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Stir Cheat Sheet: Five performances to catch at Music on Main's Listening. Together. festival
Stir Cheat Sheet: Five performances to catch at Music on Main's Listening. Together. festival

Featuring instruments from the cello to the santour, intimate filmed concerts to inspire and mesmerize

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MUSIC, LIVESTREAM, FESTSStir VancouverMay 13, 2021Music on Main, MUSIC ON MAIN
Vancouver chef Marie Grapé creates ready-made plant-based meals for a positive impact on the world
Vancouver chef Marie Grapé creates ready-made plant-based meals for a positive impact on the world

MANNA Sacred Meals founder connects with her Filipino heritage through food, sees Asian Heritage Month as a time to honour descendants who helped shape Canada

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CULINARYGail JohnsonMay 13, 2021Asian Heritage Month, plant-based, Vancouver chefs, Vancouver food
Stirred, Not Shaken:  The Avocado Gimlet is L'Abattoir's signature sip
Stirred, Not Shaken: The Avocado Gimlet is L'Abattoir's signature sip

A locally made Mediterranean-style gin features in the Vancouver restaurant’s most popular cocktail

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CULINARY, DRINKGail JohnsonMay 12, 2021culinary, Cocktails
Vancouver comedian Ed Hill explores what it means to be Asian in new podcast
Vancouver comedian Ed Hill explores what it means to be Asian in new podcast

Model Mythology, which Hill co-hosts with Aidan Parker, launches during Asian Heritage Month

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COMEDY, PODCASTSGail JohnsonMay 12, 2021podcasts, comedy, Ed Hill
The Cultch to livestream Nicholas Krgovich's This Spring: Songs by Veda Hille record release
The Cultch to livestream Nicholas Krgovich's This Spring: Songs by Veda Hille record release

Both music artists and longtime friends will take the stage

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MUSIC, LIVESTREAMStir VancouverMay 12, 2021Partner Content, THE CULTCH, The Cultch
REEL Crafted film festival meets the makers
REEL Crafted film festival meets the makers

Audiences get to know those who wholly devote their lives to craft-based work at Crafted Vancouver’s online fest

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SCREEN, FESTSGail JohnsonMay 12, 2021Crafted Vancouver, REEL Crafted, film, Film Festival, Homepage feature
Cree-Métis Two-Spirit baritone Jonathon Adams to take up summer residency at Early Music Vancouver
Cree-Métis Two-Spirit baritone Jonathon Adams to take up summer residency at Early Music Vancouver

The singer will write essays, host a panel on diversity, and perform three works at the Bach Festival

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MUSIC, OPERAJanet SmithMay 12, 2021Early Music Vancouver
The VSO's Day of Music harnesses the power of the arts to connect us
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.

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MUSICGail JohnsonMay 11, 2021VSO, Day of Music
From home baker to bakery owner, Fanny Lam pours creativity into desserts
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

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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

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COMEDYJanet SmithMay 11, 2021Comedy
VAG's Art Connects weaves together history of the Philippines' lustrous piña fabric, May 13 at 5 pm
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

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithMay 11, 2021VAG, Vancouver Art Gallery
Film review: Wuhan Wuhan focuses on the humanity at the epicentre of the COVID-19 outbreak
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

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FESTS, SCREENGail JohnsonMay 11, 2021DOXA, documentary, COVID-19
 Arts Umbrella opens registration for summer programs in areas from cartooning to architecture to theatre
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.

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ART & DESIGNStir VancouverMay 11, 2021Partner Content, Arts Umbrella, ARTS UMBRELLA
Michael Bublé launches personal video in support of the Arts Club's re-opening
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

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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
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

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THEATREJanet SmithMay 10, 2021Realwheels Theatre
Crafted Vancouver gets people talking with the Conversation Series
Crafted Vancouver gets people talking with the Conversation Series

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

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ART & DESIGN, FESTSStir VancouverMay 10, 2021Partner Content, Crafted Vancouver
Film review: Sisters With Transistors celebrates the early female trailblazers of electronic music, at DOXA
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

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FESTS, SCREENJanet SmithMay 10, 2021DOXA
Paul Wong leads a virtual tour of A Seat at the Table, May 18
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.

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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
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

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CULINARY, FESTSGail JohnsonMay 10, 2021culinary, Chinatown, ExplorASIAN, Festivals, fests
Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg opens up about body image in Body Parts
Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg opens up about body image in Body Parts

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

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