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The one and only Molly Johnson hits North Shore via Vancouver International Jazz Festival, June 24
The one and only Molly Johnson hits North Shore via Vancouver International Jazz Festival, June 24

The Toronto-based singer-songwriter has fans around the globe

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WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSICGail JohnsonJune 12, 2023Vancouver International Jazz Festival, Coastal Jazz, jazz, Molly Johnson, Summer 2023
The Window Outside gives a poignant view into challenges of aging and caregiving, at Presentation House to June 25
The Window Outside gives a poignant view into challenges of aging and caregiving, at Presentation House to June 25

New play from Australia looks at one family’s struggles with dementia and stroke

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WHAT'S STIRRING, THEATREJanet SmithJune 12, 2023Presentation House Theatre, William B Davis
Theatre review: Dirty Laundry puts drag, circus, dance, and boylesque into a fun spin cycle
Theatre review: Dirty Laundry puts drag, circus, dance, and boylesque into a fun spin cycle

Busby Berkeley-inspired dance numbers, flaming hula hoops, and saucy drag numbers are a Pride-perfect combination

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THEATREJanet SmithJune 12, 2023THE CULTCH, The Cultch, Summer 2023
Bard on the Beach's Julius Caesar is set squarely in the power struggles of contemporary times
Bard on the Beach's Julius Caesar is set squarely in the power struggles of contemporary times

Director Cherissa Richards’s casting of Jennifer Lines as Mark Antony is just one of the show’s modern takes on Shakespeare’s tragedy

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THEATRE, FESTSJanet SmithJune 9, 2023Bard on the Beach, Summer 2023, Homepage feature, SUMMER 2023
For multicultural Montreal-based trio Les Arrivants, music transcends borders
For multicultural Montreal-based trio Les Arrivants, music transcends borders

Percussionist Hamin Honari, bandoneon master Amichai Ben Shalev, and oud virtuoso Abdul-Wahab Kayyali are fusing and expanding traditions

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MUSICJanet SmithJune 9, 2023The Cultch, Summer 2023, Homepage feature
Vancouver Art Gallery reaches new collective agreement with CUPE Local 15
Vancouver Art Gallery reaches new collective agreement with CUPE Local 15

VAG employees to receive wage increases, provisions around remote work

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NEWS, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonJune 9, 2023Vanouver Art Gallery, VAG, Spring 2023
Film review: Dalíland captures the late-career circus that surrounded the surrealist
Film review: Dalíland captures the late-career circus that surrounded the surrealist

Ben Kingsley hands in a compelling performance in a film that emphasizes the party over the person

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SCREENJanet SmithJune 9, 2023VIFF Centre
The Beatles-fuelled hit As You Like It returns to open Bard on the Beach festival, with previews starting June 8
The Beatles-fuelled hit As You Like It returns to open Bard on the Beach festival, with previews starting June 8

Psychedelic sets, flower-powered costumes, and a live band help make the BC-set show the fest’s biggest hit

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FESTS, THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJune 8, 2023Bard on the Beach, Shakespeare, Summer 2023
Summer Reverb Talking Stick Festival Gala fetes Indigenous music and dance, June 9
Summer Reverb Talking Stick Festival Gala fetes Indigenous music and dance, June 9

Fest and SFU Woodward’s Cultural Programs celebrate with performers like Melawmen Collective, Jeanette Kotowich, and Michael Creber

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FESTSJanet SmithJune 8, 2023Talking Stick Festival, Indigenous
Guest artists at this year’s PRISMA Festival include VSO’s Henry Shapard and Dutch oboist Pauline Oostenrijk
Guest artists at this year’s PRISMA Festival include VSO’s Henry Shapard and Dutch oboist Pauline Oostenrijk

Events takes place at venues across Powell River from June 12 to 24

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FESTS, MUSICStir VancouverJune 8, 2023Partner Content, PRISMA Festival
Fearful Symmetry salutes the deeply human films of South Korean auteur Lee Changdong, at The Cinematheque June 8 to July 2
Fearful Symmetry salutes the deeply human films of South Korean auteur Lee Changdong, at The Cinematheque June 8 to July 2

Burning, Poetry, Secret Sunshine, and more exquisite portraits of pain

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WHAT'S STIRRING, SCREENJanet SmithJune 7, 2023The Cinematheque, Korean
Nisga’a-Cree chef Robert Robinson combines artistry and technique in the Five Sails kitchen
Nisga’a-Cree chef Robert Robinson combines artistry and technique in the Five Sails kitchen

The East Vancouver-raised culinary fell in love with food while spending time with his fishing family—and worked for Gordon Ramsey

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CULINARYGail JohnsonJune 7, 2023pastry, Five Sails, Indigenous, Robert Robinson, Vancouver food, Vancouver restaurants
BlueShore at CapU’s North Shore Jazz concert series returns from June 23 to July 2
BlueShore at CapU’s North Shore Jazz concert series returns from June 23 to July 2

Eight shows will take place around town, including at all-new venue Shipbuilders Square

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MUSICStir VancouverJune 7, 2023Partner Content, BlueShore at CapU
Stir Bedside Table: Vancouver theatre artist Libby Willoughby
Stir Bedside Table: Vancouver theatre artist Libby Willoughby

Producing Pi Theatre’s upcoming Truth & Lies, Willoughby talks queer epic fantasy, Throne of Glass, and a perfect beach read

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READ, THEATREGail JohnsonJune 7, 2023Stir Bedside Table, Spring 2023, Pi Theatre, Libby Willoughby, SPRING 2023, Summer 2023
Vancouver’s Indian Summer Festival announces lineup for 13th season
Vancouver’s Indian Summer Festival announces lineup for 13th season

The 2023 “festival for the curious mind” speaks to the theme of “inter/dependence’’ 

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FESTS, CULTURE, MUSICGail JohnsonJune 7, 2023pastry, Indian Summer Festival, ISF, Summer 2023
Victoria's all-female Lafayette String Quartet plays a fond farewell tour
Victoria's all-female Lafayette String Quartet plays a fond farewell tour

Before hanging up their bows, the highly attuned foursome hits PRISMA Festival

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MUSICJanet SmithJune 7, 2023PRISMA Festival, Summer 2023, Lafayette String Quartet
Grammy-winning band BADBADNOTGOOD performs the Vancouver International Jazz Festival, June 29
Grammy-winning band BADBADNOTGOOD performs the Vancouver International Jazz Festival, June 29

Marquee Series concert hosted by Coastal Jazz & Blues Society guest features the Mary Ancheta Quartet

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MUSICStir VancouverJune 6, 2023Partner Content, Coastal Jazz & Blues Society, Vancouver International Jazz Festival
City Opera names Gordon Gerrard as new artistic director
City Opera names Gordon Gerrard as new artistic director

Former VSO assistant and associate conductor to replace retiring founder Charles Barber

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MUSIC, NEWS, OPERAJanet SmithJune 6, 2023City Opera, opera
Whistler's Audain Art Museum announces summertime Audain Artist Dinner Series
Whistler's Audain Art Museum announces summertime Audain Artist Dinner Series

Visual artist Manabu Ikeda and chef Koji Chiba offer a summery taste and tour of Japanese art

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WHAT'S STIRRING, CULINARYGail JohnsonJune 6, 2023food, Audain Art Museum, Whistler, Summer 2023
PRISMA Festival sparks moments of musical magic in Powell River
PRISMA Festival sparks moments of musical magic in Powell River

Top students and established artists from around the globe perform everything from intimate limelight chamber music to orchestral masterpieces

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MUSIC, FESTSGail JohnsonJune 6, 2023PRISMA Festival, Powell River, Homepage feature, Summer 2023
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Nikkei Mochitsuki celebrates a year-end Japanese tradition, December 29. 

Taiko drums and dance add to the festivities at the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre. 

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From family-friendly theatre in the afternoon to celebratory shows as midnight approaches, here’s a look at what’s on offer around the city this New Year’s Eve—plus a couple of New Year’s Day festivities too.

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O Christmas Tea: A British Comedy serves up a whimsical party at the Massey Theatre, December 28

James & Jamesy’s family-friendly show sails through a series of slapstick and sometimes surreal journeys. 

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Winter Solstice Lantern Festival illuminates the longest night of the year, December 21. 

Secret Lantern Society’s annual offering includes outdoor processions, workshops, song and dance performances, and more across Yaletown and Granville Isl
Ballet BC has just announced that its artistic director Medhi Walerski will leave his role as of June 30, 2027, following the company’s big 40th-anniversary season.

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Set to a soundtrack of Broadway showtunes and Christmas songs, production features a standout performance from Victor Hunter as grand dame. 

Head to Stir for the full @metrotheatre Panto review! 

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