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Cellist Marina Hasselberg's new Red album merges artist's rich range of cultural influences
Cellist Marina Hasselberg's new Red album merges artist's rich range of cultural influences

The Baroque, the avant-rock, the improvisational, and more mix fluidly in striking solo debut

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MUSICJanet SmithOctober 14, 2022Homepage feature, Marina Hasselberg, cello, Vancouver New Music
In Blueberries Are Assholes, writer-performer TJ Dawe explores the weirdness of everyday life
In Blueberries Are Assholes, writer-performer TJ Dawe explores the weirdness of everyday life

The Vancouver Fringe Festival stalwart goes for laughs this time out, inviting stand-up comedians to open his solo show

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THEATRE, COMEDYGail JohnsonOctober 14, 2022
U.K. dance artist Hofesh Shechter's two-part Double Murder journeys from darkness to hope
U.K. dance artist Hofesh Shechter's two-part Double Murder journeys from darkness to hope

At DanceHouse, Clowns explores the urge to violence as entertainment, while The Fix is a moving tribute to human connection

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DANCEJanet SmithOctober 14, 2022DanceHouse, DANCEHOUSE, Hofesh Shechter, Vancouver Civic Theatres
CALTAC launches Canada's first Latinx theatre-artist database
CALTAC launches Canada's first Latinx theatre-artist database

Free, accessible list will help build community across the country

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THEATREStir VancouverOctober 14, 2022Partner Content, RUMBLE THEATRE, Rumble Theatre
Diwali Fest lights up Metro Vancouver, October 16, 20, 21, and 23
Diwali Fest lights up Metro Vancouver, October 16, 20, 21, and 23

Events in Vancouver and Surrey feature live dance and music, rangolis, lighting of diyas, and more

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FESTSJanet SmithOctober 13, 2022Diwali Fest, Diwali Celebration Society
Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival 2022 focuses on connection, October 14 to 16
Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival 2022 focuses on connection, October 14 to 16

The Community Arts Council of Vancouver event celebrates artists who live and work outside of mainstream cultural spaces

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FESTSJanet SmithOctober 13, 2022Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival, Community Arts Council of Vancouver, drag
Vancouver civic election 2022: Does food come into play?
Vancouver civic election 2022: Does food come into play?

From food security to school meal programs, some local political parties are serving up related campaign promises

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CULINARY, NEWSGail JohnsonOctober 13, 2022food Vancouver food, Vancouver election, food security, food sovereignty
Thrills and Chills panel looks at all things mystery and crime at Whistler Writers Festival, October 15
Thrills and Chills panel looks at all things mystery and crime at Whistler Writers Festival, October 15

Charles Demers, Daniel Kalla, Anna Pitoniak, and Sandra SG Wong share their eerie secrets

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READJanet SmithOctober 13, 2022Whistler Writers Festival
California's Calidore Quartet shows versatility, from Beethoven to Wynton Marsalis, at Friends of Chamber Music concert
California's Calidore Quartet shows versatility, from Beethoven to Wynton Marsalis, at Friends of Chamber Music concert

Ensemble comes here trailing critically acclaimed recordings and numerous awards

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MUSICStir VancouverOctober 13, 2022Partner Content, Friends of Chamber Music, Vancouver Civic Theatres
Double Happiness, François Houle, and more as Music on Main's Modulus Festival announces full lineup
Double Happiness, François Houle, and more as Music on Main's Modulus Festival announces full lineup

Taking place November 3 to 8, event features several premieres

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MUSIC, FESTSJanet SmithOctober 13, 2022MUSIC ON MAIN, Music on Main, Modulus Festival
Film review: Triangle of Sadness crafts a blunt and thrillingly cruel take on wealth, privilege, and power
Film review: Triangle of Sadness crafts a blunt and thrillingly cruel take on wealth, privilege, and power

Ruben Östlund’s latest movie sets sail on a luxury cruise liner filled with grotesque caricatures of the super-wealthy

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SCREENJanet SmithOctober 13, 2022Fifth Avenue Cinemas
Vancouver civic election 2022: Where do the political parties stand on arts and culture?
Vancouver civic election 2022: Where do the political parties stand on arts and culture?

From artist spaces to the return of music education, here’s what political groups are promising to do to protect and enhance the city’s cultural landscape if elected

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NEWSGail JohnsonOctober 13, 2022Vancouver, Vancouver election, BC Alliance for Arts and Culture
Theatre review: Redbone Coonhound uses humour to dig at complexities of race, racism, relationships and more
Theatre review: Redbone Coonhound uses humour to dig at complexities of race, racism, relationships and more

The play by mixed-race married couple Amy Lee Lavoie and Omari Newton nips at the heart

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THEATREGail JohnsonOctober 13, 2022Redbone Coonhound, Amy Lee Lavoie, Omari Newton, Arts Club, review, theatre review, Homepage feature
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
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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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