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ARTIVISM 2021 presents QUEER Coded: Slam + Spoken Word at MOA Haida House, October 13

Desi poet Anjalica Solomon headlines the event that’s part of the month-long UBC festival

FESTS, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonOctober 8, 2021What's Stirring, Festivals, ARTIVISM, UBC, spoken word, slam poetry

Between Two Pandemics, Ballroom Has Something to Say, a talk by Michael Roberson, happens at SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts October 14

The activist, artist, and U.S. LGBTQ community leader discusses ballroom’s response to marginalization, presented by SFU's Vancity Office of Community Engagement

DANCE, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonOctober 8, 2021LGBTQ2SAI, SFU, What's Stirring

Josh Beamish's all-male Saudade aches with longing, via VIDF on October 8 and 9

The MOVETHECOMPANY livestream seems well-suited to an era when we’re trying to connect

DANCE, LIVESTREAM, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithOctober 7, 2021VIDF, Joshua Beamish

Yoko Ono: GROWING FREEDOM's calls to action still resonate in a world that's falling apart, at the Vancouver Art Gallery

As simple as they are at first glance, interactive pieces are by turns metaphorical and meditative, troubling and empowering

ART & DESIGNJanet SmithOctober 7, 2021VAG, Vancouver Art Gallery, Yoko Ono, Homepage feature

Powell Street Festival Society's latest Paueru Gai Dialogues Event explores the theme of Expanding Diasporic Imaginaries

Panel includes artists, curators, and instructors melding worlds of art and activism

FESTSStir VancouverOctober 7, 2021Partner Content, Powell Street Festival

Music on Main announces live in-person performances for 2021 Modulus Festival

From intimate listening experiences to family-friendly concerts, the focus is on creating new connections through music

MUSICGail JohnsonOctober 7, 2021Music on Main, Modulus Festival, music

The Polygon Gallery announces Charlotte Zhang as winner of the 2021 Philip B. Lind Emerging Artist Prize

The multimedia artist wins for a short film and libretto called Every Method of Being in the World Looks Wrong But Feels Spectacular

ART & DESIGNStir VancouverOctober 6, 2021Partner Content, The Polygon

Stir Q&A: British Columbia: An Untold History director Kevin Eastwood untangles province's complex century-and-a-half

At VIFF, Knowledge Network series retells this province’s extraordinary past from diverse racial perspectives

FESTS, SCREENJanet SmithOctober 6, 2021VIFF, VIFF 2021, Knowledge Network

From photography to illustration, Emily Carr University of Art + Design's latest offerings help you expand your creative potential

Now is the time to register for Continuing Studies courses for the fall term

ART & DESIGNStir VancouverOctober 6, 2021Partner Content, Emily Carr University

In Rez Rules, Osoyoos Indian Band Chief Clarence Louie explores self-sufficiency, success, and systemic racism

The long-time leader of the thriving community takes a hard look at First Nations’ relationships with colonial Canada in new book

NEWS, BOOKSGail JohnsonOctober 6, 2021books, BC books, Osoyoos Indian Band

Behind the body horror, Titane director Julia Ducournau says her Cannes Palme d'Or winner is all about love

The French filmmaker upends genres as much as ideas about gender

SCREENJanet SmithOctober 5, 2021Titane

Green Thumb Theatre's revamped CRANKED delves into addiction and recovery

Michael P. Northey’s one-person show is more relevant than ever amid the ongoing opioid crisis

THEATREGail JohnsonOctober 5, 2021Green Thumb Theatre, theatre

Eastside Culture Crawl to celebrate its 25th anniversary with online and in-studio events

Exhibitions, talks, and films, as well as a main event spread over November 12 to 14 and November 18 to 21

ART & DESIGN, FESTS, LIVESTREAM, NEWSJanet SmithOctober 5, 2021Eastside Culture Crawl, Eastside Arts Society

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