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Advance Theatre Festival Week 1 unveils staged readings by female and BIPOC writers, to February 3

Playwrights include Yvonne Wallace and Jessica Liang at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts series

Chor Leoni sings in spring with PopCappella III

The choir breathes new life into top 40 favourites backed by a full band of Vancouver’s finest

MUSICStir VancouverFebruary 2, 2023Partner Content

The Improv Centre turns February into a month of romance and giggles

Valentine’s Day–themed programming proves how love and laughter go hand in hand

COMEDYJanet SmithFebruary 1, 2023comedy, improv, The Improv Centre, Allen Morrisson, Homepage feature

In Soldiers of Tomorrow, actor-playwright Itai Erdal's story of his Israeli army service triggers larger questions about conflict

In a one-man show that will “piss off both sides”, the theatre artist looks back on time in military with new eyes

THEATRE, FESTSJanet SmithFebruary 1, 2023Itai Erdal, The Elbow Theatre, PuSh Festival

Italian food in Vancouver: two new restaurants join the scene; global praise for another

The Farmhouse gets fresh in East Van; Gastronomy plays in Gastown; and Cioppino’s named among the world’s best Italian restaurants

CULINARYGail JohnsonFebruary 1, 2023Vancouver food, Vancouver restaurants, Cioppino's, Italian, Italian food, The Farmhouse

Vancouver artists nominated for 2023 Juno Awards include Suzie LeBlanc, Ruby Singh

Among the other local nominees are musica intima, Hard Rubber Orchestra, and Dan Mangan

Karin Jones's Ornament and Instrument exhibit opens at the Burnaby Art Gallery on February 3

Show includes Worn, a Victorian mourning dress crafted from synthetic hair, alongside new works

ART & DESIGNStir VancouverFebruary 1, 2023Partner Content, Burnaby Art Gallery

Vancouver marks Black History Month 2023 through the arts

Film screenings, concerts, a photo exhibition, a dance performance, and more explore Blackness throughout February

Vancouver Bach Choir celebrates love's many forms in Behind the Keys

The intimate evening features Maestro Leslie Dala and special guest Isidora Nojkovic, cello

MUSICStir VancouverJanuary 31, 2023Partner Content

Acclaimed countertenor Reginald Mobley finds his freedom in the higher registers of Baroque music

He bookends his Early Music Vancouver concert Raise, raise the voice with Purcell and Ellington

KDocsFF 2023 presents Vancouver premiere of Oscar-nominated documentary Navalny

Also showing at Metro Vancouver's premier social justice documentary film festival: Rebellion, nominated for a BAFTA

FESTS, SCREENStir VancouverJanuary 30, 2023Partner Content

Vancouver International Dance Festival returns for 23rd year with ambitious lineup

From manic butoh to punk flamenco, the fest features artists from as far away as Senegal, Italy, Japan, and beyond

West Coast Modern Week announces 2023 program, from architectural tours to live music

The celebration of West Coast Modernism also features exhibitions, parties, lectures, and more

WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonJanuary 30, 2023

Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience takes visitors past the artist's darker torments

Working from letters, historian Fanny Curtat helped build a large-scale show that celebrates the expression and urge to connect behind famous paintings

ART & DESIGNJanet SmithJanuary 30, 2023Beyond Van Gogh, Fanny Curtat, Paquin Entertainment, Homepage feature

The Black Arts Centre is bringing community to Metro Vancouver

Coinciding with Black History Month, the youth-run gallery is participating in the PuSh Festival for the first time, curating a Club PuSh event

ART & DESIGN, FESTSStir VancouverJanuary 30, 2023PuSh Festival, BLAC, Moroti George, Black History Month, Black

In An Undeveloped Sound, Jonathon Young explores language, existence, and the wider meaning of "development"

Inspired by the myth of Faust, the writer-playwright’s new work features a team of spokespeople representing a mysterious “developer”

THEATREJanet SmithJanuary 28, 2023Electric Company Theatre, PuSh Festival, Jonathon Young

Vancouver Chamber Choir presents THE BAROQUE AFFECT, with music written between 1640 and 1740

The concert concludes the VCC’s 43rd annual Conductors’ Symposium, hosting choir directors from around the world

MUSICStir VancouverJanuary 27, 2023Partner Content, Vancouver Chamber Choir

Tributes flow in at news Vancouver experimental filmmaker David Rimmer has died

Canada Council described him as “one of the finest technicians of Canada’s avant-garde film movement”.

ART & DESIGN, NEWSJanet SmithJanuary 27, 2023David Rimmer

Jazz @ The Bolt offers diverse, electrifying lineup for 2023

Cory Weeds teams up with Tim Reinert for a mini festival featuring revered New York City musicians, leading Canadian artists, standout up-and-comers, and more

MUSICJanet SmithJanuary 27, 2023Jazz @ The Bolt, jazz, Cellar Music, Cory Weeds, Tim Reinert, Shadbolt Centre