Articles — Stir

Bandleader Thomas Lauderdale reflects on Pink Martini’s wild three-decade ride—and its debt to Pee-wee Herman

The legendary Portland group hits the PNE with some of its greatest hits in 25 languages

MUSICJanet SmithAugust 22, 2023PNE, Pink Martini, Summer 2023

Arts Umbrella's annual International Summer Dance Intensive wraps up this week

Intensive features world-renowned teachers and diverse dance styles, plus students from Israel, Japan, Australia, Norway, and beyond

DANCEStir VancouverAugust 22, 2023Partner Content, Arts Umbrella

It's all hands on deck at the Richmond Maritime Festival, August 26 and 27

The event’s 20th-anniversary celebrates Steveston’s rich fishing history with music, cultural workshops, educational exhibitions, and more

FESTS, MUSICJanet SmithAugust 22, 2023Richmond Maritime Festival

Hit show Goblin:Macbeth gets one-week extension at Bard on the Beach

With improv comedy and creepily cool masks, it’s the first production in Bard history to sell out before opening night

NEWS, THEATREGail JohnsonAugust 21, 2023Summer 2023, Bard on the Beach, Goblin: Macbeth

Touchstone Theatre announces 2023-24 season, along with retirement of artistic director Roy Surette

Surette closes out next season directing a somber-yet-hilarious climate chronicle, a heartfelt musical, and an Indigenous take on classical comedy

THEATRE, NEWSJanet SmithAugust 21, 2023Touchstone Theatre, Roy Surette

Vancouver’s Juno-nominated Chor Leoni announces 2023/24 season with live and online concerts

Highlights of the 32nd season include nine world premieres, sea shanties, a new Roar, and more

MUSICGail JohnsonAugust 21, 2023Chor Leoni, Erick Lichte, Leonids

Discover the Sea to Sky’s abundant arts and culture scene this fall

Activities across Squamish, Whistler, and Pemberton honour the region’s history with bold autumn flair

CULTUREStir VancouverAugust 21, 2023Partner Content, Tourism Whistler

Monsoon Festival: Leading singers Pav Dharia and Gurtêj, aka NY Virtuoso, hit Punjabi Market Live, August 27

South Asian Arts Society’s free street party also features dance, drag, food, and more

Master Japanese artist Manabu Ikeda offers young'uns a chance to learn from him at the Audain, August 27

The force behind Flowers From the Wreckage offers a pen and ink drawing workshop for kids

ART & DESIGN, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonAugust 18, 2023Summer 2023, Audain Art Museum, Manabu Ikeda

Vancouver Latin American Film Festival to spotlight Cuba's Pavel Giroud, Argentina’s Santiago Mitre, and more, September 7 to 17

Event kicks off with Brazil’s provocative Rule 34 and closes with Pinochet-era-set Chile ‘76

FESTS, SCREEN, CULTUREJanet SmithAugust 17, 2023VLAFF, Vancouver Latin American Film Festival, Latinx

City Opera Vancouver's Summer Serenades wrap up outdoor concerts, August 18 to 20 and 25 to 27

Paired Pairing features dynamic duos, while Manila to Beijing Direct melds Chinese and Filipino music, at venues including Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Courtyard

OPERA, MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithAugust 17, 2023City Opera Vancouver

Exploring Vancouver: Ten Tours of the City and Its Buildings offers fantastically detailed look at the urban landscape

Local experts Harold Kalman and Robin Ward release fifth edition of the must-have guidebook

ART & DESIGN, BOOKSGail JohnsonAugust 17, 2023Vancouver, architecture, Summer 2023, Homepage feature

Goblin:Macbeth strikes a hit combo of eerie masks, improv comedy, and Shakespearean finesse

Rebecca Northan, the talent behind Blind Date, has learned to follow her “weird ideas”, all the way to Bard on the Beach and Stratford Festival

THEATREJanet SmithAugust 17, 2023Bard on the Beach, Shakespeare, Summer 2023, Homepage feature

City of Vancouver announces its 2023 Book Award finalists

Evelyn Lau, Tara McGuire, Danny Ramadan, Chelene Knight, and Michele Assarasakorn and Nathan Fairbairn are all up for the prize, plus a book about Jan Wade’s art

NEWS, READJanet SmithAugust 16, 2023City of Vancouver Book Awards

Out of the Past conjures dark film noir magic at The Cinematheque August 18 and 24

Robert Mitchum’s jaded P.I., Jane Greer’s enigmatic femme fatale, and a swirl of cigarette smoke

WHAT'S STIRRING, SCREENJanet SmithAugust 16, 2023The Cinematheque

Vines Art Festival is on until August 19 with free events at parks around the city

Highlights include Indigenous artistry in Rooted Relations and the connective power of water in Flowing Upstream

CULTURE, MUSIC, DANCEStir VancouverAugust 15, 2023Partner Content, Vines Art Festival

Microcosmos Quartet honours female composers, late and living, at the Kessler Academy

Jocelyn Morlock’s Solace and Kaija Saariaho’s Terra Memoria share beautiful opening program of Music on Main’s annual summer intensive

MUSICJanet SmithAugust 14, 2023Jocelyn Morlock, Microcosmos Quartet, MUSIC ON MAIN, Summer 2023

1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture uncovers damage of a single word, at the Vancouver Playhouse August 16

Documentary traces introduction of the term “homosexual” to Bible in mid-20th century, spurring decades of prejudice, at Vancouver Queer Film Festival

SCREENJanet SmithAugust 14, 2023Vancouver Civic Theatres, Vancouver Queer Film Festival, LGBTQ+