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Cultural currents flow in composer-sitarist Mohamed Assani's new Watersmeet, at Indian Summer Festival

The artist brings together an array of Western and South Asian musicians for an aquatically inspired new suite of music

MUSIC, CULTURE, FESTSJanet SmithJuly 7, 2023Mohamed Asani, sitar, Summer 2023, Indian Summer Festival

Kokoro Dance founders draw on long memories of Wreck Beach for annual butoh performances in sand and water

Veteran Vancouver dance artists Barbara Bourget and Jay Hirabayashi have been making the trek down the #4 Trail for decades

Yukon Blonde gets ready to give fans the weirdness they want at Khatsahlano Street Party main stage

In anticipation of its sixth album Shuggie, Vancouver band rolls out songs that beeline for the listener’s pleasure centres

FESTS, MUSICJanet SmithJuly 6, 2023Khatsahlano Street Party, Summer 2023, Yukon Blonde

David Bui conducts a mix of cinematic hits and classics at VSO's Symphony in the Park

Relaxed Deer Lake Park concert on the grass features beloved blockbuster tunes from Star Wars, Harry Potter, and more

MUSICJanet SmithJuly 6, 2023Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

Early Music Vancouver hosts Renaissance-inspired Our City of Ladies on August 1

Performance on EMV Summer Festival lineup speaks to women’s rights

MUSIC, FESTSStir VancouverJuly 6, 2023Partner Content, EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVEr

In Theatre Under the Stars' The Prom, Anna Pontin draws on her own high-school experience

The musical comedy’s lead knows firsthand the bravery it takes to come out as a teen

THEATREJanet SmithJuly 6, 2023theatre under the stars, summer 2023

Toubab Krewe takes West African traditions in new global directions, at the Vancouver Folk Music Festival

“Damn fine” American band mixes kamelngoni and kora with funk rhythms and a touch of surf guitar

MUSIC, FESTSJanet SmithJuly 5, 2023Vancouver Folk Music Festival, Summer 2023

Watch master carver Xwalacktun craft a house post at Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre to September 3

Live-action Whistler project with apprentice Brandon Hall is part of Salish Summer Carving Series

Stir Q&A: Dancing on the Edge's Sarah Chase and Marc Boivin explore the architecture of memory

In The door opened west, the choreographer unlocks her friend’s perspective through patterning, light, and cinematic sound

DANCE, FESTSGail JohnsonJuly 5, 2023Dancing on the Edge, Summer 2023, DANCE CENTRE

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 patios and food trucks to fuel the fun at Khatsahlano Street Party

Pull up a sidewalk seat for tortas or Greek ‘za, or grab a bite and head to the fest’s music stages

CULINARY, FESTS, MUSICJanet SmithJuly 4, 2023Khatsahlano Street Party, Summer 2023

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