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Ruby Singh grows a Polyphonic Garden of “biosonification” at Spring Equinox Summit

At Lobe Studio mini-fest devoted to environmental sound, improvisation, and poetry, artist unveils plant-generated music

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 17, 2023Lobe Studio, Ruby Singh, Spring 2023

Gateway Theatre brings Hey Viola! to the stage from April 13 to 22

Singer-actress Krystle Dos Santos tells story of Viola Desmond’s life in cabaret-style performance

THEATREStir VancouverMarch 17, 2023Partner Content, Gateway Theatre

Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre's Spo7ez Winter Feast is a culinary and cultural journey, March 24

The experience includes a museum tour and intro to the photographic exhibition Unceded

Vancouver Recital Society hosts the Danish String Quartet’s Schubert-inspired show

Concert at Orpheum Theatre the final segment in group’s four-year-long international project, Doppelgänger

MUSICStir VancouverMarch 16, 2023Partner Content, Vancouver Recital Society

Queens of the Qing Dynasty is an endearing, offbeat treat, at VIFF Centre starting March 17

Deadpan, dreamlike magic from one of Canada’s most exciting new voices in film

SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithMarch 16, 2023VIFF, VIFF Centre, Spring Arts 2023

Vancouver Jewish Film Festival wraps up at Norman and Annette Rothstein Theatre, March 17 to 19

Festival’s dramas, comedies, thrillers, documentaries, and more will be available for online streaming until March 26

FESTS, SCREENStir VancouverMarch 16, 2023Partner Content, Vancouver Jewish Film Festival

Anthony Shim's award-winning BC film Riceboy Sleeps opens wide March 17

As the Vancouver filmmaker told Stir last fall, the affecting mother-son story explores two generations’ experiences of cultural challenges

SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithMarch 16, 2023Anthony Shim

Genticorum's traditional Quebec songs go back centuries, at Festival du Bois

Songs of alouettes, rossignols, and more in a rousing blend of fiddle, guitar, accordion, flute, and lusty singing,

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 16, 2023Festival du Bois

Piano-playing Jussen brothers return to the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra on March 31 and April 1

Pair will also host a pre-show chat with VSO music director Otto Tausk on March 30

MUSICStir VancouverMarch 15, 2023Partner Content, VSO, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

Our Ghosts uncovers a decades-old British Columbia mystery at the Firehall Arts Centre

For playwright Sally Stubbs, telling the story of her pilot father’s disappearance was part of fulfilling a promise to her mother

THEATREJanet SmithMarch 15, 2023FIREHALL, Firehall Arts Centre, Spring 2023, Spring Arts 2023

Friends of Chamber Music host The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center on March 26

Concert will feature a selection of four hand piano pieces by Brahms and Arensky

MUSICStir VancouverMarch 15, 2023Partner Content, Friends of Chamber Music

New York City hip-hop dance trailblazer Rokafella takes part in online conversation, March 19

Dance West Network copresentation is aimed at inspiring street-dance communities around the continent

DANCE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithMarch 15, 2023Dance West Network

Vancouver Folk Music Festival announces it's back on track for July 14 to 16 in Jericho Beach Park

After cancelling this year’s outdoor event, the fest’s new board has enough fresh funding to happen

MUSIC, NEWSJanet SmithMarch 14, 2023Vancouver Folk Music Festival

UBC Theatre stages Yvette Nolan's The Birds, with Michelle Olsen at the helm March 15 to 25

Director used unique rehearsal process for reimagined Aristophanes classic, interweaving story, images, sound, and movement

THEATREJanet SmithMarch 14, 2023UBC Theatre

The Beaumont Studios launch crowdfunding campaign to try to stay open

Longtime space for 100-plus artists and gallery announces it’s in “serious immediate danger” of shutting its doors

ART & DESIGN, NEWSJanet SmithMarch 14, 2023Beaumont Studios

Vancouver Jewish Film Festival continues at Cineplex Fifth Avenue Cinemas until March 16

Dynamic selection of films available for viewing both online and in person

FESTS, SCREENStir VancouverMarch 14, 2023Partner Content, Vancouver Jewish Film Festival

At Vancouver’s Fat Mao, wine pairings are in the can

Sommelier Kurtis Kolt’s picks reflect growing interest in the art of canned wines

Henry Tsang’s White Riot documents a shameful episode in Vancouver history

Vancouver artist’s new book grew out of a walking tour that revisits sites of 1907 anti-Asian violence

READStir VancouverMarch 14, 2023anti-Asian, Henry Tsang, books, BC books, BC authors, Spring 2023

Vancouver International Dance Festival welcomes work by Daina Ashbee from March 22 to 25

Explorative group piece will show nude dancers using sound and movement to tell canine-driven stories

Theatre review: My Little Tomato serves up juicy fun

Drag and dazzle pervade playwright Rick Tae’s queer rom com

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