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The O Show hits Indian Summer Festival, July 8
The O Show hits Indian Summer Festival, July 8

The artist-activist’s motto is “diversity makes beautiful music”

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FESTS, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJuly 4, 2022SUMMER, Summer Arts Guide, Indian Summer Festival
Rebecca Belmore to unveil major new public artwork at Ottawa's National Arts Centre on July 6
Rebecca Belmore to unveil major new public artwork at Ottawa's National Arts Centre on July 6

Vancouver-based Anishinaabekwe artist has conjured ode to Indigenous women’s resilience from copper cones and wood

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ART & DESIGN, NEWSJanet SmithJuly 4, 2022Rebecca Belmore, National Arts Centre
Mushroom magic as Tarun Nayar unites his love of music and the natural world in Modern Biology
Mushroom magic as Tarun Nayar unites his love of music and the natural world in Modern Biology

At Indian Summer Festival, the oceanology grad and tabla player uses fungi and plants’ bioelectrical impulses to create his scores

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MUSIC, FESTSJanet SmithJuly 4, 2022SUMMER, Indian Summer Festival, Tarun Nayar
Raven Spirit Dance reflects Indigenous world views in new Confluence
Raven Spirit Dance reflects Indigenous world views in new Confluence

The collaborative piece has its world premiere at Vancouver’s Dancing on the Edge Festival

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DANCE, FESTSGail JohnsonJuly 4, 2022SUMMER, Raven Spirit Dance, Summer Arts Guide
Stir Cheat Sheet: 6 highlights of the 2022 Harrison Festival of the Arts
Stir Cheat Sheet: 6 highlights of the 2022 Harrison Festival of the Arts

All-day live music at the concert hall and beach, theatre and literary events, visual-art exhibitions, and more make up the lakeside fest

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FESTSStir VancouverJune 30, 2022Harrison Festival of the Arts, SUMMER, Summer Arts Guide
In Core/Us, Vanessa Goodman choreographs sound, movement, and cables at Dancing on the Edge
In Core/Us, Vanessa Goodman choreographs sound, movement, and cables at Dancing on the Edge

The technologically savvy artist’s new four-person work pushes her exploration of live-generated vocalizations further

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DANCE, FESTSJanet SmithJune 30, 2022Dancing on the Edge, FIREHALL, Firehall Arts Centre, Action at a Distance, SUMMER, Vanessa Goodman
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
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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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Winter Solstice Lantern Festival illuminates the longest night of the year, December 21. 

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Ballet BC has just announced that its artistic director Medhi Walerski will leave his role as of June 30, 2027, following the company’s big 40th-anniversary season.

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Set to a soundtrack of Broadway showtunes and Christmas songs, production features a standout performance from Victor Hunter as grand dame. 

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Here are 5 books for the arts and entertainment fans on your holiday list. 

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The Horseradish Theatre stages the quirky Slavic-accented comedy Number 13, December 18 to 21. 

When a Prime Minister’s assistant’s romantic hotel rendez-vous is interrupted, a host of hilariously chaotic misunderstandings ensue. 

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