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Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 things to know about String Quintets That Rock
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 things to know about String Quintets That Rock

Violist Emilie Grimes performs in Vetta Chamber Music’s virtual concert featuring works by Mozart and Brahms

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MUSICStir VancouverApril 10, 2021Music, Vetta Chamber Music, Emilie Grimes
Stir Pairing:  the weekend brings spinning album covers, sakura-themed food, and B.C. sparkling wine
Stir Pairing:  the weekend brings spinning album covers, sakura-themed food, and B.C. sparkling wine

Here’s an idea to pass pandemic time: visit the Commotion’s new online exhibition, order cherry blossom-inspired takeout from Yuwa, and sip Corcellette’s Santé

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CULINARY, ART & DESIGN, WINEGail JohnsonApril 9, 2021CULINARY, art and design
Anti-Oppression Progression workshop brings inclusion into spotlight at Vancouver International Burlesque Festival
Anti-Oppression Progression workshop brings inclusion into spotlight at Vancouver International Burlesque Festival

Shanique Kelly, who comes from the world of DJing, takes anti-racism far beyond who’s on-stage

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FESTSJanet SmithApril 9, 2021Vancouver Burlesque Festival
Stirred, Not Shaken: the Keefer Bar collaborates with Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival for its Akebono cocktail kit
Stirred, Not Shaken: the Keefer Bar collaborates with Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival for its Akebono cocktail kit

Mixologist Amber Bruce devised the pink drink in celebration of sakura

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CULINARY, DRINKGail JohnsonApril 9, 2021Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival, Amber Bruce, the Keefer, cocktails, Sheringham Distillery, BC spirits, cocktail kits
Alexandra Morton shares the urgency behind the quest to save wild salmon in Not on My Watch
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

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READGail JohnsonApril 9, 2021independent bookstores, Alexandra Morton
Film review: France's Slalom carves through the complexity of sexual abuse in women's sports
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

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SCREENJanet SmithApril 9, 2021The Cinematheque
BC and Yukon Book Prizes unveil 2021 finalists in fiction, nonfiction, and more
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

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READJanet SmithApril 8, 2021
When the going gets tough, the Iron Chef creates meal kits for home cooks complete with video tutorials
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

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CULINARYGail JohnsonApril 8, 2021Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar, Alex Chen, Vancouver restaurants, Vancouver chefs
Verses Festival of Words 2021 goes online, celebrating spoken word, poetry, and stories
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

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FESTS, READStir VancouverApril 8, 2021Partner Content, Verses
Audain Art Museum collaborates with Lazy Gourmet for an appetizing Illuminate gala
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

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CULINARY, WINE, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonApril 8, 2021Wine, BC wine, BC wineries, BC Wine Growers, BC Wine Month, Audain Art Museum, Lazy Gourmet
Trio of Edward Burtynsky films streams at VIFF as part of Capture Photography Festival, April 9 to May 6
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

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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
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

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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
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

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DANCEJanet SmithApril 8, 2021BALLET BC, Ballet BC, Homepage feature, livestream
Kevin Fraser and Immigrant Lessons bring dance to BIPOC youth
Kevin Fraser and Immigrant Lessons bring dance to BIPOC youth

The team is hosting ongoing workshops out of the Massey Theatre

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DANCEStir VancouverApril 8, 2021Massey Theatre, Immigrant Lessons
Affair of Honor offers furious fun in Playthings at PHT, April 8 to 17
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

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

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

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CULINARY, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonApril 7, 2021Artigiano, Vancouver Mural Festival
New Digidance film celebrates Red Sky Performance's 20th year of sharing Indigenous worldviews
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

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DANCEGail JohnsonApril 7, 2021Homepage feature, DanceHouse, Red Sky Performance, Digidance
Dance artists Deanna Peters and Less San Miguel find a new language in Orange
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

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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
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

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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
 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

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SCREENJanet SmithApril 7, 2021DOXA
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