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Super Dishes brings Egyptian cuisine to Vancouver
Super Dishes brings Egyptian cuisine to Vancouver

Alexandria native Huda Abd Elhamid makes items like koshery, the ancient country’s national dish

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CULINARYGail JohnsonAugust 31, 2021food, Egyptian cuisine, Coho Commissary, Flavours of Hope
Vancouver artist Paul Wong launches new book, Occupying Chinatown, September 11
Vancouver artist Paul Wong launches new book, Occupying Chinatown, September 11

Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden and On Main Gallery announce release of limited-edition hardcover in English and Simplified Chinese

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READ, ART & DESIGN, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonAugust 30, 2021read, books, Paul Wong, BC authors, Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, what's stirring
InterUrban Art Gallery’s new exhibition marks International Overdose Day
InterUrban Art Gallery’s new exhibition marks International Overdose Day

Vancouver Coastal Health launches the show featuring works by local artists who have lived experience with substance use on August 31

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ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonAugust 30, 2021InterUrban Art Gallery
Sandeep Johal reimagines a world with resilient South Asian women in solo exhibition
Sandeep Johal reimagines a world with resilient South Asian women in solo exhibition

Surrey Art Gallery presents What If?, the local visual artist’s celebration of feminist resistance

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ART & DESIGNStir VancouverAugust 30, 2021Partner Content, Surrey Art Gallery, Sandeep Johal
TAIWANfest's New World Concert forges cross-cultural connections through music
TAIWANfest's New World Concert forges cross-cultural connections through music

Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra principal conductor Ken Hsieh sees the festival as a chance to discover Taiwanese and Korean cultures

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FESTS, MUSICGail JohnsonAugust 30, 2021TAIWANfest, Vancouver Metropolitan Opera, Ken Hsieh, fests
Art market intrigue as a colourful cast of characters chases down The Lost Leonardo
Art market intrigue as a colourful cast of characters chases down The Lost Leonardo

A gripping account of the most expensive painting in the world

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WHAT'S STIRRING, SCREENJanet SmithAugust 28, 2021
Multimedia Coast Salish spindle whorl anchors q̓ʷɑ:n̓ƛ̓ən̓ / Kwantlen artist’s new solo exhibition
Multimedia Coast Salish spindle whorl anchors q̓ʷɑ:n̓ƛ̓ən̓ / Kwantlen artist’s new solo exhibition

Surrey Art Gallery presents q̓ʷɑti̓cɑ: k̓ʷam̓k̓ʷəm̓ tə šxʷhəliʔ / Phyllis Atkins: Divine Connection this fall

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ART & DESIGNStir VancouverAugust 28, 2021Partner Content, surrey art gallery, Surrey Art Gallery
Sound of the City: Vancouver musician ekkstacy finds confidence by fusing indie, post punk, and synth wave
Sound of the City: Vancouver musician ekkstacy finds confidence by fusing indie, post punk, and synth wave

The local artist cites Elliott Smith, Bon Iver among his influences

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SOUND OF THE CITY, MUSICStir VancouverAugust 27, 2021Sound of the City, music, ekkstacy
Film review: Candyman brings sharp social critique to horror genre
Film review: Candyman brings sharp social critique to horror genre

Tackling gentrification to generational trauma, the stylishly shot sequel loses its grasp in the final act

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SCREENJanet SmithAugust 27, 2021Candyman
BC announces $12.9 million Fairs, Festivals and Events Recovery Fund
BC announces $12.9 million Fairs, Festivals and Events Recovery Fund

Province will take applications for the one-time grant of up to $250,000 starting August 27

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NEWSJanet SmithAugust 27, 2021
Film review: The Hidden Life of Trees' natural wonders take root in pandemic age
Film review: The Hidden Life of Trees' natural wonders take root in pandemic age

Documentary adds visual magic to the mindblowing science of the hit book

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SCREENJanet SmithAugust 27, 2021The Rio Theatre
Monsoon Festival heads into final stretch with Murals in the Market, to August 31
Monsoon Festival heads into final stretch with Murals in the Market, to August 31

New works can now be seen in the public-art project by Punjabi Market Regeneration Collective and Vancouver Mural Festival

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FESTS, WHAT'S STIRRING, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonAugust 27, 2021Monsoon Festival of Performing Arts, Punjabi Market Regeneration Collective, Vancouver Mural Festival, What's Stirring
New works from Le Gateau Chocolat, The Darlings, and Kim Senklip Harvey as The Cultch and Urban Ink unveil TRANSFORM Festival lineup
New works from Le Gateau Chocolat, The Darlings, and Kim Senklip Harvey as The Cultch and Urban Ink unveil TRANSFORM Festival lineup

Event September 23 to October 2 will be a digital and live-performance hybrid

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FESTS, LIVESTREAMJanet SmithAugust 26, 2021THE CULTCH, The Cultch, Transform Festival
Mexican-Canadian director Nicolás Pereda embraces the awkward and elliptical in Fauna
Mexican-Canadian director Nicolás Pereda embraces the awkward and elliptical in Fauna

An indirect look at violence and narco fiction at Vancouver Latin American Film Festival

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SCREENJanet SmithAugust 26, 2021VLAFF
Sdahl K’awaas wins Sterling Prize for challenging racism and the role of museums in era of reconciliation
Sdahl K’awaas wins Sterling Prize for challenging racism and the role of museums in era of reconciliation

Also known as Lucy Bell, Sdahl K’awaas resigned from her position at Royal British Columbia Museum in 2020

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CULTURE, NEWS, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonAugust 26, 2021Sterling Prize
Imagine Van Gogh exhibition extended in Vancouver again, to October 15
Imagine Van Gogh exhibition extended in Vancouver again, to October 15

With more than 300,000 visitors so far, the immersive, contactless experience is here to stay a while longer

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ART & DESIGN, NEWSGail JohnsonAugust 26, 2021Imagine Van Gogh, news, NEWS
RUBBERBAND, Kidd Pivot's Revisor, and more as Dancehouse unveils live 2021-22 season
RUBBERBAND, Kidd Pivot's Revisor, and more as Dancehouse unveils live 2021-22 season

LA’s BODYTRAFFIC and Australia’s Circa also join the roster, with a planned Digidance online program to come

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DANCEJanet SmithAugust 26, 2021DANCEHOUSE, DanceHouse
Stir Q&A: Comedian Alannah Brittany joins Laughter From the Frontlines
Stir Q&A: Comedian Alannah Brittany joins Laughter From the Frontlines

The stand-up comic draws on her experiences in health care during COVID-19 for a virtual show by the Black-owned Unknown Comedy Club

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COMEDYGail JohnsonAugust 25, 2021comedy, COVID-19, Comedy Here Often?
Mini Shakespeare film fest spans Bard on the Beach and Argentine director Matías Piñeiro at VIFF Centre, starting August 27
Mini Shakespeare film fest spans Bard on the Beach and Argentine director Matías Piñeiro at VIFF Centre, starting August 27

Don’t expect straight-up adaptations as Done/Undone, Isabella, and more screen in-person and online

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SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithAugust 25, 2021VIFF, Bard on the Beach
Snotty Nose Rez Kids co-host Indigifest 2021's final concert, August 26
Snotty Nose Rez Kids co-host Indigifest 2021's final concert, August 26

Singer-songwriter Nimkish joins the hip-hop duo in hosting the Indigenous festival’s virtual blow-out show

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FESTS, MUSICGail JohnsonAugust 25, 2021Indigifest, Snotty Nose Rez Kids, festivals, fests
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