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Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 diverse Indigenous musicians to catch at Indigifest 2021

From folk to blues to country, artists from across B.C. bring their own style to the virtual celebration of Indigenous art and culture

FESTS, MUSICGail JohnsonAugust 4, 2021Indigifest, Indigenous, music, Homepage feature, INDIGIFEST

Vines Art Festival calls for the removal of fencing in CRAB, Oppenheimer, and Strathcona parks

An open letter to the City of Vancouver and Vancouver Parks Board asks for public spaces that foster healing, culture, and community

NEWS, FESTSGail JohnsonAugust 4, 2021news, Vines Art Festival, City of Vancouver, Vancouver Parks Board, Indigenous

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

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

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

THEATREJanet SmithAugust 4, 2021Neworld Theatre, Pacific Theatre

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

NEWS, ART & DESIGNJanet SmithAugust 3, 2021Order of BC, Joe Average

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

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

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

ART & DESIGN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithAugust 2, 2021French Cultural Centre, Le Centre

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SOUND OF THE CITYStir VancouverJuly 30, 2021Sound of the City, music

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

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

THEATREJanet SmithJuly 29, 2021Arts Club Theatre

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