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Vancouver Youth Choir sings new music in multiple languages, fresh from World Choral Music Symposium program
Vancouver Youth Choir sings new music in multiple languages, fresh from World Choral Music Symposium program

Concert at Massey Theatre features works by local composers Hussein Janmohamed, Katerina Gimon, Corey Payette, and more

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MUSICJanet SmithJune 13, 2023Vancouver Youth Choir, Messey Theatre, Summer 2023
Queer Arts Festival's bumfuzzled monachopsis exhibit explores new gender-diverse spaces, at the Roundhouse June 17 to 28
Queer Arts Festival's bumfuzzled monachopsis exhibit explores new gender-diverse spaces, at the Roundhouse June 17 to 28

Kickoff visual-art show spans 3D sculpture, costume design, and digitally altered photography

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WHAT'S STIRRING, ART & DESIGNJanet SmithJune 13, 2023Queer Arts Festival, SUM Gallery, LGBTQ+, Summer 2023
Summer Arts Guide 2023: Vancouver's festivals keep creative energy going all summer long
Summer Arts Guide 2023: Vancouver's festivals keep creative energy going all summer long

A month-by-month roundup of all the pop-up park concerts, dazzling dance, and rocking street parties this season

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FESTSJanet SmithJune 13, 2023Summer 2023, SUMMER 2023, Summer Arts Vancouver, Summer Arts Guide, Homepage feature
Summer Arts Guide 2023: 4 B.C. books to keep your mind engaged
Summer Arts Guide 2023: 4 B.C. books to keep your mind engaged

A youth spent at the PNE; connections between the land and Indigenous people’s health; and more for local book lovers

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READGail JohnsonJune 13, 2023books, BC books, BC authors, Read, Summer 2023
Summer Arts Guide 2023:  Vancouver patios to while away the hours
Summer Arts Guide 2023: Vancouver patios to while away the hours

Outdoor dining is where it’s at, whether at an East Van brewery, a historic hotel with an ocean view, or anywhere in between

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CULINARYGail JohnsonJune 13, 2023Summer 2023, Vancouver food, patios, Restaurants, SUMMER 2023
Summer Arts Guide 2023: Cookbooks to inspire home chefs
Summer Arts Guide 2023: Cookbooks to inspire home chefs

The Coastal Forager’s Cookbook, Heaven on the Half Shell, and Rhubarb are hot picks this sunny season

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CULINARYGail JohnsonJune 13, 2023cookbooks, BC books, Foraging, Summer 2023
Summer Arts Guide 2023: Artful and tasteful places to visit throughout B.C.
Summer Arts Guide 2023: Artful and tasteful places to visit throughout B.C.

From Bowen Island installations to Nelson murals to winery concerts, culture vultures have lots to seek out this summer beyond Vancouver

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CULINARY, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonJune 13, 2023Summer 2023, travel, cultural tourism, SUMMER 2023
The Darlings and Chimerik offer up ARCHIVE, June 16 and 17
The Darlings and Chimerik offer up ARCHIVE, June 16 and 17

With new-media holographic projection and other high-tech effects, this is not your “typical” drag show

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WHAT'S STIRRING, DANCEGail JohnsonJune 13, 2023Chimerik Collective, The Darlings
 Laiwan and Hazel Meyer receive 2023 VIVA Awards, while Daina Augaitis wins Alvin Balkind Curator’s Prize
Laiwan and Hazel Meyer receive 2023 VIVA Awards, while Daina Augaitis wins Alvin Balkind Curator’s Prize

Visual artists recognized by Jack and Doris Shadbolt Foundation work across disciplines, while Augaitis is best-known for her long tenure as Vancouver Art Gallery chief curator

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NEWS, ART & DESIGNJanet SmithJune 13, 2023VIVA Awards, Shadbolt Foundation, Vancouver Art Gallery, Laiwan, Daina Augaitis
VIFF hosts its Back to the 80s series Opening Night Party on June 29
VIFF hosts its Back to the 80s series Opening Night Party on June 29

Evening at VIFF Centre features a screening of Back to the Future, live music, trivia, and more

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SCREENStir VancouverJune 13, 2023Partner Content, VIFF, VIFF Centre
Oysters and Cocktails Pop-Ups return to stylishly set bar with new sea-worthy gin
Oysters and Cocktails Pop-Ups return to stylishly set bar with new sea-worthy gin

Copperpenny Distilling serves Canada’s first spirit made with oyster shells, harvested by Fanny Bay Oyster Bar & Shellfish Market

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CULINARYGail JohnsonJune 12, 2023Summer 2023, oysters, Copperpenny, Fanny Bay Oysters, cocktails
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
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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. 

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Here are 5 books for the arts and entertainment fans on your holiday list. 

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The Horseradish Theatre stages the quirky Slavic-accented comedy Number 13, December 18 to 21. 

When a Prime Minister’s assistant’s romantic hotel rendez-vous is interrupted, a host of hilariously chaotic misunderstandings ensue. 

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DanceHouse and The Cultch present an extraordinary work of circus/dance, the North American premiere of Recirquel’s otherworldly Paradisum. 

Directed and choreographed by Bence Vági, Paradisum explores the new possibilities of
 

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