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Piano virtuoso Behzod Abduraimov plays without reservation

The Uzbek-born artist has selected four of his favourite pieces to perform with Vancouver Recital Society

MUSICGail JohnsonNovember 5, 2021Vancouver Recital Society, piano

Sound of the City: Sad China talks about the challenges of being a young, racialized, nonbinary artist and the power of community

The musician also known as Sunny Chen wants to see more Black and Indigenous peoples of marginalized genders in leadership positions, especially in the arts

SOUND OF THE CITY, MUSICStir VancouverNovember 5, 2021Sound of the City, music

Massey Theatre launches Eighth & Eighth Creative Spaces, November 6

DJ Kookum, Ronnie Dean Harris, Uzume Taiko, and other local artists perform at new arts hub’s open house

ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonNovember 4, 2021Massey Theatre, Ostwelve, Uzume Taiko, New Westminster

Seth Rogen says he'll trade one of his hand-made vases for Canucks' Diwali-inspired jersey designed by Jag Nagra

The B.C.-born celeb made the offer to the local South Asian artist over Twitter

NEWS, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonNovember 4, 2021art and design, Canucks, Jag Nagra, Seth Rogen

Stewart Goodyear performs Rachmaninoff piano masterpiece in concert with Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

The pianist was recently named Royal Conservatory of Music’s inaugural artist in residence

MUSICGail JohnsonNovember 4, 2021Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

Chutzpah! Festival: 3 must-see theatre and storytelling events

The annual fest offers unforgettable performances through a lens of Jewish experiences and values

FESTSStir VancouverNovember 4, 2021Partner Content, Chutzpah! Festival

Redesigned copper cladding for new Vancouver Art Gallery site, as Audain Foundation makes record-setting $100 million donation

Architects have worked with Coast Salish weavers to change exterior plans

ART & DESIGN, NEWSJanet SmithNovember 4, 2021Vancouver Art Gallery, Michael Audain

Chor Leoni offers songs to soothe the soul for Remembrance Day

Breathe in Hope takes place at the newly restored St. Andrew’s-Wesley United, the male choir’s new home

MUSICGail JohnsonNovember 4, 2021Chor Leoni, Remembrance Day

Vancouver Opera to welcome audiences back to live performances with Orfeo ed Euridice, December 4 and 5

All-star production marks first collaboration with Ne. Sans Opera and the Dance Centre

OPERA, MUSICStir VancouverNovember 4, 2021Partner Content, Vancouver Opera

Theatre review: we the same humanizes the refugee experience

A mom tells her daughter about their family’s escape from Vietnam some 30 years later in the play inspired by a true story

THEATREGail JohnsonNovember 3, 2021

Royal BC Museum announces changes to core galleries as it starts the process of decolonization

Phased closure of the third floor begins with areas in the Becoming BC gallery, which have focused on European settlement

NEWS, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonNovember 3, 2021Royal BC Museum, decolonization, Melanie Mark

Sankofa explores Black diasporic identities through works by contemporary artists from Nigeria and Vancouver

New exhibition at the Museum of Anthropology is rooted in a philosophy that has come to be associated with cultural pride

ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonNovember 3, 2021MOA, Nya Lewis, Black, Homepage feature

The Firehall Arts Centre presents Paddle Song, the story of Mohawk poet Pauline Johnson

Cherie Maracle stars in the energetic, humorous one-woman musical

THEATREStir VancouverNovember 3, 2021Partner Content, Firehall Arts Centre

Chutzpah Festival's Jessica Gutteridge aims for joy in a full live-and-livestream hybrid

A Night at the Opera’s Marx Brothers opener November 4 sets the tone for a playful lineup

FESTS, LIVESTREAM, COMEDYJanet SmithNovember 3, 2021Chutzpah Festival, City Opera

Theatre review: Nombre drives to the heart of our shared humanity

The participatory show in French at Théâtre la Seizième proves touching

THEATREGail JohnsonNovember 3, 2021Theatre la Seizieme, French

Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers sheds light on the opioid crisis in Kanai First Nation in new film

The NFB documentary Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy looks at efforts to practice harm reduction on the largest reserve in Canada.

Film reviews: 3 movies to check out at the South African Film Festival, from a must-see family drama to powerful documentaries

Barakat, Zero to Zero, and Murder in Paris are some of the standouts streaming November 4 to 14

SCREENJanet SmithNovember 2, 2021South Africa, South African Film Festival, VSAFF

Gender parity as Whistler Film Festival unveils online and in-person programming for December event

Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Lost Daughter opens a lineup with a strong female contingent

SCREENJanet SmithNovember 2, 2021WFF, Whistler Film Festival

Dinner and a show: Vancouver's Anh and Chi Vietnamese restaurant partners with The Cultch for a culinary-arts pairing

Both the Mount Pleasant eatery and the play we the same were born out of the experiences of Vietnamese refugees

Surfacing 2021: The Eastside Culture Crawl preview exhibits return to mark 25th anniversary

Salon-style curated exhibition returns to five venues with works by more than 85 artists

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