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Made using amphora, Blue Grouse Estate Winery Pinot Noir 2019 is lush, elegant, and worthy of gold

The new Cowichan Valley release has already earned a coveted medal at the 2021 British Columbia Lieutenant Governor’s Wine Awards

In Balanchine's Classroom takes you into the studio of one of ballet's most influential masters, at VIFF Centre starting November 14

In a new documentary, dancers recall the rigour and precision of the iconic choreographer

SCREENJanet SmithNovember 12, 2021VIFF, VIFF Centre

Powell Street Festival Society's Paueru Gai Dialogues #9: Monumental Reckoning gathers artists, activists, and landscape designers

Landscape architect, artist, and writer Kelty Miyoshi McKinnon hosts a discussion about the meaning of monuments

ART & DESIGNStir VancouverNovember 12, 2021Partner Content, Powell Street Festival

Theatre review: In Paddle Song, actor Cheri Maracle exudes Pauline Johnson's ferocious talent and pride

The one-woman show tells the life story of the acclaimed Mohawk poet

THEATREGail JohnsonNovember 12, 2021Firehall Arts Centre, Cheri Maracle, Pauline Johnson, Indigenous

Funkiness, satire, and soul: Josh "Socalled" Dolgin spreads the love of Yiddish music

Accompanied by a local string quartet, the Montreal-based artist brings his Di Frosh project to Vancouver for the 2021 Chutzpah! Festival

FESTS, MUSICGail JohnsonNovember 12, 2021Chutzpah! Festival, Josh Socalled Dolgin, Yiddish music, Homepage feature

Bassist James Meger's new How to Do Nothing band sails into unpredictable elements at IronFest

The versatile acoustic and electric musician draws from pandemic downtime spent at sea

MUSICJanet SmithNovember 11, 2021Coastal Jazz, IronFest

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

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