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Two B.C. residents earn 2021 Governor General’s Literary Awards

Canada Council for the Arts names Surrey poet Tolu Oloruntoba and Vancouver illustrator Julie Flett among the winners

NEWS, READGail JohnsonNovember 17, 2021GGBooks, Governor General's Literary Awards, Canada Council for the Arts, poetry

NEXT: New Dance in Development offers four emerging choreographers residency at state-of-the-art SFU theatre

DanceHouse, 149 Arts Society, and the National Arts Centre launch project that will livestream works-in-progress December 15

Elektra Women's Choir returns to the stage with The Light of Hope Returning

The work’s Canadian premiere features a storybook-like video projection of visual artist Kevork Mourad’s hand-drawn animation

MUSICGail JohnsonNovember 16, 2021Elektra Women's Choir, Festive, Homepage feature

From Kraków to Vancouver, pâtissier Chris Janik makes art out of panna cotta and petits fours

The pastry chef learned about attention to detail in European kitchens

CULINARYGail JohnsonNovember 16, 2021Chris Janik, Bacchus, afternoon tea

Film review: Jane Campion's cleverly constructed The Power of the Dog reimagines the western

Set on a vast Montana ranch, the story takes an engrossing look at weakness and strength

SCREENJanet SmithNovember 16, 2021VIFF, VIFF Centre, Power of the Dog, Homepage feature

Indian Summer offers $25,000 bursary for new Culture Lab: Artist as Healer program

Multiyear initiative to encourage South Asian artists in any discipline to work with wellness community

NEWS, FESTSJanet SmithNovember 16, 2021Indian Summer Festival

Americana-influenced singer-songwriter Mariel Buckley performs at the Shadbolt, November 18

This rising musical artist is making a name for herself for her smoky vocals and thought-provoking lyrics

MUSICGail JohnsonNovember 16, 2021Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Mariel Buckley

The Dance Centre celebrates the return of biennial Dance In Vancouver, November 24 to 28

The showcase of the local contemporary dance scene goes online and and live in venues around the city

DANCEStir VancouverNovember 16, 2021Partner Content, DANCE CENTRE, Dance Centre, The Dance Centre

The Six explores untold story of Chinese men who survived Titanic sinking, via KDocsFF, November 17 to 19

Panel on November 19 features the director and lead researcher who uncover a lost history

SCREENJanet SmithNovember 16, 2021KDOCS, Kdocs, KDocsFF

Farm to Fable puts a new spin on "dinner theatre"

Writer-director Amiel Gladstone serves up a one-woman play centred on a virtual cooking class

CULINARY, THEATREGail JohnsonNovember 15, 2021the Cultch, Amiel Gladstone, cooking

VanPodFest cohost Hannah McGregor talks social justice, nerding out, and the hyper-niche

As this year’s one-day event shows, an infinite variety of specialty interests is podcasting’s superpower

PODCASTS, FESTS, LIVESTREAMJanet SmithNovember 15, 2021VanPodFest, Vancouver Podcast Festival

Israeli-American comedian Avi Liberman brings his jokes about Jewish life to Vancouver

The L.A.-based artist known for an offbeat style appears at the 2021 Chutzpah! Festival

COMEDY, FESTSStir VancouverNovember 15, 2021Avi Liberman, Chutzpah! Festival, comedy

Dance review: Momentum of Isolation illustrates the pain of loneliness in enthralling ways

Radical System Art choreographer Shay Kuebler’s new full-length piece is moving and fiercely funky

DANCE, FESTSGail JohnsonNovember 15, 2021Chutzpah! Festival, Shay Kuebler, Radical System Art, dance

VIFF Centre to bring Jane Campion's award-winning The Power of the Dog to the big screen

The Piano director turns the classic western on its head

SCREENStir VancouverNovember 15, 2021Partner Content, VIFF, ViFF Centre

Vancouver Chopin Society presents distinguished Italian pianist Federico Colli in recital

The artist is rapidly gaining global attention for his compelling, unconventional interpretations

MUSICStir VancouverNovember 14, 2021Partner Content, Vancouver Chopin Society

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 mind-blowing glass artists to catch at this year's Eastside Culture Crawl

Works range from elegant chain necklaces to vases fit for Seussville

Dance artist Ted Littlemore draws on skills from drag to accordion-playing for Solo for Orpheus

The Ne.Sans Opera and Dance performer has formed a deep bond with the character from Greek mythology

Whistler's Audain Art Museum unveils monumental collaborative artwork by Indigenous artists James Hart, Xwalacktun, and Levi Nelson

James Hart (7idansuu), Xwalacktun, and Levi Nelson (Svpyan) co-created the outdoor piece

NEWS, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonNovember 12, 2021art and design, Audain Art Museum, Xwalactun, Michael Audain, Indigenous

Creatively inspired holiday shopping as Circle Craft Christmas Market returns with 200 artists, to November 14

After a 2020 hiatus, the massive artisan fair is back at the Vancouver Convention Centre West

ART & DESIGNJanet SmithNovember 12, 2021Circle Craft Christmas Market, crafts, Holiday, holiday market

Music review: Chor Leoni brings choral music to the here and now in Breathe in Hope

The annual Remembrance Day concert smashed stereotypes of the musical style

MUSICGail JohnsonNovember 12, 2021Chor Leoni, Remembrance Day, choral music

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