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Griffin Art Projects presents William Kentridge: The Colander, to September 4

Post-apartheid, authoritarianism, globalization, and colonization among the themes that emerge in the prolific South African multidisciplinary artist’s work

Rosario Flamenco guitar legend Victor Kolstee dies at 75, after a lifetime spent spreading passion for the art form in Vancouver

Cofounder of Centro Flamenco and the Vancouver International Flamenco Festival brought Spanish sounds home after meeting his wife, dancer Rosario Ancer, in Madrid

NEWSJanet SmithJune 9, 2021Flamenco Rosario, Centro Flamenco, flamenco, Homepage feature

Vancouver chefs turn picnics into an artform

Miso bowls, Syrian dips, and French fare are options for the beach-blanket dining

CULINARYGail JohnsonJune 8, 2021culinary

It's really happening: theatres have started to announce live shows again, even indoors

The Arts Club, the Massey, and Dancing on the Edge unveil programming for summer and beyond

At VIDF, Lamondance brings a celebration of life from theatre to studio space

Utilizing the power of movement and the magic of simple props, Before Dawn celebrates the return to normality

DANCEStir VancouverJune 8, 2021Partner Content, VIDF, Lamondance

Electronics and AI voice simulation meet acoustic instruments at Turning Point Ensemble's Interactive concert

Composer Mauricio Pauly conjures a hybrid world of sound

MUSICJanet SmithJune 8, 2021Turning Point Ensemble, TPE, livestream

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 things to know about Vetta Chamber Music’s season finale, Jane Coop and Friends

The virtual concert features powerful works by Mozart and Franck

MUSICStir VancouverJune 8, 2021music, Vetta Chamber Music, Jane Coop, Joan Blackman

PiDGiN sous chef Kym Nguyen makes their mark on the culinary scene as Top Chef Canada's first non-binary competitor

The Vancouver creative, who chose cooking over a career in architecture, hopes to inspire others to be confident about their identity

CULINARYGail JohnsonJune 8, 2021culinary, PiDGiN, LGBTQ2SAI, nonbinary, Homepage feature

Intimate objects and assemblages emblazon Arbutus Greenway billboards via the Capture Photography Festival, until July 1

Celia Perrin Sidarous’s “Flotsam” series plays with art history, still lifes, and archival imagery

ART & DESIGN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJune 7, 2021Capture Photography Festival

Gastown's Di Beppe Ristorante celebrates Festa della Polenta, to June 30

Once considered peasants’ food, polenta is at the heart of an annual tradition celebrated throughout Italy—and beyond

Christopher Gaze co-hosts VSO's Musical Picnic With Friends, premiering June 10

The virtual concert features “Summer” from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, an appearance by pianist Jane Coop, and other highlights

Daring, diverse Jazz Fest series at Frankie's keeps the soul fires burning

From post-bop to cool jazz, blues to Latin styles, Frankie’s Jazz Club hosts a daring, diverse lineup at the 2021 festival

A cinematic sci-fi ode to Polish author Stanisław Lem, at the Cinematheque until July 1

Andrei Tarkovsky, Steven Soderbergh, and more paid tribute to the Polish author

SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJune 7, 2021The Cinematheque

The Cultch opens the Patio at 1895 with local beer, wine, Cheezies, and more

The historic theatre adds a new licensed space to Vancouver’s outdoor sipping and snacking scene

CULINARY, STAGEGail JohnsonJune 6, 2021The Cultch, patio

Kapé Philippine Coffee builds bridges between farmers and consumers—and works to decolonize the industry

Iona and Paolo Fresnoza work directly with female-led small farms in their home country

Sound of the City: DJ O Show sounds off on representation, writing her first hip-hop track, and the energy of a crowd

The Afro-Indigenous 2 Spirit artist and Squamish Nation member says the pandemic gave rise to new creative skills

SOUND OF THE CITY, MUSICStir VancouverJune 4, 2021Sound of the City, music, DJ O Show, indigenous, 2 Spirit

Film reviews: Soba restaurants, sumo wrestlers, and unwed mothers, as Toronto Japanese Film Festival streams here

Highlights include True Mothers, Mio’s Cookbook, and Sumodo—Successors of Samurai

SCREENJanet SmithJune 4, 2021TJFF, Toronto Japanese Film Festival

VAG's vast Vancouver Special: Disorientations and Echo exhibition amplifies diverse new voices on the local scene

Seeing in new ways, with broken-and-rebuilt ceramics to room-filling tree sculptures, textiles, and murals

ART & DESIGNJanet SmithJune 3, 2021VAG, Vancouver Art Gallery, Homepage feature

Diverse communities share their culture, heritage at Doors Open Richmond

With tours of everything from a Buddhist monastery to a Persian restaurant, the annual Heritage Canada event goes online for 2021

CULTURAL TOURISM, FESTSGail JohnsonJune 3, 2021Doors Open Richmond, Richmond

A play about housing refugees, a dialogue on madness, and more as rEvolver Festival enters final weekend

Boundary-pushing offerings include a wonderfully weird website-EP and collagelike text fragments

THEATRE, FESTSJanet SmithJune 3, 2021Upintheair Theatre

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