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46th annual Powell Street Festival announces lineup for 2022 celebration of Japanese Canadian arts and culture
46th annual Powell Street Festival announces lineup for 2022 celebration of Japanese Canadian arts and culture

There’s something for everyone at the in-person gathering in Oppenheimer Park and the historic neighbourhood of Paueru Gai

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FESTSJanet SmithJuly 19, 2022Powell Street Festival, Partner Content, SUMMER, Summer Arts Guide
The New Pornographers step in to headline second day of Squamish Constellation Festival
The New Pornographers step in to headline second day of Squamish Constellation Festival

Black Pumas cancel due to “circumstances out of our control”

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MUSIC, FESTSJanet SmithJuly 19, 2022Squamish Constellation Festival, SUMMER
Create! Arts Festival launches public-art works as part of expanded hands-on event July 23 and 24
Create! Arts Festival launches public-art works as part of expanded hands-on event July 23 and 24

A giant mosaic of local wildlife and a vibrant mural are just two of the projects visitors can help make

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ART & DESIGN, FESTSJanet SmithJuly 18, 2022Create! Arts Festival, Eastside Culture Crawl, SUMMER
The Firehall Arts Centre announces 40th-anniversary season
The Firehall Arts Centre announces 40th-anniversary season

Diverse lineup for 2022-23 ranges from kathak dance to stories of the Holocaust, democracy in Hong Kong, and more

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THEATREJanet SmithJuly 18, 2022The Firehall
At Vancouver Bach Festival, violinist David Greenberg fuses the Baroque with Cape Breton fiddling knowhow
At Vancouver Bach Festival, violinist David Greenberg fuses the Baroque with Cape Breton fiddling knowhow

Early Music Vancouver’s artist-in-residence “enlivens” classical music with Scottish style

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FESTS, MUSICJanet SmithJuly 18, 2022SUMMER, Early Music Vancouver, EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVER
Singer-songwriter Haley Blais rocks DIY spirit at Squamish Constellation Festival
Singer-songwriter Haley Blais rocks DIY spirit at Squamish Constellation Festival

YouTube videos have propelled the Vancouver-based artist to musical success

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FESTS, MUSICJanet SmithJuly 18, 2022SUMMER, Summer Arts Guide, Squamish Constellation Festival
Black Breath Spectacle explores oppression, power, to August 13
Black Breath Spectacle explores oppression, power, to August 13

Charles Campbell’s audiovisual exhibition at Surrey Art Gallery responds to Black Lives Matter by “putting the focus on breath rather than death"

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithJuly 17, 2022SUMMER, Summer Arts Guide, Surrey Art Gallery
Dance reviews: Final weekend of Dancing on the Edge features masked figures and circling time
Dance reviews: Final weekend of Dancing on the Edge features masked figures and circling time

BABY pairs life-sized puppets and humans, while When I Think It Has Yet to Begin works looping movement to mesmerizing effect

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DANCE, FESTSJanet SmithJuly 16, 2022Dancing on the Edge, DANCE CENTRE, Dance Centre, FIREHALL, Firehall Arts Centre, SUMMER
Stir Cheat Sheet: Food trucks to seek out at the 2022 Mission Folk Music Festival
Stir Cheat Sheet: Food trucks to seek out at the 2022 Mission Folk Music Festival

“Follow your folk” to the music then your nose to the nosh

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MUSIC, FESTS, CULINARYStir VancouverJuly 15, 2022Mission Folk Music Festival, SUMMER, Summer Arts Guide
Zombie folk and the talharpa: Estonia's Puuluup rocks an ancient instrument in new ways at Mission Folk Music Festival
Zombie folk and the talharpa: Estonia's Puuluup rocks an ancient instrument in new ways at Mission Folk Music Festival

Duo uses loopers and percussive techniques to conjure driving rhythms

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MUSIC, FESTSJanet SmithJuly 14, 2022Mission Folk Music Festival
Wreck Beach Butoh by Kokoro Dance returns to spectacular summer setting
Wreck Beach Butoh by Kokoro Dance returns to spectacular summer setting

Mother Nature provides the set, lighting, and costumes for 28th annual performances

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DANCEJanet SmithJuly 14, 2022Kokoro Dance, Partner Content, SUMMER
On the Squamish Constellation fest stage or in their car, Ocie Elliott’s gentle harmonies soothe the soul
On the Squamish Constellation fest stage or in their car, Ocie Elliott’s gentle harmonies soothe the soul

The Victoria duo who first connected at a Salt Spring Island café reach listeners from front seat of their Honda

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MUSIC, FESTSJanet SmithJuly 14, 2022SUMMER, Squamish Constellation Festival, Summer Arts Guide
Seagrass Music Society presents The Piano Diaries outdoors, July 20 and 27
Seagrass Music Society presents The Piano Diaries outdoors, July 20 and 27

Artists perform in East Vancouver parks on an upright acoustic Baldwin piano at the free concerts

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MUSICJanet SmithJuly 14, 2022SUMMER, Summer Arts Guide, Seagrass Music Society, Heather Beaty
Gimme Shelter, Harold and Maude kick off VIFF Centre's Ragged Glory: Summer in the 70s series
Gimme Shelter, Harold and Maude kick off VIFF Centre's Ragged Glory: Summer in the 70s series

Summerlong curated series of nearly 70 films pays tribute to the birth of revolutionary “New Hollywood”

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SCREENJanet SmithJuly 14, 2022VIFF Centre, VIFF
7 must-see highlights as the Vancouver Queer Film Festival announces its programming August 11 to 21
7 must-see highlights as the Vancouver Queer Film Festival announces its programming August 11 to 21

A documentary on a divine drag icon, a groundbreaking Filipinx drama, and more

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SCREEN, FESTSJanet SmithJuly 14, 2022Vancouver Queer Film Festival
Madison McFerrin headlines Indian Summer Festival closing party, July 16
Madison McFerrin headlines Indian Summer Festival closing party, July 16

The bash also features Ruby Singh, DJ Kookum, DJ LIL India, and Chimerik Collective

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FESTSJanet SmithJuly 13, 2022SUMMER, Indian Summer Festival, Summer Arts Guide
North American orchestras and music fans mourn Bramwell Tovey, as former Vancouver Symphony Orchestra maestro dies at 69
North American orchestras and music fans mourn Bramwell Tovey, as former Vancouver Symphony Orchestra maestro dies at 69

Charismatic conductor and composer remembered as a “kind and generous man”

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MUSIC, NEWSJanet SmithJuly 13, 2022Bramwell Tovey, VSO, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Paris/Vancouver Curatorial Residency Program announced for 2022
Paris/Vancouver Curatorial Residency Program announced for 2022

The Polygon Gallery and Griffin Art Projects appoint Marseilles-based curator and writer Clelia Coussonnet to the three-month local residency

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithJuly 13, 2022Partner Content, The Polygon Gallery
Stir Cheat Sheet: All the things to eat at the 2022 Vancouver Folk Music Festival
Stir Cheat Sheet: All the things to eat at the 2022 Vancouver Folk Music Festival

New options include lobster rolls, liquid-nitrogen ice cream, and Japanese-Hawaiian fusion food

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MUSIC, FESTSStir VancouverJuly 13, 2022Vancouver Folk Music Festival, SUMMER, Summer Arts Guide, food, fests
Opera in the Movies brings cinematic arias and overtures to Deer Lake Park in free family concert July 17
Opera in the Movies brings cinematic arias and overtures to Deer Lake Park in free family concert July 17

Music from The Godfather and Mission Impossible as Jonathan Darlington conducts the Vancouver Opera Orchestra and singers

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MUSIC, OPERAJanet SmithJuly 13, 2022Vancouver Opera, City of Burnaby
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