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Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 things to know about Lizzie Borden's newly restored Born in Flames and Working Girls

Both radical 1980s films are screening at The Cinematheque, with the director on hand for a Q&A July 8

SCREENStir VancouverJuly 6, 2022The Cinematheque

Sarah McLachlan headlines Squamish Constellation Festival on July 24

“We all benefit from live music,” says the multi-platinum singer-songwriter who brings her intimate vocals to the three-day event

FESTS, MUSICJanet SmithJuly 6, 2022Partner Content, Squamish Constellation Festival, SUMMER

New Orleans culture shapes John Boutté's multifaceted singing style

When the jazz icon hits the Harrison Festival of the Arts, he won’t be missing the Louisiana heat

MUSIC, FESTSJanet SmithJuly 6, 2022SUMMER, Harrison Festival of the Arts

Vines Art Festival returns for 2022, fusing the arts with activism outdoors

The 8th annual multidisciplinary event features more than 100 artists working toward land, water, and relational justice

FESTSJanet SmithJuly 5, 2022SUMMER, Summer Arts Guide, Vines Art Festival, KeAloha

Vancouver Folk Music Festival's third-day mainstage programming spans Five Alarm Funk July 17

SGaanaGwa explores the Haida worldview, while Shovels & Rope melds traditional folk, country, and rock

FESTS, MUSICJanet SmithJuly 5, 2022Vancouver Folk Music Festival, SUMMER

Neworld Theatre's new Critical Futures program invites applications by July 30

Program aims to develop more diverse voices in theatre reviews

NEWS, THEATREJanet SmithJuly 5, 2022Neworld Theatre, Critical Futures

The Firehall announces Cindy Reid as new managing director

Formerly of the Improv Centre and The Cultch, among other spots, Reid is also an active volunteer in the local arts community

NEWS, THEATREJanet SmithJuly 5, 2022Firehall Arts Centre

NADUH hosts Homiesexual launch party at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, July 9

The Vancouver self-produced five-piece girl group celebrates sisterhood, friend crushes on debut EP

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJuly 5, 2022SUMMER, Summer Arts Guide

Queer Arts Festival’s Vanishing Act reaches fully realized curation, at Sun Wah Centre to July 8

New Delhi’s Adwait Singh curates the fest’s signature art exhibition under creative direction of QAF founding artistic director emeritus, SD Holman

The O Show hits Indian Summer Festival, July 8

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

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

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

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

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

MUSIC, FESTSJanet SmithJuly 4, 2022SUMMER, Indian Summer Festival, Tarun Nayar

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

DANCE, FESTSGail JohnsonJuly 4, 2022SUMMER, Raven Spirit Dance, Summer Arts Guide

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

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

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

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

FESTS, THEATREJanet SmithJune 30, 2022Ensemble Theatre Company, Partner Content, SUMMER

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

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

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

SCREENJanet SmithJune 29, 2022VIFF, VIFF Centre, Charlotte Gainsbourg

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

FESTS, MUSICJanet SmithJune 29, 2022Squamish Constellation Festival, SUMMER, Partner Content

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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