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Handel's Messiah continues to delight renowned soprano Sherezade Panthaki

Vancouver audiences have two chances to catch the epic work from 1741 this season

HOLIDAY23, MUSICGail JohnsonDecember 1, 2023Handel, Messiah, Holiday 2023, Vancouver Chamber Choir, Early Music Vancouver, choir

Film review: Maestro builds a beautifully stylized yet intimate portrait of a complex genius

Lush music and cinematic flourishes capture Leonard Bernstein’s aesthetic energy, while drawing us into his complicated marriage

SCREENJanet SmithNovember 30, 2023VIFF, Vancouver International Film Festival

Snow in December at The Cinematheque highlights Michael Snow's experimental films, December 4 to 18

Series features his epochal 1967 short Wavelength, plus a variety of rarely screened works

SCREENStir VancouverNovember 30, 2023Partner Content, The Cinematheque

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 things to know about Ann Mortifee's fantasy musical Reflections on Crooked Walking

Endearing family-friendly production that premiered at the Arts Club Theatre in the ’80s makes a comeback just in time for the holidays

THEATREStir VancouverNovember 30, 2023Firehall Arts Centre, Holiday 2023

Polish pianist-composer Hania Rani performs at Chan Centre EXP, December 2

The fast-rising star has an ethereal sound all her own

MUSICGail JohnsonNovember 30, 2023Chan Centre EXP, piano

Colorado-based Takács Quartet brings its beloved Hungarian flair back to Vancouver, December 5

Friends of Chamber Music concert lineup features works by Haydn, Bartók, and Schubert

MUSICJanet SmithNovember 30, 2023Friends of Chamber Music

Vancouver Welsh Men's Choir tours six-concert series A Ringing, Swinging Christmas around Metro Vancouver, December 2 to 16

Collaborations with student choirs, medieval ensemble Winter Harp, flutist Bernard Blary, and two soprano soloists add to the holiday cheer

WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSICJanet SmithNovember 30, 2023Vancouver Welsh Men's Choir, Holiday 2023, Massey Theatre

Dianne Whelan's 500 Days in the Wild captures her epic trek along 24,000-kilometre Trans Canada Trail

B.C. filmmaker-photographer braved snow, bears, rapids, and other challenges in six-year journey, in Whistler Film Festival premiere

FESTS, SCREENJanet SmithNovember 29, 2023Whistler Film Festival, Whistler

Theatre review: Studio 58 breathes fresh life into Blood Wedding, with Andalusian flair

Flamenco rhythms meet striking design and strong performances in Carmen Aguirre-helmed production

THEATREJanet SmithNovember 29, 2023Studio 58, Carmen Aguirre

Sweet Thea Bakery serves up delicious all-natural goodies this holiday season, online and in store

From classic fruitcake to Christmas Cookie Boxes, there’s plenty of decadent bites perfect for gifting to loved ones or enjoying at home

CULINARYStir VancouverNovember 29, 2023Partner Content, Sweet Thea Bakery, Holiday 2023

Bill Burr, Kathy Griffin, and Bassem Youssef to appear at 2024 Just for Laughs Vancouver

This Is That Live, Ronnie Chieng, Andrea Jin, and Ben Schwartz among dozens of other leading acts coming to fest running February 15 to 24

COMEDYGail JohnsonNovember 29, 2023Just for Laughs Vancouver, comedy, JFL

Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra hosts Mei Han and Randy Raine-Reusch in Rekindle the Fire, December 20

Co-presentation with Red Chamber Cultural Society combines improvisation with Chinese zheng, plus rare wind and string instruments

MUSICStir VancouverNovember 28, 2023Partner Content, Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra, VICO

Ebony Roots celebrates Vancouver’s Black community and culture

Leo D.E. Johnson is among the local artists performing in ambitious two-part concert series aimed at reclaiming Black Strathcona

MUSICGail JohnsonNovember 27, 2023Ebony Roots, Black

Arts community mourns former Vancouver East Cultural Centre executive director Duncan Low

Passionate arts leader and academic remembered for adventurous curation and generous optimism

NEWS, THEATREJanet SmithNovember 27, 2023Duncan Low

Vancouver Bach Choir performs Pulitzer-winning "The Little Match Girl Passion", raises support for charity

Also on the program is another landmark piece, “Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet”

MUSICGail JohnsonNovember 27, 2023Vancouver Bach Choir, Leslie Dala, Holiday 2023

Joan Blackman leads Vetta Chamber Music in kicking off third annual mentorship program

Five mentors guide six emerging artists through rehearsals, workshops, and performances

MUSICJanet SmithNovember 27, 2023Vetta Chamber Music

Arts Umbrella Dance Company presents holiday classic Mixed Nuts, December 15 to 17

Company’s annual take on Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker delivers a blend of dance styles beyond ballet

DANCEStir VancouverNovember 27, 2023Partner Content, Arts Umbrella, Holiday 2023

Vancouver Fringe Festival presents Anatomica: A Comedy About Meat, Bones, & The Skin You’re In, December 1 and 2

Portland’s Amica Hunter gets to the heart of having a skeleton in hit solo show

THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonNovember 27, 2023Vancouver Fringe Festival

Whistler Film Festival reviews: Suburban-mom serial killers and inspiring mountain-bike adaptation, in two B.C.-made standouts

The darkly fun Zoe.mp4 and the mountain bike doc Adaptation

FESTS, SCREENGail JohnsonNovember 26, 2023Whistler Film Festival

Theatre review: East Van Panto: Beauty and the Beast ups an already pretty-much-perfect game

Powerhouse singing and pastel-hued eye candy are the added ikura on a wonderfully jam-packed maki

THEATREJanet SmithNovember 25, 2023Theatre Replacement, The Cultch, THE CULTCH, East Van Panto, Holiday 2023, Homepage feature

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