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JQT Vancouver’s 2021 Hanukkah Hotties share holiday traditions via livestream, November 28 to December 5

The Jewish Queer & Trans non-profit organization hosts live chats with artists and activists while Hanukkah candles burn for each night of the holiday

WHAT'S STIRRING, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonNovember 26, 2021Hanukkah, Carmel Tanaka, Jewish, Festive, Festive Guide

Stir Q&A: Virtual Humanity curator Alysha Collie introduces you to Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer stories

Zee Zee Theatre project invites visitors to “check out” a stranger for a conversation

THEATREJanet SmithNovember 25, 2021Zee Zee Theatre, LGBTQ2SAI

Small Stage brings dance under holiday lights at the Bentall Centre 40th anniversary, December 1

Arts Umbrella company dancers perform live outdoor pieces from The Nutcracker under a 45-foot Christmas tree

DANCEJanet SmithNovember 25, 2021Small Stage, Bentall Centre, Arts Umbrella, ARTS UMBRELLA, Festive

Give the gift of original art this holiday season by visiting the Anonymous Art Show

North Van Arts’ annual festive fundraiser features over 700 artworks to choose from

ART & DESIGNStir VancouverNovember 25, 2021Partner Content, North Van Arts, Festive

Dance review: Red Sky Performance's Trace evokes a cosmos and a culture

The fiercely athletic full-length work revolves around the Anishinaabe creation stories

DANCEGail JohnsonNovember 25, 2021Red Sky Performance, Indigenous, SFU Woodward's

Greg Sestero takes a bold turn into '70s and '80s horror homage at the Rio Grind Film Festival

Miracle Valley is the latest stop on The Room actor-director’s strange and confounding journey

SCREENJanet SmithNovember 25, 2021Rio Theatre, Greg Sestero

PuSh International Performing Arts Festival unveils full program for January 20 to February 6, 2022

A live, 14-show program spotlights work from here and as far away as the U.S. and U.K.

FESTS, NEWSJanet SmithNovember 24, 2021PuSh Festival

Dolly Parton's Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol marks a country-flavoured return to musical theatre

Pandemic pause inspired director Bobby Garcia to build shows in a more inclusive way

THEATREJanet SmithNovember 24, 2021Arts Club Theatre, Festive, Homepage feature

Stir Q&A: Vancouver cellist Henry Shapard chats orchestra playing, romantic concertos, and his sonic footprint

The VSO musician is the youngest principal cellist of any major orchestra

MUSICGail JohnsonNovember 24, 2021Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, cello, Henry Shapard

Vetta Chamber Music goes for baroque with all-woman ensemble in Vivaldi's Orchestra

Twelve artists take to the stage for the organization’s upcoming live performance, A Baroque Concertofest!

MUSICGail JohnsonNovember 23, 2021Vetta Chamber Music, Joan Blackman, Festive

Cirque du Soleil brings the Big Top back to Vancouver with classic Alegría in March 2022

The circus spectacles are returning after a 20-month pandemic shutdown

NEWS, THEATREJanet SmithNovember 23, 2021Cirque du Soleil

Biennial Dance in Vancouver reimagines event through "slow curation" for a changing world

Australia’s Angela Coquet brings an outside eye to this year’s intimate, immersive offerings

DANCEJanet SmithNovember 22, 2021DANCE CENTRE, Dance Centre, The Dance Centre

Looks and sounds like the holidays: Stir's guide to seasonal concerts, plays, and performances

From classic carols to raucous dance and theatre pieces, Vancouver’s performing-arts groups are ready to spark joy

MUSIC, DANCE, THEATREGail JohnsonNovember 22, 2021Festive, Festive 1

Touchstone Theatre launches 2021-22 season with live performance of Lights by Adam Grant Warren

The intimate, wry play about family bonds and facing loss in the shadow of Alzheimer’s disease has its world premiere in Vancouver

THEATREStir VancouverNovember 22, 2021Partner Content, Touchstone Theatre

Leif Garrett, Black Sabbath, and upside-down Christmas trees: Steven Shearer mines archived imagery for a deeply layered viewing experience

New exhibition at the Polygon Gallery speaks directly, and sometimes painfully, to growing up in the 1970s

ART & DESIGNJanet SmithNovember 21, 2021THE POLYGON, The Polygon Gallery, Homepage feature

East Van Panto: Alice in Wonderland gives the topsy-turvy fairy tale a sassy update

Writer Sonja Bennett re-creates Commercial Drive through the eyes of a modernized protagonist

THEATREGail JohnsonNovember 21, 2021The Cultch, Theatre Replacement, East Van Panto, Sonja Bennett, Homepage feature, Festive

In conjunction with Sankofa, Sound House hosts Sadé Awele, Maia Wallace, and Brandon Bwanakocha at MOA's Haida House, November 25

Diverse sounds of the African diaspora are featured in MOA’s music series

MUSICGail JohnsonNovember 20, 2021MOA

Stir's ultimate guide to Metro Vancouver holiday markets

Here’s where to get into the holiday spirit and check out the latest by local artists, designers, makers, and creatives

Stir Pairing Eastside Culture Crawl edition: Where to find a special craft beer and nostalgic snacks during the fest

We’re hitting Strange Fellows Brewing and the Drive Canteen during the festival’s open-studio weekend

Manuel Piña to give an artist's talk about his moving video installation Naufragios, at Surrey Art Gallery

Exploring migration, the ocean, and utopia, the UBC instructor appears December 2

ART & DESIGNStir VancouverNovember 19, 2021Partner Content, Surrey Art Gallery

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