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City of Burnaby hosts Symphony in the Park on July 15, and Opera in the Park on July 16

Free Deer Lake Park concerts feature artists of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and Vancouver Opera

West Coast Modern Week hosts Itamar Erez Quartet in concert, July 6

The free show takes place at Swáy̓wi Temíxw, the rooftop garden of the West Vancouver Memorial Libray

MUSICGail JohnsonJuly 2, 2023West Vancouver Art Museum, West Coast Modern Week

Vancouver’s historic Chinese Canadian Museum now open

Highlights at Canada’s first such venue include The Paper Trail to the 1923 Chinese Exclusion Act exhibition; murals by Marlene Yuen and Susan Point; an interactive immigration map; and much more

Make time for Making Time if you're intrigued by the meticulous art of horology, at VIFF Centre to July 6

Life stories and lingering shots of a craft that falls somewhere between engineering, art, history—and possibly obsession

SCREENJanet SmithJune 30, 2023VIFF, VIFF Centre, Vancouver International Film Festival

Khatsahlano Street Party is a thriving celebration of Vancouver’s creative spirit

The annual West 4th Avenue festival returns, with more than 50 musical acts on seven stages across 10 blocks

Theatre review: Convincing performances of Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, and more in high-energy Million Dollar Quartet

At the Arts Club Granville Island Stage, rock and roll icons gather for an epic evening of retro hits

THEATREJanet SmithJune 30, 2023Arts Club Theatre, Summer 2023, Homepage feature

Emerging from fire, pandemic, and floods, 2 Rivers Remix now moves its Feast of Indigenous Music & Culture to Tk’emlúps (Kamloops)

Preparing for three days of free concerts, artistic director Meeka Noelle Morgan reflects on a fest she helped start in Lytton

FESTS, MUSICJanet SmithJune 30, 2023Summer 2023, 2 Rivers Remix Society

Vines Art Festival releases lineup for ninth annual event of art-led land justice

All-ages fest set in Vancouver parks prioritizes lived experiences of QTBIPOC and Disabled artists; conversations with the environment

FESTSGail JohnsonJune 30, 2023Vines Art Festival, Summer 2023

Bard on the Beach's Henry V set designer Amir Ofek creates an immersive tent-within-a-tent out of an unexpected reused material

The set designer and costume creator Mara Gottler conjure a timeless, slightly dystopian world of travelling actors for Lois Anderson’s new adaptation

THEATRE, FESTSJanet SmithJune 29, 2023Bard on the Beach, Shakespeare, Summer 2023

Dancing on the Edge opener Barocco Rave grows out of Wen Wei Wang's creative Italian connection

Residencies in Vancouver and Siena build a two-part show by Wen Wei Dance and

At Indian Summer Festival, Kenyan, South Asian, and Philippine cuisines meet at opening night party

The gala is a feast of flavours, reflecting theme of “inter/dependence”

CULINARY, FESTSGail JohnsonJune 29, 2023Indian Summer Festival, Summer 2023

Dance artist Livona Ellis wins inaugural Louise Bentall Biennial Award for Emerging British Columbia Choreographers

Honorary mentions go to choreographers Alyssa Favero and Joshua Ongcol, in new prize given out by the Hawthorne Foundation and DanceHouse

NEWS, DANCEJanet SmithJune 28, 2023DanceHouse, DANCEHOUSE, Louis Bentall, Hawthorne Foundation

Bass Coast set to host B.C.'s biggest festival art exhibition with 60 awe-inspiring installations

The electronic-music and art festival is an outdoor gallery, with dance and movement

ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonJune 28, 2023Summer 2023, Bass Coast

Isabelle Kirouac’s Meta/fauna takes the stage at Scotiabank Dance Centre, July 8

Piece presented with Dancing on the Edge Festival stars shape-shifting creatures

DANCEStir VancouverJune 28, 2023Partner Content, The Dance Centre

In Surrey Art Gallery's Invisible Fish, ideas of waterways, connection, and environment flow together

Showcasing works by emerging Salish artists and others, exhibit draws inspiration from nearby Bear Creek Park

ART & DESIGNJanet SmithJune 27, 2023Surrey Art Gallery, SURREY ART GALLERY, Susan Point, Summer 2023

All-female festivELLE devotes event to late Jocelyn Morlock and her advocacy for mental health

Allegra Chamber Orchestra and Astrolabe Musik Theatre revisit the composer’s moving work, and perform pieces including one by her mentee Mari Alice Conrad