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Real Talk Dance Convo: Women in Hip-Hop connects the rising female forces of an international scene

Voices gather from Vancouver to Manila to the Bronx, in Made in BC and Vancouver Street Dance Festival event, May 21

DANCEJanet SmithMay 19, 2021Made in BC, MADE IN BC, hip-hop

Commit Us to Memory: Black Women Curators Interrupting the Canon roundtable digs into history and future, at Art Connects on May 27

Discussion takes off from Vancouver Art Gallery’s Where do we go from here? exhibit

ART & DESIGN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithMay 19, 2021VAG, Vancouver Art Gallery, livestream

Crafted Vancouver’s final week is full of craft-based workshops, exhibitions, talks, and more

The 2021 festival features everything from a hand-stitching workshop by a global expert to an exhibition by local printmakers

ART & DESIGNStir VancouverMay 19, 2021Partner Content, Crafted Vancouver

B.C.'s Spot Prawn Festival goes virtual for 2021

Chefs Angus An, Ken Nakano, Ned Bell among those celebrating the beloved seafood’s season online

CULINARY, FESTSGail JohnsonMay 19, 2021culinary, Chefs' Table Society

Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Jill Barber, Jocelyn Morlock among B.C. artists nominated for 2021 Western Canadian Music Awards

Vetta Chamber Music, Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra, and Mohamed Assani also nab nods

Nicholas Krgovich pays tribute to the musician who got him through his teens, with covers of Veda Hille songs

Album release concert, livestreamed from the Cultch, finds the longtime friends playing each other’s work

MUSICJanet SmithMay 18, 2021The Cultch, THE CULTCH, Veda Hille

Local culinary creatives mark Asian Heritage Month through new foods, collaborations

A dim sum-inspired croissant is just one of the celebratory dishes on offer in Vancouver throughout May

Vancouver educator Derek Gladwin explores how storytelling is a way to overcome fear in new book

Read an excerpt from the local author’s Rewriting Our Stories: Education, Empowerment and Well-Being

READGail JohnsonMay 18, 2021read, books, BC books, BC authors, storytelling

Province announces new funding for "anchor tourism organizations", including museums and galleries

Science centres and other urban sites are eligible for up to $1 million if they can show at least a 30-percent reduction in revenue

CULTURAL TOURISM, NEWSJanet SmithMay 18, 2021

The Polygon opens new waterfront patio with food and B.C.-focused drink

The outdoor dining space is the perfect place to stop in before or after the Feast for the Eyes exhibition, closing soon

ART & DESIGNStir VancouverMay 18, 2021Partner Content, POLYGON GALLERY, the Polygon

Realwheels Theatre announces new artistic director Tomas Mureika

Bringing lived experience with disability to the position, the Canadian-American artist has had a long career in theatre and film

THEATRE, NEWSJanet SmithMay 18, 2021Realwheels Theatre

This year's rEvolver Festival gives artists space to imagine post-pandemic performance

Using everything from virtual reality to sign language, creative teams find new ways to connect with audiences

THEATREJanet SmithMay 18, 2021Upintheair Theatre, rEvover Festival, Homepage feature

Talking Totems tour explores Indigenous art in present-day Stanley Park

Talaysay Tours’ new guided cultural experience shares stories of the totem poles and sculptures at B.C.’s most visited tourist attraction on unceded Coast Salish territory

TWObigsteps Collective premieres Departure, a dance performance as part of explorASIAN – Asian Heritage Month

New works by Marissa Wong and Katie Cassady presented in partnership with the Dance Centre explore emotion and experiences

DANCEStir VancouverMay 17, 2021Partner Content, dance, The Dance Centre

Vancouver International Jazz Festival announces array of free livestreamed concerts and workshops

Daily performances from local stages join shows from Amsterdam and Paris

Film review: Enfant Terrible takes a fittingly raucous look back at Rainer Fassbinder

In an over-the-top portrayal, Oliver Masucci has the German auteur’s look down—potbelly and all

SCREENJanet SmithMay 16, 2021VIFF

Dance Review: In Body Parts, Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg gets personal

The founder of Tara Cheyenne Performance tackles the fraught topic of body image with her signature wry and razor-sharp humour

DANCEGail JohnsonMay 15, 2021Dance, Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg

At Upper Bench, wine and cheese are all in the family

B.C. cheese expert Shana Miller finds peace in her craft at Canada’s only maker of both products

CULINARYGail JohnsonMay 14, 2021culinary, wine, BC wine, BC wineries, Homepage feature

Film review: The Free Ones finds humanity at a wood-processing training program for inmates

The Quebec documentary brings a deep empathy and poetic lensing to a story of hard work and redemption

SCREENJanet SmithMay 14, 2021The Cinematheque, Homepage feature

The Cinematheque offers film lovers free Canadian premiere of Monographs: Video Essays on Asian Cinema, May 14 to 27

Audiovisual film criticism delves into everything from Indonesian horror movies to Vietnamese war movies

SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithMay 14, 2021The Cinematheque

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