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The VSO's Day of Music harnesses the power of the arts to connect us

The ambitious May 15 livestream brings together diverse musical acts from all over B.C.

MUSICGail JohnsonMay 11, 2021VSO, Day of Music

From home baker to bakery owner, Fanny Lam pours creativity into desserts

The founder of Oh Sweet Day! sees Asian Heritage Month as a way to celebrate her roots

CULINARYGail JohnsonMay 11, 2021culinary, Chinese Canadian, Oh Sweet Day!, Homepage feature

Comedy and the COVID era: Standup Jessica Pigeau talks toilet-paper-joke fatigue and the Zoom effect

Vancouver comedian says the silver lining of lockdown is the chance to get laughs globally

COMEDYJanet SmithMay 11, 2021Comedy

VAG's Art Connects weaves together history of the Philippines' lustrous piña fabric, May 13 at 5 pm

Ralph Escamillan, Gino Gonzales, and Carlo Reporen Eliserio celebrate the textile woven from pineapple leaves

ART & DESIGNJanet SmithMay 11, 2021VAG, Vancouver Art Gallery

Film review: Wuhan Wuhan focuses on the humanity at the epicentre of the COVID-19 outbreak

Chinese-Canadian filmmaker Yung Chang’s gently paced documentary, now streaming at DOXA, avoids sensationalism

FESTS, SCREENGail JohnsonMay 11, 2021DOXA, documentary, COVID-19

Arts Umbrella opens registration for summer programs in areas from cartooning to architecture to theatre

Summer classes at the new facility on Granville Island run from July 5 to August 6, with more in South Surrey from July 5 to August 20.

ART & DESIGNStir VancouverMay 11, 2021Partner Content, Arts Umbrella, ARTS UMBRELLA

Michael Bublé launches personal video in support of the Arts Club's re-opening

The singer-songwriter recalls his early days on the Vancouver theatre’s stages

NEWS, THEATREGail JohnsonMay 11, 2021culinary, news, Theatre, Arts Club, Michael Buble

Realwheels Theatre's Wheel Voices: Tune In! marks festive farewell for artistic director Rena Cohen

The virtual variety show wraps a decade of work, with an acting academy set to open in fall

THEATREJanet SmithMay 10, 2021Realwheels Theatre

Crafted Vancouver gets people talking with the Conversation Series

The virtual discussions cover the craft continuum, from the ancestral to the contemporary

ART & DESIGN, FESTSStir VancouverMay 10, 2021Partner Content, Crafted Vancouver

Film review: Sisters With Transistors celebrates the early female trailblazers of electronic music, at DOXA

Musical mavericks like Daphne Oram, Suzanne Ciani, and Laurie Spiegel laid the groundwork for today’s IDM and ambient sounds

FESTS, SCREENJanet SmithMay 10, 2021DOXA

Paul Wong leads a virtual tour of A Seat at the Table, May 18

The multimedia artist shares insight into works at the MOV exhibition about Chinese immigration and B.C.

CULINARY, ART & DESIGN, FESTSGail JohnsonMay 10, 2021culinary, Paul Wong, Chinatown, MOV, Chinese culture, Chinese food

Vancouver Chinatown Walkabout dives into history, culture, culinary arts, May 16

The Chinese Canadian Historical Society of BC hosts a virtual tour as part of the explorASIAN Festival

CULINARY, FESTSGail JohnsonMay 10, 2021culinary, Chinatown, ExplorASIAN, Festivals, fests

Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg opens up about body image in Body Parts

The dance-theatre artist uses her characteristic warped humour to move through pain

DANCE, THEATREGail JohnsonMay 9, 2021Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg, Progress Lab

The May Long Festival brings the party—and the local talent—to virtual stages

From soul to drag to stand-up, the Anvil Centre Theatre’s online fest features four wildly diverse performances

FESTSGail JohnsonMay 8, 2021The May Long Festival, Anvil Centre, Jessica Schneider, Drag

Infamy Too! brings play and precision to percussion at Music on Main's Listening. Together. fest

Aaron Graham and Julia Chien join energized forces on everything from pop cans to woodblocks

MUSICJanet SmithMay 8, 2021Music on Main, livestream

Film review: At DOXA, Summer of Soul's look back at "Black Woodstock" rocks

Stevie Wonder, Sly and the Family Stone, and more, as Questlove fashions a breathlessly exciting tribute to a concert in Harlem ’69

SCREENJanet SmithMay 7, 2021DOXA

Islamic art workshop, Indigenous plant walk, and more at Burnaby Festival of Learning May 9

Free online sessions range build skills in everything from photography to herbs

FESTS, LIVESTREAMJanet SmithMay 7, 2021Burnaby Festival of Learning, livestream

Film review: First Woman is a quietly moving story of a person straining to atone

At the DOXA fest, a recovered drug addict struggles to return to the world

SCREENJanet SmithMay 7, 2021DOXA

VSO, CircusWest take families to the Big Top, May 9

In celebration of Mother’s Day, the two organizations team up for OriginO Kids Concert

MUSIC, DANCEGail JohnsonMay 7, 2021VSO, CircusWest

Theatre review: Authentic performances bring The Boy in the Moon to brutally honest life

Meghan Gardiner and Marcus Youssef create nuanced, lived-in chemistry in story of raising a child with severe disabilities

THEATREJanet SmithMay 7, 2021The Cultch, THE CULTCH, Neworld Theatre, livestream

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