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Theatre review: Reflections on Crooked Walking skips down its own whimsical path

The Firehall Arts Centre brings fresh life to Ann Mortifee’s quirky fantasy musical, while retaining some of its ‘80s flavour

THEATREJanet SmithDecember 14, 2023FIREHALL, Firehall Arts Centre, Ann Mortifee

Give school libraries in B.C. and Yukon the gift of new books with Adopt-a-Library

Program run by the BC and Yukon Book Prizes has provided school libraries with over $100,000 worth of diverse titles since 2007

READStir VancouverDecember 14, 2023Partner Content, BC and Yukon Book Prizes

Vancouver Chamber Choir gets its glow on with peaceful Christmas by Candlelight, December 22

The calming concert offers a break from so much holiday busy-ness

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonDecember 14, 2023Holiday 2023, Vancouver Chamber Choir

Film review: Smoke Sauna Sisterhood immerses viewer in age-old Estonian ritual

Intimate and sensuous, documentary lets us in on women’s secrets that resound around the world

SCREENJanet SmithDecember 13, 2023Vancouver International Film Festival

Massey Theatre presents 24th annual International Guitar Night on January 25

Exhilarating evening of acoustic innovation features four artists from Italy, Vietnam, Brazil, and Australia, respectively

MUSICStir VancouverDecember 13, 2023Partner Content, Massey Theatre

Vancouver artist Naomi Singer reflects on Winter Solstice Lantern Festival's history, celebrating 30th anniversary

Nostalgic memories, nature-inspired artwork, and more as Stir visits the Secret Lantern Society’s East Van studio space

FESTS, ART & DESIGNJanet SmithDecember 13, 2023Secret Lantern Society, Winter Solstice, Holiday 2023

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra plays Elf in Concert, December 21 and 22

The film celebrating its 20th year takes centre stage in Movie Nights with the VSO series

Ted Lasso’s Brett Goldstein is coming to Just For Laughs Vancouver 2024

The breakthrough British creative plays Roy Kent in the comedy series that earned 21 Emmy nominations this year, leading the pack

COMEDYGail JohnsonDecember 13, 2023JFL Vancouver

At Whistler Film Festival, 500 Days in the Wild wins this year's Audience Award

Documentary follows B.C. filmmaker Dianne Whelan’s 24,000-kilometre trek along the Trans Canada Trail

NEWS, FESTS, SCREENJanet SmithDecember 12, 2023Whistler Film Festival

The Lake / nx̌aʔx̌aʔitkʷ documentary about lost B.C. opera sees its small-screen debut, starting December 14

Film follows Vancouver Opera chorus soprano and Astrolabe Musik Theatre artistic director Heather Pawsey on her journey to decolonize historic work

OPERA, MUSIC, NEWSJanet SmithDecember 12, 2023Heather Pawsey, Astrolabe Musik Theatre

Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre offers workshops in dreamcatcher and drum making, December 16 and 30

There’s also a session on how to make cedar-paddle rattles, plus an extended run of 100 Years of Unity – Celebrating 100 Years of Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) to May 2024

ART & DESIGN, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonDecember 12, 2023SLCC, Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre

Carousel Theatre for Young People reimagines Snow White, to December 31

Just two actors portray the full cast of characters

THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonDecember 11, 2023Holiday 2023, Carousel Theatre

Dawn Pemberton and Jodi Proznick stir up O Come All Ye Soulful, December 16

The soul singer and bassist are joined by an all-star band in program of holiday favourites

HOLIDAY23, MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonDecember 11, 2023Jodi Proznick, Dawn Pemberton

Vancouver Welsh Men’s Choir sings A Ringing, Swinging Christmas, December 15 and 16

Guest flutist, sopranos, and school choirs join in the festive concerts

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonDecember 11, 2023Vancouver Welsh Men's Choir, Holiday 2023

Theatre review: With pirates and puns, Sinbad! sails with shameless old-school panto fun

Shameless antics, community energy, and pro dance and set touches make for a fun family holiday tradition

THEATREJanet SmithDecember 11, 2023Metro Theatre, Holiday 2023

As a Viking warrior in solo show Shield Maiden, Melanie Teichroeb delivers a comedic 10th-century TED Talk on gender equality

Gabriola Island-based artist embarks on a reclamation of female strength in her production inspired by a true scientific discovery

THEATREJanet SmithDecember 11, 2023Anvil Theatre

Dance review: Ebnflōh Dance Company playfully flips the tables on witness and witnessed

In hip-hop-charged La Probabilité du Néant, the company and its DJ build restless crowd scenes and lock eyes with the audience

DANCEJanet SmithDecember 8, 2023DANCE CENTRE, Dance Centre, Scotiabank Dance Centre

Arts Umbrella Dance Company shakes things up like a snowglobe in Mixed Nuts, December 15 to 17

The company’s version of Nutcracker is entirely its own

DANCE, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonDecember 8, 2023Arts Umbrella, Nutcracker, Mixed Nuts

Music on Main’s Music for the Winter Solstice celebrates stillness

With pianists Robyn Jacob and Rachel Iwaasa, and more, ninth edition of popular winter concert offers a chance to pause and reflect

MUSICJanet SmithDecember 7, 2023Music on Main, Holiday 2023

Glossy fruit and ghostly dresses, as Gathie Falk: Revelations looks back on art that uplifts the ordinary

In vivid retrospective at Audain Art Museum, themes of mortality hover beneath the visual splendour

ART & DESIGNJanet SmithDecember 7, 2023Audain Art Museum, Gathie Falk, Whistler, Homepage feature

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