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VIFF’s Back to the 80s film screenings and talks continue to August 31
VIFF’s Back to the 80s film screenings and talks continue to August 31

Flicks coming up on the program include Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing and David Lynch’s Blue Velvet

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SCREENStir VancouverAugust 2, 2023Partner Content, VIFF
Bite into a katsu sando and sip an iced matcha latte at the Powell Street Festival, August 5 and 6
Bite into a katsu sando and sip an iced matcha latte at the Powell Street Festival, August 5 and 6

Delicious Japanese cuisine is at the forefront of annual weekend event at and around Oppenheimer Park

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FESTS, CULINARYJanet SmithAugust 2, 2023Powell Street Festival, Summer 2023
Stir Bedside Table: 2023 TUTS directors sound off on memoirs, beach reads, and more
Stir Bedside Table: 2023 TUTS directors sound off on memoirs, beach reads, and more

Matilda’s Stephanie Graham and The Prom’s Tracey Power share some of their literary faves

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READGail JohnsonAugust 1, 2023Stir Bedside Table, books, Summer 2023, TUTS, Stephanie Graham
Catherine Ballachey replaces Angela Galanopoulos at The Improv Centre helm
Catherine Ballachey replaces Angela Galanopoulos at The Improv Centre helm

Granville Island hub also launches the return of its improv education programs

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COMEDY, NEWSJanet SmithAugust 1, 2023The Improv Centre
Layered images in Disrupted Narratives, on view at Visual Arts Open House, at the Q.E. Theatre on August 9
Layered images in Disrupted Narratives, on view at Visual Arts Open House, at the Q.E. Theatre on August 9

Vancouver’s Olga Campbell, Dorothy Doherty, and Jane McDougall work with wood and paper at Vancouver Civic Theatres show

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ART & DESIGN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithAugust 1, 2023Vancouver Civic Theatres
Nick Marino’s East Side Story is a sincere and often hilarious love letter to the PNE
Nick Marino’s East Side Story is a sincere and often hilarious love letter to the PNE

The fair-inspired tome tells of teenage scammers, tough guys, and local sports legends

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READJanet SmithAugust 1, 2023Arsenal Pulp Press, PNE, Summer 2023
The Cinematheque hosts this year's film noir event from August 3 to September 4
The Cinematheque hosts this year's film noir event from August 3 to September 4

This year’s round-up features 12 masterpieces of the era, opening with The Maltese Falcon

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SCREENStir VancouverJuly 31, 2023Partner Content, The Cinematheque
IzumonookunI pays contemporary tribute to forgotten female founder of kabuki, at the Powell Street Festival
IzumonookunI pays contemporary tribute to forgotten female founder of kabuki, at the Powell Street Festival

Aretha Aoki’s interdisciplinary dance work draws on everything from synthwave to taiko and Ziggy Stardust

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DANCE, FESTSJanet SmithJuly 31, 2023Powell Street Festival, Summer 2023
Review: Interdisciplinary The Queen of Carthage shifts fluidly between empowerment and transcendence
Review: Interdisciplinary The Queen of Carthage shifts fluidly between empowerment and transcendence

Early Music Vancouver Summer Festival and re:Naissance premiere boldly mixes ancient Dido myth and Baroque music with contemporary dance, video, and sounds

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FESTS, MUSIC, OPERAJanet SmithJuly 28, 2023EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVER, re:Naissance opera, re:Naissance Opera
North of Normal brings Cea Sunrise Person's memoir of free-range childhood to big screen
North of Normal brings Cea Sunrise Person's memoir of free-range childhood to big screen

Film release has author reflecting on the bad and good that came with the ‘60s and ‘70s counterculture movement that brought her to the BC wilderness

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SCREENJanet SmithJuly 28, 2023VIFF, VIFF Centre, Cea Sunrise Person
Marco Tulio's painting of Christine de Pizan debuts at Early Music Vancouver Summer Festival
Marco Tulio's painting of Christine de Pizan debuts at Early Music Vancouver Summer Festival

Unveiled last night, the magic-realist portrait of 15th-century feminist poet was commissioned to celebrate Our City of Ladies concert

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ART & DESIGN, FESTSJanet SmithJuly 28, 2023EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVEr, Early Music Vancouver
Climate crisis theatre, an Ann Mortifee musical, and more as Firehall Arts Centre unveils 2023-24 season
Climate crisis theatre, an Ann Mortifee musical, and more as Firehall Arts Centre unveils 2023-24 season

Pedro Chamale’s new Peace Country kicks off a season that sees the return of hits Chelsea Hotel and Paddle Song.

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THEATRE, NEWSJanet SmithJuly 27, 2023Firehall Arts Centre, FIREHALL, rice and beans theatre
Theatre review: Showstopping dance numbers and dazzling sets help Disney's Aladdin fly
Theatre review: Showstopping dance numbers and dazzling sets help Disney's Aladdin fly

Kid-friendly musical brings Broadway razzle-dazzle to the beloved animated film’s story

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THEATREJanet SmithJuly 27, 2023Broadway Across Canada, Summer 2023, Vancouver Civic Theatres
Early Music Vancouver Summer Festival artist-in-residence Catalina Vicens fuels the creative resurgence of Middle Ages' organ
Early Music Vancouver Summer Festival artist-in-residence Catalina Vicens fuels the creative resurgence of Middle Ages' organ

The Chilean-born Servir Antico instrumentalist appears in Our City of Ladies and a solo recital, and oversees music of The Queen of Carthage

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MUSICJanet SmithJuly 26, 2023EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVER, Summer 2023
Curator Carmen Levy-Milne explores haunting and reclamation at Burnaby Art Gallery's Ghostly Makers
Curator Carmen Levy-Milne explores haunting and reclamation at Burnaby Art Gallery's Ghostly Makers

Diasporic craft and textile express absence and repair in the artists’ cultural and familial histories

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithJuly 26, 2023Burmaby Art Gallery, Summer 2023
Dance//Novella pairs an intimate duet and a nine-performer piece at STANCE + Other Works, July 27
Dance//Novella pairs an intimate duet and a nine-performer piece at STANCE + Other Works, July 27

Founders Racheal Prince and Brandon Alley explore loss and empowerment in one-night double bill

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DANCEJanet SmithJuly 25, 2023Dance Novella, Vancouver Civic Theatres, Summer 2023
Contemporary meets Baroque, as dance artists make Early Music Vancouver's Summer Festival move
Contemporary meets Baroque, as dance artists make Early Music Vancouver's Summer Festival move

Marisa Gold reinterprets a mythical figure in The Queen of Carthage, while Stéphanie Brochard removes layers of Baroque dress in Atempor/elle

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DANCE, FESTS, MUSICJanet SmithJuly 25, 2023EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVER, Summer 2023, SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs, SFU Woodward's, Vancouver Civic Theatres
Glass and ceramics in the spotlight as CCBC Craft Awards announced
Glass and ceramics in the spotlight as CCBC Craft Awards announced

Prizes go to Vancouver’s Hope Forstenzer, Coral Patola, and Carol E. Mayer

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ART & DESIGN, NEWSJanet SmithJuly 24, 2023CCBC, Craft Council of BC
Reclaim + Repair: The Mahogany Project finds inspiration in wood that was going to waste, at Museum of Vancouver
Reclaim + Repair: The Mahogany Project finds inspiration in wood that was going to waste, at Museum of Vancouver

Propellor Studio gathers local artisans and designers for an exhibition that spans lighting, a surf board, and a guitar

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithJuly 24, 2023Museum of Vancouver, Summer 2023, Propellor Design, Homepage feature
Top Gun: Maverick kicks off a purely popcorn-flavoured Sunset Cinema series, August 2 to 30
Top Gun: Maverick kicks off a purely popcorn-flavoured Sunset Cinema series, August 2 to 30

Vancouver Civic Theatres hosts the free outdoor movies on a giant inflatable screen outside the Queen Elizabeth Theatre

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SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJuly 23, 2023Vancouver Civic Theatres, Sunset Cinema, Summer 2023
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Nikkei Mochitsuki celebrates a year-end Japanese tradition, December 29. 

Taiko drums and dance add to the festivities at the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre. 

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From family-friendly theatre in the afternoon to celebratory shows as midnight approaches, here’s a look at what’s on offer around the city this New Year’s Eve—plus a couple of New Year’s Day festivities too.

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O Christmas Tea: A British Comedy serves up a whimsical party at the Massey Theatre, December 28

James & Jamesy’s family-friendly show sails through a series of slapstick and sometimes surreal journeys. 

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Winter Solstice Lantern Festival illuminates the longest night of the year, December 21. 

Secret Lantern Society’s annual offering includes outdoor processions, workshops, song and dance performances, and more across Yaletown and Granville Isl
Ballet BC has just announced that its artistic director Medhi Walerski will leave his role as of June 30, 2027, following the company’s big 40th-anniversary season.

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Set to a soundtrack of Broadway showtunes and Christmas songs, production features a standout performance from Victor Hunter as grand dame. 

Head to Stir for the full @metrotheatre Panto review! 

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