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Vancouver Folk Music Festival adds three new acts to 2023 lineup

Plus, fest extends early-bird weekend pass deadline, with one day tickets on sale at early-bird price

FESTS, MUSICGail JohnsonMay 26, 2023Vancouver Folk Music Festival

Vancouver dance artist Ralph Escamillan wins new national RBC Emerging Artist Award

The honour comes from the presenting sponsor of 2023 Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards

DANCE, NEWSGail JohnsonMay 26, 2023Ralph Escamillan, FakeKnot, Governor-General's Awards

Vancouver International Jazz Festival welcomes trumpet luminary Chris Botti on June 28

Pianist Michael Kaeshammer to also star in concert hosted by Coastal Jazz & Blues Society

Ballet BC hosts Grand Opening Weekend on Granville Island, May 27 and 28

Observe rehearsals, performances, and Q&As on Saturday or register for classes and special events on Sunday

DANCE, NEWSJanet SmithMay 26, 2023BALLET BC, Ballet BC, Spring 2023, Granville Island

Stir Pairing: West Coast edition with B.C. paintings, spot prawns, and wine

A new exhibition at Marion Scott Gallery; a seasonal seafood delicacy; and La Frenz Sauvignon Blanc

MAYDAY's award-winning Confession Publique is an act of radical exposure, May 26 and 27

Drum kits, dance, and microphones, as Montreal’s Mélanie Demers creates a solo for her muse Angélique Willkie

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 things to know about Boca Del Lupo's new VR Salon

Tilda Swinton narrates Goliath, while The Man Who Couldn’t Leave travels to a former Taiwanese jail

SCREEN, THEATREStir VancouverMay 25, 2023VR, Boca del Lupo, BOCA DEL LUPO, Spring 2023

Second Annual Vancouver Greek Film Festival comes to The Cinematheque from June 1 to 4

Hellenic Canadian Congress of BC-run event focuses on sharing contemporary Greek culture

SCREEN, FESTSStir VancouverMay 25, 2023Partner Content, The Cinematheque

The Art of Afternoon Tea launches at Fairmont Hotel Vancouver’s Notch8

Bangkok-born Vancouver chef Danai Hongwanishkul draws inspiration from artists like Yayoi Kusama and Andy Warhol for new menu

Vancouver International Children’s Festival: Division Infinity Saves the World! celebrates kids’ strength

The puppet show is based on real experiences, stories, and art from local Grade 4 students related to the pandemic

Otto Tausk directs Summer Nights: Mozart and Berlioz at the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, June 9

Rejoice in the return of warm weather with VSO musicians, plus guest vocalists and harpsichordist

MUSICStir VancouverMay 24, 2023Partner Content, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

Loose Assemblage addresses alienation in Vancouver through theatre, dance, and the absurd, May 24 to 27

UBC students Jack Mosher and Nico Pante’s experimental work blazes a new, collaborative creative path

THEATREJanet SmithMay 24, 2023Nico Pante, Jack Mosher, UBC Theatre, Frederic Wood Theatre, Spring 2023

Khatsahlano Street Party announces lineup for 2023, with more than 60 musical acts

The West 4th Avenue festival features food trucks, beer gardens, shopping, and artists like Yukon Blonde, Pink Mountaintops, and Desireé Dawson

MUSIC, FESTSGail JohnsonMay 24, 2023Khatsalano, Khatsalano Street Party, festival, Yukon Blonde

Lamondance’s The Things That Dreams Are Made Of hits the stage on June 2 and 3

Show closes out company’s 14th season with mind-bending lineup of contemporary pieces

DANCEStir VancouverMay 24, 2023Partner Content, Lamondance

First Métis Man of Odesa draws from real-life Canada-Ukraine love story, amid COVID and war

Métis playwright and Ukrainian actor recount their harrowing, and often hilarious, journey together at rEvolver Festival

Stir Bedside Table: French-born Vancouver chef Johann Caner

Leading Honey Salt restaurant, the culinary artist talks Le Petit Prince, Bob Marley, and mushrooms

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

CULINARY, THEATREGail JohnsonMay 23, 2023pastry, rEvover Festival, Hong Kong, Homepage feature

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

NEWS, CULTURE, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonMay 23, 2023Canadian Chinese Museum, Chinatown, Chinese

Performing artists share personal reflections on racism on StopAsianHate website

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

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

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

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