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BlueShore at CapU presents Irish band JigJam on March 9

The four-piece Irish ensemble thrills audiences with blazing banjo, red-hot fiddle, and beautiful harmonies

MUSICStir VancouverFebruary 21, 2023Partner Content, BlueShore at CapU

Let us not be the reason… A Concert for Peace marks one-year anniversary of war in Ukraine, February 24

Little Chamber Music features 42-piece string orchestra, conducted by Leslie Dala, playing works by Rita Ueda, Robyn Jacob, Jordan Nobles, and Arvo Pärt

MUSICJanet SmithFebruary 21, 2023Little Chamber Music, Leslie Dala

Early Music Vancouver presents On the Breath of Angels, at Christ Church Cathedral on March 3

The show features Czech soprano Hana Blažíková, cornetto player Bruce Dickey, and their ensemble The Breathtaking Collective

VCC’s Flourish Gala 2023 supports aspiring culinary artists, February 28

Leading Vancouver chefs taking part include Bruno Feldeisen, Hamid Salimian, Erin Vickars, and Shelome Bouvette

WHAT'S STIRRING, CULINARYGail JohnsonFebruary 21, 2023VCC, culinary arts, Hamid Salimian, BC chefs

Fast-rising B.C. pianist Jaeden Izik-Dzurko joins Spain’s Casals Quartet in Vancouver for a winning performance

Trained at Juilliard, the Salmon Arm native reunites with the esteemed ensemble from Barcelona for a Friends of Chamber Music concert

MUSICGail JohnsonFebruary 21, 2023piano, Friends of Chamber Music, Jaeden Izik-Dzurko, Vancouver Civic Theatres

Arts Umbrella Dance Company presents MIDSEASON at the Vancouver Playhouse on March 7 and 8

Choreographers include Paxton Ricketts, Ethan Colangelo, Sharon Eyal, Lukas Timulak, and more

DANCEStir VancouverFebruary 20, 2023Partner Content, ARTS UMBRELLA

Tangled in Blue, new fibre and textile art show, comes to The Anvil Centre, to January 24

The Community Art Gallery exhibition features works by FYBR 2RT’s emerging and established artists

ART & DESIGN, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonFebruary 20, 2023The Anvil Centre, art, textile art

Theatre review: Starwalker's showstopping songs power story of inclusion and chosen family

Strong singing and acting in musical about Indigenous teen who goes from streets to drag stage

THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 19, 2023The Cultch, THE CULTCH, Urban Ink Theatre, Raven Theatre, Homepage feature

Invisible Boy author Harrison Mooney hosts the Black Futures Open Mic, February 26 at Progress Lab

Neworld Theatre and The Unbound Reading Series event invites Black creatives to showcase their works

READ, THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithFebruary 17, 2023Neworld Theatre, Unbound Reading Series

Burnaby Lyric Opera stages famed double bill of Gianni Schicchi and Pagliacci, to March 2

Big Italian sound, comedy, and tragedy, in production at Shadbolt Centre

WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSIC, THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 17, 2023shadbolt centre for the arts, burnaby lyric opera

Gateway Theatre presents the B.C. premiere of Prophecy Fog from March 9 to 18

The work by award-winning Indigenous artist Jani Lauzon is based on her voyage to Giant Rock in California’s Mojave Desert

THEATREStir VancouverFebruary 17, 2023Partner Content, Gateway Theatre

Stir Cheat Sheet: 4 highlights of KDocsFF 2023

The social-justice film festival returns in person with its largest run to date

SCREEN, FESTSStir VancouverFebruary 17, 2023KDocsFF, documentary, film festival, KPU

B.C. Movement Arts Society launches North Island Contemporary Dance Series March 5 with OURO Collective

Ne Sans Opera and Dance and Human Fields amid the innovative artists hitting West Coast communities through to September 27

DANCEStir VancouverFebruary 17, 2023Partner Content, BC Movement Arts Society, Ouro Collective

At L'Abattoir, pastry chef Oliver Bernardino is serious about the business of desserts

From mille feuille to rice pudding, the culinary artist and Sauder School grad crafts foods to make people happy

CULINARYGail JohnsonFebruary 16, 2023pastry, L'Abattoir, Lee Cooper, Vancouver restaurants, Vancouver food, culinary arts, culinary

B.C. government injects $30 million into festivals still struggling to recover after pandemic

Events are eligible for the onetime rescue funding if they take place anywhere between April 2023 and December 2024

NEWSJanet SmithFebruary 16, 2023Vancouver Folk Music Festival

Pi Theatre hosts Black Space Jam at the Biltmore Cabaret on March 3

The multidisciplinary evening is produced by Black Space Media/Afro Van Connect

MUSICStir VancouverFebruary 16, 2023Partner Content, Pi Theatre

Theatre review: Teenage Dick talks disability, cruelty, and power—and has some killer dance moves

Christopher Imbrosciano brings his lived experience to the role of a student with cerebral palsy in captivating dark comedy inspired by Shakespeare’s Richard III