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Vancouver’s Juno-nominated Ostara Project champions women in jazz

The all-female collective headed by basist Jodi Proznick and pianist Amanda Tosoff performs at Vancouver International Jazz Festival

Brilliance Gala auctions works by Artists for Kids founders Gordon Smith, Bill Reid, and Jack Shadbolt

Inaugural event raises $470,959 for the arts-education charity

ART & DESIGN, NEWSJanet SmithJune 18, 2023Gordon Smith, Briliiance Gala, Artists for Kids

Spain's Sumrrá takes piano trio into striking new terrain at Vancouver International Jazz Festival

Galician band’s gifted musicians welcome all influences for a singular sound

Talking Stick and Queer Arts fests celebrate with daylong Indigiqueer events, June 18

Virago Nation, Joshua Whitehead, and more in a three-event lineup

With Love in Exile, musicians Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, and Shahzad Ismaily conjure their own shimmering, time-stretching universe

Performing at the Vancouver International Jazz Festival, the New York City trio has bonded “accidentally” through virtuosity and empathy

Pura Fe details the Indigenous roots of rock and jazz in a series of Vancouver appearances

The singer, songwriter, activist, and educator sings, speaks, and screens Rumble here, at Talking Stick, the Jazz Fest, and VIFF Centre

Queer Arts Festival 2023: Bharatanatyam dance artist Sujit Vaidya celebrates brown queerness

Breathe In the Fragrance is the performer-choreographer’s erotic new gender-ambiguous fantasy

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s The Path Forward celebrates Indigenous cultures, June 24

The free day-long event falls on the heels of National Indigenous Peoples Day

Snap a selfie and more to #EarnYourStripes at the Khatsahlano Street Party on July 8

Over 50 concerts to take place at fair on West 4th Avenue between Burrard and Macdonald streets

Theatre review: The Window Outside tackles difficult questions around aging with compassion

Moving performances bring to life the struggles of one family struggling with the parents’ dementia and post-stroke disability

THEATREJanet SmithJune 15, 2023Presentation House Theatre, Summer 2023

Theatre review: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical works iconic songs into compelling story

Kaylee Harwood hands in a polished performance in the title role of a show filled with hits

THEATREJanet SmithJune 15, 2023Arts Club Theatre, Summer 2023

Black Culture Celebration hits Vancouver's Sunset Beach, June 17

Kardinal Offishall, Rascalz, Maestro, and Choclair join Vancouver’s Juneteenth festival, with Black art, food, fashion, and more

FESTSGail JohnsonJune 15, 2023Black, Juneteenth, Summer 2023

Stir Q&A: Pi Theatre's Truth & Lies explores post-truth era through short plays and virtual reality

Inspired by Othello, the Vancouver company’s season-closing performance directed by Richard Wolfe dives deep into the digital realm

THEATREGail JohnsonJune 15, 2023Pi Theatre, Kwasi Thomas, Pippa Mackie, Summer 2023, Homepage feature

Talking Stick Festival celebrates National Indigenous Peoples Day with music and culture, June 21

Logan Staats, DJ Kookum to perform at events held by Full Circle: First Nations Performance

FESTS, CULTURE, MUSICStir VancouverJune 14, 2023Partner Content, Full Circle

Massey Theatre gets $20.1 million investment from City of New Westminster

Funds will go toward renovations and accessibility at the historic venue

THEATRE, NEWSGail JohnsonJune 14, 2023Summer 2023, Massey Theatre, Jessica Schneider

Million Dollar Quartet celebrates the glory of rock 'n' roll

Inspired by the 1956 jam session of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins, director Bobby Garcia’s take turns a new lens on the jukebox musical

THEATREGail JohnsonJune 14, 2023Arts Club Theatre, Bobby Garcia, Summer 2023

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

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

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

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

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

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

READGail JohnsonJune 13, 2023books, BC books, BC authors, Read, Summer 2023

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