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Gitxsan Territory-based writer Angélique Lalonde named to 2021 Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist

Lalonde, author of Glorious Frazzled Beings, is one of five Canadian authors to make the list

NEWS, READGail JohnsonOctober 5, 2021Read, BC authors, Scotiabank Giller Prize

Dance review: Dog Without Feathers' brutally poetic imagery speaks to a world near collapse

Mud-caked creatures inhabit a bleak universe in Deborah Colker’s monumental mix of film and dance

DANCE, LIVESTREAMJanet SmithOctober 5, 2021DANCEHOUSE, DanceHouse

KDocsFF presents free virtual screening of Emergence: Out of the Shadows

Vinay Giridhar’s documentary provides a potent and transformative voice in support of South Asian queer individuals and their families

SCREENStir VancouverOctober 5, 2021Partner Content, KDocsFF

Thanksgiving feasts in Vancouver fuse flavours, bridge cultures

Plus: Stir’s curated list of extra-special food and drink on offer this holiday weekend

CULINARYGail JohnsonOctober 5, 2021Vancouver food, culinary, Thanksgiving

Reading List: 7 books by women to pick up this fall

From Métis tales to a story told through Amelia Earhart’s love letters, the team at Upstart and Crow selects some of the season’s most engrossing titles

READStir VancouverOctober 5, 2021Read, Upstart & Crow

Chor Leoni returns to live performances, unveiling a six-show 30th-anniversary season

Highlights include 20 commissioned premieres and new composer-in-residence Don Macdonald

MUSIC, NEWSJanet SmithOctober 4, 2021Chor Leoni

Master guitarist Stephen Fearing plays the Shadbolt Centre, October 7

The cofounder of Blackie and the Rodeo King performs live and via livestream

Local Indigenous filmmakers shine a light on colonization, trauma, and healing at VIFF

Returning Home’s Sean Stiller and Trevor Mack, director of Portraits From a Fire, share their culture and truths on screen

SCREEN, FESTSGail JohnsonOctober 4, 2021VIFF, VIFF 2021, Indigenous

In Stories That Transform Us, Corey Payette retraces 20 years of Urban Ink theatre accomplishments

Directing his first film, the artistic director blends interviews with dazzling theatrical sequences at VIFF

SCREEN, THEATREJanet SmithOctober 4, 2021VIFF, VIFF 2021, Urban Ink Theatre

From postwar Sarajevo to a 19th-century photo studio in Victoria, VIFF True North series showcases the best of Canadian film

This year’s premieres include Darkroom, Be Still, Bootlegger, and award-winner Handle With Care

SCREENStir VancouverOctober 4, 2021VIFF, VIFF 2021

Africa With the Masters Festival brings healing through music, song, story, and dance

The free monthlong celebration offers daily online programming that delves into diverse African cultures

Stir Q&A: Things We Feel But Do Not Say writer-director Lauren Grant talks about the silence around miscarriage

“I want more art to talk about the things we keep to ourselves”

FESTS, SCREENJanet SmithOctober 2, 2021VIFF, VIFF 2021

Andrew Gruft remembered as a major figure in both architecture and photography

The Polygon Gallery launches new fund for photography exhibitions in his honour

NEWS, ART & DESIGNJanet SmithOctober 2, 2021Andrew Gruft, photography

Film reviews: Worthwhile trips, from haunted Senegal to off-the-hook Vancouver streetball courts, at VIFF

Saloum, Azor, Handle With Care and other hidden gems from around the world at the fest till October 11

SCREENJanet SmithOctober 2, 2021VIFF 2021, VIFF, Vancouver International Film Festival

Climate crisis, human rights captured at Vancouver International Film Festival

The Last Tourist, From the Wild Sea, and Secrets from Putumayo focus on pressing global issues

FESTS, SCREENGail JohnsonOctober 1, 2021VIFF 2021, VIFF

Filmmaker Alan Zweig takes a more upbeat look at record nerds, 21 years after Vinyl

At VIFF, the director takes another look at the power of music and the drive to collect

SCREEN, FESTSJanet SmithOctober 1, 2021VIFF, VIFF 2021

Unruly women: a strong and strange contingent of female-helmed films stands out at VIFF

Small Body, Be Still, and Clara Sola focus on unforgettable female characters

SCREEN, FESTSJanet SmithOctober 1, 2021VIFF, VIFF 2021

Here's what Candy Palmater would like people to think about on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

The Indigenous comedian-broadcaster-actor-writer shares suggestions for people to consider on Orange Shirt Day and beyond

CULTUREGail JohnsonSeptember 29, 2021National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Candy Palmater

The Scary of Sixty-First situates its psychedelic horror inside the Jeffrey Epstein scandal

At VIFF, posession and transgression in an apartment whose previous tenant was a certain billionaire financier

SCREEN, FESTSStir VancouverSeptember 29, 2021VIFF, VIFF 2021

Vancouver Art Gallery launches Elder in Residence program

Skwetsimeltxw, Willard “Buddy” Joseph, is an artist, master weaver, and educator

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