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The importance of family fuels jazz guitarist Jeff Parker and the New Breed's Suite for Max Brown

The importance of family fuels jazz guitarist Jeff Parker and the New Breed's Suite for Max Brown

The jazz fest artist uses sampling and sequencing on an album made with his mother in mind

MUSICJanet SmithJune 23, 2021Coastal Jazz, Vancouver International Jazz Festival, TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival

Body parts meet bawdy animation in Epidermis Circus, a live drive-in theatre puppet performance

Body parts meet bawdy animation in Epidermis Circus, a live drive-in theatre puppet performance

The Pi Provocateurs presentation of SNAFU Society of Unexpected Spectacles isn’t the kind of puppet show you’ll see on Saturday-morning TV

THEATREGail JohnsonJune 22, 2021Pi Theatre, Pi Provocateurs, SNAFU, puppetry

Director Daniel Minahan dishes on his Halston miniseries, June 24 at 6 pm at VIFF Talks

Director Daniel Minahan dishes on his Halston miniseries, June 24 at 6 pm at VIFF Talks

The Netflix show features Ewan McGregor, parties at Studio 54, and miles of ultrasuede

SCREENJanet SmithJune 22, 2021VIFF

Barbara Bourget reflects on a life and career devoted to communicating with others through dance

Barbara Bourget reflects on a life and career devoted to communicating with others through dance

The dancer, choreographer, and artistic director of Kokoro Dance has performed and created hundreds of pieces

DANCEStir VancouverJune 22, 2021Partner Content

As restaurants come back, many wonder: Where are the chefs?

As restaurants come back, many wonder: Where are the chefs?

A shortage of skilled kitchen staff is affecting operations in Vancouver, B.C., and beyond

CULINARYGail JohnsonJune 22, 2021culinary, Vancouver restaurants

Film review: Chaakapesh documentary follows symphony to the northern tundra, in attempt at reconciliation through art

Film review: Chaakapesh documentary follows symphony to the northern tundra, in attempt at reconciliation through art

Lessons in connection as the Montreal Symphony Orchestra builds a new opera in Innu, Cree, and Inuktitut

SCREENJanet SmithJune 22, 2021VISIONS OUEST

Film review: Strong leads and a striking urban-industrial look make B.C.-shot Chained worth checking out

Film review: Strong leads and a striking urban-industrial look make B.C.-shot Chained worth checking out

Filmed in an unrecognizable Kelowna, Titus Heckel’s new feature is an unexpected mashup of coming-of-age story and crime-thriller

SCREENJanet SmithJune 22, 2021BC film, Creative BC

Stir Pairing: Chor Leoni's One Another concert meets summer ramen and BC rosé

Stir Pairing: Chor Leoni's One Another concert meets summer ramen and BC rosé

The Vancouver men’s choir joins forces with youth voices in its new digital concert that calls for Kinton Ramen’s latest dish and Red Rooster’s pink wine

CULINARY, WINE, MUSICGail JohnsonJune 21, 2021CULINARY, wine, BC wine, BC wineries, Evelyn Lau, Wine, wine pairing, Chor Leoni, Red Rooster Winery, Kinton Ramen, ramen, Stir Pairing

North Shore Culture Compass launches Coast-Salish Animal Art and Since Time Immemorial Treasure Hunt

North Shore Culture Compass launches Coast-Salish Animal Art and Since Time Immemorial Treasure Hunt

Coast-Salish Animal Art is one of two initiatives by North Van Arts to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Month; Since Time Immemorial Treasure Hunt is another

ART & DESIGNStir VancouverJune 21, 2021Partner Content, North Van Arts

First Peoples’ Map of B.C. showcases Indigenous art, languages, and cultures

First Peoples’ Map of B.C. showcases Indigenous art, languages, and cultures

The online, interactive map by First Peoples’ Cultural Council is the first of its kind

NEWS, CULTURAL TOURISMGail JohnsonJune 21, 2021News, First Peoples Cultural Council, Indigenous

Tabla master Zakir Hussain reconnects with his late father while strengthening cross-cultural ties

Tabla master Zakir Hussain reconnects with his late father while strengthening cross-cultural ties

The musician, who appears at Indian Summer Festival, has found happiness revisiting music of the past during the pandemic

LIVESTREAM, MUSICJanet SmithJune 21, 2021Indian Summer Festival, Homepage feature

Elation and swirling emotions as VSO holds its first live concert in 15 months at the Orpheum

Elation and swirling emotions as VSO holds its first live concert in 15 months at the Orpheum

Program of Martin and Strauss offered a range of moods to mark the reopening of live classical music

MUSICJanet SmithJune 20, 2021VSO

Kula, Elbo Patties serve their specialities at Afro-Vegan cookout, June 25 and 26

Kula, Elbo Patties serve their specialities at Afro-Vegan cookout, June 25 and 26

The outdoor BBQ-style fest is part of Coho Collective’s Street Food Series

CULINARYGail JohnsonJune 20, 2021culinary, food, Kula Foods, Elbo Jamaican Patties, Asha Wheeldon, Chris Boreland, Coho Collective

Boarder X carves out Indigenous identity through snowboarding, surfing, and skateboarding

Boarder X carves out Indigenous identity through snowboarding, surfing, and skateboarding

The interdisciplinary exhibition now showing at Sk̲wx̲wú7mesh and L̓il̓wat7úl Cultural Centre merges art, sport, and culture

ART & DESIGN, CULTURAL TOURISMGail JohnsonJune 19, 2021Homepage feature, SLCC, Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre, Whistler, Indigenous, Indigenous art

Jazz at Pyatt Hall keeps musical traditions alive, from hard bop to effortless swing

Jazz at Pyatt Hall keeps musical traditions alive, from hard bop to effortless swing

Cory Weeds, Jennifer Scott, Rene Worst, and Phil Dyer among the luminaries performing at the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival series

FESTS, MUSICStir VancouverJune 18, 2021Partner Content, Jazz Fest, TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival, Coastal Jazz

Chief Dan George: Actor and Activist exhibition finds new home at Maplewood Flats, to August 29

Chief Dan George: Actor and Activist exhibition finds new home at Maplewood Flats, to August 29

Wild Bird Trust of BC presents the exhibition, with the poet’s words being just as relevant and pressing today as when he wrote them

WHAT'S STIRRING, READGail JohnsonJune 18, 2021News, Chief Dan George, Indigenous, What's Stirring

Local artists mark National Indigenous Peoples Day in thoughtful, creative ways

Local artists mark National Indigenous Peoples Day in thoughtful, creative ways

Filmmakers, storytellers, weavers, photographers, and more take part in the June 21 event

ART & DESIGN, SCREEN, FESTSGail JohnsonJune 18, 2021National Indigenous Peoples Day, National Indigenous People's Month, Talking Stick Festival, Full Circle, Savage Society, Vancouver Mural Festival, Indigenous, Indigenous artists

Sound of the City: Juno-nominated IAMTHELIVING and Teon Gibbs make music for dancing with JNGL

Sound of the City: Juno-nominated IAMTHELIVING and Teon Gibbs make music for dancing with JNGL

The musicians bridge the gap between R&B, pop, hip-hop, and soul

SOUND OF THE CITY, MUSICStir VancouverJune 18, 2021Sound of the City, music, Teon Gibbs

Film review: Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation paints a portrait of a friendship in the writers' own sharp-tongued words

Film review: Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation paints a portrait of a friendship in the writers' own sharp-tongued words

The trailblazing artists’ colourful insights on each other, and themselves, will please film, lit, and theatre fans

SCREENJanet SmithJune 18, 2021VIFF

Father's Day food offerings in multicultural Vancouver allow for tableside (or takeout) travel

Father's Day food offerings in multicultural Vancouver allow for tableside (or takeout) travel

From Thailand to Peru to Lebanon, local restaurants are cooking up special dishes for Dads

CULINARYGail JohnsonJune 17, 2021culinary, Vancouver restaurants