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Stir Wine Pairing: virtual West Coast Modern Home Tour is made for dreaming

West Vancouver Art Museum’s filmic fundraiser calls for elegant Upper Bench Estate Chardonnay and some of the region’s best Vietnamese food

Film review: Irreverent fun as Black Widow finally gets her sardonic, self-aware due

Scarlett Johansson and Florence Pugh’s sarcastic sister act brings subversive new edge to the Marvel Universe

SCREENJanet SmithJuly 9, 2021Black Widow

A meeting of bright literary minds, as Souvankham Thammavongsa and Avni Doshi join in Indian Summer Festival's Knives and Sugar, streaming to July 17

One author’s work was up for a Giller, while the other’s competed for a Booker Prize

BOOKS, FESTS, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJuly 8, 2021Indian Summer Festival

Royal Thai Government introduces Canada-wide certification program to recognize restaurants that honour the Southeast Asian country’s authentic cuisine

Sala Thai, Maenam, and Bob Likes Thai Food among the Vancouver establishments to be certified by Thai SELECT

CULINARYGail JohnsonJuly 8, 2021culinary, Thai food, Thai SELECT, Maenam, Bob Likes Thai Food, Sala Thai

Massey Theatre site to see addition of 35,000-square-foot Eighth & Eight creative centre

A digital hub, a black-box theatre, and more offer up flexible festival spaces at New West site

NEWSJanet SmithJuly 8, 2021Massey Theatre

Ice Cream Truck Live rolls into local parks and beaches with music by diverse artists

A bona fide ice-cream truck hosts the weekly, inclusive, socially distanced pop-up music fests, with Mauvey headlining July 10

MUSICGail JohnsonJuly 8, 2021Ice Cream Truck Live, Mauvey, Teon Gibbs, Bo Henrik

Richmond Night Market returns for 2021, celebrates 20 years

The largest night market in North America will run every weekend till fall starting July 23

CULINARY, NEWSGail JohnsonJuly 8, 2021Richmond Night Market

Marie Khouri sculpture graces new Kay Meek Arts Centre’s Faris Family Courtyard

The public artwork made of Italian marble honours late arts philanthropist Yulanda Faris

ART & DESIGN, NEWSGail JohnsonJuly 8, 2021Marie Khouri, Kay Meek Arts Centre

Vintage & Handmade Society holds Art Gallery Market in downtown Vancouver, July 10 and 11

More than 60 B.C. artisans and makers will be at "šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl’e7énk" Square at Vancouver Art Gallery’s North plaza

ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonJuly 8, 2021art and design, VAG, Vintage & Handmade Society

Brewery & the Beast returns for 2021, the meat-centric fest focused on sustainability, September 12 and 26

Natural farming practices and local products take the spotlight at the community- and culinary-centred event

CULINARY, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonJuly 7, 2021culinary, What's Stirring, Brewery & the Beast

Ziyian Kwan and Rianne Svelnis conjure a garden of wonder and mystery in Dumb Instrument Dance's Dreaming of Koi

Audiences will move through a botanical labyrinth at the Dr. Sun Yat-sen Classical Chinese Garden, during Dancing on the Edge

DANCE, FESTSJanet SmithJuly 7, 2021Dancing on the Edge

Alta + Audain: Fine Dining Art Experience elevates summertime Friday nights in Whistler

A personal guided art tour is paired with fine cuisine from Alta Bistro’s vintage Airstream mobile restaurant served underneath the Audain Art Museum

ART & DESIGNStir VancouverJuly 7, 2021Partner Content, Audain Art Museum

Vancouver Art Gallery announces new exhibitions featuring Emily Carr, Edith Heath, and Jan Wade, opening July 10

The new shows featuring works by accomplished female artists run to next spring

Minari star gets her due in Youn Yuh Jung Movie Week at the Korean Film Festival, via VIFF Connect to July 10

See the star show her stuff in roles from prostitutes to grannies

SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJuly 7, 2021VIFF

Tsatsu Stalqayu (Coastal Wolf Pack) and Mortal Coil unite for a Grand Act of Great Hope

Storytelling, song, dance, masks, prayer, procession, and puppetry mesh in Siiye'yu (friends, relatives), presented by National Arts Centre English Theatre

THEATRE, CULTUREGail JohnsonJuly 7, 2021Mortal Coil, Coastal Wolf Pack, Homepage feature

From drag to Afro-diasporic, diverse performers to hit Vancouver Mural Festival's just-announced pop-up stage, August 4 to 22

Event unveils online talks, a documentary launch, and mural tours for later this summer

NEWSJanet SmithJuly 7, 2021Vancouver Mural Festival

Vancouver Folk Music Festival announces At Home program for 2021

Tsatsu Stalqayu (Coastal Wolf Pack), Khari Wendell McClelland, and Kathleen Nisbet among the featured performers for the virtual fest

Cichetti, vermouth, and wine: giovane bacaro evokes Venice beyond the touristy stereotypes

The new Vancouver restaurant combines aperitivo culture with dishes that strike a balance between Italy and B.C.

CULINARYGail JohnsonJuly 6, 2021Italian, Italian food, giovane bacaro, Vancouver food

As Vancouver arts studios continue to close, the dream of building the Eastside Arts District comes to be

Spurred by troubling findings from its award-winning report on the loss of artistic and cultural spaces, the Eastside Arts Society hopes to benefit the city’s arts community as a whole