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Gabryel Harrison’s After Every Winter, Soft Wind comes to Visualspace Gallery, April 22 to May 15
Gabryel Harrison’s After Every Winter, Soft Wind comes to Visualspace Gallery, April 22 to May 15

The artist’s new collection of paintings is grounded in previous work with floral imagery but informed by pandemic-induced uncertainty

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ART & DESIGN, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonApril 3, 2021art and design, painting, What's Stirring
Stir Q&A: Dancer Billy Mustapha talks Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist and training in a box
Stir Q&A: Dancer Billy Mustapha talks Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist and training in a box

In-demand in the commecial world, he’s been able to keep his career moving during COVID-19

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DANCEStir VancouverApril 3, 2021
Opera memorial fund named for late designer Barry Gilson to support future The Flight of the Hummingbird productions
Opera memorial fund named for late designer Barry Gilson to support future The Flight of the Hummingbird productions

Tributes roll in for colibrettist and codesigner of the opera for young audiences

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NEWS, OPERAJanet SmithApril 2, 2021Vancouver Opera
While they were sleeping: here are some of the billboard images that the Capture Photography Festival had to cover up
While they were sleeping: here are some of the billboard images that the Capture Photography Festival had to cover up

Steven Shearer’s pictures, drawn from his massive archives, unsettle by design

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ART & DESIGN, NEWSJanet SmithApril 2, 2021Capture Photography Festival
Vivek Shraya's Trauma Clown photo series probes the commodification of personal pain
Vivek Shraya's Trauma Clown photo series probes the commodification of personal pain

The writer colourfully tracks her own trajectory a the SUM Gallery, as part of the Capture Photography Festival

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ART & DESIGN, READJanet SmithApril 1, 2021Vivek Shraya, Sum Gallery, Capture Photography Festival
Stir Wine Pairing: Community is at the core of North Shore Art Crawl, PiDGiN, and Township 7
Stir Wine Pairing: Community is at the core of North Shore Art Crawl, PiDGiN, and Township 7

Visiting artists’ studios online, ordering in from indie restaurants, and picking B.C. wine are ways to support local this long weekend

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CULINARY, ART & DESIGN, WINEGail JohnsonApril 1, 2021CULINARY, art and design, Wine, BC wine, BC wineries, Township 7, PiDGiN, North Van Arts, North Shore Art Crawl, Stir Pairing
The Essentials brings together musicians, poets, and scholars in search for what's needed, April 16 to 18
The Essentials brings together musicians, poets, and scholars in search for what's needed, April 16 to 18

Khari Wendell McClelland hosts genre-busting concert experience, in The Cultch and Soft Cedar copresentation

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THEATREStir VancouverApril 1, 2021Partner Content
RAG@HOME features Brendan Fernandes in conversation with Inaction dancers, April 3
RAG@HOME features Brendan Fernandes in conversation with Inaction dancers, April 3

The choreographer collaborated with an architecture and design firm to create a set of mobile dance supports and platforms for the Richmond Art Gallery presentation

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DANCEGail JohnsonApril 1, 2021Richmond Art Gallery, dance
B.C. cultural leaders meet with Dr. Bonnie Henry; the arts could start reopening gradually in May and June
B.C. cultural leaders meet with Dr. Bonnie Henry; the arts could start reopening gradually in May and June

The March 30 Arts Roundtable included Minister Melanie Mark and arts leaders from across the province

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NEWSGail JohnsonMarch 31, 2021News, COVID-19, Bonnie Henry, Donna Spencer
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
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