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Pianist Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa embraces the light and the dark for Music for the Winter Solstice

Pianist Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa embraces the light and the dark for Music for the Winter Solstice

At contemplative Music on Main concert, the musician premieres new Rodney Sharman work dedicated to her late mother

HOLIDAY22, MUSICJanet SmithDecember 12, 2022Holiday 2022, Music on Main, MUSIC ON MAIN

Anne of Green Gables—The Musical star brings triple-threat skills to classic, at the Gateway December 15 to 31

Anne of Green Gables—The Musical star brings triple-threat skills to classic, at the Gateway December 15 to 31

Known for Riverdale appearances and other local musicals, Kyra Leroux takes on the role of the feisty Avonlea orphan

THEATRE, HOLIDAY22Janet SmithDecember 12, 2022Holiday 2022, Gateway Theatre

Sanjay Talwar takes multitasking to festive new heights, playing all of A Christmas Carol's characters

Sanjay Talwar takes multitasking to festive new heights, playing all of A Christmas Carol's characters

In solo feat, Shaw and Stratford veteran roots out the vivid details in Dickens’s original story

THEATRE, HOLIDAY22Janet SmithDecember 12, 2022FIREHALL, Firehall Arts Centre, Holiday 2022

The Necessity of Live Art: PuSh Festival's Gabrielle Martin on programming with need in mind

The Necessity of Live Art: PuSh Festival's Gabrielle Martin on programming with need in mind

Director of programming cites empathy, communion, and renewed international presence at event, January 19 to February 5, 2023

THEATRE, FESTSStir VancouverDecember 12, 2022Partner Content, PuSh Festival

Soprano Arwen Myers relishes the joy in Early Music Vancouver's Festive Cantatas: J.S. Bach Magnificat

Soprano Arwen Myers relishes the joy in Early Music Vancouver's Festive Cantatas: J.S. Bach Magnificat

The in-demand Portland-based vocalist is among several guest artists performing Bach’s exuberant Magnificat and Cantata BWV 110 (Let Our Mouth be Full of Laughter)

HOLIDAY22, MUSICGail JohnsonDecember 12, 2022Early Music Vancouver, Arwen Myers, early music, Pacific Baroque Orchestra, baroque, Holiday 2022

Persian-Canadian poet Sareh Farmand explores topics of freedom and home in Iranian Poetry and Art in Canada, December 15

Persian-Canadian poet Sareh Farmand explores topics of freedom and home in Iranian Poetry and Art in Canada, December 15

The Tehran-born author of Pistachios in my Pocket joins the book’s illustrator, Nazli Ataeeyeh, for a free discussion at West Vancouver Memorial Library

CULINARY, READJanet SmithDecember 12, 2022poetry, Persian, Iranian

Theatre review: Me Love BINGO!: Best in Snow is fun and games with a message, but its story lags

Theatre review: Me Love BINGO!: Best in Snow is fun and games with a message, but its story lags

Audience participates in real BINGO, with special guests, puppets, and prizes

THEATRE, HOLIDAY22Janet SmithDecember 11, 2022Arts Club Theatre, Holiday 2022

Luxe mittens, white-glazed ceramics, and statement jewellery, as First Pick Handmade Market hits Heritage Hall December 10 and 11

Luxe mittens, white-glazed ceramics, and statement jewellery, as First Pick Handmade Market hits Heritage Hall December 10 and 11

This year’s offerings include Heather Johnston Art’s iconic Vancouver street scenes and sleek Caroline Miller jewellery

HOLIDAY22, ART & DESIGNJanet SmithDecember 9, 2022First Pick Handmade, Holiday 2022

The Cinematheque’s December Film Club screens Meet Me in St. Louis

The Cinematheque’s December Film Club screens Meet Me in St. Louis

Vincente Minnelli’s holiday classic marks the birth of the modern film musical

SCREENStir VancouverDecember 9, 2022Partner Content, The Cinematheque, Holiday 2022

Film review: Framing Agnes widens the lens on trans history in a work that pushes documentary form

Film review: Framing Agnes widens the lens on trans history in a work that pushes documentary form

Blending 1950s talk show, re-enactments, and real personal reflections, Chase Joynt illuminates once-lost research transcripts

SCREENJanet SmithDecember 9, 2022VIFF, VIFF Centre

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra announces special concert commemorating late maestro Bramwell Tovey, January 15

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra announces special concert commemorating late maestro Bramwell Tovey, January 15

Coloratura soprano Tracy Dahl and violinist James Ehnes join the VSO musicians as special guests

CULINARY, MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithDecember 9, 2022Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Bramwell Tovey

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 things to know about the Royal Winnipeg Ballet's Nutcracker

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 things to know about the Royal Winnipeg Ballet's Nutcracker

Intricate snowflake tutus, nods to pond hockey and Mounties, and a Vancouver-born Sugar Plum Fairy as it visits Vancouver December 9 to 11

DANCE, HOLIDAY22Stir VancouverDecember 8, 2022Ballet BC, BALLET BC, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Holiday 2022, Vancouver Civic Theatres

Sound artist Kaitie Sly takes listeners on a sonic journey through the mind, December 9

Sound artist Kaitie Sly takes listeners on a sonic journey through the mind, December 9

The bassist-singer-songwriter’s Traversing the Mind is an immersive experience

MUSICJanet SmithDecember 8, 2022Kaitie Sly, Lobe Studio, 4DSOUND

Glowing ghosts, expressive masks, and more in A Wonderheads Christmas Carol, to December 11 across the Lower Mainland

Glowing ghosts, expressive masks, and more in A Wonderheads Christmas Carol, to December 11 across the Lower Mainland

Highlights include a vine-bearded Ghost of Christmas Present and an adorable puppet Tiny Tim

THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRING, HOLIDAY22Janet SmithDecember 8, 2022Holiday 2022

Coastal Jazz and the NOW Society present Robin Holcomb, solo piano, with a style all her own

Coastal Jazz and the NOW Society present Robin Holcomb, solo piano, with a style all her own

The singular artist has been praised by the likes of The New York Times and Rolling Stone

MUSICStir VancouverDecember 8, 2022Partner Content, Coastal Jazz

Vancouver harpist Vivian Chen brings musical storytelling to Christmas with Chor Leoni

Vancouver harpist Vivian Chen brings musical storytelling to Christmas with Chor Leoni

The musician describes the 65-voice men’s choir’s seasonal concert as “magical”

HOLIDAY22, MUSICGail JohnsonDecember 8, 2022Chor Leoni, Vivian Chen, Keith Sinclair, Don Macdonald, choir, Cameron Wilson, Holiday 2022

Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience heads to Surrey in February 2023

Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience heads to Surrey in February 2023

Tickets go on sale December 8 for the three-dimensional event featuring more than 300 of the artist’s works

ART & DESIGNJanet SmithDecember 7, 2022Beyond Van Gogh, immersive, Van Gogh, Surrey

Outstanding opera soloists as Vancouver Bach Choir revisits Handel's epic Messiah, December 10

Outstanding opera soloists as Vancouver Bach Choir revisits Handel's epic Messiah, December 10

Melody Courage, Marion Newman, Asitha Tennekoon, and Clarence Frazer help bring the resounding work to the Orpheum

MUSIC, OPERA, HOLIDAY22Janet SmithDecember 7, 2022Vancouver Bach Choir, Holiday 2022

Stollen, yule logs, bonbons, and more: local chefs turn holiday baking into an art form

Stollen, yule logs, bonbons, and more: local chefs turn holiday baking into an art form

From Syrian baklava to layered cakes, Metro Vancouver chefs are in full-on festive mode

CULINARY, HOLIDAY22Gail JohnsonDecember 6, 2022Holiday 2022, Vancouver food, pastry

Emmalena Fredriksson and Arash Khakpour's You Touch Me plays with connection through both spoken and body languages

Emmalena Fredriksson and Arash Khakpour's You Touch Me plays with connection through both spoken and body languages

New dance work explores identity, connection, and migration through ensemble’s multitude of mother tongues

DANCEJanet SmithDecember 6, 2022DANCE CENTRE, Dance Centre, Arash Khakpour