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Condolences pour in at news that Stó:lō Nation writer, educator, and activist Lee Maracle has died

The prolific author was an expert on Indigenous culture and addressed themes of racism, post-colonialism, and female sexuality in her work

NEWS, READGail JohnsonNovember 11, 2021Lee Maracle

Local choir singers and brass players join forces for Remembering Together, Apart, November 11 at Mountain View Cemetery

Three choirs join Little Chamber Music to spread out across the Fields of Honour

MUSICJanet SmithNovember 11, 2021Vancouver Bach Choir, Little Chamber Music, musica intima

Film reviews: Red herrings and real-life intrigue at the European Union Film Festival

Three thought-provoking picks, including the wickedly bleak Slovenian opener Inventory

SCREENStir VancouverNovember 10, 2021The Cinematheque, European Union Film Festival, EUFF

Hasalala Danxalax: Marion Newman & Friends brings Indigenous operatic voices to the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts

Mezzo soprano to be joined by soprano Melody Courage, tenor Asitha Tennekoon and baritone Jonathon Adams

MUSIC, OPERAStir VancouverNovember 10, 2021Partner Content, CHAN CENTRE

Eastside Culture Crawl opens studios for 25th anniversary, with a wave of new work

Organizers expand both mandate and event dates, while artists reflect on the themes of our times

ART & DESIGN, FESTSJanet SmithNovember 10, 2021Eastside Culture Crawl, Richard Tetrault, Homepage feature

Local artist Bettina Harvey’s Mood Ring (Dendrochroma) Series hits Science World, to February 4, 2022

Drawings of driftwood emblazoned with vivid colour gradients stemmed from watching her father live with dementia

WHAT'S STIRRING, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonNovember 9, 2021art & design, Science World

Lin-Manuel Miranda makes directorial debut with tick, tick...Boom!

VIFF presents the acclaimed artist’s new film, inspired by the real-life experience of Rent creator Jonathan Larso

SCREENStir VancouverNovember 9, 2021Partner Content, VIFF, VIFF Centre

Alimentaria Mexicana celebrates Mexican cuisine and culture, one kernel of corn at a time

The quest to reconnect with his Indigenous roots led to chef-founder Ernesto Gomez’s mission to support farmers and communities throughout Mexico

CULINARYGail JohnsonNovember 9, 2021Alimentaria Mexicana, Ernesto Gomez, Chancho, Granville Island, food

Martha Wainwright delves into the pain of divorce—and the beauty of hope—On Love Will Be Reborn

The Montreal-based singer-songwriter brings her tour supporting her new album to the Massey Theatre

MUSICGail JohnsonNovember 9, 2021Massey Theatre, music, Martha Wainwright, Homepage feature

Vancouver Bach Choir announces upcoming performance of Benjamin Britten's famous Saint Nicolas cantata

Composed in 1948, the piece is joyful, heartfelt, and festive

MUSICStir VancouverNovember 9, 2021Partner Content, Vancouver Bach Choir, Leslie Dala

Shay Kuebler's Momentum of Isolation evolves into a multilayered look at loneliness—and even love

The Radical System Art dance artist unveils the full-scale results of a pandemic-long project at the Chutzpah Festival

DANCE, FESTSJanet SmithNovember 9, 2021Chutzpah Festival, Radical System Art, Shay Kuebler, Homepage feature

Avi Avital and Miloš Karadaglić bring fresh musicianship to mandolin and guitar

The Israeli and Montenegrin artists make a dynamic duo, interweaving Bach, Glass, and a Duplessy premiere

MUSICStir VancouverNovember 8, 2021Vancouver Recital Society, VRS, mandolin, Homepage feature

Listener meets santour player: As dreams are made makes intimate magic again at Modulus Festival

Escaping into the vibrations of an ancient instrument at Music on Main’s one-on-one concerts

MUSICJanet SmithNovember 8, 2021Music on Main, music on main

Heart to Home Holiday Market returns to Surrey Art Gallery this festive season

The hand-made arts market features one-of-a-kind gifts by local artists

ART & DESIGNStir VancouverNovember 8, 2021Partner Content, SAGA, Surrey Art Gallery

Haida artist James Hart wins $100,000 Audain Prize for Visual Art

The hereditary chief is renowned for his totem poles, jewellery, prints, and more

ART & DESIGN, NEWSJanet SmithNovember 8, 2021Audain, Audain Prize, Audain Gallery, Audain Art Museum, Audain Museum

Tiffany Ayalik performs Itqakaijuq/Tries to Remember at Western Front, November 12 and 13

The multimedia work breathes new life into songs of the artist’s Inuinnait ancestors and community

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonNovember 8, 2021Western Front, Tiffany Ayalik

DanceHouse to stream spectacular Babel 7.16 as part of Digidance Series, December 8 to 19

Two of the world’s hottest choreographers, Belgians Damien Jalet and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, join forces with British sculptor Antony Gormley and dancers from around the globe

DANCEStir VancouverNovember 8, 2021Partner Content, DANCEHOUSE, DanceHouse

Film review: Only the Animals tells an engrossing mystery from multiple points of view

Perspective-playing structure reveals the grim lengths lonely characters will go for love

SCREENJanet SmithNovember 7, 2021VIFF, VIFF Centre

Sapphire Haze mesmerizes at Modulus Festival, November 9

The musical duo presents electronic diffusion at the Music on Main fest’s ambitious closing concert

MUSICGail JohnsonNovember 7, 2021Music on Main, David Pay, Modulus Festival, music on main

Bramwell Tovey, Yefim Bronfman perform Beethoven with the VSO, November 12 and 13

The Grammy-winning artists join forces for a program that also includes Tchaikovsky and Balfour

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonNovember 7, 2021VSO, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Bramwell Tovey

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