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New Works brings free dance and music performances to Granville Island this summer
New Works brings free dance and music performances to Granville Island this summer

All Over the Map is an outdoor series with three diverse events in July, August, and September

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DANCEJanet SmithJuly 11, 2022New Works, Partner Content, SUMMER, Summer Arts Guide
Piano installation July 12 and 13,  plus Soundwalk and free concert July 17 mark World Listening Day
Piano installation July 12 and 13, plus Soundwalk and free concert July 17 mark World Listening Day

A tribute to R. Murray Schafer and a two-day rotation of local keyboard stars

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MUSICJanet SmithJuly 10, 2022Roundhouse Community Centre, Vancouver New Music, VANCOUVER NEW MUSIC
B.C. mourns the death of Kat Zu’comulwat Norris
B.C. mourns the death of Kat Zu’comulwat Norris

The Lyackson First Nation elder was a respected activist, theatre artist, SFU radio-show host, community builder, and residential-school survivor

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NEWSJanet SmithJuly 8, 2022Kat Zu’comulwat Norris, Sam Bob, Heart of the City
TUTS takes viewers on a romp through Elizabethan England in Something Rotten!, to August 27
TUTS takes viewers on a romp through Elizabethan England in Something Rotten!, to August 27

The musical comedy alternates evenings with We Will Rock You for Theatre Under the Stars’ 2022 season

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THEATREJanet SmithJuly 8, 2022SUMMER, Summer Arts Guide, TUTS, Theatre Under the Stars
Singer-songwriter Allison Russell brings a survivor's joy to Vancouver Folk Music Festival
Singer-songwriter Allison Russell brings a survivor's joy to Vancouver Folk Music Festival

The artist’s solo debut album, Outside Child, earned three Grammy nominations and a Juno win for Contemporary Roots Album of the Year

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FESTS, MUSICGail JohnsonJuly 8, 2022Vancouver Folk Music Festival, Allison Russell, SUMMER
Dance review: Looping, live-generated sounds form the score for meditative Core/Us
Dance review: Looping, live-generated sounds form the score for meditative Core/Us

Action at a Distance artistic director Vanessa Goodman’s work has its world premiere at Dancing on the Edge

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DANCE, FESTSGail JohnsonJuly 7, 2022Dancing on the Edge, SUMMER, Summer Arts Guide, Vanessa Goodman
Paul Wong's Be Like Sound installation immerses visitors at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden courtyard
Paul Wong's Be Like Sound installation immerses visitors at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden courtyard

Listen to Mahjong games, rustling bamboo, food preparation, Cantonese opera, and more as artwork launches

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WHAT'S STIRRING, ART & DESIGNJanet SmithJuly 7, 2022Dr Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, Paul Wong
Film review: In Apples' absurdist pandemic future, Athens residents are infected with amnesia
Film review: In Apples' absurdist pandemic future, Athens residents are infected with amnesia

Greek filmmaker Christos Nikou’s deadpan dystopia hits the screen at VIFF Centre

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SCREENJanet SmithJuly 7, 2022VIFF, VIFF Centre
Arts Umbrella launches Art & Design Foundation Program in September 2022
Arts Umbrella launches Art & Design Foundation Program in September 2022

Students age seven to 12 can choose from core focuses in either visual arts or media arts

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithJuly 7, 2022Arts Umbrella, ARTS UMBRELLA
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 highlights of Indian Summer Festival 2022
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 highlights of Indian Summer Festival 2022

An art installation of a banyan tree, queer expression through bharatanatyam dance, and more are on the diverse program

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FESTSStir VancouverJuly 7, 2022Indian Summer Festival, SUMMER, Summer Arts Guide
At Cask Whisky Bar, chef William Lew makes food that's meant to shine with spirit
At Cask Whisky Bar, chef William Lew makes food that's meant to shine with spirit

The name of the izakaya-style lounge in Richmond belies its strong focus on culinary arts

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CULINARYGail JohnsonJuly 7, 2022Cask Whisky Vault, Vancouver restaurants, culinary arts
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 things to know about Lizzie Borden's newly restored Born in Flames and Working Girls
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

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SCREENStir VancouverJuly 6, 2022The Cinematheque
Sarah McLachlan headlines Squamish Constellation Festival on July 24
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

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FESTS, MUSICJanet SmithJuly 6, 2022Partner Content, Squamish Constellation Festival, SUMMER
New Orleans culture shapes John Boutté's multifaceted singing style
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

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MUSIC, FESTSJanet SmithJuly 6, 2022SUMMER, Harrison Festival of the Arts
Vines Art Festival returns for 2022, fusing the arts with activism outdoors
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

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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
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

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FESTS, MUSICJanet SmithJuly 5, 2022Vancouver Folk Music Festival, SUMMER
Neworld Theatre's new Critical Futures program invites applications by July 30
Neworld Theatre's new Critical Futures program invites applications by July 30

Program aims to develop more diverse voices in theatre reviews

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NEWS, THEATREJanet SmithJuly 5, 2022Neworld Theatre, Critical Futures
The Firehall announces Cindy Reid as new managing director
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

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NEWS, THEATREJanet SmithJuly 5, 2022Firehall Arts Centre
NADUH hosts Homiesexual launch party at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, July 9
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

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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
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

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FESTS, WHAT'S STIRRING, ART & DESIGNJanet SmithJuly 4, 2022SUMMER, Summer Arts Guide, Queer Arts Festival
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O Christmas Tea: A British Comedy serves up a whimsical party at the Massey Theatre, December 28

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Winter Solstice Lantern Festival illuminates the longest night of the year, December 21. 

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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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