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Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 standout titles directed by women at Whistler Film Festival
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 standout titles directed by women at Whistler Film Festival

Valerie Buhagiar’s Malta-set Carmen, Rebecca Campbell’s shocking egg-donor doc The Secret Society, and more

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SCREEN, FESTSStir VancouverDecember 1, 2021Whistler Film Festival
Stir’s curated list of artful BC cookbooks to gift the food lover in your life
Stir’s curated list of artful BC cookbooks to gift the food lover in your life

From mind-blowing pies to plant-based plates, these 2021 titles showcase the best of local culinary arts

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READ, CULINARYGail JohnsonNovember 30, 2021BC books, cookbooks, Festive
Musical powerhouses Dawn Pemberton, Jodi Proznick unite for O, Come All Ye Soulful at the Shadbolt and online, December 3
Musical powerhouses Dawn Pemberton, Jodi Proznick unite for O, Come All Ye Soulful at the Shadbolt and online, December 3

Backed by a four-piece band, the artists put their own fun and jazzy spin on holiday classics

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WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSICGail JohnsonNovember 30, 2021Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Jodi Proznick, Dawn Pemberton, Festive, Festive Guide
Alzheimer's community gives playwright Adam Grant Warren driving sense of purpose in Lights
Alzheimer's community gives playwright Adam Grant Warren driving sense of purpose in Lights

Touchstone’s Flying Start winner learned to make space for joy and humour in work set in his home province, Newfoundland

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THEATREJanet SmithNovember 30, 2021Touchstone Theatre, FIREHALL, Firehall Arts Centre, Festive
Andrew Schulz, Ronny Chieng, How Did This Get Made?, and more acts announced as JFL NorthWest becomes Just For Laughs VANCOUVER
Andrew Schulz, Ronny Chieng, How Did This Get Made?, and more acts announced as JFL NorthWest becomes Just For Laughs VANCOUVER

Marc Maron, Nicole Byer, Chris Redd, John Mulaney, and others hit venues from the Queen E. to the Vogue and the Rio

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COMEDY, FESTSJanet SmithNovember 30, 2021JFL NorthWest
Christmas with Chor Leoni, a treasured holiday tradition, returns live for 2021
Christmas with Chor Leoni, a treasured holiday tradition, returns live for 2021

The Juno-nominated choir will perform holiday classics and world premieres, bolstered by critically acclaimed violinist/fiddler Cameron Wilson

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MUSICStir VancouverNovember 30, 2021Partner Content, Chor Leoni, Festive
Whistler Film Festival: Precious Leader Woman covers much more terrain than Spencer O'Brien's pro snowboarding career
Whistler Film Festival: Precious Leader Woman covers much more terrain than Spencer O'Brien's pro snowboarding career

The feature documentary by director Cassie De Colling explores the athlete’s Haida and Kwakwakw’wakw cultural awakening

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SCREEN, FESTSGail JohnsonNovember 29, 2021Whistler Film Festival, Indigenous, Whistler
Vancouver Bach Choir performs Benjamin Britten’s festive Saint Nicolas Cantata, November 30
Vancouver Bach Choir performs Benjamin Britten’s festive Saint Nicolas Cantata, November 30

Acclaimed Sri Lankan-born Canadian tenor Asitha Tennekoon stars as soloist in the joyous work

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MUSICGail JohnsonNovember 29, 2021Vancouver Bach Choir, Festive, Festive Guide
Theatre review: East Van Panto: Alice in Wonderland features little guys taking on e-commerce villains
Theatre review: East Van Panto: Alice in Wonderland features little guys taking on e-commerce villains

Blazed caterpillars, banned bathroom breaks, and a lot of pandemic laughs

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THEATREJanet SmithNovember 28, 2021The Cultch, THE CULTCH, Theatre Replacement, Festive, Festive 1
Film review: The Humans brings haunting new shades to offbeat family drama
Film review: The Humans brings haunting new shades to offbeat family drama

In the play-turned-film, a rundown apartment’s heaving cracks and rumbling pipes take on a life of their own

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SCREENJanet SmithNovember 28, 2021VIFF, VIFF Centre, The Rio Theatre
JCCGV launches inaugural Chanukah Market, November 28
JCCGV launches inaugural Chanukah Market, November 28

Klezmer music, hand-made gifts, artisanal chocolates, and more on-site to celebrate the Jewish festival of lights

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ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonNovember 27, 2021JCCGV, Chanukah, Hanukkah, klezmer, Festive, Festive Guide
Parallel 04: UNION Immersed unfurls an adventure in new XR performance and installation, November 28
Parallel 04: UNION Immersed unfurls an adventure in new XR performance and installation, November 28

Showcase at the Roundhouse displays cutting-edge worlds from mentorship project

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MUSICJanet SmithNovember 26, 2021VANCOUVER NEW MUSIC, Vancouver New Music
Theatre review: Energized cast and direction raises Dolly Parton's Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol far above its humble base material
Theatre review: Energized cast and direction raises Dolly Parton's Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol far above its humble base material

No campy Hee-Haw, new musical is an earnestly heartfelt tribute to country icon’s old-timey roots

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THEATREJanet SmithNovember 26, 2021Arts Club Theatre, Dolly Parton, Festive
JQT Vancouver’s 2021 Hanukkah Hotties share holiday traditions via livestream, November 28 to December 5
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

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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
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

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THEATREJanet SmithNovember 25, 2021Zee Zee Theatre, LGBTQ2SAI
Small Stage brings dance under holiday lights at the Bentall Centre 40th anniversary, December 1
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

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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
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

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ART & DESIGNStir VancouverNovember 25, 2021Partner Content, North Van Arts, Festive
Dance review: Red Sky Performance's Trace evokes a cosmos and a culture
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

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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
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

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SCREENJanet SmithNovember 25, 2021Rio Theatre, Greg Sestero
PuSh International Performing Arts Festival unveils full program for  January 20 to February 6, 2022
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.

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FESTS, NEWSJanet SmithNovember 24, 2021PuSh Festival
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