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Epic musical discovery awaits at the Vancouver Folk Music Festival, July 14 to 16

Lineup of over 40 artists features L.A. band Las Cafeteras’s Afro-Mexican rhythm-influenced folk

FESTS, MUSICStir VancouverJune 20, 2023Partner Content, Vancouver Folk Music Festival

Stir Q&A: Dance artist Natalie LeFebvre Gnam draws from interviews from 23 artists in The Door Project

Multidisciplinary work incorporates bird song, club beats, Tyvek, rocks, and more at Left of Main

DANCEJanet SmithJune 20, 2023plastic orchid factory, Summer 2023

Ballet BC’s MOMENTUM Gala returns for 2023, June 24

Dance, music, food, and more are all part of the fundraising bash at Rocky Mountaineer Station

DANCEGail JohnsonJune 19, 2023Ballet BC

In Reconciling, playwright Yvette Nolan invites viewers to experience what it's like to go unheard, in 360 degrees

Boca del Lupo produces theatre artist’s first experiment in VR, a trip to relationship “therapy” inspired by Indigenous struggle

THEATREJanet SmithJune 19, 2023Yvette Nolan, Indigenous, Summer 2023, Boca del Lupo, BOCA DEL LUPO, VR

Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra hosts summer concert series June 27 and July 1, 7, 8

Four-part saga spotlights global instrumentals of Indian sitar, Persian ney, Chinese sheng, and more

MUSICStir VancouverJune 19, 2023Partner Content, Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra

Stir Pairing: Vancouver International Jazz Festival 2023 meets La Fabrique St-George Winery

Concerts at the urban winery are part of the fest’s Club Series, which features several other cool venues

Stir Bedside Table: Vancouver chef Zach Poole

The culinary leader of Strathcona’s V.V. Tapas Lounge talks Vanguardians, Anthony Bourdain, and why he’ll never write his autobiography

READ, CULINARYGail JohnsonJune 19, 2023Stir Bedside Table, books, Summer 2023

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

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