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A Minaret for the General’s Wife comes to Richmond Art Gallery, April 22 to July 31

Turkish-Canadian artist Erdem Taşdelen’s installation centres on a little-known architectural oddity in Lithuania

WHAT'S STIRRING, ART & DESIGNJanet SmithApril 11, 2022Richmond Art Gallery

Film review: Mothering Sunday puts a sensual French spin on the British period drama

Opulent design and top-notch character studies lift up a script that can feel contrived

SCREENJanet SmithApril 10, 2022

The Cinematheque revisits the aching urban loneliness of Taiwanese auteur Tsai Ming-liang's Vive l'amour

New restoration celebrates the striking cinematography of a Taipei story as sad as it is sexually charged

WHAT'S STIRRING, SCREENJanet SmithApril 10, 2022The Cinematheque

Coastal Jazz & Blues Society announces four-member transition board

Plans include an external review, new society bylaws and drive for new board members

NEWS, MUSICJanet SmithApril 8, 2022Coastal Jazz & Blues Society, Coastal Jazz

Festa della Polenta celebrates the comfort dish that originated in northern Italy

Di Beppe caps off the fest with the signature “polenta pour”

CULINARYGail JohnsonApril 8, 2022SPRING, Di Beppe, Italian, Festa della Polenta

Reel 2 Real Film Festival for Youth hosts Sunday Fun Day, plus conference and career expo

April 10 features pancake breakfast and film programs, while April 11 offers panels and demos

SCREENJanet SmithApril 8, 2022Reel 2 Real Film Festival for Youth, R2R Film Festival

Film review: Au Revoir le Bonheur takes a warm look at one big family and a stunning summer house

Warmhearted without being cloying, Ken Scott’s latest film takes a charming trip to Quebec’s postcard-pretty Magdalen Islands

SCREENJanet SmithApril 8, 2022Rendez-Vous French Film Festival, VISIONS OUEST

Vancouver Chamber Choir takes audience on a reflective journey with PATH OF MIRACLES

Inspired by the Camino de Santiago, Path of Miracles is a pilgrimage in composition

MUSICJanet SmithApril 8, 2022Partner Content, Vancouver Chamber Choir

Reading List: Pocket-size delights for spring adventures

These small, beautiful editions recommended by Upstart & Crow are just the thing to expand your mind this season

READStir VancouverApril 8, 2022Upstart & Crow, SPRING

Emerge on Main's Sapphire Haze creates a hypnotic blend of violin and synthesized sounds, April 12

Duo Cindy Kao and Aysha Dulong channel their sound-to-colour synesthesia into music you can “see”

MUSICJanet SmithApril 7, 2022SPRING, Music on Main, MUSIC ON MAIN

Vienna Piano Trio says farewell with works by Schubert and Mendelssohn, April 10

After 34 years, the globally acclaimed ensemble will bid the stage adieu at Friends of Chamber Music concert

WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSICJanet SmithApril 7, 2022Friends of Chamber Music, piano, SPRING, Spring Arts Guide

Chan Centre presents Kunji Mark Ikeda’s Sansei: The Storyteller

The acclaimed one-man show concludes the Chan’s 2021-22 season

THEATREJanet SmithApril 7, 2022Chan Centre, Partner Content

Coast Salish Nations and Vancouver Symphony Orchestra create a path forward through music

The Path Forward is a multidisciplinary concert showcasing the creativity and cultures of local Indigenous communities

Joe Ink's DANCE:CRAFT brings together objects, art, and movement, May 20 to 22

Five years in the making, work explores five craft elements, from glass to ceramics

DANCEJanet SmithApril 7, 2022SPRING, Joe Ink, Joe Laughlin, SFU Woodward's

With Bear Grease, Lightning Cloud brings Indigenized musical theatre to the Massey, April 9 and 10

All Indigenous cast offers a new take on the show that Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta made famous

WHAT'S STIRRING, THEATREJanet SmithApril 6, 2022Massey Theatre, Indigenous, musical

With live burlesque finally back, well-known artist Ariel Helvetica pulls out the sparkles and high kicks again

Known for her ballet background, the Vancouver International Burlesque Festival star still draws most of her inspiration from her intricate costumes

FESTSJanet SmithApril 6, 2022VIBF, Vancouver International Burlesque Festival

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra performs an ode to joy with Beethoven's 9th Symphony

The thrilling spring program also features soprano Teiya Kasahara and piano virtuoso Angela Cheng

MUSICJanet SmithApril 6, 2022Partner Content, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

Stir Cheat Sheet: Six highlights of Sakura Days Japan Fair 2022

Arts lovers won’t want to miss these happenings at the cultural celebration that’s part of Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival

FESTSGail JohnsonApril 6, 2022Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival, SPRING, Spring Arts Guide, sakura

Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia launches new arts and music awards

Leadership, creativity, and inclusion among the elements to be considered by a committee of leaders in visual arts, music, and performing arts.

NEWSJanet SmithApril 6, 2022Lieutenant Governor's Arts and Music Awards, SPRING

Horror in more ways than one at A Night with Greg Sestero: Miracle Valley and The Room, at the Rio Theatre April 8

The star of Tommy Wiseau’s cult hit hosts a double bill with his own desert horror flick

SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithApril 6, 2022Rio Theatre, Greg Sestero

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