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Emily Carr University welcomes back students to fall sessions, including in-person metal sculpture and painting courses
Emily Carr University welcomes back students to fall sessions, including in-person metal sculpture and painting courses

Continuing studies courses span web design, drawing, printmaking, and more

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ART & DESIGNStir VancouverJuly 13, 2021Partner Content, Emily Carr University
VSO wraps up Chamberfest with Mozart's Clarinet Quintet, Böhme Brass Sextet, now streaming
VSO wraps up Chamberfest with Mozart's Clarinet Quintet, Böhme Brass Sextet, now streaming

Tacofino, Takenaka, Old Country Pierogi among the mobile eateries setting up at Shop the Block—Brentwood Market

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WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSICGail JohnsonJuly 13, 2021culinary, Music, What's Stirring, VSO, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Dance review: Dream logic and ballet-honed bodies, indoors and outdoors at Dancing on the Edge
Dance review: Dream logic and ballet-honed bodies, indoors and outdoors at Dancing on the Edge

Kirsten Wicklund bids an intense adieu to the Vancouver stage for awhile

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DANCEJanet SmithJuly 13, 2021Dancing on the Edge
New works by Ningiukulu Teevee, Lyle Wilson commissioned for Inuit Gallery’s 40th anniversary
New works by Ningiukulu Teevee, Lyle Wilson commissioned for Inuit Gallery’s 40th anniversary

Formerly in Gastown, the art gallery now calls North Vancouver’s Shipyards District home, neighbouring the Polygon and North Van Arts

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ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonJuly 13, 2021art and design, North Vancouver, Inuit art, Indigenous
Film review: The Metamorphosis of Birds blends lush imagery and poetry in story of longing and loss
Film review: The Metamorphosis of Birds blends lush imagery and poetry in story of longing and loss

Portuguese director Catarina Vasconcelos’s aching memoir straddles the realms of visual art and film

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SCREENJanet SmithJuly 13, 2021The Cinematheque
Soul singer Dawn Pemberton shares feel-good tunes at Vancouver Folk Music Festival At Home
Soul singer Dawn Pemberton shares feel-good tunes at Vancouver Folk Music Festival At Home

The vocal coach and pianist is going for joy and gratitude in her upcoming concert with her band

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FESTS, MUSICGail JohnsonJuly 13, 2021Vancouver Folk Music Festival, Dawn Pemberton, Homepage feature
Craft breweries along the BC Ale Trail launch dozens of new summer beers
Craft breweries along the BC Ale Trail launch dozens of new summer beers

Among the limited edition releases are beer-wine hybrids, sours, hazy IPAs, and a Beermosa

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CULINARYGail JohnsonJuly 12, 2021culinary, BC Ale Trail, craft beer
Singer-songwriter Marin Patenaude channels the loss and pain of past year into emotionally virtuosic music
Singer-songwriter Marin Patenaude channels the loss and pain of past year into emotionally virtuosic music

Vancouver Folk Music Festival appearance might finally help bring the artist’s career-defining 2020 release Sight Unseen the attention it so deserves

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FESTS, LIVESTREAM, MUSICJanet SmithJuly 12, 2021Vancouver Folk Music Festival, Marin Patenaude, Homepage feature
Vancouver chef creates a Taste of Rajasthan for Indian Summer Festival’s finale
Vancouver chef creates a Taste of Rajasthan for Indian Summer Festival’s finale

The Indian Pantry’s Tushar Tondvalkar has designed two menus inspired by his travels to Udaipur and Pushkar

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CULINARY, FESTSGail JohnsonJuly 12, 2021culinary, Indian Summer Festival, ISF 2021, Indian Pantry, Tushar Tondvalkar
VR headsets give viewers a salmon's underwater eye view as UNINTERRUPTED moves to Lonsdale Quay, July 14 to 24
VR headsets give viewers a salmon's underwater eye view as UNINTERRUPTED moves to Lonsdale Quay, July 14 to 24

The cinematic creation by Nettie Wild, Betsy Carson, and Rae Hull takes new form, after its projection under the Cambie Bridge in 2017

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WHAT'S STIRRING, ART & DESIGNJanet SmithJuly 11, 2021Nettie Wild, Shipyards
BC Farmers’ Market Trail leads to local food and goods
BC Farmers’ Market Trail leads to local food and goods

The online guide features a farmers market finder covering the entire province

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CULINARYGail JohnsonJuly 10, 2021culinary, BC Farmers Market Trail
Dance review: Subtly and sensuously, Two evokes the yearning for connection
Dance review: Subtly and sensuously, Two evokes the yearning for connection

Choreographer Wen Wei Wang’s duet at Dancing on the Edge Festival speaks to pandemic-era loneliness

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DANCE, FESTSGail JohnsonJuly 10, 2021Dancing on the Edge, Wen Wei Wang, Wen Wei Dance, dance, Homepage feature
ARTS 2021 celebrates the diverse work of Surrey's thriving community of artists, all summer long
ARTS 2021 celebrates the diverse work of Surrey's thriving community of artists, all summer long

Hosted by the Surrey Art Gallery and the Arts Council of Surrey, the juried exhibition has just released a video spotlighting category winners

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ART & DESIGNStir VancouverJuly 9, 2021Partner Content, Surrey Art Gallery
Stir Wine Pairing:  virtual West Coast Modern Home Tour is made for dreaming
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

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CULINARY, WINE, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonJuly 9, 2021CULINARY, wine, BC wine, Wine, wine pairing, West Vancouver Art Museum, Wooden Fish Vietnamese Restaurant
Film review: Irreverent fun as Black Widow finally gets her sardonic, self-aware due
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

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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
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

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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
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

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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
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

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NEWSJanet SmithJuly 8, 2021Massey Theatre
Ice Cream Truck Live rolls into local parks and beaches with music by diverse artists
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

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MUSICGail JohnsonJuly 8, 2021Ice Cream Truck Live, Mauvey, Teon Gibbs, Bo Henrik
Richmond Night Market returns for 2021, celebrates 20 years
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

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CULINARY, NEWSGail JohnsonJuly 8, 2021Richmond Night Market
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La Venue de l’avenir (Colours of Time) takes a lighthearted trip back to 1895 Paris, at VIFF Centre to January 5. 

Four relatives converge on an old house, discovering the story of an ancestor who journeyed to the City of Light during the Impr
Canadian art community mourns Gathie Falk. 

The pioneering multimedia artist who made her name with glossy ceramic fruits and shoes is being remembered for her “joyful affirmation of all that is beautiful in this world”. 

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Nikkei Mochitsuki celebrates a year-end Japanese tradition, December 29. 

Taiko drums and dance add to the festivities at the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre. 

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From family-friendly theatre in the afternoon to celebratory shows as midnight approaches, here’s a look at what’s on offer around the city this New Year’s Eve—plus a couple of New Year’s Day festivities too.

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O Christmas Tea: A British Comedy serves up a whimsical party at the Massey Theatre, December 28

James & Jamesy’s family-friendly show sails through a series of slapstick and sometimes surreal journeys. 

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