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Tributes flood in at news revered Canadian composer R. Murray Schafer has died

“Father of acoustic ecology” is also credited with creating the concept of soundscape

NEWS, MUSICJanet SmithAugust 16, 2021R Murray Schafer

Stir Q&A: Zainub Verjee talks about the death of languages, neon, and the status of the artist

Showing at Centre A, the artist and activist’s Speech Acts exhibition explores artist’s labour

ART & DESIGNJanet SmithAugust 15, 2021Centre A, Homepage feature

Dutch Baby: how Maxine’s Café and Bar is stirring up Vancouver’s brunch scene

The West End bistro, named after a local businesswoman, serves the dish in a traditional cast-iron pan

CULINARYGail JohnsonAugust 15, 2021Vancouver restaurants, Maxine's, Culinary

Vancouver author Jane Munro explores grief in forthcoming book, Open Every Window

The Griffin-award-winning poet turned to prose to help cope with her husband’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis and subsequent deterioration

READGail JohnsonAugust 15, 2021Read, Books, BC authors, BC writers

Mark Takeshi McGregor takes helm of Pride In Art Society as SD Holman steps down

As Queer Arts Festival wraps up, its founder is handing over the reins

NEWS, FESTSJanet SmithAugust 15, 2021Queer Arts Festival, Pride in Art Society

Candace Curr, Rob Thomson host next installment of Indigifest, August 19

Among the other B.C. Indigenous musicians on the lineup is folk-pop singer-songwriter and storyteller Myc Sharratt

FESTS, MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonAugust 14, 2021Indigifest, Indigenous, fesets, fests, What's Stirring

Latincouver’s Carnaval del Sol celebrates its 14th year, to August 29

The Pacific Northwest’s biggest Latin American hybrid festival features music, dance, food, beer, wine, and more

FESTS, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonAugust 13, 2021Latincouver, Carnaval del Sol, mozaico flamenco, what's stirring

From Argentina to the Okanagan, B.C. winemaker Leandro Nosal sees parallels between the two wine regions

The Mendoza native, now at Tinhorn Creek Vineyards, first learned about wine culture through his grandmother

CULINARYGail JohnsonAugust 13, 2021wine, BC Wine, Tinhorn Creek Vineyards, culinary

Sound of the City: Interdisciplinary media artist Nancy Lee, aka Which Nancy, talks Vancouver's opioid crisis, lack of diversity in positions of power, and parties

Based in Chinatown, Lee is a queer Taiwanese-Canadian curator, DJ, educator, \cultural producer, and music-video director

SOUND OF THE CITY, MUSICStir VancouverAugust 13, 2021Sound of the City, music, Which Nancy

From taiko to dhol to Afro-Cuban drumming, Monsoon Music Night brings the world together, August 15

Percussive sounds of India, Africa, Japan, and Cuba merge during the Monsoon Festival of Performing Arts

Dance that communes with nature at We Will Move, in X̱epx̱páy̓em/Hadden Park on August 17

The Vines Art Festival lineup includes a deeply personal duet, a movement installation inspired by moulting, and more

WHAT'S STIRRING, FESTSJanet SmithAugust 12, 2021Vines Art Festival

Monsoon Festival of Performing Arts fills August calendar with dance, music, murals, and more

The celebration of South Asian arts and artists also features everything from interactive workshops to a marketplace

FESTSStir VancouverAugust 12, 2021Partner Content, Monsoon Festival of Performing Arts

Vancouver Queer Film Festival explores urgent issues affecting queer, trans, and Two-Spirit people worldwide

Out on Screen’s 33rd annual festival features more than 90 films from 20 countries, highlighting queer artistic and activist histories and subcultures

FESTS, SCREENStir VancouverAugust 12, 2021Partner Content, Out on Screen

DOXA Outdoor Summer Screenings feature striking nonfiction shorts at VPL plaza, August 12 and 13 at 9 pm

From the otherworldly Lichen to skateboarding portrait Joe Buffalo, a top-flight package of free outdoor films

SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithAugust 12, 2021DOXA

Jason Camp and the Posers bring post-colonial rage rock to Indigifest 2021

The band from Haida Gwaii uses music to speak truths and unleash emotion

FESTS, MUSICGail JohnsonAugust 12, 2021Indigifest, Indigenous, festivals, Haida Gwaii, Homepage feature

Interactive art installations and park performances as Vines Art Festival celebrations continue

Earth Witnessing engages the senses, plus Resilient Roots and Return of the Thunderbeings shows

FESTSStir VancouverAugust 11, 2021Partner Content, Vines Art Festival

Film reviews: 3 thought-provoking movies to check out at the Queer Film Festival

Caer gives voice to Latinx trans community, Well Rounded fights fat phobia, and Cured gives historical fight its due

SCREENJanet SmithAugust 11, 2021Queer Film Festival, Homepage feature

Jessica Angel merges worlds of blockchain, augmented reality, and art in Voxel Bridge

Via an app, the Vancouver Biennale artist-in-residence’s massive new installation under Cambie Bridge immerses viewers in a digital wonderland

ART & DESIGNJanet SmithAugust 10, 2021Vancouver Biennale, Homepage feature

Reading List: From Frederick Exley to Harold R. Johnson, literary crushes keep the pages turning

Upstart & Crow’s Ian Gill sounds off on bold, old, and new must-reads, with an eye to Johnson’s forthcoming The Bjorkan Sagas

READSalt Design Co.August 10, 2021Read, books, independent bookstores

Live music returns to Vancouver’s PNE for 2021, August 21 to September 6

The Paperboys, Soulstream among the participating local musical acts

MUSIC, NEWS, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonAugust 9, 2021music, PNE, live music, what's stirring

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