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Stir 'Splainer: 5 holiday gift ideas from Downtown Vancouver art-vending machine
Stir 'Splainer: 5 holiday gift ideas from Downtown Vancouver art-vending machine

Art prints, egg-tart pins, embroidered patches, and more at Vancouver Vending Co. site in Bentall Centre

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ART & DESIGN, HOLIDAY22Stir VancouverDecember 15, 2022Holiday 2022, Vancouver Vending Co.
Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre launches UNCEDED: S7ULH TEMÍXW / TI TMICWKÁLHA / OUR LAND – A Photographic Journey into Belonging
Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre launches UNCEDED: S7ULH TEMÍXW / TI TMICWKÁLHA / OUR LAND – A Photographic Journey into Belonging

THE SLCC’s new exhibition opens on the winter solstice, December 21

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ART & DESIGNStir VancouverDecember 15, 2022Partner Content, Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre
Out in the Ring takes deep dive into wrestling's queer history, streaming via Whistler Film Festival to January 2
Out in the Ring takes deep dive into wrestling's queer history, streaming via Whistler Film Festival to January 2

Fascinating characters, and some dark times, as documentary travels from 1950s through WWE to today

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SCREEN, FESTS, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithDecember 14, 2022Whistler Film Festival
Dance Victoria presents Out Innerspace Dance Theatre's Bygones on January 13, as part of Dance Days festival
Dance Victoria presents Out Innerspace Dance Theatre's Bygones on January 13, as part of Dance Days festival

Vancouver company’s optical illusions, cutting-edge choreography, and cinematic elements keep audience in suspense

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DANCEStir VancouverDecember 14, 2022Partner Content, Dance Victoria, Out Innerspace Dance Theatre
Martha Sturdy explores climate change through striking wooden sculptures in All Fall Down, to December 17
Martha Sturdy explores climate change through striking wooden sculptures in All Fall Down, to December 17

The acclaimed artist’s exhibition has themes of extreme weather and the cycle of life

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ART & DESIGNStir VancouverDecember 14, 2022West Vancouver Art Museum
Myfanwy MacLeod's new installation makes satirical, pop-culture nod to the holiday blues
Myfanwy MacLeod's new installation makes satirical, pop-culture nod to the holiday blues

Called Do You Hear What I Hear?, Vancouver artist’s repeating pattern covers upholstery and Christmas gifts in window exhibit at 1265 Howe Street

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithDecember 13, 2022Malaspina Printmakers, Myfanwy MacLeod
DanceHouse and Hawthorne Foundation launch $10,000 Louise Bentall Award for Emerging B.C. Choreographers
DanceHouse and Hawthorne Foundation launch $10,000 Louise Bentall Award for Emerging B.C. Choreographers

Biennial prize pays tribute to memory of late arts supporter, who passed away in 2017

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DANCE, NEWSJanet SmithDecember 13, 2022DANCEHOUSE, DanceHouse, Louise Bentall
VIFF celebrates the season with Wes World, Best of 2022, December Docs
VIFF celebrates the season with Wes World, Best of 2022, December Docs

Tribute to Wes Anderson’s witty oeuvre kicks off with a party December 21

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SCREENStir VancouverDecember 13, 2022Partner Content, VIFF, VIFF Centre
Vancouver Chamber Choir offers wide-ranging concert at CHRISTMAS BY CANDELIGHT, December 16
Vancouver Chamber Choir offers wide-ranging concert at CHRISTMAS BY CANDELIGHT, December 16

The diverse program includes a moving piece by VCC composer-in-residence Matthew Whittall

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MUSIC, HOLIDAY22Janet SmithDecember 13, 2022Vancouver Chamber Choir, Matthew Whittall, Holiday 2022, Christmas
Gift Guide: 14 cookbooks for the culture vultures and culinary artists on your list
Gift Guide: 14 cookbooks for the culture vultures and culinary artists on your list

Québécois, Persian, Palestinian, African, and Jewish cuisines are among those featured in standout 2022 titles; then there are some killer desserts

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HOLIDAY22, CULINARY, READGail JohnsonDecember 13, 2022Holiday 2022, cookbooks, St. Lawrence, J-C Poirier, anime, Persian food, Palestinian food, culinary arts, culinary, food, Vancouver food, Festive 1
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

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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SCREENJanet SmithDecember 9, 2022VIFF, VIFF Centre
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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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#vancouverarts #stirvancouver #taikodrums
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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#yvrarts #yv
Winter Solstice Lantern Festival illuminates the longest night of the year, December 21. 

Secret Lantern Society’s annual offering includes outdoor processions, workshops, song and dance performances, and more across Yaletown and Granville Isl
Ballet BC has just announced that its artistic director Medhi Walerski will leave his role as of June 30, 2027, following the company’s big 40th-anniversary season.

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#balletbc #ballet #vancouverarts #contemporarydance
 

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