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Vancouver Chamber Choir serves up a Choral Feast that shows there's strength in numbers
Vancouver Chamber Choir serves up a Choral Feast that shows there's strength in numbers

Ensemble joins vocal forces with Vancouver Youth Choir, Laudate Singers, Vancouver Cantata Singers, musica intima, and Phoenix Chamber Choir

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HOLIDAY22, MUSICJanet SmithNovember 21, 2022Holiday 2022, Vancouver Chamber Choir, musica intima, Vancouver Cantata Singers, Vancouver Civic Theatres
Metro Vancouver holiday markets 2022: Local artists, makers, and designers shine
Metro Vancouver holiday markets 2022: Local artists, makers, and designers shine

Live pottery demos, Indigenous art, anonymous artworks, and more can be found at so many festive fairs

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ART & DESIGN, HOLIDAY22Gail JohnsonNovember 21, 2022Holiday 2022, Festive 1
Vancouver holiday show guide 2022: Laughs, nostalgia, and classic choral beauty are all on the program
Vancouver holiday show guide 2022: Laughs, nostalgia, and classic choral beauty are all on the program

From a candle-lit harp concert to a one-man Christmas Carol, all the arts events you need to know to get festive

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DANCE, MUSIC, THEATRE, COMEDYGail JohnsonNovember 21, 2022Holiday 2022, Festive 1
SFU Woodward's and DanceHouse continue longtime partnership with copresentation of Louise Lecavalier's Stations
SFU Woodward's and DanceHouse continue longtime partnership with copresentation of Louise Lecavalier's Stations

Appearing at the Fei and Milton Wong Experimental Theatre, the solo is a deeply personal look at her lifelong relationship with dance

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DANCEStir VancouverNovember 21, 2022Partner Content, SFU Woodward's, SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs
Vancouver mail-art and abstract pioneer Michael Morris passes away at 80
Vancouver mail-art and abstract pioneer Michael Morris passes away at 80

Senior artist also cofounded the artist-run Western Front

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ART & DESIGN, NEWSJanet SmithNovember 21, 2022Michael Morris, obituary, Western Front
Anonymous Art Show returns for 19th year, November 25 to December 17
Anonymous Art Show returns for 19th year, November 25 to December 17

The artists behind hundreds of original 8” x 8” works are only revealed once a purchase is made at this fundraiser for North Van Arts

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WHAT'S STIRRING, ART & DESIGN, HOLIDAY22Janet SmithNovember 21, 2022North Van Arts, Anonymous Art Show, Holiday 2022
Soul singer Jarvis Church performs live at the Shadbolt
Soul singer Jarvis Church performs live at the Shadbolt

The multifaceted singer-songwriter and producer got his start fronting The Philosopher Kings

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MUSICStir VancouverNovember 20, 2022Partner Content, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
Thomas Dunford's lute is his passport to good times, in bars, parks, and on the concert stage
Thomas Dunford's lute is his passport to good times, in bars, parks, and on the concert stage

Solo show at Early Music Vancouver features nine short works by his beloved John Dowland, and Bach’s magisterial Suite in G Major

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MUSICJanet SmithNovember 20, 2022Early Music Vancouver, EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVER, Homepage feature
Pi Provocateurs presents Szepty/Whispers
Pi Provocateurs presents Szepty/Whispers

In the new play, a neurodivergent artist probes their family’s silence around mental health

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THEATREStir VancouverNovember 19, 2022Partner Content, Pi Theatre
Chef Ayelet Latovitch digs deep into Persian Jewish food
Chef Ayelet Latovitch digs deep into Persian Jewish food

Appearing virtually live from Israel at the 2022 Chutzpah! Festival, the culinary artist is inspired by her feminist grandmother

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FESTS, CULINARYGail JohnsonNovember 19, 2022Chutzpah! Festival, Jewish, Persian, food
Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams follows Ferragamo's unlikely rise to luxury footwear king, at VIFF Centre to November 28
Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams follows Ferragamo's unlikely rise to luxury footwear king, at VIFF Centre to November 28

Filmmaker Luca Guadagnino traces life from poor Italian village to Hollywood

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WHAT'S STIRRING, SCREENJanet SmithNovember 19, 2022VIFF, VIFF Centre
Pipa virtuoso Wu Man brings the instrument's power and possibilities to Vancouver
Pipa virtuoso Wu Man brings the instrument's power and possibilities to Vancouver

The revered musician performs with Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and conductor Tong Chen in Image China: East/West Symphonic Concert

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MUSICGail JohnsonNovember 19, 2022Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, pipa, Wu Man, Tong Chen, Chinese
Coastal Jazz offers a concert of sonic exploration via Ken Vandermark and Not for Proper
Coastal Jazz offers a concert of sonic exploration via Ken Vandermark and Not for Proper

Alvaro Rojas’s Music for 22 opens the highly anticipated show at The Ironworks

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MUSICStir VancouverNovember 18, 2022Partner Content, Coastal Jazz
Theatre review: The Arts Club's Sound of Music sees a lavish remount, with Chelsea Rose making a mesmerizing Maria
Theatre review: The Arts Club's Sound of Music sees a lavish remount, with Chelsea Rose making a mesmerizing Maria

Superb singing carries a show that is polished to the last detail

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THEATRE, HOLIDAY22Stir VancouverNovember 18, 2022Homepage feature, Arts Club Theatre, Holiday 2022, Feature 1
Dance review: Through emotion and aerial movement, Throe throbs with a sense of yearning
Dance review: Through emotion and aerial movement, Throe throbs with a sense of yearning

Performance company Corporeal Imago’s Gabrielle Martin and Jeremiah Hughes bring a fresh new choreographic language to Vancouver with their new ensemble piece

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DANCEGail JohnsonNovember 18, 2022Corporeal Imageo, Gabrielle Martin, Dance Centre, dance, review, dance review
Kyōdai brings together music and home videos from the Japanese Canadian community at the Fox Cabaret on December 3
Kyōdai brings together music and home videos from the Japanese Canadian community at the Fox Cabaret on December 3

Powell Street Festival and Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre present a show that’s a multisensory concert

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FESTS, MUSICStir VancouverNovember 18, 2022Partner Content, Powell Street Festival
Stir Pairing: France in Vancouver, via a curator's studio talk, new bistro food, and a cool red wine
Stir Pairing: France in Vancouver, via a curator's studio talk, new bistro food, and a cool red wine

This edition brings together the 2022 France/Canada Curatorial Residency Program, Gastown’s Jules Bistro, and Château Pesquie Ventoux Terrasses Rouge

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CULINARY, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonNovember 17, 2022The Polygon, Griffin Art Projects, wine, Stir Pairing, Jules Bistro, Vancouver food, Vancouver restaurants
Piano star Zlata Chochieva returns to Vancouver on the heels of two acclaimed albums, November 20
Piano star Zlata Chochieva returns to Vancouver on the heels of two acclaimed albums, November 20

Vancouver Chopin Society presents the Russian-born, Berlin-based sensation amid a year of world touring

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MUSICJanet SmithNovember 17, 2022Vancouver Chopin Society
Chor Leoni lifts spirits with song this holiday season
Chor Leoni lifts spirits with song this holiday season

The acclaimed choir celebrates light, hope, and connection in Christmas with Chor Leoni

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MUSIC, HOLIDAY22Stir VancouverNovember 17, 2022Partner Content, Holiday 2022
Microphones and loopers, as the body becomes an Echo Chamber in Vanessa Goodman's newest work
Microphones and loopers, as the body becomes an Echo Chamber in Vanessa Goodman's newest work

The Action at a Distance artistic director has been busy creating while touring North America and the world

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DANCEJanet SmithNovember 17, 2022Vanessa Goodman, Chutzpah! Festival, Action at a Distance
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