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Violist Ryan Davis/Radia brings looping, electronic effects to West Vancouver concert, May 26

Violist Ryan Davis/Radia brings looping, electronic effects to West Vancouver concert, May 26

The boundary-breaking artist joins forces with Toronto’s Gryphon Trio for a wild musical ride

WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSICGail JohnsonMay 16, 2023Kay Meek Arts Centre, viola, Ryan Davis, Radia, The Gryphon Trio, West Vancouver

Anya Saugstad wins Iris Garland Emerging Choreographer Award, while Raven Spirit Dance receives Isadora Award for choreography

Anya Saugstad wins Iris Garland Emerging Choreographer Award, while Raven Spirit Dance receives Isadora Award for choreography

Saugstad will work on her paper-airplane-filled piece Paper Mountains, while Michelle Olson and Star Muranko’s company gets nod for its Confluence

NEWS, DANCEJanet SmithMay 16, 2023DANCE CENTRE, The Dance Centre, Iris Garland Award, Anya Saugstad

Comedic clown act Sakasaka set to perform at 2023 Vancouver International Children’s Festival

Comedic clown act Sakasaka set to perform at 2023 Vancouver International Children’s Festival

Held May 30 to June 23 in person and online, event features kid-friendly talents from across the globe

FESTS, THEATREStir VancouverMay 16, 2023Partner Content, Vancouver International Children's Festival

Haiti’s Wesli, singer-songwriter David Francey, and more as Mission Folk Music Festival announces lineup for July 21 to 23

Haiti’s Wesli, singer-songwriter David Francey, and more as Mission Folk Music Festival announces lineup for July 21 to 23

Lineup also includes Korea’s Dongyang Gozupa, Toronto soul songstress Tanika Charles, and BC’s Blue Moon Marquee

MUSIC, NEWS, FESTS, CULTUREJanet SmithMay 16, 2023Mission Folk Music Festival

Spring cookbooks: 3 titles for home chefs seeking substance, style, and culture

Spring cookbooks: 3 titles for home chefs seeking substance, style, and culture

Highly anticipated new SoBo cookbook by chef Lisa Ahier with Susan Musgrave tops this season’s list

CULINARY, READGail JohnsonMay 15, 2023cookbooks, SoBo, Tofino, Spring 2023

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

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

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

ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonMay 15, 2023West Coast Modern Week, West Vancouver Art Museum

15 Vancouver dining spots land on Canada’s 100 Best Restaurants for 2023

15 Vancouver dining spots land on Canada’s 100 Best Restaurants for 2023

Published, St. Lawrence, AnnaLena, and Kissa Tanto make the list’s Top 10

CULINARYGail JohnsonMay 15, 2023Canada's Best Restaurants, L'Abattoir, Published on Main, St. Lawrence, AnnaLena, Burdock & Co

In a troubling trend, African-based world-music collective Tamikrest's local concert cancelled

In a troubling trend, African-based world-music collective Tamikrest's local concert cancelled

Difficulty obtaining artists’ visas cited as cause for cancellation at The Massey Theatre—reflecting similar issues that have affected global performances in Canada

FESTS, MUSIC, DANCEGail JohnsonMay 15, 2023The Massey, artists' visas, DanceHouse, VIDF

Bard on the Beach’s As You Like It returns for 2023 season, June 9 to September 30

Bard on the Beach’s As You Like It returns for 2023 season, June 9 to September 30

Critically acclaimed play melds Shakespeare and The Beatles in outdoor performances all summer long

THEATREStir VancouverMay 15, 2023Partner Content, Bard on the Beach

Vancouver's ParkerArtSalon hits the Pendulum Gallery, to June 16

Vancouver's ParkerArtSalon hits the Pendulum Gallery, to June 16

More than 50 artists explore the theme of “What Moves You”

WHAT'S STIRRING, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonMay 15, 2023ParkerArtSalon, Pendulum Gallery, Spring 2023, art exhibition

Whistler Children’s Festival returns for 40th year, May 19 to 21, 27, and 28

Whistler Children’s Festival returns for 40th year, May 19 to 21, 27, and 28

Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre to host Discover your Animal Spirit workshop at arts and culture fest

WHAT'S STIRRING, FESTSGail JohnsonMay 15, 2023SLCC, Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre, Spring 2023

The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical bolts into Vancouver, May 18 to 28

The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical bolts into Vancouver, May 18 to 28

The stage adaptation of Rick Riordan’s best-selling novel features everything from giant puppets to a five-piece orchestra

WHAT'S STIRRING, THEATREGail JohnsonMay 15, 2023CTORA Theatre, Percy Jackson

DOXA Documentary Film Festival announces 2023 award winners

DOXA Documentary Film Festival announces 2023 award winners

King Coal, We Will Not Fade Away, and Notes on Displacement among the titles honoured

FESTS, SCREENGail JohnsonMay 13, 2023DOXA, Nigel Moore Award for Youth Programming, documentary

Dance review: Life, laughs, and the apocalypse—BC WAVE/S program takes an epic journey

Dance review: Life, laughs, and the apocalypse—BC WAVE/S program takes an epic journey

With breathtaking breadth, Johan Inger’s PASSING looks at the traces we leave behind; Roy Assaf’s 20 People pokes fun in fuchsia pink

DANCEJanet SmithMay 13, 2023Ballet BC, BALLET BC, Spring 2023

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

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

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

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

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

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

MUSIC, THEATREGail JohnsonMay 12, 2023City Opera Vancouver, Isaiah Bell, opera