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Sounds of Indian classical music beckon at the Mushtari Begum Festival, at the Massey Theatre on September 25
Sounds of Indian classical music beckon at the Mushtari Begum Festival, at the Massey Theatre on September 25

Ghazal singer and tabla virtuoso Cassius Khan performs in venue’s first return to live events

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MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithSeptember 20, 2021Massey Theatre
Phyllis Webstad, founder of Orange Shirt Day, launches book at Massy Books, September 25
Phyllis Webstad, founder of Orange Shirt Day, launches book at Massy Books, September 25

The Stswecem’c Xgat’tem First Nation member will sign copies of Beyond the Orange Shirt Story at the Indigenous-owned bookstore

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WHAT'S STIRRING, READGail JohnsonSeptember 20, 2021Orange Shirt Day, National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, Massy Books, BC books, Read
Comedians Phil Hanley, Yumi Nagashima hit the Hollywood Theatre, September 27
Comedians Phil Hanley, Yumi Nagashima hit the Hollywood Theatre, September 27

Kevin Banner hosts the next edition of Comedy Here Often?’s monthly stand-up series

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COMEDY, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonSeptember 20, 2021Comedy Here Often?, Hollywood Theatre, Standup comedy, What's Stirring
From dance jams to film screenings, BC Culture Days' cultural ambassadors bring people together
From dance jams to film screenings, BC Culture Days' cultural ambassadors bring people together

Local emerging artists help people reconnect with their communities during the month-long festival

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FESTSGail JohnsonSeptember 18, 2021BC Culture Days, culture
Sound of the City: Vancouver singer-songwriter Dawn Pemberton talks humanity, balance, and Elvis: The Musical
Sound of the City: Vancouver singer-songwriter Dawn Pemberton talks humanity, balance, and Elvis: The Musical

The funk, soul, and R&B artist found freedom amid the pandemic

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SOUND OF THE CITY, MUSICStir VancouverSeptember 17, 2021Sound of the City, music, Dawn Pemberton
Queer Based Media brings new visual magic to TRANSFORM Cabaret Festival's filmed celebrations
Queer Based Media brings new visual magic to TRANSFORM Cabaret Festival's filmed celebrations

Bash program journeys to waterfalls and forests, while The Darlings delve into dreamlike detective story

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FESTS, LIVESTREAMJanet SmithSeptember 17, 2021The Cultch, THE CULTCH, Urban Ink Theatre, Homepage feature
Inspired by skies, local artist sends “art hugs” amid pandemic isolation
Inspired by skies, local artist sends “art hugs” amid pandemic isolation

Surrey Art Gallery Association announces its October Thursday Artist Talk live online with landscape painter Olive Chan

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ART & DESIGNStir VancouverSeptember 17, 2021Partner Content, Surrey Art Gallery
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 things to tune into for Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s live comeback concert
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 things to tune into for Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s live comeback concert

From Beethoven to Anishinaabekwe composer Barbara Assiginaak, the Orpheum performance kicks off the 2021-22 season

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MUSICGail JohnsonSeptember 17, 2021music, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, VSO
Vancouver Opera to host two free outdoor concerts downtown, September 18 and 19
Vancouver Opera to host two free outdoor concerts downtown, September 18 and 19

Afternoon shows span Rossini, Chopin, Previn, and Tesori

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OPERA, MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 16, 2021Vancouver Opera
Local illustrator works for Black liberation through art
Local illustrator works for Black liberation through art

Sade Alexis is participating in Hope Meets Action, an exhibition led by the B.C. Black History Awareness Society at Royal B.C. Museum

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ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonSeptember 16, 2021Royal BC Museum, BC Black History Awareness Society
ArtsVote BC tries to reach voters at a "tipping point" for cultural community
ArtsVote BC tries to reach voters at a "tipping point" for cultural community

“It feels like there’s a lot more at stake” in this federal election

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NEWSJanet SmithSeptember 15, 2021BC Alliance for Arts and Culture
Tickets go on sale for Chutzpah! Festival's full lineup of live and online shows, November 4 to 24
Tickets go on sale for Chutzpah! Festival's full lineup of live and online shows, November 4 to 24

Radical System Art, Avi Liberman, Iris Bahr, and more join international roster

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FESTSStir VancouverSeptember 15, 2021Partner Content, Chutzpah Festival
5X Festival celebrates South Asian youth culture with art installations, pop-up dances, live music, and more,
5X Festival celebrates South Asian youth culture with art installations, pop-up dances, live music, and more,

The multi-day fest in Vancouver and Surrey culminates in a pandemic-friendly Block Party at the Beaumont Studios


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FESTSStir VancouverSeptember 15, 2021Partner Content, 5X
Powell Street Festival Society's Paueru Gai Dialogue explores mental health and art, online September 18
Powell Street Festival Society's Paueru Gai Dialogue explores mental health and art, online September 18

Psychotherapist-researcher Sue Arai hosts latest installment of discussion series

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CULTURE, FESTSJanet SmithSeptember 15, 2021Powell Street Festival
Terry Hunter and Savannah Walling celebrate 50 years of creative collaboration
Terry Hunter and Savannah Walling celebrate 50 years of creative collaboration

The artists are co-founders of Vancouver Moving Theatre and its flagship Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival

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THEATRE, FESTSStir VancouverSeptember 15, 2021Partner Content, Vancouver Moving Theatre, Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival
Vancouver pastry chef crafts creative mooncakes for Mid-Autumn Festival
Vancouver pastry chef crafts creative mooncakes for Mid-Autumn Festival

Buttermere Patisserie’s Jamie Tung launches a new collection inspired by the Chinese moon goddess

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CULINARY, FESTSGail JohnsonSeptember 14, 2021Buttermere, Mid-Autumn Festival, Asian food, mooncakes
Asian Persuasion All-Stars take to the stage in support of Elimin8Hate, September 19
Asian Persuasion All-Stars take to the stage in support of Elimin8Hate, September 19

Local musicians put on a fundraising concert for the advocacy arm of the Vancouver Asian Film Festival

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MUSIC, FESTS, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonSeptember 14, 2021What's Stirring, music, fests, Elimin8hate, Vancouver Asian Film Festival
Théâtre la Seizième unveils a season of the numerical, the whimsical, and the historical
Théâtre la Seizième unveils a season of the numerical, the whimsical, and the historical

Amid the offerings, the interactive Nombre and a work based on the autobiography of Gabrielle Roy

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THEATREStir VancouverSeptember 14, 2021Partner Content, Theatre la Seizieme
F-O-R-M's films show the human body in motion, online to September 18
F-O-R-M's films show the human body in motion, online to September 18

This year’s Festival of Recorded Movement features its largest group of commissioned artists in its history

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DANCE, FESTS, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonSeptember 14, 2021F-O-R-M, SFU Woodward's, Co.ERASGA, Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg, 605 Collective, dance, fests, What's Stirring
Firehall Arts Centre kicks off 2021-22 season with world premiere by Raven Spirit Dance
Firehall Arts Centre kicks off 2021-22 season with world premiere by Raven Spirit Dance

The Vancouver theatre’s “reunion” season includes a work by the late Taran Kootenhayooalso

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THEATREGail JohnsonSeptember 13, 2021Firehall Arts Centre
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