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AHFOMAD festival brings the best of African-diaspora music and dance to Massey Theatre and Eighth & Eight, September 1 to 3

Dremo, Selmor Mtukuzi, Ndidi O, Mimi O’Bonsawin, Liya, and Kays, plus Vancouver’s own Alpha Yaya Diallo.

CULTURE, FESTS, MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithAugust 31, 2023AHFOMAD, Massey Theatre, Eighth & Eight

Vancouver Writers Fest announces roster with Naomi Klein, Mona Awad, Celeste Ng, and guest curator Elamin Abdelmahmoud

Climate-crisis panels, Giller Prize finalists, and Rick Mercer in conversation with singer Jann Arden among other events October 16 to 22

Arts Umbrella holds an Open House and Registration Fair, September 9

Event features Q&A sessions, class registration, and facility tours for schools of Art & Design, Dance, and Theatre, Music & Film

NEWSStir VancouverAugust 30, 2023Partner Content, Arts Umbrella

New Netherlands-themed street market invites Vancouverites to go Dutch, September 2 to 4

Think stroopwafels, salty licorice, DJs, and live music, outdoors on the 600-block of Granville Street

WHAT'S STIRRING, CULINARYJanet SmithAugust 30, 2023Dutch, Downtown Vancouver BIA, Vancouver Ciivic Theatres

SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs supports Turkish Tunes 6, presented by the Turkish-Canadian Society on September 9

Music from jazz singer Fuat Tuaç, lively group Istanbul the Band, and more characterize community event

MUSIC, CULTUREStir VancouverAugust 30, 2023Partner Content, SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs

Pipe organs and Raven Chacon as Vancouver New Music announces its 50th-anniversary season

Annual festival is called Vox Organi, plus the world premiere of Pulitzer Prize-winning Voiceless Mass

North Van Arts hosts semi-annual Art Rental Show, September 1 to 23

Over 400 original artworks for rent or purchase are available to view online and at CityScape Community ArtSpace

ART & DESIGNStir VancouverAugust 29, 2023Partner Content, North Van Arts

Doug and the Slugs bring '80s party pop to the PNE with the VSO, August 30

The band’s career spans over 40 decades, six studio albums, and several top 40 hits

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGEmily LythAugust 28, 2023Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, PNE

The Image Before Us wraps up with Strathyre and My American Cousin, August 30 at The Cinematheque

The history of B.C. film series celebrates finale with Sandy Wilson’s beloved summertime nostalgia trip

SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithAugust 28, 2023The CInematheque

Theatre review: In Goblin:Macbeth, three masked, bickering creatures bring daring spontaneity to Shakespearean tragedy

A bullied tech crew, improvised hilarity, and a playful soundscape as goblins dig into the “Scottish Play”

FESTS, THEATREJanet SmithAugust 26, 2023Bard on the Beach, Summer 2023

Film review: Iron Butterflies takes a deeply unsettling look at Russia's downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17

Ukrainian filmmaker Roman Liyubyi’s experimentally poetic collage of evidence is by turns absurd, frightening, and enlightening

SCREENJanet SmithAugust 25, 2023Ukraine

Vancouver filmmaker Antoine Bourges's Concrete Valley explores displacement and unease

New feature follows an immigrant Syrian family, with an entire cast of non-actors and an eye for “the weird pace and unexpectedness of real life”

Pop-Up Dances, world premieres, and more as New Works announces 30th anniversary season

Roster includes Dancing Through the Decades workshops and premieres by Vancouver’s The Biting School and The Falling Company

DANCE, NEWSJanet SmithAugust 24, 2023New Works

Stir Cheat Sheet: 4 eye-catching acts and events at all-new Flats Fest

Live music from KALLITECHNIS and Cody Lawless, plus a Nemesis Coffee collab, community art project, and more

FESTS, MUSICStir VancouverAugust 22, 2023Flats Fest, Summer 2023

Vancouver Fringe Festival unveils this year's lineup of more than 85 shows

Granville Island performances span a musical about Medusa’s feelings, a drama chronicling Pierre Trudeau’s life, and traditional song and dance from Burundi

FESTS, NEWSJanet SmithAugust 22, 2023Vancouver Fringe Festival

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

The band’s career spans over 40 decades, six studio albums, and several top 40 hits

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