 13, Robert Belcham, podcasts, Stir Pairing
Pictures and Promises exhibit takes a timely look at the lure of advertising
Pictures and Promises exhibit takes a timely look at the lure of advertising

VAG and Capture Photography Festival team up for a show of art that questions and subverts consumer culture

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithMarch 25, 2021VAG, Capture Photography Festival, Homepage feature
Stir Q&A: Vancouver Bach Choir's Leslie Dala on Behind the Keys, his love of piano, and the problem with Zoom
Stir Q&A: Vancouver Bach Choir's Leslie Dala on Behind the Keys, his love of piano, and the problem with Zoom

The digital edition of Behind the Keys features mezzo-soprano Krisztina Szabó

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Gail JohnsonMarch 25, 2021
Images that Take, Images that Give plays with ideas of perspective and digital tech, to March 27 at the Audain Gallery
Images that Take, Images that Give plays with ideas of perspective and digital tech, to March 27 at the Audain Gallery

Egyptian artist-in-residence Heba Y. Amin joins forces with SFU students

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ART & DESIGNStir VancouverMarch 25, 2021Audain Gallery, SFU Woodward's
Construction hoarding could be turned into artwork, with new Vancouver city-council motion
Construction hoarding could be turned into artwork, with new Vancouver city-council motion

Proposal is as much about beautification as financial recovery for artists hit hard by pandemic

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithMarch 25, 2021VMF
Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival features a new way to appreciate the trees: dance with them
Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival features a new way to appreciate the trees: dance with them

Desiree Dunbar’s Soundwalk Dance is an exception to the beloved annual event’s virtual 20201 format

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FESTS, DANCEGail JohnsonMarch 25, 2021Fests, Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival, dance, Dezza Dance, Desiree Dunbar, sakura, Homepage feature
String Quintets That Rock is a string player's dream concert
String Quintets That Rock is a string player's dream concert

Vetta Chamber Music presents a thrilling program of Brahms and Mozart

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Stir VancouverMarch 25, 2021Partner Content, Vetta Chamber Music, Music
Festival du Bois, Maillardville’s annual music festival, announces 2021 lineup
Festival du Bois, Maillardville’s annual music festival, announces 2021 lineup

B.C.’s largest fest of French Canadian and Francophone music and culture celebrates online with artists from all across Canada

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FESTS, MUSICStir VancouverMarch 24, 2021Partner Content, Festival du Bois, Maillardville, Francophone
El Santo, Marcela Ramirez collaborate on a traditional Mexican take-out meal for Easter
El Santo, Marcela Ramirez collaborate on a traditional Mexican take-out meal for Easter

The holiday also marks the launch of Shannon’s Table, which will treat those caring for people with disabilities to dinner at the New West restaurant

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CULINARYGail JohnsonMarch 24, 2021el Santo, Mexican cuisine, Mexican food, New Westminster, Marcela Ramirez, Easter
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The Choral fills story of First World War England with music, opening January 9. Read more at Stir. 

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Beverly Glenn-Copeland and Elizabeth Copeland share years of magical memories onstage, January 16. 

At the Chan Centre, the life partners offer songs and stories from their forthcoming album Laughter in Summer. 

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Rowdy film captures Quebec’s hugely popular Les Cowboys Fringants in concert, January 8. 

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