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Monsoon Festival of Performing Arts' Gurpreet Sian puts local South Asian talent in the spotlight

Multitasking event producer, bhangra dancer, dohl drummer, and NHL commentator aims to increase representation—and throw a big street party

Garden of Black Roses celebrates Black creatives at Vines Art Festival, August 11

Performances from AHSIA, Ana Santos, Feven Kidane, spotlight spoken-word and musical artistry

FESTS, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithAugust 9, 2023Vines Art Festival, AHSIA, BIPOC, Summer 2023

This year’s Vancouver International Flamenco Festival runs from September 18 to 30

Performers from Canada, Spain, Cuba, Turkey, and Mexico join forces in shows, masterclasses, and free events

Composer Jordan Nobles debuts participatory work in remembrance of late Jocelyn Morlock, at Life Cycles, August 10

Blueridge Chamber Music Festival opener also includes George Crumb’s mystical masterpiece Music for a Summer Evening

Amsterdam Rainbow Dress visits Vancouver just in time for Pride celebrations

Local icons Kendall Gender, Jaylene Thyme, and Norma Lize are photographed in the gown made of flags from countries where being LGBTQ2SIA+ is punishable by law

ART & DESIGN, NEWSJanet SmithAugust 4, 2023Vancouver Art Gallery, Pride, LGBTQ+

Vancouver Pride Festival 2023: Food and drink are on local menus to celebrate

From rainbow-themed cakes to cocktails, the weekend is loaded with flavour

CULINARY, FESTSGail JohnsonAugust 4, 2023pastry, Pride Vancouver, VanPrideFest, Vancouver Pride Festival, Summer 2023

Terry Hunter and Savannah Walling appointed to Order of Canada for Downtown Eastside artistic work

Pair are co-founders of Vancouver Moving Theatre and Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival

NEWSStir VancouverAugust 4, 2023Partner Content, Vancouver Moving Theatre

Blueshore at CapU announces 2023-24 season, spanning saxophonist Donny McCaslin and Tibet-born singer Yungchen Lhamo

Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog, Gretchen Parlato and Lionel Loueke, plus more at the North Shore venue and elsewhere

MUSIC, NEWSJanet SmithAugust 4, 2023BlueShore at CapU

Vines Art Festival launches with Songs of Resistance, August 9

The seaside gathering features spoken word, dance, music, and more

WHAT'S STIRRING, FESTSGail JohnsonAugust 4, 2023Vines Art Festival, Summer 2023

New art museum to open at Simon Fraser University

The Marianne and Edward Gibson Art Museum launches in 2025 at the Burnaby campus

ART & DESIGN, NEWSGail JohnsonAugust 3, 2023Summer 2023, SFU, Marianne and Edward Gibson Art Museum

Film review: A Compassionate Spy documentary deepens the historical discourse around Oppenheimer

Filmmaker Steve James tells the story of atomic physicist Ted Hall, who passed secrets to the Soviets

SCREENJanet SmithAugust 3, 2023VIFF, Vancouver International Film Festival

New Works hosts All Over the Map on Granville Island, August 13

Afternoon of music and dance features East African rhythmic sequences, flamenco guitar, classical Kathak, and more

DANCE, MUSICStir VancouverAugust 3, 2023Partner Content, New Works

Martha Sturdy's One World sculpture installed on West Van waterfront for Harmony Arts Festival

Monumental yellow piece is one of several public artworks that the artist-designer has created for the event

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

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

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

FESTS, CULINARYJanet SmithAugust 2, 2023Powell Street Festival, Summer 2023

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

READGail JohnsonAugust 1, 2023Stir Bedside Table, books, Summer 2023, TUTS, Stephanie Graham

Catherine Ballachey replaces Angela Galanopoulos at The Improv Centre helm

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

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

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

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

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

READJanet SmithAugust 1, 2023Arsenal Pulp Press, PNE, Summer 2023

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

SCREENStir VancouverJuly 31, 2023Partner Content, The Cinematheque

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