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Firehall Arts Centre presents Our Ghosts from March 19 to April 2

Production tells true story of a military flight officer who disappeared in fighter jet near Comox

THEATREStir VancouverFebruary 23, 2023Partner Content, FIREHALL, Firehall Arts Centre

Theatre review: Québécois-Indigenous playwright Jocelyn Sioui's Mononk Jules has a hairpin turn

The performer-puppeteer erases nothing about his Huron-Wendat great-uncle’s history

THEATREGail JohnsonFebruary 23, 2023Theatre la Seizieme, French, Indigenous

Vancouver actor Sabrina Vellani welcomes The Wrong Bashir's comedic take on her Ismaili community

New play uses laughter to explore intergenerational conflict around traditions

THEATRE, CULTUREJanet SmithFebruary 23, 2023Touchstone Theatre, FIREHALL, Firehall Arts Centre, Homepage feature, Spring 2023

Vancouver Chamber Choir presents JUBILEE on March 11

Guest conductor Rollo Dilworth leads the celebration of Afrocentric choral classics and contemporary works

MUSICStir VancouverFebruary 23, 2023Partner Content

Chor Leoni brings fiery energy to PopCappella III

The 65-voice men’s choir gives winter a boot with concert of hits by the likes of Adele, Katrina and the Waves, and AC/DC

MUSICGail JohnsonFebruary 23, 2023Chor Leoni, PopCappella, choral music, pop music, Homepage feature

Vancouver Fringe Festival announces Duncan Watts-Grant as new executive director

He has long association with the theatre fest, and has worked at VSO and Langara College

NEWS, THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 22, 2023Vancouver Fringe Festival

Vancouver’s PiDGiN restaurant announces Tara Lee Bennett as latest artist-in-residence

Inspired by the paper artist’s works, the chef at the Michelin-recommended Gastown eatery creates a monochromatic dessert

ART & DESIGN, CULINARYGail JohnsonFebruary 22, 2023PiDGiN, Vancouver food, Vancouver restaurants, Spring 2023, SPRING 2023

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra presents The Rite of Spring from March 10 to 12

The concert in Vancouver and Surrey includes Stravinsky’s masterpiece as well as other exceptional works

THEATREStir VancouverFebruary 22, 2023Partner Content, VSO

Film reviews: Rendez-Vous French Film Festival's Babysitter and That Kind of Summer explore gender and sexuality in wildly different ways

From Quebec, a manic and stylized satire of sexism, plus a defiantly nonjudgmental look at female sex addicts

SCREENJanet SmithFebruary 22, 2023Rendez-Vous French Film Festival, VISIONS OUEST

Vancouver Jewish Film Festival announces 27 world and Canadian premieres for 34th annual event

The longest running Jewish film festival in Canada takes place in March, in person and online

FESTS, SCREENGail JohnsonFebruary 22, 2023Vancouver Jewish Film Festival, film, film festival, Jewish, SPRING 2023, Spring 2023

Vancouver International Dance Festival presents Christopher House in New Tricks

The veteran choreographer and performer explores the queering of the body and the imagination in riveting solo

DANCEStir VancouverFebruary 22, 2023Partner Content, VIDF

KDocsFF reviews: Engrossing Backlash unmasks cyberbullying against women; The Cartel Project peels away a cover up; and more

The Doctrine of Recovery spotlights Indigenous resistance; The Happy Worker probes the modern workplace; Navalny unfolds like a thriller

FESTS, SCREENGail JohnsonFebruary 22, 2023KDocsFF, documentary, film festival

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

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