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Local improvisers journey through South African styles at Jazz at the Bolt

Clarinet master François Houle and friends explore the radical sounds of 1960s Cape Town and Johannesburg, at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts event

MUSICJanet SmithFebruary 9, 2024Jazz at the Bolt, Shadbolt Centre, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Francois Houle, jazz

At Just For Laughs Vancouver, Andrea Jin's "eccentric" family still provides endless amounts of comedy gold

The Shanghai-born, Vancouver-raised standup will tape her first special at the Biltmore, as her career continues to take off in L.A.

COMEDY, FESTSJanet SmithFebruary 9, 2024Andrea Jin, JFL Vancouver, Just for Laughs, Homepage feature

Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person is a beautifully offbeat take on teen-vampire genre, February 9

In stylish film hitting la Tournée Québec Cinéma at Studio 16, standout star Sara Montpetit plays a bloodsucker who hates the idea of killing

SCREEN, FESTSJanet SmithFebruary 8, 2024Rendez-Vous French Film Festval, VISIONS OUEST

Pianist Timo Andres blends Ellington with an array of American classical pieces, at Music on Main

Aaron Copland, Philip Glass, and other works sit easily with “Duke”’s, as Month of Tuesdays launches

MUSICJanet SmithFebruary 8, 2024Music on Main, MUSIC ON MAIN

In What You Won’t Do For Love, David Suzuki and Tara Cullis consider love's role in environmental activism

Why Not Theatre co-artistic directors Ravi Jain and Miriam Fernandes delve into origins and meaning of play presented by Vancouver Civic Theatres

Sea shanties set sail as La Nef's Seán Dagher joins Chor Leoni

The vocalist and cittern player applies early-music scholarship to ancient songs of the sailor’s life

MUSICJanet SmithFebruary 8, 2024Chor Leoni, CHOR LEONI, Homepage feature

Renaissance sculpture inspires Voirelia Dance Hub’s De/Formed Revival, February 29

Contemporary piece is presented as part of The Dance Centre’s Discover Dance! noon-hour series

DANCEStir VancouverFebruary 8, 2024Partner Content, The Dance Centre

Vancouver artists put custom spins on Lunar New Year red envelopes for Get Lucky Art Show

Graffiti, collage, and cutouts join 300-plus designs, as event returns to 312 Main February 10 and 11

ART & DESIGNJanet SmithFebruary 8, 2024Lucky Art Show, Lunar New Year

Vetta Chamber Music hosts spring program Music for Eternity from March 8 to 11

Fourth concert of the season explores concepts of time with compositions by Brahms, Messiaen, and Mackey

MUSICStir VancouverFebruary 7, 2024Partner Content, Vetta Chamber Music

Vancouver Opera issues public advisory against unauthorized third-party ticket resellers

Company directs patrons to its own site after scalpers offer tickets at “inflated” prices

NEWS, MUSIC, OPERAJanet SmithFebruary 7, 2024Vancouver Opera, VANCOUVER OPERA

IndigE-girl Comedy emboldens Indigenous women's voices in standup, at JFL Vancouver's Best of the West

Valentine’s Day Caught in the Trapline show pokes fun at pitfalls of love, “trauma bonding”, and getting caught in your crush’s trapline

COMEDYJanet SmithFebruary 7, 2024Indigenous, JFL Vancouver

Ebony Roots Concert, Part 2 travels through more than a century of powerful Black music, February 9

Spanning work songs, Blues, opera, and more, Sound the Alarm: Music/Theatre’s project comes to full fruition at the Roundhouse

MUSICJanet SmithFebruary 7, 2024Ebony Roots, Black History Month

Arts Umbrella hosts performance of Debra Sparrow-inspired composition Strings of the Universe, February 25

Violinist Jack Campbell’s new piece draws upon renowned Musqueam artist’s weaving

MUSICStir VancouverFebruary 7, 2024Partner Content, Arts Umbrella

In Sunny Drake's CHILD-ish, kids' exact words about love, anxiety, and unicorns come to life on stage

Adults speak children’s thoughts on the world in hilarious-yet-impactful premiere from celebrated Canadian playwright

THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 7, 2024Pacific Theatre, Eastside Story Guild, Sunny Drake

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 events to stimulate the heart and mind at the 2024 Jewish Book Festival

Michael Posner’s latest Leonard Cohen: Untold Stories installment, Jonathan Freedland’s The Escape Artist, and more standout conversations at annual event at JCC

CULTURE, READStir VancouverFebruary 6, 2024Jewish Book Festival, Jewish Community Centre, Yosef Wosk, JCC

Early Music Vancouver presents soprano Myriam Leblanc's Ensemble Mirabilia, February 16

Group co-founded by flutist Grégoire Jeay plays works that draw upon fiery character of Baroque chaconne

MUSICStir VancouverFebruary 6, 2024Partner Content, EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVEr

Theatre review: Strong performances and a fairy-tale forest at Studio 58's Sondheim musical Into the Woods

Cast makes stories of Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, and friends relevant for those who live outside of storybooks

THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 6, 2024Studio 58, Homepage feature

Vancouver Cantata Singers presents BLUE, an ultramarine imagery-inspired concert, on February 18

Lineup features works by Anton Webern and Dolly Parton, plus a new commission by Marcel Bergmann

MUSICStir VancouverFebruary 6, 2024Partner Content, Vancouver Cantata Singers

Juliet: A Revenge Comedy wrestles female characters' fate back from the Bard

Co-creators Pippa Mackie and Ryan Gladstone mark five years of irreverent fun, as Monster Theatre play debuts on The Cultch stage

THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 6, 2024The Cultch, THE CULTCH, Monster Theatre, Pippa Mackie, Ryan Gladstone

KDocsFF closes on February 25 with two freedom-of-speech films, The Price of Truth and Section 16

Tickets to the screenings also include access to a Closing Night Reception with appetizers and a drink

SCREENStir VancouverFebruary 6, 2024Partner Content, KDocsFF

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