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Alexandra Morton shares the urgency behind the quest to save wild salmon in Not on My Watch

The B.C. biologist’s new book, which looks at her work uncovering the catastrophic effects of open-net salmon farms on wild species, is as infuriating as it is inspiring

READGail JohnsonApril 9, 2021independent bookstores, Alexandra Morton

Film review: France's Slalom carves through the complexity of sexual abuse in women's sports

An assured, unsettling portrait from a director who knows competitive skiing

SCREENJanet SmithApril 9, 2021The Cinematheque

BC and Yukon Book Prizes unveil 2021 finalists in fiction, nonfiction, and more

Five Little Indians, A History of My Brief Body, and Overdose among those up for two awards each

READJanet SmithApril 8, 2021

When the going gets tough, the Iron Chef creates meal kits for home cooks complete with video tutorials

Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar’s Alex Chen teaches people how to prepare ready-to-make dinners from BLVD Provisions

Verses Festival of Words 2021 goes online, celebrating spoken word, poetry, and stories

Canada’s largest alternative literary festival features a poetry workshop with Indigenous author Lee Maracle

FESTS, READStir VancouverApril 8, 2021Partner Content, Verses

Audain Art Museum collaborates with Lazy Gourmet for an appetizing Illuminate gala

The goal is for the virtual event to be as delicious as if it were in-person

Trio of Edward Burtynsky films streams at VIFF as part of Capture Photography Festival, April 9 to May 6

Manufactured Landscapes, Watermark, and Anthropocene: The Human Epoch find terrible beauty in environmental destruction

SCREEN, ART & DESIGN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithApril 8, 2021VIFF, Capture Photography Festival

Sisters: Dream & Variations follows the artistic journey of fiercely creative siblings to Iceland and beyond at 2021 R2R Film Fest

Catherine Legault’s artful documentary about Jasa Baka and Tyr Jami has its West Coast premiere at the R2R Film Festival

FESTS, SCREENGail JohnsonApril 8, 2021R2R Film Festival, Reel to Real Film Festival, Fests, Screen

Ballet BC's GARDEN grows again as part of REACHING U program

Medhi Walerski keeps hope alive, finally debuting his first production as artistic director

DANCEJanet SmithApril 8, 2021BALLET BC, Ballet BC, Homepage feature, livestream

Kevin Fraser and Immigrant Lessons bring dance to BIPOC youth

The team is hosting ongoing workshops out of the Massey Theatre

DANCEStir VancouverApril 8, 2021Massey Theatre, Immigrant Lessons

Affair of Honor offers furious fun in Playthings at PHT, April 8 to 17

The fight- and movement-based theatre and performance company livestreams a daring tale of mortals and gods

THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonApril 7, 2021Theatre, Presentation House Theatre, PHT, What's Stirring

Artigiano partners with Vancouver Mural Festival, adds local art to coffee offerings

As the coffee chain grows, so will the number of public artworks

CULINARY, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonApril 7, 2021Artigiano, Vancouver Mural Festival

New Digidance film celebrates Red Sky Performance's 20th year of sharing Indigenous worldviews

More Than Dance, We Are A Movement features excerpts of works and interviews with the arts group’s founder, Sarah Laronde

DANCEGail JohnsonApril 7, 2021Homepage feature, DanceHouse, Red Sky Performance, Digidance

Dance artists Deanna Peters and Less San Miguel find a new language in Orange

With the help of a DJ, two artists from streetdance and experimental realms explore seeing and being seen

DANCEJanet SmithApril 7, 2021Mutable Subject, plastic orchid factory, livestream

Theatre artists Nancy Tam and Derek Chan lead interactive audio play 蝦仔 Little Shrimp, at Carousel Theatre April 8 to May 2

Bilingual performance for kids age 6 and up looks at intergenerational bonds in Chinese families

PODCASTS, THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithApril 7, 2021Carousel Theatre

The Gig Is Up and Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché among first films announced for 20th-anniversary DOXA Festival

Vancouver-shot Someone Like Me and a new Elle-Maija Tailfeathers project are also on the roster

SCREENJanet SmithApril 7, 2021DOXA

Vancouver chefs capture the beauty—and taste—of cherry blossoms for Sakura at Home

The Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival’s virtual fundraiser features take-out meals by some of the city’s best restaurants

Arts Umbrella steps into its future with new home on Granville Island

The arts education centre for young people soon opens doors to its new building, complete with theatre, pottery wheels, exhibition space, dance studios, and more

ART & DESIGN, NEWSGail JohnsonApril 6, 2021News, art and design, Arts Umbrella, Homepage feature