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Little Chamber Music's Friends and Family Concert Series brings serene new sounds to Mountain View Cemetery, August 12 to 14

Blueridge Chamber Music’s Schubertiade, a site-specific Jordan Nobles premiere, and much more

MUSICJanet SmithAugust 12, 2022Little Chamber Music, SUMMER

Stir Q&A: Emergence explores the struggle to come out in South Asian community, at Vancouver Queer Film Festival

Local documentary has travelled the world with its multigenerational message of “love is love”

SCREEN, FESTSJanet SmithAugust 12, 2022VQFF, Vancouver Queer Film Festival, SUMMER

Artists in prison share works in Locked Up, at Gallery Gachet to August 19

Subtitled The Soul Speaks Out, the exhibition features paintings, sculptures, soap carvings, poetry, and more, created by incarcerated people

ART & DESIGNJanet SmithAugust 12, 2022SUMMER, Gallery Gachet, prison

Theatre review: Romeo and Juliet leans into comedy over tragedy at Bard on the Beach

New production begins at the end, and puts a farcical new spin on the Nurse

THEATRE, FESTSJanet SmithAugust 11, 2022Bard on the Beach, SUMMER

Gateway Theatre’s Songs of Summer concerts return in-person to the great outdoors

MUSICJanet SmithAugust 11, 2022Partner Content, SUMMER

Book reviews: Two B.C. journalists pen powerful personal stories

Marsha Lederman’s Kiss the Red Stairs: The Holocaust, Once Removed and Tara McGuire’s Holden After and Before: Love Letter for a Son Lost to Overdose are compelling, moving reads

READGail JohnsonAugust 11, 2022BC authors, books, BC books

The Big Bad Wolf mixes folklore and eco themes at Trout Lake, for the Vines Art Festival

The “immersive promenade” activates natural spaces during park-wide Our Tended Harvest celebration

FESTSJanet SmithAugust 10, 2022Vines Art Festival, SUMMER

Stir Cheat Sheet: 6 Vancouver comedy series to catch

Founded by TheatreSports alumni, The Comedy Department is one new local company offering live stand-up shows

COMEDYStir VancouverAugust 10, 2022Standup comedy, comedy, Comedy Here Often?, Yuk Yuk's, The Comedy Department

Guide My Way concert launches new album of songs from the long-postponed musical Sedna

A pandemic and flood damage haven’t dampened the Urban Ink crew’s hopes for the grand-scale, Inuit-inspired production

THEATRE, MUSICJanet SmithAugust 9, 2022Urban Ink Theatre, Sedna, Corey Payette, SUMMER

The Dance Centre announces 2022-23 season, with French electroacoustic innovator Franck Vigroux's Forêt, French-Malian Smaïl Kanouté, and more

Local premieres include Jeanette Kotowich’s Kisiskâciwan, Justine A Chambers and Laurie Young’s One hundred more, and Corporeal Imago’s Throe

DANCEJanet SmithAugust 9, 2022DANCE CENTRE, The Dance Centre

Artists draw from nature in In Reflection Across the Shore exhibit, at the Museum of Vancouver starting August 5

Show is part of ACSEA’s new Reflect Festival, connecting Taiwan and the Pacific Northwest

FESTSJanet SmithAugust 9, 2022TAIWANfest, SUMMER

The Empress of Vancouver pays tribute to a drag icon and this city's fight for queer rights

In Vancouver Queer Film Festival opener, a true nonconformist reflects on the fight for Pride and “homonormativity”

FESTS, SCREENJanet SmithAugust 9, 2022Vancouver Queer Film Festival, LGBTQ2SAI, LGBtQ+, SUMMER

Chor Leoni announces 2022-23 season, live and online

The Juno-nominated men’s choir marks its 31st season with more than 15 world premieres

MUSICJanet SmithAugust 8, 2022Chor Leoni, VanMan Choral Summit, Eric Lichte, The Leonids, choir

Vines Art Festival presents Our Bodies, A Shoreline at X̱epx̱páy̓em/Hadden Park

Free, multidisciplinary event features dance, music, poetry, interactive art installations, and more

FESTSJanet SmithAugust 8, 2022SUMMER, Partner Content

Stir Splainer: 5 artists on works at Monsoon Festival’s Monsoon Marketplace

The virtual art market features works by Angela Aujla, Anita Majumdar, Guntaj Deep Singh, Jag Nagra, and Reena Devani

All Over the Map tours across India through dance and music on Granville Island this August

New Works’ summer series of creative arts continues with Hindustani vocals, Bharatanatyam dance, and more

DANCE, CULTUREJanet SmithAugust 5, 2022Partner Content, New Works

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 diverse highlights from Music on Main's Summer Pop-Up Concerts

Ouds, violins, and zhengs fill the fresh air at Mount Pleasant Park this month

MUSICStir VancouverAugust 5, 2022SUMMER, Music on Main, MUSIC ON MAIN

Jessica McMann brings Incandescent Tales to Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, August 5

Haunting flute sets the mood for Indigenous classical music

Arts Club announces cast, creative team for Peter Pan Goes Wrong

North American premiere features an entirely Western Canadian cast from Vancouver and Edmonton

THEATREJanet SmithAugust 4, 2022Arts Club, Citadel Theatre

Vines Art Festival's We, The Many brings queer joy to Í7iy̓el̓shn/Sunset Beach, August 5

Celebration of 2SLGBTIQIA+ culture features House of Rice, DJ Nea, and more

FESTSJanet SmithAugust 4, 2022Vines Art Festival, SUMMER

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