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Mezzo soprano Mireille Lebel keeps looking ahead in Vancouver Opera's Orfeo ed Euridice

Vancouver-bred performer reconnects with her hometown and some of her favourite music in new dance-filled production

OPERA, MUSICJanet SmithDecember 1, 2021Vancouver Opera, Mireille Lebel

Emily Carr University announces Summer Institute for Teens 2022 scheduled to run on campus

Registration is now open for the intensive pre-university program, with online options for 2D Animation, Illustration, and Creative Coding + Web Design studios

ART & DESIGNStir VancouverDecember 1, 2021Partner Content, Emily Carr University

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

SCREEN, FESTSStir VancouverDecember 1, 2021Whistler Film Festival

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

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

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

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

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

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

COMEDY, FESTSJanet SmithNovember 30, 2021JFL NorthWest

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

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

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

SCREEN, FESTSGail JohnsonNovember 29, 2021Whistler Film Festival, Indigenous, Whistler

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

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

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

THEATREJanet SmithNovember 28, 2021The Cultch, THE CULTCH, Theatre Replacement, Festive, Festive 1

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

SCREENJanet SmithNovember 28, 2021VIFF, VIFF Centre, The Rio Theatre

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

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

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

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

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

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

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