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Stir Cheat Sheet: All you need to know about African Heritage Festival of Music and Dance (AHFOMAD) 2022
Stir Cheat Sheet: All you need to know about African Heritage Festival of Music and Dance (AHFOMAD) 2022

With Fally Ipupa headlining, the fest also features food and fashion, all in celebration of Black Peoples through the arts

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FESTSStir VancouverAugust 25, 2022music, AHFOMAD, Black Peoples, Festival African Heritage Music and Dance Society
Two new North Shore wine bars join Metro Vancouver's easy-going dining scene
Two new North Shore wine bars join Metro Vancouver's easy-going dining scene

16 West and The Modern Pantry add to the growing number of small spots focusing on share plates and curated wine lists

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CULINARYGail JohnsonAugust 24, 2022Vancouver restaurants, 16 West, The Modern Pantry, wine, BC wine
Film reviews: Two deeply personal excavations of family at Vancouver Latin American Film Festival
Film reviews: Two deeply personal excavations of family at Vancouver Latin American Film Festival

It Runs in the Family artfully interweaves archival photos, interviews, animation, and more, while a Mexican-Tzotzil director makes amends with his Mamá

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SCREEN, FESTSJanet SmithAugust 24, 2022VLAFF, Vancouver Latin American Film Festival, SUMMER
Nchem?u?s Day brings together Squamish Nation Knowledge Keepers, Elders, and artists for public community event, August 25
Nchem?u?s Day brings together Squamish Nation Knowledge Keepers, Elders, and artists for public community event, August 25

Free day of sharing at Presentation House Theatre features artwork unveilings, a carving demonstration, storytelling, comedy, and more

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ART & DESIGN, CULTUREJanet SmithAugust 23, 2022SUMMER, Presentation House Theatre, Squamish Nation, Indigenous, Xwalactun
Black Arts Centre curates two fall exhibits at Surrey Art Gallery
Black Arts Centre curates two fall exhibits at Surrey Art Gallery

Arshi Chadha, Moroti Soji-George, and Vanessa Fajemisin are among the centre’s co-directors who are curating shows that explore the plurality of Blackness

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ART & DESIGN, CULTUREJanet SmithAugust 23, 2022Surrey Art Gallery
Théâtre la Seizième announces 2022-23 season, with shows from France, Israel, and across Canada
Théâtre la Seizième announces 2022-23 season, with shows from France, Israel, and across Canada

Highlights include Stallone by CENTQUATRE-PARIS; the 40-performer Un.Deux.Trois; and la Seizième’s touring mainstage show, Le Soulier

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THEATREGail JohnsonAugust 23, 2022Theatre la Seizieme, French
Punjabi Market Live celebrates with dance, music, poetry, food, and more, August 28
Punjabi Market Live celebrates with dance, music, poetry, food, and more, August 28

Think bhangra, jalebis, Sufi music, and more, as Monsoon Arts Festival takes to 49th and Main

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FESTS, CULTUREJanet SmithAugust 22, 2022Monsoon Festival of Performing Arts, SUMMER
Arts and culture thrive along the Sea to Sky Corridor
Arts and culture thrive along the Sea to Sky Corridor

Fall is an ideal time to discover rich and diverse cultural experiences in Squamish, Whistler, and Pemberton

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ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, CULTURAL TOURISMJanet SmithAugust 22, 2022Partner Content, Tourism Whistler, Tourism Squamish
Vancouver singer Krystle Dos Santos brings soulful sounds to Songs of Summer
Vancouver singer Krystle Dos Santos brings soulful sounds to Songs of Summer

The two-time Western Canadian Music Award-winning artist will perform originals and Motown classics at Gateway Theatre’s open-air concert

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MUSICGail JohnsonAugust 22, 2022SUMMER, Gateway Theatre, Krystle Dos Santos, Hey Viola, Summer Arts Guide
Theatre review: Come From Away is full of Newfoundlandish heart
Theatre review: Come From Away is full of Newfoundlandish heart

Broadway Across Canada’s soulful touring production is inspired by real people’s experiences when planes were grounded in Gander on 9/11

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THEATREGail JohnsonAugust 19, 2022SUMMER, Come From Away, Broadway Across Canada, Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver Civic Theatres, theatre review
Art and chaos in Durango City, with Santuario: A Punk Portrait of Paty Aguirre at Vancouver Latin American Film Festival
Art and chaos in Durango City, with Santuario: A Punk Portrait of Paty Aguirre at Vancouver Latin American Film Festival

Fest artistic director Christian Sida dives into his first film, a raucous, mezcal-fuelled “docoficción” look at a maverick artist

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FESTS, SCREENJanet SmithAugust 18, 2022VLAFF, Vancouver Latin American Film Festival, SUMMER
Chefs' Table Society of B.C. co-hosts Wild Salmon Celebration, August 27
Chefs' Table Society of B.C. co-hosts Wild Salmon Celebration, August 27

The 2022 event features leading Vancouver culinary artists, live music, and Main Street Brewing beer

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CULINARYJanet SmithAugust 17, 2022SUMMER, Chefs' Table Society, Paul Natrall, Vancouver food, Vancouver restaurants, Roger Ma, Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar
The Dance Deck Neuf brings multidisciplinary back-yard bliss to East Van, August 20 and 21 and 27 and 28
The Dance Deck Neuf brings multidisciplinary back-yard bliss to East Van, August 20 and 21 and 27 and 28

This year’s roster includes Ballet BC dancers, plus music, spoken-word, and poetry

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DANCEJanet SmithAugust 16, 2022Dance Deck, Alexis Fletcher, SUMMER
Patience pays off, as Dear Audrey director finds poignant humanity amid one couple's Alzheimer's journey
Patience pays off, as Dear Audrey director finds poignant humanity amid one couple's Alzheimer's journey

Respected NFB documentarian Martin Duckworth opened his rambling Montreal duplex to filmmaker Jeremiah Hayes

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SCREENJanet SmithAugust 16, 2022VIFF, VIFF Centre, NFB, National Film Board
An interdisciplinary premiere and much more as Elektra Women's Choir announces 2022-23 program
An interdisciplinary premiere and much more as Elektra Women's Choir announces 2022-23 program

Season launches with The Lost Words: A Spell Book, inspired by Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris’s art-filled bestseller

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MUSICJanet SmithAugust 15, 2022Elektra Women's Choir
Sunset Cinema inflates the big screen, with musicals and more, August 16 to 24
Sunset Cinema inflates the big screen, with musicals and more, August 16 to 24

Sing 2 kicks off the fun at šxʷƛ̓exən Xwtl’a7shn plaza this week, followed by Pitch Perfect, Spider Man: No Way Home, and In the Heights

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SCREENJanet SmithAugust 15, 2022Vancouver Civic Theatres, SUMMER
Arts Umbrella's International Summer Dance Intensive is underway, gathering talents from across the globe
Arts Umbrella's International Summer Dance Intensive is underway, gathering talents from across the globe

Acclaimed faculty join Arts Umbrella Dance’s artistic director Artemis Gordon, with repertoire by the likes of Johan Inger and Crystal Pite

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DANCEJanet SmithAugust 15, 2022Arts Umbrella, ARTS UMBRELLA
B.C.'s CedarCreek Estate Winery named WineAlign's Winery of the Year for 2022
B.C.'s CedarCreek Estate Winery named WineAlign's Winery of the Year for 2022

The Kelowna winery topped all 251 producers at Canada’s National Wine Awards; SpearHead Winery named Best Performing Small Winery of the Year

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CULINARYGail JohnsonAugust 14, 2022BC wine, BC wineries, CedarCreek, SpearHead
Electronic musician Loscil  to perform first live audiovisual concert in three years at Chan Centre EXP
Electronic musician Loscil to perform first live audiovisual concert in three years at Chan Centre EXP

The Vancouver-based composer and multimedia artist also known as Scott Morgan will be joined by New York musician Rafael Anton Irisarri

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MUSICJanet SmithAugust 13, 2022Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, Jarrett Martineau, Loscil
The Cinematheque's 50th anniversary party goes film noir, August 19 at Performance Works
The Cinematheque's 50th anniversary party goes film noir, August 19 at Performance Works

It’s followed, on August 20, by screenings of dark classics Sunset Boulevard and Nightmare Alley

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SCREENJanet SmithAugust 12, 2022The Cinematheque, SUMMER
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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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DanceHouse and The Cultch present an extraordinary work of circus/dance, the North American premiere of Recirquel’s otherworldly Paradisum. 

Directed and choreographed by Bence Vági, Paradisum explores the new possibilities of
 

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