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Comedy Here Often?, Hollywood Theatre partner for new monthly Vancouver stand-up series
Comedy Here Often?, Hollywood Theatre partner for new monthly Vancouver stand-up series

Stand-Up at Hollywood Theatre kicks off with Juno winners Ivan Decker, Sophie Buddle, and more

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COMEDYGail JohnsonAugust 4, 2021Comedy Here Often?, Hollywood Theatre
Theatre review: Gather: Stories in Nature stages intimate tales of self-discovery under trees of Queen Elizabeth Park
Theatre review: Gather: Stories in Nature stages intimate tales of self-discovery under trees of Queen Elizabeth Park

Solo artists Cameron Peal and Shayna Jones take different looks at our relationship to the land

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THEATREJanet SmithAugust 4, 2021Neworld Theatre, Pacific Theatre
Theatre review: The Magic Hour takes audiences of one through a delightful fever dream
Theatre review: The Magic Hour takes audiences of one through a delightful fever dream

The new production created by Kim Collier with Kendra Fanconi is designed as a solo immersive experience and journey

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THEATREGail JohnsonAugust 4, 2021Kim Collier, Presentation House Theatre, Electric Company Theatre
Black in B.C.: Issamba Centre hosts focus groups on inclusion, art, culture, identity, and more, through August
Black in B.C.: Issamba Centre hosts focus groups on inclusion, art, culture, identity, and more, through August

The Victoria-based African Arts & Cultural Centre founded by Pulchérie Nketsap Mboussi is a hub for people of African descent throughout B.C.

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WHAT'S STIRRING, CULTUREGail JohnsonAugust 3, 2021What's Stirring, Culture, Issamba Centre, Black
Loula's Taverna shakes the family tree with Greek share plates on Commercial Drive
Loula's Taverna shakes the family tree with Greek share plates on Commercial Drive

Long-time local restaurateurs launch the new Vancouver tapas-style dining spot and bar

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CULINARYGail JohnsonAugust 3, 2021Loula's, Commercial Drive, Vancouver restaurants
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 things to know about the fiery Piano Burning at the Queer Arts Festival, August 8
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 things to know about the fiery Piano Burning at the Queer Arts Festival, August 8

Complete with a fireproof red gown, the event takes on deeper metaphors about decolonization

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MUSIC, LIVESTREAMStir VancouverAugust 3, 2021Queer Arts Festival, Pride Art Society, Pride in Art Society
Vancouver artist Joe Average receives Order of BC as mural marking 40 years of HIV rises
Vancouver artist Joe Average receives Order of BC as mural marking 40 years of HIV rises

Massive Granville Street artwork is a colourful testament to painter’s advocacy and charity work

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NEWS, ART & DESIGNJanet SmithAugust 3, 2021Order of BC, Joe Average
Shipyards Live features Krystle Dos Santos, Sambacouver, and more Vancouver music, to September 18
Shipyards Live features Krystle Dos Santos, Sambacouver, and more Vancouver music, to September 18

The new summer series at Shipyards Square has a beer garden and food trucks by the likes of Mr. Bannock, Cannoli King, and Slavic Rolls

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CULINARY, MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonAugust 3, 2021What's Stirring, music, food, Shipyards, Krystle Dos Santos
The forces of gravity go to work in Portes Gravitationnelles exhibit, at Le Centre culturel francophone de Vancouver, opening August 5
The forces of gravity go to work in Portes Gravitationnelles exhibit, at Le Centre culturel francophone de Vancouver, opening August 5

Influenced by everything from spin art to abstract expressionism, works mix art and science

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ART & DESIGN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithAugust 2, 2021French Cultural Centre, Le Centre
Fresh Roots Urban Farm’s Backyard Harvest Dinner showcases culturally diverse foods
Fresh Roots Urban Farm’s Backyard Harvest Dinner showcases culturally diverse foods

The Vancouver non-profit society empowers youth by growing, harvesting, and selling food

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CULINARYGail JohnsonAugust 1, 2021Fresh Roots, Coho Commissary
After a hiatus, Electric Company Theatre's Kim Collier helps conjure The Magic Hour, a solo walk-through experience
After a hiatus, Electric Company Theatre's Kim Collier helps conjure The Magic Hour, a solo walk-through experience

Show inspired by pandemic isolation transforms 12 rooms at Presentation House Theatre

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THEATREJanet SmithJuly 31, 2021Electric Company Theatre, Presentation House Theatre
Queer Arts Festival's Language as a Virus takes storytelling in radical directions, to August 13
Queer Arts Festival's Language as a Virus takes storytelling in radical directions, to August 13

The sonic-art installation from artist Bobbi Kozinuk explores how the pandemic has affected queer and diverse communities

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WHAT'S STIRRING, FESTSGail JohnsonJuly 30, 2021culinary, Music, What's Stirring, Pride Art Society, Pride in Arts Society, Pride in Art Society
Howard Jang steps in as interim executive director of BC Alliance for Arts + Culture
Howard Jang steps in as interim executive director of BC Alliance for Arts + Culture

The board announces Jang’s temporary role while launching organizational overhaul

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NEWSJanet SmithJuly 30, 2021BC Alliance for Arts and Culture, Howard Jang, news
Arts Umbrella Dance open houses show a program that goes beyond movement, in a bright new facility
Arts Umbrella Dance open houses show a program that goes beyond movement, in a bright new facility

Events August 12 and 17 reveal how life-changing dance education offers tools for success in and out of the studio.

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DANCEStir VancouverJuly 30, 2021Partner Content, ARTS UMBRELLA, Arts Umbrella
Film reviews: The flamethrower of Ema meets the gentle animal rhythms of Gunda, as VIFF Centre reopens
Film reviews: The flamethrower of Ema meets the gentle animal rhythms of Gunda, as VIFF Centre reopens

Pablo Larraín’s bold reggaeton dance epic makes a visual splash on the big screen

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SCREENJanet SmithJuly 30, 2021VIFF, VIFF Centre, Homepage feature
Sound of the City: Vancouver radio host Nina Panini sounds off on phone calls from listeners, mental wellness, and dance parties
Sound of the City: Vancouver radio host Nina Panini sounds off on phone calls from listeners, mental wellness, and dance parties

The volunteer programmer at UBC’s campus radio station, CiTR 101.9FM, hosts a weekly show dedicated to the local music scene

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SOUND OF THE CITYStir VancouverJuly 30, 2021Sound of the City, music
Vancouver's Monsoon Festival of Performing Arts celebrates South Asian culture
Vancouver's Monsoon Festival of Performing Arts celebrates South Asian culture

Through music, dance, visual art, a marketplace, workshops, and more, diverse South Asian artists share their culture

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FESTS, MUSIC, DANCE, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonJuly 30, 2021Monsoon Festival of Performing Arts, Homepage feature, South Asian
Theatre review: I, Claudia is a star turn for multitasking Lili Beaudoin, who makes mask work feel painfully human
Theatre review: I, Claudia is a star turn for multitasking Lili Beaudoin, who makes mask work feel painfully human

Inspired show tackles growing up and the difficulty of change

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THEATREJanet SmithJuly 29, 2021Arts Club Theatre
Stir 'Splainer: The lowdown on 4 Pride Art Walk works around downtown Vancouver to August 3
Stir 'Splainer: The lowdown on 4 Pride Art Walk works around downtown Vancouver to August 3

From musical steps to air dancers and bi birds, artworks to discover on a self-guided tour

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ART & DESIGNStir VancouverJuly 29, 2021Pride Vancouver
Indigenous, Downtown Eastside, and other underrepresented Vancouver artists receive funding for new music projects
Indigenous, Downtown Eastside, and other underrepresented Vancouver artists receive funding for new music projects

Vancouver Music Fund, by the City of Vancouver in partnership with Creative BC, is the first municipal funding program of its kind in North America

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MUSIC, NEWSGail JohnsonJuly 29, 2021music, City of Vancouver, Creative BC, Kapok, NADUH, Indigenous, Downtown Eastside
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