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TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival announces new venue at Ocean Works, plus free concerts

Ocean Art Works Pavilion Granville Island transformed into outdoor venue; Jazz Around Town schedule released

Chor Leoni closes out 30th season with PopCappella II, June 25

The upbeat concert features arrangements of songs by artists such as The Weeknd, The Proclaimers, Indigo Girls, and more

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJune 20, 2022Chor Leoni, SUMMER, Summer Arts Guide

Vancouver comedian Andrea Jin headlines EH! Comedy Tour, at the MOTN on July 1

The winner of the 2022 Juno award for Best Comedy Album will be joined by stand-up artists Sean McDonnell and Jacob Balshin

COMEDY, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJune 20, 2022Andrea Jin, SUMMER, Summer Arts Guide

Taiwanese music meets jazz on the yangqin, during Sound of Dragon Music Festival on June 25

Making her Canadian debut, Yaping Wang is a master of the Chinese dulcimer

Rapping in French and English, Missy D sings of authenticity and hope

The local artist joins KeAloha as co-feature artist of Talking Stick @ The TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival

Queer Arts Festival presents Vancouver Fringe New Play Prize winner, Catalina La O Presenta: Now With Me

Running for two days only, the production is presented in partnership with the frank theatre co. and Rumble Theatre

FESTS, THEATREJanet SmithJune 19, 2022Partner Content, Rumble Theatre

Stir Pairing: An honest toast to Dr. Seuss

This edition brings together a Vancouver exhibition of early works by Theodor Seuss Geisel with a new local company that’s shaking up the at-home cocktail experience

Ephemera V activates an archival celebration of arts in Vancouver

Rumble Theatre and Theatre Replacement work with SFU and the GVPTA to form a lasting catalogue of past performances

THEATREJanet SmithJune 18, 2022RUMBLE THEATRE, Rumble Theatre, Theatre Conspiracy

Theatre review: Marjorie Prime evokes the isolation of our recent times

Actor Gai Brown stands out as an aging widow in Ensemble Theatre Company’s rendition of Jordan Harrison’s play

THEATREGail JohnsonJune 18, 2022SUMMER, Summer Arts Guide, Ensemble Theatre Company, theatre review

An ode to Maria Callas and more, at Vancouver Greek Film Festival, at The Cinematheque to June 19

New screen event highlights a full range of classics and contemporary work

SCREENJanet SmithJune 17, 2022Greek FIlm Festival, The CInematheque, The Cinematheque

Raven Spirit Dance, Action at a Distance, and more new work as Dancing on the Edge unveils 2022 festival lineup

Thirty-plus shows spread across outdoor, indoor, and online venues

Singer-songwriter Caitlin Goulet shares raw truths in dreamy alt-pop and alternative R&B

The local artist of Métis, French, Irish, and Scottish ancestry performs live at this year’s Talking Stick Festival

With Story, story, die., Norway's winter guests explore the narratives we create about ourselves

Fast-rising Norwegian choreographer Alan Lucien Øyen mixes dance and theatre in new, subversive ways

DANCEJanet SmithJune 17, 2022DanceHouse, DANCEHOUSE, SUMMER

Universal Gospel Choir celebrates “soulstice” with guest Khari Wendell McClelland, June 18

Everybody Dancin’ features the UGC five-piece band, which includes Grammy-nominated Jonny Tobin on keys

MUSICGail JohnsonJune 16, 2022SUMMER, Summer Arts Guide

North Shore Jazz series features eight stellar concerts

Jazz fans can check out a mini-jazz festival taking place across the North Shore from June 25 to July 3

MUSICJanet SmithJune 16, 2022Capilano University, BlueShore at CapU, Partner Content, JAZZ FEST 2022

Theatre review: Powered by a showstopping Lola, Kinky Boots is a much-needed kick

Superfans pull out their fine footwear for an Arts Club rendition full of drag divas, disco numbers, and heart

THEATREJanet SmithJune 16, 2022Arts Club Theatre, SUMMER, Homepage feature

Talking Stick Festival 2022: DTES Powwow honours the children, June 18

Exhibition at 2022 Talking Stick Festival highlights seven artists who are revitalizing Indigenous culture through sacred body markings

Inuit and Mongolian throat singing unite in B.C. for the first time at Sound of Dragon Music Festival

Katajjaq meets Khoomei is a hybrid concert that also features Chinese, Japanese, European, and Arabic music

FESTS, MUSICGail JohnsonJune 16, 2022Sound of Dragon Music Festival, Orchid Ensemble, Lan tung, Lan Tung, SUMMER

Nk'Mip Cellars celebrates National Indigenous Peoples Day and its 20th anniversary

Led by Justin Hall, one of the first Indigenous winemakers in the world, the Osoyoos Indian Band winery teams up with local Cree-Dene chef Heat Laliberte for the Three Sisters Dinner Kit