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BC and Yukon Book Prizes unveil 2024 shortlist, spanning names like Darrel J. McLeod, Emelia Symington-Fedy, Naomi Klein, and Helen Knott
BC and Yukon Book Prizes unveil 2024 shortlist, spanning names like Darrel J. McLeod, Emelia Symington-Fedy, Naomi Klein, and Helen Knott

Awards across fiction, nonfiction, children’s books, and more to be announced September 28

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READJanet SmithApril 11, 2024BC and Yukon Book Prizes, West Coast Book Prize Society
Tausk Conducts Shostakovich & Adams with violinist Paul Huang at the VSO, April 26 and 27
Tausk Conducts Shostakovich & Adams with violinist Paul Huang at the VSO, April 26 and 27

Musicians perform Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No. 1, John Adams’s Harmonielehre, and Ryan Kelly’s Earth, Beloved with Elektra Women’s Choir

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MUSICStir VancouverApril 10, 2024Partner Content, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Otto Tausk, Spring 2024
Blondie, Burton Cummings, Blue Rodeo, Barenaked Ladies, and more as PNE unveils its Summer Night Concert lineup for 2024
Blondie, Burton Cummings, Blue Rodeo, Barenaked Ladies, and more as PNE unveils its Summer Night Concert lineup for 2024

Roster also includes Ludacris, Flo Rida, and I Love the 90’s Tour featuring Vanilla Ice

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MUSICJanet SmithApril 10, 2024PNE, Pacific National Exhibition, Summer 2024
Bard on the Beach returns for 35th season from June 11 to September 21 in Vanier Park
Bard on the Beach returns for 35th season from June 11 to September 21 in Vanier Park

Diana Donnelly’s take on Twelfth Night opens the season, which also features Hamlet, The Comedy of Errors, and Measure for Measure

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THEATRE, FESTSStir VancouverApril 10, 2024Partner Content, Bard on the Beach
In Sexy Laundry, director Diana Donnelly unpacks intimacy and longevity in long-term relationships
In Sexy Laundry, director Diana Donnelly unpacks intimacy and longevity in long-term relationships

Arts Club Theatre Company stages Michele Riml’s international-hit play about a couple seeking to rekindle their sex life 25 years into marriage

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THEATREEmily LythApril 10, 2024Arts Club Theatre, Arts Club Theatre Company, Spring 2024, Homepage feature
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts hosts musical act Amai Kuda et Les Bois on April 26
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts hosts musical act Amai Kuda et Les Bois on April 26

Toronto-based performers have collaborated with the likes of Joel Plaskett, Kellylee Evans, Sarah Slean, and M-1 of Dead Prez

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MUSICStir VancouverApril 9, 2024Partner Content, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Spring 2024
In This Is How We Got Here, playwright Keith Barker reflects on moving forward after unfathomable loss
In This Is How We Got Here, playwright Keith Barker reflects on moving forward after unfathomable loss

Firehall Arts Centre presentation centres a close-knit family relearning how to coexist in the wake of trauma±

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THEATREEmily LythApril 9, 2024Firehall Arts Centre, Keith Barker, Spring 2024
Dance//Novella’s reality-shifting Night is the Mother premieres at Scotiabank Dance Centre, April 25
Dance//Novella’s reality-shifting Night is the Mother premieres at Scotiabank Dance Centre, April 25

Company’s latest work explores the power of dreams in Discover Dance! noon performance

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DANCEStir VancouverApril 9, 2024Partner Content, The Dance Centre, Spring 2024
Abigail Lapell explores love from all angles through song, tracing elation to heartache
Abigail Lapell explores love from all angles through song, tracing elation to heartache

Coming to the BlueShore at CapU, singer-songwriter performs ethereal folk ballads from new album Anniversary

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MUSICJanet SmithApril 9, 2024Homepage feature, BlueShore at CapU, Spring 2024
I KNOW YOUR SECRET premieres with Some Assembly Theatre Company, May 1 to 4
I KNOW YOUR SECRET premieres with Some Assembly Theatre Company, May 1 to 4

Valerie Methot’s psychological thriller navigates the dangers of social media with a creative team of diverse youth and artists

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THEATREStir VancouverApril 8, 2024Partner Content, Some Assembly Theatre, Spring 2024
Theatre review: Parifam takes an enigmatic look at repression and self-expression
Theatre review: Parifam takes an enigmatic look at repression and self-expression

Atmospheric new play at The Cultch about two women in exile from Iran revolves around duality and secrets

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THEATREJanet SmithApril 8, 2024THE CULTCH, The Cultch, VACT, Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre, Medusa Theatre, Spring 2024
Vancouver Chopin Society Hosts Legendary Pianist Yefim Bronfman on April 16
Vancouver Chopin Society Hosts Legendary Pianist Yefim Bronfman on April 16

Tashkent, Soviet Union-born musician’s concert is presented in tandem with a Bruce Liu show on May 19 for a double-bill discount

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MUSICStir VancouverApril 8, 2024Partner Content, Vancouver Chopin Society, Spring 2024
Stir Q&A:  Director Barbara Tomasic offers clues to Ken Ludwig's comical Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
Stir Q&A: Director Barbara Tomasic offers clues to Ken Ludwig's comical Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery

Multitasking characters and carefully choreographed mayhem at the Gateway Theatre

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THEATREJanet SmithApril 8, 2024Gateway Theatre, Spring 2023
Theatre Under the Stars announces CATS and School of Rock for summer season, July 5 to August 24
Theatre Under the Stars announces CATS and School of Rock for summer season, July 5 to August 24

Two-show subscription pack tickets now on sale for outdoor performances at Stanley Park’s Malkin Bowl

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NEWS, THEATREJanet SmithApril 5, 2024TUTS, Theatre Under the Stars
Annual Sakura Days Japan Fair celebrates spring at Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival, April 13 and 14
Annual Sakura Days Japan Fair celebrates spring at Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival, April 13 and 14

Premium sake sampling, children’s J-pop dancing, samurai sword performances, and more at weekend event

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FESTS, CULTUREJanet SmithApril 5, 2024Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival, sakura, Sakura Days Japan Fair, Spring 2024
Anvil Theatre hosts Raine Hamilton String Trio in acoustic chamber-folk concert, May 4
Anvil Theatre hosts Raine Hamilton String Trio in acoustic chamber-folk concert, May 4

Winnipeg, Manitoba-based singer-songwriter Hamilton plays violin and guitar, accompanied by a cellist and upright bassist

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MUSICStir VancouverApril 5, 2024Partner Content, Anvil Theatre, Spring 2024
Heartbreak and perseverance behind the scenes as multidisciplinary Over the Ridge returns in new form
Heartbreak and perseverance behind the scenes as multidisciplinary Over the Ridge returns in new form

The Fugitives’ Brendan McLeod returns to Vimy Ridge musical-storytelling, this time with dance by Jacob Williams—an artist who knows what it is to suffer

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MUSIC, DANCEJanet SmithApril 5, 2024Massey Theatre, Spring 2024
Chor Leoni officially drops “men's choir” from its title, as it prepares for The Big Roar fest
Chor Leoni officially drops “men's choir” from its title, as it prepares for The Big Roar fest

Artistic director Erick Lichte says the move ties into choral singing as an act of empathy

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MUSICJanet SmithApril 5, 2024Chor Leoni, CHOR LEONI, SPRING 2024, Spring 2024, Erick Lichte
Takao Tanabe: Printmaker launches at Surrey Art Gallery with an Opening Reception, April 13
Takao Tanabe: Printmaker launches at Surrey Art Gallery with an Opening Reception, April 13

Exhibition features over 60 prints by renowned Canadian artist Takao Tanabe, dating from 1948 to 2023

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ART & DESIGNStir VancouverApril 5, 2024Partner Content, Surrey Art Gallery, Spring 2024
Longing to See: Photography and In-Visibility spotlights the overlooked at Capture Photography Festival, to April 28
Longing to See: Photography and In-Visibility spotlights the overlooked at Capture Photography Festival, to April 28

Collaborative exhibition with Emily Carr University of Art + Design curated by Birthe Piontek features photographs by nine student artists

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ART & DESIGN, WHAT'S STIRRINGEmily LythApril 4, 2024Emily Carr University, Emily Carr, ECUAD, Spring 2024, Capture, Capture Photography Festival, photography
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At Christmas With Chor Leoni, Saina Khaledi premieres Persian song inspired by her father’s melodies. 

Composer-musician draws on years of memories in new piece for santour and choir that celebrates Yalda Night. Read more at Stir. 

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Corbin Murdoch steps in as Vancouver Folk Music Festival executive director. 

The musician, cultural programmer, and producer set to work alongside artistic director Fiona Black. 

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The Nutcracker at Wethersfield follows New York City Ballet to a wintry estate, to December 28 at VIFF Centre. 

The Leading Ladies bring to life Duke Ellington’s swingy twist on Tchaikovsky score at December 14 screening. 

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Vancouver Cantata Singers bridge generations with Christmas Reprise concerts

Up-and-coming composer Sophia Colpitts contributed to the program—with a little help from her grandpa. Read more at Stir. 

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Goh Ballet fosters young talent and holiday cheer with 15th edition of The Nutcracker

Amid tulle tutus and fleecey lambs, director Chan Hon Goh reflects on the history of the “feel-good production”. 

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Gateway Theatre’s Annie brings back classic songs and a sense of optimism, to January 3. 

And did we mention the live dogs playing Sandy?

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