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Arts Umbrella Dance Company's Mixed Nuts brings an assortment of dance styles to the stage

The modern and engaging twist on Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker is an extra-special holiday treat

DANCE, HOLIDAY22Stir VancouverNovember 29, 2022Partner Content, Holiday 2022

Vancouver's Vetta Chamber Music explores profound connections between Bach and Mendelssohn

The group’s December concerts feature an all-woman ensemble made up of established and emerging artists

HOLIDAY22, MUSICGail JohnsonNovember 29, 2022Holiday 2022, Vetta Chamber Music, Joan Blackman, chamber music

Music on Main celebrates the festive season with Music for the Winter Solstice

The beloved holiday tradition is a concert that warms the heart and soul

MUSICStir VancouverNovember 28, 2022Partner Content, Holiday 2022, Music On Main

Stir Q&A: Kyle Loven takes Me Love BINGO!: Best in Snow to the next, holiday level

In new Arts Club production, the cult drag extravaganza builds on the idea that started in the artist’s living room

HOLIDAY22, THEATREJanet SmithNovember 28, 2022Arts Club Theatre, Kyle Loven, Holiday 2022, Homepage feature

Theatre review: The Parliament of the Birds takes an allegorical journey of enlightenment

At UBC Theatre, avian odyssey alternates the absurd, the abstract, and the philosophical

THEATREJanet SmithNovember 28, 2022UBC Theatre

Vancouver's Tacofino Gastown goes green for Growing Chefs on GivingTuesday, November 29

Restaurant’s Taco Tuesday joins the “Turnip the Heat” fundraiser for the local organization that provides edible educational programming for kids

CULINARYJanet SmithNovember 28, 2022Giving Tuesday, Tacofino, Vancouver food, Vancouver restaurants

American master guitarist Jim Campilongo leaves Norah Jones behind to tour with his own band

Artisan gifts from local makers include serene ceramics, hand-loomed textiles, and much more

MUSICStir VancouverNovember 25, 2022Partner Content, BlueShore at CapU

Real lives, historical truths, and a bit of magic realism fuel Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story

The hit musical’s story of survival and progress still speaks poignantly to displacement and migration in Canada today

THEATREJanet SmithNovember 25, 2022SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs, SFU Woodward's, Homepage feature

Chef Bobby Milheron wins Vancouver spot to compete at 2023 Canadian Culinary Championship

The culinary lead of Homer St. Cafe & Bar, Tableau Bar Bistro, and Maxine's Cafe & Bar wins gold at the Great Kitchen Party’s regional event

Whistler Film Festival: Jules Arita Koostachin draws on Cree cultural practices in Broken Angel

The multidisciplinary artist’s feature has its Western Canadian premiere at the 2022 fest

FESTS, SCREENGail JohnsonNovember 24, 2022Whistler Film Festival, Jules Koostachin, Indigenous, Cree, Whistler

Theatre review: Manami Hara's astonishing Courage Now deftly interweaves past and present

Incredible true story of Japan vice-consul’s Second World War bravery offers hope in dark times

THEATREJanet SmithNovember 24, 2022FIREHALL, Firehall Arts Centre

Stir Q & A: Szepty/Whispers gets creative in its approach to accessibility

The new theatre piece written by Veronique West and co-produced by Rumble Theatre and V West is part of Pi Theatre’s Pi Provocateurs Series

THEATREGail JohnsonNovember 24, 2022Pi Provocateurs, Pi Theatre, Veronique West, Homepage feature

The Shadbolt celebrates the music of Thad Jones

Vancouver Jazz Orchestra pays tribute to the late triple threat: Jones was a legendary a trumpeter, conductor, and bandleader

MUSICStir VancouverNovember 24, 2022Partner Content, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts

Dance review: Canadian icon Louise Lecavalier's Stations enthralls

The founder of Fou glorieux shares her most personal work to date, wild and transfixing

DANCEGail JohnsonNovember 24, 2022DanceHouse, dance review, Louise Lecavalier

Musician Kaitie Sly presents Traversing the Mind + Syreim at the Lobe Spatial Sound Studio, December 9

Experience an interactive soundscape in 4D sound, then hear original music from her experimental rock project

MUSICStir VancouverNovember 24, 2022Partner Content, Kaitie Sly

Theatre review: East Van Panto: The Little Mermaid makes a fresh splash with its undersea antics

Kate Bush tunes, dangly kelp designs, fairy-tale take-downs, and even some deeper messages earn the 10th anniversary show cheers

THEATRE, HOLIDAY22Janet SmithNovember 23, 2022Homepage feature, THE CULTCH, The Cultch, Holiday 2022, Theatre Replacement

Vancouver chef Francisco Higareda shares his Mexican culture through food at Monarca

From raspberry mole to "corn smut", the Gastown restaurant’s menu is playful and contemporary

CULINARYGail JohnsonNovember 23, 2022Vancouver food, Vancouver restaurants, Francisco Higareda, Ophelia, Monarca, Gastown

PuSh International Performing Arts Festival unveils live, globe-spanning program of genre-busting works, January 19 to February 5

Wildly imaginative dance, two circus-inspired shows, and a Faustian new work from Electric Theatre Company are just a few of the offerings

FESTS, NEWSJanet SmithNovember 22, 2022PuSh Festival

Nominations now open for BC Reconciliation Award

BC Achievement Foundation celebrates people and groups who show exceptional commitment to furthering Truth and Reconciliation

ART & DESIGNStir VancouverNovember 22, 2022Partner Content, BC Achievement Foundation

Haida artist Robert Davidson shares cultural pride in monumental new exhibition at Vancouver Art Gallery

The Northwest Coast artist of Haida and Tlingit descent is featured in Guud San Glans Robert Davidson: A Line That Bends But Does Not Break

ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonNovember 22, 2022Vancouver Art Gallery, Robert Davidson, Homepage feature, Indigenous

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