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Vancouver Chamber Choir celebrates 50th anniversary 2020-21 digital concert season on VANCC DIGITAL
Vancouver Chamber Choir celebrates 50th anniversary 2020-21 digital concert season on VANCC DIGITAL

The virtual concert platform features new full-length performances recorded at stunning local venues, free pre-concert talks, educational videos, and more

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MUSICStir VancouverJuly 28, 2021Partner Content, Vancouver Chamber Choir
Talent Accelerator puts out call for emerging creatives via Vancouver International Film Festival
Talent Accelerator puts out call for emerging creatives via Vancouver International Film Festival

August 8 deadline to apply for program that offers mentorship and free access to the VIFF AMP Music in FIlm Summit

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SCREENJanet SmithJuly 27, 2021VIFF
CREATE! Arts Festival heads outdoors to Woodland Park and several Eastside studios, August 21 and 22
CREATE! Arts Festival heads outdoors to Woodland Park and several Eastside studios, August 21 and 22

Eastside Arts Society launches the art-making event with 40 visual-art workshops for the community and a public-participation art installation

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WHAT'S STIRRING, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonJuly 27, 2021What's Stirring, Eastside Arts Society, Eastside Arts District
Stir Q&A: Vancouver chef David Hawksworth on his Vancouver restaurant’s 10th anniversary, patios, and the pandemic
Stir Q&A: Vancouver chef David Hawksworth on his Vancouver restaurant’s 10th anniversary, patios, and the pandemic

To celebrate a decade in business, the fine-dining downtown spot is celebrating with half-price bubbles

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CULINARYGail JohnsonJuly 27, 2021Hawksworth, David Hawksworth, Vancouver restaurants
Posh Ball builds an energized and empowering new tradition at Pride Vancouver
Posh Ball builds an energized and empowering new tradition at Pride Vancouver

Van Vogue Jam’s Ralph Escamillan takes international runway competition online

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DANCE, FESTS, LIVESTREAMJanet SmithJuly 27, 2021Pride Vancouver
Pride: Daughter of a BC wine pioneer, Darrien McWatters finds happiness through transitioning and TIME
Pride: Daughter of a BC wine pioneer, Darrien McWatters finds happiness through transitioning and TIME

The operations manager for TIME Family of Wines, whose father was Harry McWatters, identifies as a transgender woman; hopes to help others with her story

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CULINARY, FESTSGail JohnsonJuly 27, 2021
Go Blue BC 2021 celebrates the arrival of fresh blueberries in British Columbia
Go Blue BC 2021 celebrates the arrival of fresh blueberries in British Columbia

The Taste or Travel Contest features prizes from White Spot, Triple O’s, and BC Ferries

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CULINARYStir VancouverJuly 27, 2021Partner Content
Vancouver's Damonde Tschritter headlines Laugh Track Comedy Club, July 29
Vancouver's Damonde Tschritter headlines Laugh Track Comedy Club, July 29

The stand-up comedian won gold for top comedy act at the 2010 Winter Olympics

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COMEDYGail JohnsonJuly 27, 2021comedy, Laugh Track
Vancouver Pride Festival’s Symphonic Pride features music exclusively by queer composers, July 30
Vancouver Pride Festival’s Symphonic Pride features music exclusively by queer composers, July 30

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra performs works by Pyotr Illyich Tchaikovsky, Rodney Sharman, Aaron Copland, and more

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WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSICGail JohnsonJuly 27, 2021Music, What's Stirring, VSO, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver Pride Festival, Vancouver Pride Society, Pride
Pride Brunch at ARC Restaurant serves up bottomless tasting plates, live drag performances
Pride Brunch at ARC Restaurant serves up bottomless tasting plates, live drag performances

Local drag queens Kendall Gender, Carlotta Gurl, and Jaylene Tyme perform at the Fairmont Waterfront restaurant for Vancouver Pride Festival

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CULINARY, FESTSGail JohnsonJuly 26, 2021Vancouver Pride Society, Vancouver Pride Festival, Fairmont Waterfront, ARC Restaurant, drag
Vancouver Latin American Film Festival unveils mix of online and live events from August 26 to September 5
Vancouver Latin American Film Festival unveils mix of online and live events from August 26 to September 5

More than half its films are by women and nonbinary directors, with expanded series of Indigenous works

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SCREENJanet SmithJuly 26, 2021VLAFF
Dining review: Whistler's Alta Bistro puts the art in culinary arts in collaboration with Audain Art Museum
Dining review: Whistler's Alta Bistro puts the art in culinary arts in collaboration with Audain Art Museum

The summertime Alta + Audain Fine Dining Art Experience feeds all the senses

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CULINARY, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonJuly 26, 2021Audain Art Museum, Whistler, Alta Bistro, culinary, art and design, Indigenous art, Homepage feature
Beneath Springhill: The Maurice Ruddick Story is a true tale of hope, resilience, and race
Beneath Springhill: The Maurice Ruddick Story is a true tale of hope, resilience, and race

Bobby Garcia directs the new Arts Club Theatre production starring Jeremiah Sparks about the Black Canadian hero and singing miner

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THEATREGail JohnsonJuly 26, 2021Arts Club, Arts Club Theatre, Bobby Garcia, theatre, Jeremiah Sparks
Stalkaya – Ḵ’elhmáy̓/X̱ápay̓ay exhibition provides a 360° immersive experience to the heart of an ancient forest
Stalkaya – Ḵ’elhmáy̓/X̱ápay̓ay exhibition provides a 360° immersive experience to the heart of an ancient forest

North Van Arts’ new exhibition also includes a collection of artwork that explores Skwxwu7mesh (Squamish) people’s relationship to cedar

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ART & DESIGNStir VancouverJuly 26, 2021Partner Content, North Van Arts
Artists with African origins talk resistance and decolonization on July 27
Artists with African origins talk resistance and decolonization on July 27

The online panel discussion marks the opening of the new Zainub Verjee Institute

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CULTURE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJuly 26, 2021Centre A, Western Front
Culture Crawl artists design custom art growlers in support of Vancouver’s Eastside Arts Society
Culture Crawl artists design custom art growlers in support of Vancouver’s Eastside Arts Society

The sixth annual Art, Bike & Beer Crawl Fundraiser Auction also offers beer and (kom)bucha tote bags full of goodies by East Van makers

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CULINARY, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonJuly 26, 2021Nam Dae Moon, Eastside Arts Society, Eastside Arts District, East Vancouver, beer, Eastside Culture Crawl
INDIGIFEST 2021 announced for August, the virtual celebration featuring Indigenous music, arts, and culture from across B.C.
INDIGIFEST 2021 announced for August, the virtual celebration featuring Indigenous music, arts, and culture from across B.C.

The First Peoples’ Cultural Council presents the fest, with Squamish Nation Elder Xwechtaal Dennis Joseph and music industry trailblazer Elaine Bomberry among the show’s hosts

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FESTS, MUSICGail JohnsonJuly 26, 2021INDIGIFEST, Indigenous, First Peoples Cultural Council, fests, music
Film review: Baroque beauty and exquisite instruments onscreen at Vancouver Bach Festival
Film review: Baroque beauty and exquisite instruments onscreen at Vancouver Bach Festival

Series at The Cinematheque travels from Belgian historical site to Métis chansons

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MUSIC, SCREENJanet SmithJuly 25, 2021Early Music Vancouver, Vancouver Bach Festival
Tanya Boteju, Billeh Nickerson, Hiromi Goto, and more join Queer Writers' Showcase, July 27
Tanya Boteju, Billeh Nickerson, Hiromi Goto, and more join Queer Writers' Showcase, July 27

Co-presented by Amazon, Vancouver Pride Society’s online event features leading local 2SLGBTQAI+ writers

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WHAT'S STIRRING, FESTS, READGail JohnsonJuly 25, 2021Vancouver Pride Society, queer, Hiromi Goto, Billeh Nickerson, What's Stirring, LGBTQ2SAI
Pride Picnic yields baskets to unpack on Parade day in Vancouver
Pride Picnic yields baskets to unpack on Parade day in Vancouver

The Lazy Gourmet is creating food bundles to go for Vancouver Pride Festival to celebrate at home, at a park, or anywhere else your bubble cares to connect

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CULINARYGail JohnsonJuly 24, 2021Pride, VanPrideFest, Lazy Gourmet
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