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Author Jasmine Sealy sets the mood at Summer Open Mic by Neworld Theatre and Unbound Reading Series, July 29

BIPOC writers to share their work in event hosted by Harrison Mooney

READJanet SmithJuly 23, 2023Neworld Theatre

Monsoon Festival of Performing Arts returns to Vancouver from August 17 to 31

Event celebrates South Asian culture with art, music, dance, workshops, and performances

CULTURE, FESTSStir VancouverJuly 22, 2023Partner Content, Monsoon Festival of Performing Arts

Stir Q&A: Artist Jeremy Shaw talks about the time-bending, transcendent effects of Phase Shifting Index

Vancouver-raised, Berlin-based talent loves that the Polygon Gallery installation “triggers something strong enough in people that they feel compelled to act on it in public”

Salt Spring National Art Prize announces 52 finalists in competition for one of Canada's largest contemporary-art awards

Esther Rausenberg, Jeanne Bourget, Guntaj Singh, Douglas Smith, and Frances Tiffany among Vancouver nominees

ART & DESIGN, NEWSJanet SmithJuly 20, 2023Salt Spring National Art Prize

Tallis Scholars, Reginald Mobley, Le Consort, and more as Early Music Vancouver announces 2023-24 season

A new mini-winter fest called LUMEN and appearances by North Indian and Afghani virtuosos also fill out the roster

MUSIC, NEWSJanet SmithJuly 19, 2023EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVER, Early Music Vancouver

Brews meet bikes and art at Create! Arts Festival Fundraiser, July 22

Enjoy art while tasting the most refreshing summer pours at four of eight East Van beer havens

Film reviews: Toy guns and Gallic courtship at The Cinematheque's ode to France's peerless Jean Eustache

The uncomfortably honest The Mother and the Whore and the autobiographical coming-of-age movie Mes petites amoureuses were the late, great director’s only two feature-length films

SCREENJanet SmithJuly 19, 2023The Cinematheque, Summer 2023

Multimedia hip-hop to a Madagascar "dance epidemic", as The Dance Centre unveils 2023-24 season

Buzzed-about talents Meagan O’Shea, Ebnflōh, Arno Schuitemaker, and Danny Nielsen are just some of the acts on the roster

DANCE, NEWSJanet SmithJuly 18, 2023DANCE CENTRE, The Dance Centre

Stir Cheat Sheet: 3 must-see acts at the Mission Folk Music Festival this weekend

South Korean prog-rock-folk, a hit of Haitian sunshine, and homegrown bluegrass

FESTS, MUSICStir VancouverJuly 18, 2023Mission Folk Festival, Summer 2023

Vancouver’s Rodney DeCroo explores new depths in Fishing for Leviathan

The multitalented artist’s new poetry collection finds him extolling a few simple pleasures

READJanet SmithJuly 17, 2023Rodney DeCroo, Anvil Press

La bulle mesmerizes as Pierrot performs in a giant, illuminated bubble, July 19 to 21

Kay Meek Arts Centre presents CORPUS’s surreal, award-winning show at Cypress Mountain Pop-Up Village

DANCEJanet SmithJuly 17, 2023Kay Meek Arts Centre, Summer 2023

Theatre review: Theatre Under the Stars rises brilliantly to the demands of Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical

High-level production values and a remarkably talented young cast bring the story of “revolting children” to darkly comedic life

THEATREJanet SmithJuly 16, 2023Theatre Under the Stars, Summer 2023, Homepage feature

Dance review: Emmalena Fredriksson’s Ecdysis | Soft Palate transports viewers through reality, memories, and dreams

At Dancing on the Edge, an LED-lit spine exoskeleton and white funnel-shaped headpieces create an otherworldly aura

DANCE, FESTSEmily LythJuly 15, 2023Dancing on the Edge, SFU Woodward's

Vancouver Folk Music Festival serves up chicken adobo, craft beer, kettle corn, and more July 14 to 16

Selection of 30 food vendors, market stalls, and community partners compliments weekend of concerts

FESTS, CULINARYEmily LythJuly 14, 2023Vancouver Folk Music Festival, Summer 2023

Surrey Art Gallery hosts Atheana Picha: Salish Weaving Residency to September 3

Nash’mene’ta’naht weaver’s work includes ceremonial hand-spun sheep’s wool blankets

ART & DESIGNStir VancouverJuly 14, 2023Partner Content, Surrey Art Gallery

OKAN blends a colourful Cuban palette of influences, and brings it home to Canada

At the Mission Folk Music Festival, percussion-strings-and-singing duo draws on a vibrant mix of everything from Santeria to Latin and jazz

MUSIC, FESTSJanet SmithJuly 14, 2023Summer 2023, Mission Folk Music Festival

SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs presents Nova Bhattacharya’s Svāhā!, July 14 and 15

Shown in partnership with DanceHouse and Indian Summer Festival, women-centric work is brimming with life

DANCEStir VancouverJuly 13, 2023Partner Content, SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs

Salish-singing and indigo-dyeing workshops join the wide array at Create! Art Festival

Composer-singer Russell Wallace and artist-designer Naomi Yamamoto are just some of the artists on hand for the event at Strathcona Park and East Side studios July 22 and 23