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Metro Vancouver restaurants celebrate Cinco de Mayo with takeout and patio fare
Metro Vancouver restaurants celebrate Cinco de Mayo with takeout and patio fare

Ceviche, tacos, and tequila cocktails are all on offer to mark a Mexican victory on May 5

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CULINARY, DRINKGail JohnsonMay 3, 2021culinary, Cinco de Mayo, Mexican cuisine, Mexican food
BC government announces grant funding for artists and arts organizations across B.C.
BC government announces grant funding for artists and arts organizations across B.C.

Grants are in response to such pandemic effects as venue closures; help artists like Vancouver’s Davey Calderon pivot to digital

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NEWSGail JohnsonMay 3, 2021news, BC government, BC Arts Council, Davey Calderon
ParkerArtSalon expands to two new galleries and an online auction for COVID era
ParkerArtSalon expands to two new galleries and an online auction for COVID era

Gallery George, around the corner from the 1000 Parker Street hub, has helped the event weather the pandemic

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithMay 3, 2021ParkerArtSalon, Gallery George, Pendulum Gallery, Homepage feature
For Kokoro Dance, collaboration with artists across genres is a creative wellspring
For Kokoro Dance, collaboration with artists across genres is a creative wellspring

Partnering with musicians, visual artists, and other dancers has led to wildly inventive works

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DANCEStir VancouverMay 3, 2021sponsored content, Kokoro Dance
Vancouver dance artists find new national platform in 60-film CAPSULE video gallery
Vancouver dance artists find new national platform in 60-film CAPSULE video gallery

Ziyian Kwan conceives project with NAC and F-O-R-M to screen free short works from the past pandemic year

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DANCE, LIVESTREAM, NEWSJanet SmithMay 3, 2021NAC, National Arts Centre, Dumb Instrument Dance, livestream
North Van Arts offers online creative writing classes to boost mental health
North Van Arts offers online creative writing classes to boost mental health

Courses inspire wellness and creativity, offer opportunities to stay connected

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ART & DESIGNStir VancouverMay 3, 2021Partner Content, POLYGON GALLERY, North Van Arts
Unapologetically Asian brings theatre artists together for a frank conversation, May 6
Unapologetically Asian brings theatre artists together for a frank conversation, May 6

The virtual roundtable is moderated by the Banff Centre’s Howard Jang and curated by Vancouver actor Melissa Oei

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STAGEGail JohnsonMay 3, 2021What's Stirring, stage, theatre, Asian
Reading List: Fiction in translation opens the door to discovery and delight
Reading List: Fiction in translation opens the door to discovery and delight

Four recommendations from Upstart & Crow for books originally written in other languages and published in English

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READGail JohnsonMay 3, 2021Read, books, Upstart & Crow, fiction
Vancouver chefs dish up celebratory sweets, cultural culinary experiences for Mother's Day
Vancouver chefs dish up celebratory sweets, cultural culinary experiences for Mother's Day

From laksa to pad Thai to cakes and classic French pastries, local kitchens are going all out to honour mom

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CULINARYGail JohnsonMay 2, 2021Mother's Day, Vancouver chefs, Vancouver restaurants, foofd
Dreamwalker Dance Company takes audiences to the stars as part of ExplorASIAN Festival, to May 30
Dreamwalker Dance Company takes audiences to the stars as part of ExplorASIAN Festival, to May 30

Dance artist Andrea Nann and shadow-puppet master Annie Katsura Rollins explore family lineage

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FESTS, DANCE, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonMay 1, 2021ExplorASIAN, Andrea Nann, ExplorASIAN Festival, What's Stirring
In Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliche, a daughter crafts a rich and loving audio-visual memorial to a true punk original
In Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliche, a daughter crafts a rich and loving audio-visual memorial to a true punk original

At DOXA, director Celeste Bell takes a look back at the late, charismatic X-Ray Spex frontwoman

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SCREEN, FESTSJanet SmithMay 1, 2021DOXA
From Nuba to Chancho to the forthcoming Alimentaria Mexicana, Vancouver chef Ernesto Gomez stirs things up at the Polygon
From Nuba to Chancho to the forthcoming Alimentaria Mexicana, Vancouver chef Ernesto Gomez stirs things up at the Polygon

The Mexican-Canadian restaurateur kicks off the gallery’s new cooking series, will soon open a tortilleria, cantina, and shop on Granville Island

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CULINARY, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonMay 1, 2021culinary, art and design, the Polygon, Ernesto Gomez, Mexican food, Nuba, Chancho, Granville Island
Gurdeep Pandher seeks to spark happiness and hope through bhangra
Gurdeep Pandher seeks to spark happiness and hope through bhangra

The Punjabi-born Yukon resident wants to take his joyful dance-based mission nationwide once the pandemic ends

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DANCEGail JohnsonMay 1, 2021dance, bhangra, Gurdeep Pandher, Yukon
The beauty of the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival lives on, online
The beauty of the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival lives on, online

Newly released drone film, along with virtual haiku readings and piano performances, preserve the magic of sakura season

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FESTSStir VancouverApril 30, 2021Festivals, Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival, sakura, Christopher Gaze, Patrick Weir
Koto: The Last Service, a new short documentary showing at DOXA, captures the end of a restaurant's era
Koto: The Last Service, a new short documentary showing at DOXA, captures the end of a restaurant's era

The Maeda family’s Japanese eatery in Campbell River was open for 39 years—and was an anchor in the community

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FESTS, SCREENGail JohnsonApril 30, 2021fests, DOXA, Documentary, restaurants, Japanese food, Homepage feature
Brenna Corner subverts the idea of the seductress in Vancouver Opera's Carmen: Up Close and Personal
Brenna Corner subverts the idea of the seductress in Vancouver Opera's Carmen: Up Close and Personal

Tarot cards and French film influence the director’s pared-back rendition of Georges BIzet’s classic

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MUSIC, OPERAJanet SmithApril 30, 2021Vancouver Opera, livestream
VSO premieres Bach, Agócs & Mozart with Timothy Steeves playing solo violin, May 2
VSO premieres Bach, Agócs & Mozart with Timothy Steeves playing solo violin, May 2

The virtual performance also features Jane Coop on the orchestra’s stunning new Steinway concert grand piano

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MUSICGail JohnsonApril 30, 2021music, VSO, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Jane Coop, classical music
Bharata natyam dancer Vidya Kotamraju yearns for connection at the Vancouver International Dance Festival
Bharata natyam dancer Vidya Kotamraju yearns for connection at the Vancouver International Dance Festival

The local artist’s new work, Longing…, draws from ancient Indian poetry

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DANCE, FESTSGail JohnsonApril 30, 2021dance, VIDF, Vancouver International Dance Festival, Vidya Kotamraju, bharata natyam, Homepage feature
Stirred, Not Shaken: The Chickadee Room's Sabrine Dhaliwal and Lily Duong concoct “half kits” for home cocktails
Stirred, Not Shaken: The Chickadee Room's Sabrine Dhaliwal and Lily Duong concoct “half kits” for home cocktails

The Chinatown lounge’s DIY drink boxes make the mixing easy

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CULINARY, DRINKGail JohnsonApril 29, 2021culinary, cocktail kits, Cocktails, Sabrine Dhaliwal
Vancouver-based artist Derya Akay re-creates a Turkish marketplace at the Polygon, to August 1
Vancouver-based artist Derya Akay re-creates a Turkish marketplace at the Polygon, to August 1

The living installation, Meydan, features everything from blown glass to fermentation

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ART & DESIGN, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonApril 29, 2021art, art & design, the Polylgon, BAF, Burrard Arts Foundation, What's Stirring
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