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Ensemble Theatre Company inspires audiences as it heads into final weekend of the 2022 Summer Repertory Festival
Ensemble Theatre Company inspires audiences as it heads into final weekend of the 2022 Summer Repertory Festival

Marjorie Prime and Pass Over reflect the Vancouver organization’s appetite for powerful, ground-breaking work

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FESTS, THEATREJanet SmithJune 30, 2022Ensemble Theatre Company, Partner Content, SUMMER
Reading List: Titles to accompany Indian Summer Festival and to spark conservations
Reading List: Titles to accompany Indian Summer Festival and to spark conservations

Upstart & Crow partners with 2022’s ISF; recommends other sources of wise words

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READ, FESTSStir VancouverJune 29, 2022Upstart & Crow, SUMMER, Summer Arts Guide, Indian Summer Festival
Charlotte Gainsbourg cherishes the delicacy and nostalgia of The Passengers of the Night
Charlotte Gainsbourg cherishes the delicacy and nostalgia of The Passengers of the Night

The low-key new film has the French singer-actor-fashion icon thinking a lot about the 1980s, her famous parents, and motherhood

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SCREENJanet SmithJune 29, 2022VIFF, VIFF Centre, Charlotte Gainsbourg
Squamish Constellation Festival: 3 reasons you don’t want to miss this incredible live-music experience
Squamish Constellation Festival: 3 reasons you don’t want to miss this incredible live-music experience

World-class artists perform against a backdrop of stunning glacial vistas in July

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FESTS, MUSICJanet SmithJune 29, 2022Squamish Constellation Festival, SUMMER, Partner Content
Design experts contextualize West Coast Modernism, at the Polygon on July 5
Design experts contextualize West Coast Modernism, at the Polygon on July 5

Panel discussion and reception are part of West Coast Modern Week

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ART & DESIGN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJune 29, 2022SUMMER, Summer Arts Guide, architecture, Paul Merrick, West Vancouver Art Museum, West Coast Modern Week
The Cultch announces fall 2022 season, with six in-person shows
The Cultch announces fall 2022 season, with six in-person shows

The lineup runs the gamut from circus arts to verbatim drama; plus, it’s the 10th anniversary of the East Van Panto

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THEATREJanet SmithJune 28, 2022The Cultch
With ES:MO, Elizabeth Shepherd and Michael Occhipinti forge telepathic camaraderie
With ES:MO, Elizabeth Shepherd and Michael Occhipinti forge telepathic camaraderie

Whether singing Bruce Cockburn and Leonard Cohen covers or composing their own trippy creations, the pair build off a close friendship

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MUSICJanet SmithJune 28, 2022Coastal Jazz, Vancouver International Jazz Festival, SUMMER, JAZZ FEST 2022
For Theatre Under the Stars' We Will Rock You, performers and fans alike prepare to belt out Queen classics
For Theatre Under the Stars' We Will Rock You, performers and fans alike prepare to belt out Queen classics

Director Saccha Dennis blends rock concert and jukebox musical in stage production at Malkin Bowl

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THEATRE, FESTSJanet SmithJune 28, 2022Theatre Under the Stars, TUTS, SUMMER
At Vancouver vegan restaurant Nightshade, chef Chanthy Yen draws on a world of culinary experiences
At Vancouver vegan restaurant Nightshade, chef Chanthy Yen draws on a world of culinary experiences

Yen is also the personal chef to the Trudeau family and is about to launch Canada’s first Cambodian cookbook

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CULINARYGail JohnsonJune 28, 2022Vancouver restaurants, Chanthy Yen, Cambodian food, vegan, plant-based, SUMMER
Stan Douglas's Venice Biennale exhibition 2011 ≠ 1848 to make Canadian premiere at The Polygon Gallery this fall
Stan Douglas's Venice Biennale exhibition 2011 ≠ 1848 to make Canadian premiere at The Polygon Gallery this fall

The show opening September 9 was inspired by the 10th anniversary of 2011, a year of unrest around the globe

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ART & DESIGN, NEWSJanet SmithJune 28, 2022The Polygon Gallery, POLYGON GALLERY
Back by popular demand, Farren Timoteo’s Made in Italy returns to the Arts Club Theatre Company
Back by popular demand, Farren Timoteo’s Made in Italy returns to the Arts Club Theatre Company

Smash-hit production comes to the Granville Island Stage for a limited summer run

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THEATREJanet SmithJune 28, 2022Arts Club, Partner Content, SUMMER
Stir Q&A: Lucinda Williams chimes in on the Delta blues, protest songs, and mortality
Stir Q&A: Lucinda Williams chimes in on the Delta blues, protest songs, and mortality

Released just as the pandemic was taking hold, the Nashville-based singer-songwriter’s 20th studio album, Good Souls Better Angels, seems especially timely now

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MUSICJanet SmithJune 28, 2022Coastal Jazz, Vancouver International Jazz Festival, SUMMER, JAZZ FEST 2022, Summer Arts Guide
Clean/Espejos, Bunny, Little Red Warrior and His Lawyer, and more take top prizes in final Jessie Awards—at least for a while
Clean/Espejos, Bunny, Little Red Warrior and His Lawyer, and more take top prizes in final Jessie Awards—at least for a while

Other winners include Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls and Dolly Parton’s Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol

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THEATRE, NEWSJanet SmithJune 27, 2022Jessie Awards, Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards
True to Place: stímetstexw tel xéltel paints an innovative future for Northwest Coast art
True to Place: stímetstexw tel xéltel paints an innovative future for Northwest Coast art

Luke Parnell, Shawn Hunt, Corey Bulpitt, and more push the boundaries of tradition at the Bill Reid Gallery

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithJune 27, 2022Bill Reid Gallery, SUMMER
Stir Q&A: Jag Nagra's vibrant mask design helps scare off the year's bad energy at LunarFest's Lantern City
Stir Q&A: Jag Nagra's vibrant mask design helps scare off the year's bad energy at LunarFest's Lantern City

The illustrator talks Nazu Battar masks, submarine sandwiches, and her new appreciation for bright pink

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ART & DESIGN, FESTSJanet SmithJune 27, 2022LunarFest, lunar new year, The Lantern City, Jag Nagra, Homepage feature
Federal government pumps $29 million into Vancouver Art Gallery's new building
Federal government pumps $29 million into Vancouver Art Gallery's new building

Funding supports sustainable, Passive House goals for site aiming to open in 2027

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ART & DESIGN, NEWSJanet SmithJune 27, 2022Vancouver Art Gallery, VAG
New Pornographers, Allison Russell, and more to headline Vancouver Folk Music Festival's second day, July 16
New Pornographers, Allison Russell, and more to headline Vancouver Folk Music Festival's second day, July 16

Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway brings the bluegrass, while Asleep At The Wheel draws on honkytonk and western swing

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FESTS, MUSICJanet SmithJune 27, 2022Vancouver Folk Music Festival, SUMMER
The Blue and Gold pays tribute to the women of early blues, right down to the analog tape
The Blue and Gold pays tribute to the women of early blues, right down to the analog tape

Appearing at the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival, Ndidi O and Trish Klein forge a partnership after meeting in Paris

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MUSICJanet SmithJune 27, 2022JAZZ FEST 2022, Vancouver International Jazz Festival, SUMMER
VSO takes the symphony outside for two free concerts, July 2 and 16
VSO takes the symphony outside for two free concerts, July 2 and 16

Performances take place at Sunset Beach Park, Deer Lake Park

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MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJune 27, 2022SUMMER, Summer Arts Guide, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 highlights to catch at the 2022 Taiwanese Canadian Cultural Festival
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 highlights to catch at the 2022 Taiwanese Canadian Cultural Festival

The July 1 to 3 fest features film, dance, music, visual art, and more

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FESTSGail JohnsonJune 27, 2022SUMMER, Summer Arts Guide
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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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Nikkei Mochitsuki celebrates a year-end Japanese tradition, December 29. 

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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