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Chor Leoni's We Sang Our Songs meaningfully marks Remembrance Day, November 10 and 11
Chor Leoni's We Sang Our Songs meaningfully marks Remembrance Day, November 10 and 11

From Holst to Pärt, a moving program of music and readings featuring diverse perspectives on war and injustice

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MUSICStir VancouverOctober 13, 2022Partner Content, Chor Leoni, CHOR LEONI
Tsering Yangzom Lama examines the humanity of Tibetans at the 2022 Vancouver Writers Fest
Tsering Yangzom Lama examines the humanity of Tibetans at the 2022 Vancouver Writers Fest

The author of We Measure the Earth With Our Bodies says ongoing colonization affects every aspect of Tibetans’ lives

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FESTS, READJanet SmithOctober 12, 2022Vancouver Writers Fest, Tibet, books
Raincity Theatre's Cabaret will "willkommen" audiences into a site-specific Kit Kat Klub, October 15 to November 5
Raincity Theatre's Cabaret will "willkommen" audiences into a site-specific Kit Kat Klub, October 15 to November 5

The show comes from the same team who staged award-winning storefront Sweeney Todd

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WHAT'S STIRRING, THEATREJanet SmithOctober 12, 2022Raincity Theatre
Eastside Culture Crawl returns to in-person experience for 2022, with more than 425 artists
Eastside Culture Crawl returns to in-person experience for 2022, with more than 425 artists

The four-day fest of visual arts, design, and craft features more than 68 studios and galleries

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithOctober 12, 2022Eastside Arts Society, Eastside Culture Crawl, Esther Rausenberg, East Vancouver
Vancouver New Music presents METAXENAKIS in honour of Iannis Xenakis
Vancouver New Music presents METAXENAKIS in honour of Iannis Xenakis

The three-day festival is part of a transcontinental centenary celebration of the visionary artist’s life and work

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MUSICStir VancouverOctober 12, 2022Partner Content, Vancouver New Music, Vancouver Civic Theatres
Stir Cheat Sheet: Hot local artists to catch at the 2022 North Shore Art Crawl
Stir Cheat Sheet: Hot local artists to catch at the 2022 North Shore Art Crawl

More than 150 local artists working in a vast range of media are participating in 88 free venues from Lions Bay to Deep Cove

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ART & DESIGNStir VancouverOctober 12, 2022North Van Arts, North Shore Art Crawl
Vancouver plays Inheritance and The Piano Teacher among Governor-General's Literary Award finalists
Vancouver plays Inheritance and The Piano Teacher among Governor-General's Literary Award finalists

B.C. books The Most Precious Substance on Earth, Time is a Flower, and All the Quiet Places also up for prize

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READ, THEATRE, NEWSJanet SmithOctober 12, 2022The Arts Club, Alley Theatre
VSO's Symphony of Terror features music from Friday the 13th, Phantom of the Opera, Psycho, and more
VSO's Symphony of Terror features music from Friday the 13th, Phantom of the Opera, Psycho, and more

The October 25 concert is a a Halloween Horror Drag Spooktacular

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MUSICStir VancouverOctober 12, 2022Partner Content, VSO, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Cellist Elinor Frey leads Accademia de’ Dissonanti through melodic Boccheriniana, October 14
Cellist Elinor Frey leads Accademia de’ Dissonanti through melodic Boccheriniana, October 14

The Early Music Vancouver concert pays tribute to the classical era’s Luigi Boccherini

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MUSICJanet SmithOctober 11, 2022Early Music Vancouver, Elinor Frey, cello, chamber music
African Chamber Music upends stereotypes, as strings meet Ghanaian and Zimbabwean songs
African Chamber Music upends stereotypes, as strings meet Ghanaian and Zimbabwean songs

Globetrotting percussionist Curtis Andrews and friends aim to decolonize the idea Western classical music

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MUSICJanet SmithOctober 11, 2022Caravan World Rhythms, Time Will Tell Arts Society, Vancouver Civic Theatres
Grateful Dead’s American Beauty album gets reimagined at Kay Meek Arts Centre
Grateful Dead’s American Beauty album gets reimagined at Kay Meek Arts Centre

Steve Dawson, Jim Byrnes, Krystle dos Santos, and Khari Wendell McClelland among the artists putting their own spin on classic tracks like “Sugar Magnolia” and “Truckin’’

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MUSICStir VancouverOctober 11, 2022Partner Content, BlueShore at CapU, Kay Meek Arts Centre, Kay Meek
Dana Claxton, Bobbie Burgers, Jeff Wall among the artists contributing to Arts Umbrella's Splash 2022
Dana Claxton, Bobbie Burgers, Jeff Wall among the artists contributing to Arts Umbrella's Splash 2022

The 40th anniversary of the annual art auction features pieces by more than 100 artists, including Douglas Coupland, Marie Khouri, and Russna Kaur

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ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonOctober 11, 2022Arts Umbrella, Dana Claxton, Douglas Coupland, Marie Khouri, Russna Kaur, Bobbie Burgers, Jeff Wall, Homepage feature, Splash
Novelist and journalist Omar El Akkad ponders home truths at the Vancouver Writers Fest
Novelist and journalist Omar El Akkad ponders home truths at the Vancouver Writers Fest

The Giller Prize–winning author of What Strange Paradise has curated a program of events that look at the real world through a literary lens

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READ, FESTSJanet SmithOctober 11, 2022Omar El Akkad, Vancouver Writers Fest
Vancouver Cantata Singers launch 65th season this fall, while celebrating artistic director Paula Kremer's milestone 10th year
Vancouver Cantata Singers launch 65th season this fall, while celebrating artistic director Paula Kremer's milestone 10th year

FORTITUDE: Strength in Song is the theme of the ensemble’s four-concert 2022-23 season

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MUSICJanet SmithOctober 11, 2022Vancouver Cantata Singers, Partner Content
Drummer-bandleader-composer Makaya McCraven thrives in the musical unknown
Drummer-bandleader-composer Makaya McCraven thrives in the musical unknown

The prolific artist is bringing a string quartet and a who’s who of Chicago-based improvisers with him on tour

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MUSICJanet SmithOctober 10, 2022Homepage feature, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, jazz
Vetta Chamber Music launches 2022-23 season with a concert dedicated to that which ignites a creative spark
Vetta Chamber Music launches 2022-23 season with a concert dedicated to that which ignites a creative spark

Inspiration features a performance by Jane Coop and a composition by Marcus Goddard, two Vancouver-based artists of international acclaim

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MUSICGail JohnsonOctober 10, 2022Vetta Chamber Music, Jane Coop, Joan Blackman, Marcus Goddard, chamber music, classical music
SFU Woodward's salutes its enduring partnership with Vancouver International Film Festival
SFU Woodward's salutes its enduring partnership with Vancouver International Film Festival

In a new Artscape video-podcast episode, director of programming Curtis Woloschuk reflects on the fest this year, and where it’s headed in the future

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SCREENJanet SmithOctober 10, 2022SFUW, SFU Woodward's
The Underground Donut Tour launches in Vancouver
The Underground Donut Tour launches in Vancouver

The art and history of the doughnut are celebrated at four downtown and Gastown stops

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WHAT'S STIRRING, CULINARYJanet SmithOctober 10, 2022Vancouver food, Cartems, doughnuts
Solidarity and resistance drive the rhythms of Justine A. Chambers and Laurie Young's One hundred more
Solidarity and resistance drive the rhythms of Justine A. Chambers and Laurie Young's One hundred more

The pair drew on Black Lives Matter and other movements for the gestural language of the new duet

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DANCEJanet SmithOctober 9, 2022DANCE CENTRE, Dance Centre, Homepage feature
Redbone Coonhound: How a mixed-race couple's encounter with a certain dog breed gave rise to a biting new play
Redbone Coonhound: How a mixed-race couple's encounter with a certain dog breed gave rise to a biting new play

Vancouver playwrights Omari Newton and Amy Lee Lavoie dish on how a casual walk led to heated discussions about race, power, and privilege—and to their first co-write as a married pair

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THEATREGail JohnsonOctober 9, 2022Arts Club Theatre, Amy Lee Lavoie, Omari Newton, theatre, Homepage feature
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Canadian art community mourns Gathie Falk. 

The pioneering multimedia artist who made her name with glossy ceramic fruits and shoes is being remembered for her “joyful affirmation of all that is beautiful in this world”. 

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Nikkei Mochitsuki celebrates a year-end Japanese tradition, December 29. 

Taiko drums and dance add to the festivities at the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre. 

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From family-friendly theatre in the afternoon to celebratory shows as midnight approaches, here’s a look at what’s on offer around the city this New Year’s Eve—plus a couple of New Year’s Day festivities too.

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O Christmas Tea: A British Comedy serves up a whimsical party at the Massey Theatre, December 28

James & Jamesy’s family-friendly show sails through a series of slapstick and sometimes surreal journeys. 

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