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Arts organizations join forces to pay tribute to composer Jocelyn Morlock, May 24
Arts organizations join forces to pay tribute to composer Jocelyn Morlock, May 24

Fittingly, free public celebration of life will be filled with music, by Standing Wave, Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa, Erika Switzer, and many others

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MUSIC, NEWSJanet SmithMay 12, 2023Jocelyn Morlock, Music on Main, musica intima, Little Chamber Music, Queer Arts Festival, Redshift Musif, Standing Wave
Vancouver Chinatown revitalization funding of $2.2 million announced
Vancouver Chinatown revitalization funding of $2.2 million announced

Province of B.C. provides funds to create a more vibrant neighbourhood, including restored storefronts and historic neon signs

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NEWS, CULTUREGail JohnsonMay 12, 2023Vancouver Chinatown Foundation, Vancouver Chinatown
Abraham Oghobase: Life of Mine explores mining legacies across Africa, to July 30
Abraham Oghobase: Life of Mine explores mining legacies across Africa, to July 30

Nigerian-born Toronto-based artist looks at the impacts of the colonial practice through visual montages

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WHAT'S STIRRING, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonMay 12, 2023The Polygon, Spring 2023, African
Music review: Amanda Sum's New Age Attitudes has devastating details beneath its quirky surface
Music review: Amanda Sum's New Age Attitudes has devastating details beneath its quirky surface

Vancouver singer explores simple pleasures and awkward truths

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MUSICJanet SmithMay 12, 2023The Cultch, THE CULTCH, Theatre Replacement
Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, and Shahzad Ismaily play the Vancouver International Jazz Festival, June 26
Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, and Shahzad Ismaily play the Vancouver International Jazz Festival, June 26

Hosted by Coastal Jazz and Blues Society, the Vancouver Playhouse concert celebrates trio’s debut album

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FESTS, MUSICStir VancouverMay 12, 2023Partner Content, Vancouver International Jazz Festival, Coastal Jazz & Blues Society
Tenor Isaiah Bell probes the depths of desire, rejection in The Book of My Shames
Tenor Isaiah Bell probes the depths of desire, rejection in The Book of My Shames

Rooted in opera, the live music-theatre hybrid features everything from cabaret to spoken word

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MUSIC, THEATREGail JohnsonMay 12, 2023City Opera Vancouver, Isaiah Bell, opera
Astrolabe Musik Theatre brings opera, dance, and German folk tale together in Into the Little Hill
Astrolabe Musik Theatre brings opera, dance, and German folk tale together in Into the Little Hill

Working with Idan Cohen and Leslie Dala, Heather Pawsey is finally ready to see composer George Benjamin’s reimagining of Pied Piper hit stage

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OPERA, MUSIC, DANCEJanet SmithMay 11, 2023Astrolabe Musik Theatre, Spring 2023, SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs, SFUW, SFU Woodward's, Heather Pawsey, Idan Cohen, Leslie Dala, Homepage feature
The Polygon Gallery honours Asian Heritage Month with Maternal Instinct, May 18
The Polygon Gallery honours Asian Heritage Month with Maternal Instinct, May 18

Event featuring local Asian-Canadian artists combines short films, live reading, and dance performance

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SCREEN, DANCE, ART & DESIGNStir VancouverMay 11, 2023Partner Content, The Polygon Gallery
Stir Pairing: Mother’s Day 2023
Stir Pairing: Mother’s Day 2023

The annual Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Art Studio Tour meets three B.C. wines

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CULINARYGail JohnsonMay 11, 2023
Vancouver Folk Music Festival announces 2023 lineup for July 14 to 16  event
Vancouver Folk Music Festival announces 2023 lineup for July 14 to 16 event

Calexico, Ferron, Joachim Cooder, Joe Henry, and Albert Lee among this year’s musical acts

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FESTS, MUSICGail JohnsonMay 11, 2023Vancouver Folk Music Festival
New Vancouver public artwork by Swedish artist Henrik Håkansson unveiled
New Vancouver public artwork by Swedish artist Henrik Håkansson unveiled

A Rock Divided was commissioned by esteemed architect Kengo Kuma for new Alberni building, which will also house new Japanese restaurant

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ART & DESIGN, CULINARYGail JohnsonMay 11, 2023Kengo Kuma, public art, downtown Vancouver
Vancouver's Tremors Festival turns live performance into an art party
Vancouver's Tremors Festival turns live performance into an art party

Think of it as going to a punk show in a basement and seeing new, experimental, burgeoning works

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FESTS, THEATREGail JohnsonMay 11, 2023Rumble Theatre, Tremors Festival, Spring 2023, Homepage feature
Vancouver Men’s Chorus brings Sizzlin’ Summer to Granville Island from June 9 to 17
Vancouver Men’s Chorus brings Sizzlin’ Summer to Granville Island from June 9 to 17

Cheerful concert series celebrates pride, nostalgia, and the return of warm weather fun

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MUSICStir VancouverMay 11, 2023Partner Content, Vancouver Men's Chorus
A cavalcade of conductors at Vancouver Bach Choir's SummerSing!, May 14 at the Chan
A cavalcade of conductors at Vancouver Bach Choir's SummerSing!, May 14 at the Chan

The annual departure into jazz and rock choral arrangements is a fun celebration of the season

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MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithMay 10, 2023Vancouver Bach Choir, Spring 2023
Kasandra Flamenco performs ROJO Y SOMBRA at the Shadbolt Centre, May 26 and 27
Kasandra Flamenco performs ROJO Y SOMBRA at the Shadbolt Centre, May 26 and 27

Fiery dance piece combines contemporary, flamenco, guitar music, and red silks

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DANCEStir VancouverMay 10, 2023Partner Content, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
Stir Bedside Table: Vancouver chef Robert Belcham
Stir Bedside Table: Vancouver chef Robert Belcham

The restaurateur and hospitality mentor talks about how a lifetime of reading has opened pathways to new thinking

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READ, CULINARYGail JohnsonMay 10, 2023Stir Bedside Table, books, Spring 2023, Robert Belcham, Chefs' Table Society, Popina
Indian Summer Festival announces Shabazz Palaces and Sarathy Korwar concert, as well as Nova Bhattacharya dance performance
Indian Summer Festival announces Shabazz Palaces and Sarathy Korwar concert, as well as Nova Bhattacharya dance performance

July shows are the first unveiled for fest’s 13th annual installment

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FESTS, MUSIC, DANCEJanet SmithMay 10, 2023Indian Summer Festival
Surrey Art Gallery presents Masi Medicine: Joyful Nourishment event May 13
Surrey Art Gallery presents Masi Medicine: Joyful Nourishment event May 13

Emerging artists-in-residence share dance, poetry, and music as part of exhibition on view to June 18

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ART & DESIGN, CULTUREStir VancouverMay 10, 2023Partner Content, Surrey Art Gallery, Spring 2023
Aeriosa's vertical dance brings together Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and hearing audiences, May 18
Aeriosa's vertical dance brings together Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and hearing audiences, May 18

The company soars to new heights by teaming up with Deaf theatre artist Landon Krentz

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WHAT'S STIRRING, DANCEGail JohnsonMay 10, 2023The Dance Centre, Scotiabank Dance Centre, Spring 2023, dance, Aeriosa, Deaf, ASL
Vancouver’s Queer Arts Festival announces 2023 lineup
Vancouver’s Queer Arts Festival announces 2023 lineup

It’s an otherworldly journey for the fest’s 16th year, with the theme of Queers in Space

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ART & DESIGN, FESTSGail JohnsonMay 9, 2023QAF, Queer Arts Festival, Indigequeer, Virago
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