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Comedy meets culinary arts at rEvolver Festival's Discounted Hotpot Centre
Comedy meets culinary arts at rEvolver Festival's Discounted Hotpot Centre

Writer-director Anthony Kit Chun Lee’s solo show digs into the meaning of authenticity

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CULINARY, THEATREGail JohnsonMay 23, 2023pastry, rEvover Festival, Hong Kong, Homepage feature
Vancouver's Chinese Canadian Museum gets $5,179,000 from Government of Canada
Vancouver's Chinese Canadian Museum gets $5,179,000 from Government of Canada

Cultural centre in Chinatown’s historic Wing Sang building opens on July 1

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NEWS, CULTURE, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonMay 23, 2023Canadian Chinese Museum, Chinatown, Chinese
Performing artists share personal reflections on racism on StopAsianHate website
Performing artists share personal reflections on racism on StopAsianHate website

Vancouver’s Boca del Lupo coordinates Canada-wide project to mark Asian Heritage Month

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NEWS, THEATRE, CULTUREJanet SmithMay 23, 2023Boca del Lupo, Sherry J Yoon, StopAsianHate, Asian
Vancouver International Jazz Festival presents quartet The Bad Plus on June 27
Vancouver International Jazz Festival presents quartet The Bad Plus on June 27

Avant-garde influenced concert is part of Coastal Jazz and Blues Society’s Marquee Series

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FESTS, MUSICStir VancouverMay 23, 2023Partner Content, Coastal Jazz & Blues Society, Vancouver International Jazz Festival
The North Shore's Arts in the Garden: 13 urban oases filled with artists, performers, and musicians
The North Shore's Arts in the Garden: 13 urban oases filled with artists, performers, and musicians

Art meets nature at the 24th annual cultural event, taking place in distinct outdoor settings

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ART & DESIGNStir VancouverMay 23, 2023North Van Arts, Spring 2023, gardens
Vancouver Bach Choir closes season with two epic works: neo-classical Symphony of Psalms and prog-rock Tubular Bells
Vancouver Bach Choir closes season with two epic works: neo-classical Symphony of Psalms and prog-rock Tubular Bells

Ensemble to perform pieces by Igor Stravinsky and Mike Oldfield respectively with Fringe Percussion and Bergmann Piano Duo

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MUSICJanet SmithMay 22, 2023Vancouver Bach Choir, Leslie Dala, Stravinsky, Spring 2023, Vancouver Civic Theatres
Vancouver Art Gallery gets ready to host Art Party, its biggest bash in years
Vancouver Art Gallery gets ready to host Art Party, its biggest bash in years

The VAG’s Sirish Rao explains how the multisensory event will enliven the venue from rotunda to rooftop, in conjunction with new Fashion Fictions exhibition

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ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonMay 22, 2023Vancouver Art Gallery, Indigenous, Joleen Mitton, fashion, Sirish Rao, Spring 2023, Toddy, drag
Theatre review: The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical brings engaging stage magic to Greek myth series
Theatre review: The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical brings engaging stage magic to Greek myth series

Giant Minotaur puppets, exciting sword fights, and an energized cast help bring Rick Riordan’s popular book series to adventurous life

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THEATREJanet SmithMay 22, 2023CTORA Theatre, Spring 2023
Opera review: Taut chamber opera Into the Little Hill is a haunting parable
Opera review: Taut chamber opera Into the Little Hill is a haunting parable

With expressive dance, eerie orchestrations, and stylized design, Astrolabe Musik Theatre performs an unsettling spin on the Pied Piper tale

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MUSIC, OPERAJanet SmithMay 20, 2023Astrolabe Musik Theatre, SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs, SFU Woodward's, Leslie Dala, Heather Pawsey, Spring 2023
Composer and percussion master John Hollenbeck works Hard Rubber Orchestra's many colours in new commission
Composer and percussion master John Hollenbeck works Hard Rubber Orchestra's many colours in new commission

The artist seeks out undercover assets, and draws on his own domestic life, for Three Sighs

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MUSICJanet SmithMay 20, 2023Hard Rubber Orchestra, John Hollenbeck, SFU Woodward's
Rising Dragon, Soaring Merlion brings sounds of Vancouver and Singapore together
Rising Dragon, Soaring Merlion brings sounds of Vancouver and Singapore together

The Asian metropolis’s Chinese chamber orchestra joins forces with this city’s culture-crossing Sound of Dragon Ensemble

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MUSICJanet SmithMay 19, 2023Sound of Dragon, Vancouver Civic Theatres, SPRING 2023
Progress Lab 1422 releases Backstage Spaces report calling out web of property-tax and funding struggles
Progress Lab 1422 releases Backstage Spaces report calling out web of property-tax and funding struggles

Unique East Side creative home to groups including Neworld Theatre, Electric Company, and Rumble Theatre calls for action on doubling rent, “triple-net lease”, and other issues

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NEWS, THEATREJanet SmithMay 19, 2023Progress Lab, Progress Lab 1422, Neworld Theatre
Opera review: The Book of My Shames is really about the search for love
Opera review: The Book of My Shames is really about the search for love

Tenor Isaiah Bell’s solo show combines comedy with poignant operatics

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THEATRE, OPERAJanet SmithMay 19, 2023City Opera, City Opera Vancouver, tenor
Vancouver theatre artist Derek Chan re-examines his relationship to Hong Kong in Happy Valley
Vancouver theatre artist Derek Chan re-examines his relationship to Hong Kong in Happy Valley

New interdisciplinary solo show aims to preserve the home he once knew; brings the Firehall’s season to a close

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THEATREGail JohnsonMay 18, 2023Derek Chan, rice and beans theatre, Hong Kong, Homepage feature, Firehall Arts Centre, SPRING 2023
At rEvolver Festival, Catfish finds a theatrical language that both Deaf and hearing audiences can understand
At rEvolver Festival, Catfish finds a theatrical language that both Deaf and hearing audiences can understand

Simran Gill’s groundbreaking new play is set to premiere live at the Upintheair Theatre event—integrating Sign Language and music you can feel

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THEATRE, FESTSJanet SmithMay 18, 2023rEvolver Festival, Upintheair Theatre, Homepage feature, Alley Theatre
Stir Cheat Sheet: 6 things to know about Kasandra Flamenco’s ROJO Y SOMBRA (Red and Shadows)
Stir Cheat Sheet: 6 things to know about Kasandra Flamenco’s ROJO Y SOMBRA (Red and Shadows)

Red silk fabric is woven into Kasandra “La China”’s blend of contemporary and flamenco dance

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DANCEStir VancouverMay 18, 2023Kasandra La China, flamenco, Alvin Erasga Tolentino, The Shadbolt, Spring 2023, Homepage feature
Film review: The Maiden's haunting exploration of teen friendship marks an exciting new voice in Canadian film
Film review: The Maiden's haunting exploration of teen friendship marks an exciting new voice in Canadian film

Screening at The Cinematheque, Graham Foy’s headily atmospheric debut feature follows three outsiders in suburban Alberta

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SCREENJanet SmithMay 18, 2023The Cinematheque, Spring 2023
Vancouver Michelin chefs guest-star at Fairmont Pacific Rim’s Patio Pop-Up, all summer
Vancouver Michelin chefs guest-star at Fairmont Pacific Rim’s Patio Pop-Up, all summer

The outdoor dining series takes place in an urban oasis

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WHAT'S STIRRING, CULINARYGail JohnsonMay 18, 2023Fairmont Pacific Rim, Gus Stieffenhofer-Brandson, Botanist, Burdock & Co, Andrea Carlson, Vancouver restaurants
Grant Lawrence and Friends perform at the Kay Meek Arts Centre on May 26
Grant Lawrence and Friends perform at the Kay Meek Arts Centre on May 26

Author-broadcaster hailing from West Vancouver presents night full of stories and music

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MUSICStir VancouverMay 18, 2023Partner Content, Kay Meek Arts Centre
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts presents Monica Lee’s You, Me and the Moon, May 28
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts presents Monica Lee’s You, Me and the Moon, May 28

Positive, empowering children’s show features sing-alongs, storytelling, and guitarist Paul Pigat

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MUSIC, THEATREStir VancouverMay 17, 2023Partner Content, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
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