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The Quarantettes Bring in the Spring for isolated East Vancouverites
The Quarantettes Bring in the Spring for isolated East Vancouverites

The uplifting story of four local theatre artists and musicians ready to sing in the season for those in need of a boost

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MUSIC, THEATREJanet SmithMarch 31, 2021The Chop Theatre, Neworld Theatre
Whistler’s Audain Art Museum takes its signature Illuminate gala online for 2021
Whistler’s Audain Art Museum takes its signature Illuminate gala online for 2021

The virtual celebration features a brilliant selection of unique artworks for bidding in a live auction

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ART & DESIGNStir VancouverMarch 31, 2021Partner Content, art and design, Audain Art Museum
Stir Q&A: Artist Anique Jordan explores skin tone and the Black woman's body at Capture Photography Festival
Stir Q&A: Artist Anique Jordan explores skin tone and the Black woman's body at Capture Photography Festival

Works from the Darkie series find new resonance as large-scale public art

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FESTS, ART & DESIGNStir VancouverMarch 31, 2021Capture Photography Festival, BLM, Homepage feature
Stir Q&A:  Idan Cohen talks myths, gods, and clowns, as he reinterprets Orfeo ed Euridice
Stir Q&A: Idan Cohen talks myths, gods, and clowns, as he reinterprets Orfeo ed Euridice

Opera meets choreography in studio showing at the Dance Centre

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DANCE, OPERAJanet SmithMarch 31, 2021livestream, DANCE CENTRE, Dance Centre
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 facts about Mi'kmaq artist Jordan Bennett’s al’taqiaq: it spirals
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 facts about Mi'kmaq artist Jordan Bennett’s al’taqiaq: it spirals

His first lens-based public artwork will be unveiled as part of Capture Photography Festival at BC Hydro’s Dal Grauer Substation

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ART & DESIGN, FESTSGail JohnsonMarch 31, 2021art and design, Capture Photography Festival, Jordan Bennett, Indigenous art, Public Art, Homepage feature
Joshua Ongcol takes deep dive into identity and Tagalog in Lakbay, at Made in BC residency
Joshua Ongcol takes deep dive into identity and Tagalog in Lakbay, at Made in BC residency

New work is part of a Recentering/Margins showcase boosting BIPOC dance voices

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DANCEJanet SmithMarch 30, 2021Made in BC, Joshua Ongcol, Recentering Margins, BIPOC, livestream
Live jazz? Check. Patio? Check. Takeout food? Check. Provence Marinaside pivots amid COVID-19 chaos
Live jazz? Check. Patio? Check. Takeout food? Check. Provence Marinaside pivots amid COVID-19 chaos

The French restaurant facing False Creek has weekly live music outside and an Easter Heat and Eat meal to go

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CULINARY, MUSICGail JohnsonMarch 30, 2021Culinary, COVID, COVID-19, Provence Marinaside, Vancouver food, Vancouver restaurants, live music, music
Heritage Asian Eatery makes dim sum to go this Easter weekend
Heritage Asian Eatery makes dim sum to go this Easter weekend

Takeout is a lifeline for restaurants amid new B.C. public health order banning indoor dining

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CULINARYGail JohnsonMarch 30, 2021Heritage Asian Eatery, Easter, Vancouver restaurants, Vancouver food, Asian food, dim sum
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 things to know about VSO's Measha Brueggergosman Sings Mahler
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 things to know about VSO's Measha Brueggergosman Sings Mahler

The acclaimed Canadian soprano performs in a virtual concert that also features work by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

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MUSICGail JohnsonMarch 30, 2021Music, VSO, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Measha Brueggergosman
With virtual Earth Day Campaign, Vancouver eco-artist encourages planet-loving actions
With virtual Earth Day Campaign, Vancouver eco-artist encourages planet-loving actions

Amanda Suutari sees art as a powerful tool in #EarthDaySeedingChange2021

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ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonMarch 29, 2021Earth day, Earth Day, art and design, Homepage feature
Bernard Cuffling reads The Selfish Giant, in Western Gold Theatre podcast starting April 1
Bernard Cuffling reads The Selfish Giant, in Western Gold Theatre podcast starting April 1

The reading of the classic redemption tale kicks off the Easter weekend

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PODCASTS, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithMarch 29, 2021livestream, Western Gold Theatre
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
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