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TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival's Ironworks Innovation Series spotlights eclectic array of collaborations
TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival's Ironworks Innovation Series spotlights eclectic array of collaborations

Darius Jones and Strings, Like the Mind, and CANABRAVA NOW bring together local and visiting talents

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MUSICJanet SmithJune 15, 2022Coastal Jazz & Blues Society, JAZZ FEST 2022
Saxophone great Darius Jones nurtures string connections on the West Coast
Saxophone great Darius Jones nurtures string connections on the West Coast

At the jazz fest, New York City artist dedicates The Vancouver Suite to violinists Josh and Jesse Zubot, cellist Peggy Lee, and bassist James Meger

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MUSICJanet SmithJune 15, 2022Homepage feature, Coastal Jazz & Blues Society, Coastal Jazz, Vancouver International Jazz Festival, SUMMER, JAZZ FEST 2022
Vancouver poet Tolu Oloruntoba wins 2022 Griffin Poetry Prize
Vancouver poet Tolu Oloruntoba wins 2022 Griffin Poetry Prize

Judges describe writer’s debut collection, The Junta of Happenstance, as “dazzling”

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NEWS, READGail JohnsonJune 15, 2022Tolu Oloruntoba, Griffin Poetry Prize
A Midsummer Night's Dream kicks off Bard on the Beach's comeback, to September 24
A Midsummer Night's Dream kicks off Bard on the Beach's comeback, to September 24

Fairies, talking trees, and creepy goblins all show up in the production directed by Scott Bellis

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THEATRE, FESTS, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJune 14, 2022Bard on the Beach, SUMMER, Summer Arts Guide
Girl power, fight sequences fuel Kill the Ripper, at the Rio
Girl power, fight sequences fuel Kill the Ripper, at the Rio

The Geekenders’ latest is a Victorian-era revenge fantasy

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WHAT'S STIRRING, THEATREGail JohnsonJune 14, 2022Geekenders, SUMMER
Halifax’s 2b theatre company returns to Vancouver with hit show Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story
Halifax’s 2b theatre company returns to Vancouver with hit show Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story

Genre-bending sensation Ben Caplan and Governor General’s Award-winning playwright Hannah Moscovitch tell a true story about the refugee experience

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THEATREJanet SmithJune 14, 2022SFU Woodward's, Partner Content
South Korea's wildly fun ADG7 mashes shamanic sounds with funky beats to create the ultimate party band
South Korea's wildly fun ADG7 mashes shamanic sounds with funky beats to create the ultimate party band

Bowed zithers and bamboo flutes meet bright headgear and K-pop dance steps

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MUSICJanet SmithJune 14, 2022Caravan World Rhythms, Rio Theatre
Ballet BC announces search for new executive director, forthcoming departure of John Clark
Ballet BC announces search for new executive director, forthcoming departure of John Clark

After a successful five-year tenure, Clark to remain in his position in the interim

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DANCE, NEWSGail JohnsonJune 14, 2022Ballet BC
Presales today, and wider public release on Thursday for nine-gallery, immersive Beyond King Tut in Vancouver
Presales today, and wider public release on Thursday for nine-gallery, immersive Beyond King Tut in Vancouver

Creative producer Mark Lach says the multimedia journey uses high-tech projection in new, storytelling ways

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithJune 14, 2022Beyond King Tut
Through song and healing circles, Tla’amin Nation and PRISMA Festival make harmony together
Through song and healing circles, Tla’amin Nation and PRISMA Festival make harmony together

Cyndi Pallen is among the Indigenous artists who will perform alongside the 80-member PRISMA Festival Orchestra in concert at the beach

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FESTS, MUSICGail JohnsonJune 14, 2022PRISMA Festival, Indigenous, SUMMER, Summer Arts Guide, Powell River
Michael Roberson talks health, ballroom, at SFU June 15 and 16
Michael Roberson talks health, ballroom, at SFU June 15 and 16

Following the international art consultant’s second Vancouver appearance is a vogue workshop by Ralph Escamillan (aka Posh Gvasalia Basquiat)

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DANCE, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonJune 13, 2022SFU
Theatre review: Morag, You're a Long Time Deid innovates in ways that defy the term "musical"
Theatre review: Morag, You're a Long Time Deid innovates in ways that defy the term "musical"

Claire Love Wilson’s sublime voice drives a piece that turns Strathcona space into an old-timey Ceilidh hall

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THEATREJanet SmithJune 13, 2022the frank theatre company, Touchstone Theatre
Vancouver Folk Music Festival announces 2022 daily schedule
Vancouver Folk Music Festival announces 2022 daily schedule

Highlights of the July 15 to 17 fest include Taj Mahal, The New Pornographers, and Five Alarm Funk

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FESTS, MUSICJanet SmithJune 13, 2022Vancouver Folk Music Festival, SUMMER
West Coast Modern Week unveils 2022 lineup
West Coast Modern Week unveils 2022 lineup

Panel discussions, film screenings, a poolside cocktail party, and the 16th annual West Coast Modern Home Tour are highlights

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ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonJune 13, 2022West Vancouver Art Museum, West Vancouver, SUMMER, Summer Arts Guide
Summer Arts Guide 2022: Vancouver arts festivals return full-on, with world beats, hands-on art, and outdoor cinema
Summer Arts Guide 2022: Vancouver arts festivals return full-on, with world beats, hands-on art, and outdoor cinema

Blazing with cultural diversity, celebrations are back in new form, with new locations

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FESTS, CULTUREJanet SmithJune 13, 2022SUMMER, Summer Guide 2022, Homepage feature
Summer Arts Guide 2022: Cultural events to catch all across B.C.
Summer Arts Guide 2022: Cultural events to catch all across B.C.

From reggae in Victoria to an exhibition at the country’s highest art gallery, the arts are thriving province-wide

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CULTURAL TOURISMGail JohnsonJune 13, 2022SUMMER, Summer Arts Guide, Summer Guide 2022
Summer Arts Guide 2022: Patio season in Vancouver
Summer Arts Guide 2022: Patio season in Vancouver

Options for open-air dining and imbibing have never been more plentiful

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CULINARYGail JohnsonJune 13, 2022SUMMER, Summer Arts Guide, Summer Guide 2022
5X Pride brings 5X Festival to a celebratory close at the Beaumont Studios, June 17
5X Pride brings 5X Festival to a celebratory close at the Beaumont Studios, June 17

Desi drag queen Jolene Sloan performs at the wrap-up party for the fest all about South Asian youth culture

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FESTS, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonJune 12, 20225X Festival, drag, South Asian, What's Stirring, SUMMER
Film reviews: Visually stunning journeys to far-away lands, with The Shepherdess and the Seven Songs and Neptune Frost
Film reviews: Visually stunning journeys to far-away lands, with The Shepherdess and the Seven Songs and Neptune Frost

Folklore with a feminist twist in Himalayan India, and a mind-bending Afro-futurist trip through Burundi, at The Cinematheque

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SCREENJanet SmithJune 11, 2022The Cinematheque
BC Movement Arts Society brings Finnish dancework The Days to North Island region
BC Movement Arts Society brings Finnish dancework The Days to North Island region

The piece sees its North American premiere on June 17 in Sointula’s historic Finnish hall

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DANCEJanet SmithJune 11, 2022BC Movement Arts Society
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La Venue de l’avenir (Colours of Time) takes a lighthearted trip back to 1895 Paris, at VIFF Centre to January 5. 

Four relatives converge on an old house, discovering the story of an ancestor who journeyed to the City of Light during the Impr
Canadian art community mourns Gathie Falk. 

The pioneering multimedia artist who made her name with glossy ceramic fruits and shoes is being remembered for her “joyful affirmation of all that is beautiful in this world”. 

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Taiko drums and dance add to the festivities at the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre. 

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From family-friendly theatre in the afternoon to celebratory shows as midnight approaches, here’s a look at what’s on offer around the city this New Year’s Eve—plus a couple of New Year’s Day festivities too.

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O Christmas Tea: A British Comedy serves up a whimsical party at the Massey Theatre, December 28

James & Jamesy’s family-friendly show sails through a series of slapstick and sometimes surreal journeys. 

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