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Whistler Film Festival, Alliance of Women Film Journalists announce winners of AWFJ EDA Awards

Nouveau Quebec’s Sarah Fortin, $avvy’s Robin Hauser, and Fanmi’s female-directing team honoured at WFF, running online to December 31

NEWS, SCREEN, FESTSGail JohnsonDecember 15, 2021Whistler, Whistler Film Festival, women

Trumpet legend Jens Lindemann takes the Chan Centre stage in special VSO concert January 9

The Canadian Brass alumnus performs Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto amid a versatile program

MUSICStir VancouverDecember 15, 2021Partner Content, VSO

NEXT: New Dance in Development gives a preview of creations to come, December 15 at 4 pm

Five emerging choreographers, including Shion Skye Carter and Ralph Escamillan, take the spotlight with works-in-progress

DANCEJanet SmithDecember 14, 2021DanceHouse, DANCEHOUSE

Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre serves up a Spo7ez Winter Feast

The culinary and culture-filled journey shares the histories and living heritage of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Nation and L̓il̓wat7úl Nation

CULINARY, CULTUREGail JohnsonDecember 14, 2021Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre, Whistler, Indigenous, Homepage feature

Free concerts, puppets, dance, and more window performances at Shine Bright New West

Ticketed performances take place evenings December 16 to 30

FESTS, WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSICJanet SmithDecember 14, 2021Anvil Centre, The Anvil Centre, Festive

Reading List: A gift guide ranging from failsafe titles to staggering sagas to quirky stocking stuffers

The folks in the know at Upstart & Crow share recommendations for the book lovers on your holiday shopping list

READStir VancouverDecember 14, 2021Read, Upstart & Crow

Old friends Livona Ellis and Rebecca Margolick build a Fortress by the sea together

Reconnected by pandemic times, the pair explores the strength of women at the Scotiabank Dance Centre

DANCEJanet SmithDecember 14, 2021BC Movement Arts Society, The Dance Centre, DANCE CENTRE

Lamondance reimagines Romeo and Juliet as a dreamy holiday romance in A Winter's Twist

Davi Rodrigues choreographed, wrote, and directs the full-length contemporary-dance work, which is about to have its world premiere

DANCEGail JohnsonDecember 14, 2021Lamondance, Festive, dance

Messiah/Complex gives Handel's holiday masterpiece a multilingual makeover, at The Cinematheque December 14

Diverse singers from across the country reinterpret the choral work amid spectacular Canadian settings

SCREEN, MUSICJanet SmithDecember 13, 2021The Cinematheque, Festive

Stir Pairing: Holiday edition, with local spirits, craft beer, and sparkling wine to go with everything from drag to Vivaldi

The festive season is in full swing with a holiday burlesque show, the VSO’s Four Seasons, artisan markets, and more

CULINARY, MUSIC, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonDecember 13, 2021CULINARY, wine, BC wine, burlesque, Stir Pairing, Festive

Vancouver Chamber Choir travels from the Baroque to Santiago de Compostela, in just-announced Spring 2022 program

With a program that also features tributes to Chinese culture and to youth, the subscription package makes a resounding holiday gift

MUSICStir VancouverDecember 13, 2021Partner Content, Vancouver Chamber Choir

Gateway Theatre’s A Broadway Holiday injects musical jubilance into the season

The show features seven singer-musicians who play everything from accordion to bass to kazoo

MUSICGail JohnsonDecember 11, 2021Gateway Theatre, Barbara Tomasic, Festive

Film review: By turns oblique and mesmerizing, Drive My Car takes a road trip through loss and uncertainty

A Japanese theatre artist deals with loss and pain while sitting in a bright red Saab

SCREENJanet SmithDecember 11, 2021VIFF, VIFF Centre, Homepage feature

Winter Open Studios happen at the Mergatroid Building, December 18

A dozen artists working in a range of disciplines show art lovers where it all happens

WHAT'S STIRRING, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonDecember 10, 2021The Mergatroid, Festive

Boca del Lupo and Dr. Peter Centre team up to produce free plays and podcasts about vaccination

Dialogues for the Vaccine Hesitant and Those Who Love Them is a bold new series aimed at opening up COVID-related conversations

THEATREGail JohnsonDecember 10, 2021Boca del Lupo, Jay Dodge, Omari Newton, Karen Hines, COVID-19, COVID

Snowflake looks at holiday intergenerational divides, at the Red Gate Revue Stage December 10 to 23

A father awaits his estranged daughter’s return in Mike Bartlett’s acclaimed British play

THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithDecember 10, 2021Mitch and Murray Productions, Festive

Vancouver Fringe Festival names Cory Philley new executive director

New hire heads to her new post in January from theatre and events services at the Shadbolt

THEATRE, NEWSJanet SmithDecember 10, 2021Vancouver Fringe Festival

Chloe Kim helps create beautiful sounds, without the jingle bells, at Music for the Winter Solstice

The violinist takes on Arvo Pärt’s Spiegel im Spiegel as part of Music on Main’s non-treacly tradition

MUSICJanet SmithDecember 9, 2021MUSIC ON MAIN, Music on Main, Festive

Chan Centre announces spring 2022 season showcasing diverse, dynamic Canadian creative talents

Supported by new presenting sponsor RBC Royal Bank, the lineup features Montreal-based West African circus Kalabanté, Juno-winning Inuk singer Elisapie, and more

MUSICJanet SmithDecember 9, 2021Partner Content, Chan Centre

Rumble Theatre's interactive New Societies strives for utopia, online December 10 and 11

Strategic board game meets theatre in all-ages competition to build an ideal society

THEATREJanet SmithDecember 9, 2021RUMBLE THEATRE, Rumble Theatre

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