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A Refuge: Arthur Erickson is an immersive look at the revered late architect's personal comforts
A Refuge: Arthur Erickson is an immersive look at the revered late architect's personal comforts

West Vancouver Art Museum and the Arthur Erickson Foundation copresent new exhibition that takes viewers into the icon’s home

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ART & DESIGNGuest UserMay 14, 2024West Vancouver Art Museum, Arthur Erickson, West Vancouver, architecture, Homepage feature
PRISMA Festival launches ticket sales for 12th annual edition in Powell River, June 17 to 29
PRISMA Festival launches ticket sales for 12th annual edition in Powell River, June 17 to 29

Dance-themed lineup features performances by 2023 Concerto Competition winner Maya Kilburn, Hungarian-born violist Máté Szücs, and more

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MUSIC, FESTSStir VancouverMay 14, 2024Partner Content, PRISMA Festival, Powell River
Music of the Night celebrates Andrew Lloyd Webber's 75th birthday, at River Rock Casino Resort on May 21
Music of the Night celebrates Andrew Lloyd Webber's 75th birthday, at River Rock Casino Resort on May 21

The concert tour features excerpts from Phantom of the Opera, Cats, Jesus Christ Superstar, and more

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MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGGuest UserMay 14, 2024Sound the Alarm: Music/Theatre, Andrew Lloyd Webber, musical theatre
Michael Stipe and Douglas Coupland artworks earn personal-record prices in Capture Photography Festival auction
Michael Stipe and Douglas Coupland artworks earn personal-record prices in Capture Photography Festival auction

Stipe’s photograph of Kurt Cobain’s hand sells for $75,000 while Coupland’s painting goes for $150,000 at Vancouver event

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ART & DESIGN, NEWSJanet SmithMay 14, 2024Capture Photography Festival, Douglas Coupland
Firehall Arts Centre stages Cheri Maracle's one-woman musical Paddle Song, May 24 to June 2
Firehall Arts Centre stages Cheri Maracle's one-woman musical Paddle Song, May 24 to June 2

Production tells the late-1800s story of trailblazing Mohawk poet-performer Pauline Johnson

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THEATREStir VancouverMay 14, 2024Partner Content, Firehall Arts Centre, Cheri Maracle, Pauline Johnson, Spring 2024
Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra and Vancouver Bach Choir join forces to journey a World of Music
Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra and Vancouver Bach Choir join forces to journey a World of Music

Together, groups perform Niel Golden’s Hindustani-driven premiere, as well as Moshe Denburg’s Ani Ma-amin and Farshid Samandari’s Asheghaneh

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MUSICJanet SmithMay 13, 2024Vancouver Bach Choir, VICO, Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra, Spring 2024
A Case For the Existence of God explores two men’s struggles with belonging, at Pacific Theatre, May 16 to June 9
A Case For the Existence of God explores two men’s struggles with belonging, at Pacific Theatre, May 16 to June 9

Critically acclaimed play explores young fathers connecting over shared struggles

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THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGGuest UserMay 13, 2024Pacific Theatre, Samuel D. Hunter, Kaitlin Williams, Spring 2024
Vancouver International Jazz Festival hosts Artists in Residence Shahzad Ismaily, Sakina Abdou, and DJ O Show
Vancouver International Jazz Festival hosts Artists in Residence Shahzad Ismaily, Sakina Abdou, and DJ O Show

Coastal Jazz & Blues Society will present the artists in a variety of festival events, including public talks, workshops, performances, and more

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MUSIC, FESTSStir VancouverMay 13, 2024Partner Content, Coastal Jazz & Blues Society, Coastal Jazz
Music review: Paul Lewis charms in first of four Schubert piano sonata concerts with Vancouver Recital Society
Music review: Paul Lewis charms in first of four Schubert piano sonata concerts with Vancouver Recital Society

Standing O, as British pianist launches concert series with a carefully considered performance that moves from youthful playfulness to fatalistic angst

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MUSICJanet SmithMay 13, 2024Paul Lewis, Schubert, Piano, VANCOUVER RECITAL SOCIETY, Vancouver Recital Society, Spring 2024
Upintheair Theatre's rEvolver Festival hones in on transformation through self-acceptance, May 22 to June 2
Upintheair Theatre's rEvolver Festival hones in on transformation through self-acceptance, May 22 to June 2

Show topics span technology, neurodiversity, loss, and more across 14 mainstage presentations, including Multi – Vs, Silent Howl, and The Ballad of Georges Boivin

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THEATRE, DANCEStir VancouverMay 13, 2024Partner Content, Upintheair Theatre, Spring 2024
Red Fever, Bye Bye Tiberias, and La Laguna del Soldado amid award winners at DOXA Documentary Film Festival
Red Fever, Bye Bye Tiberias, and La Laguna del Soldado amid award winners at DOXA Documentary Film Festival

Wouldn’t Make It Any Other Way named best short, while Kamay takes Elevate prize

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SCREEN, FESTSJanet SmithMay 11, 2024DOXA, DOXA Documentary Film Festival
Vancouver Folk Music Festival releases Main Stage schedule for Jericho Beach Park, July 19 to 21
Vancouver Folk Music Festival releases Main Stage schedule for Jericho Beach Park, July 19 to 21

Event’s 47th annual edition will open with Côte d’Ivoire singer Dobet Gnahoré, and close with JUNO and Polaris prize-winner Jeremy Dutcher

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MUSICStir VancouverMay 11, 2024Partner Content, Vancouver Folk Music Festival
Dance review: Flowing beauty, atmospheric visuals as FOR EVER devotes an evening to Ballet BC artistic director's work
Dance review: Flowing beauty, atmospheric visuals as FOR EVER devotes an evening to Ballet BC artistic director's work

Sophisticated choreography, with nods to classical roots, drive Medhi Walerski’s Chamber, SWAY, and the new Pieces of Tomorrow

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DANCEJanet SmithMay 11, 2024BALLET BC, Ballet BC, Spring 2024
The Improv Centre revisits summer camp mayhem in Camp What's-It-Called
The Improv Centre revisits summer camp mayhem in Camp What's-It-Called

Artistic director and former avid summer camper Jalen Saip tapped into her experiences for a show about the wild world of canoeing, campfires, and crushes

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COMEDY, THEATREGuest UserMay 10, 2024The Improv Centre, improv, comedy, Spring 2024, Homepage feature
Bard on the Beach hosts Hamlet on the BMO Mainstage, June 13 to September 20
Bard on the Beach hosts Hamlet on the BMO Mainstage, June 13 to September 20

Nadeem Phillip Umar Khitab plays the lead role of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, in captivating Shakespeare tale of revenge and existential crisis

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THEATREStir VancouverMay 10, 2024Partner Content, Bard on the Beach, Shakespeare
West Coast Modern Week announces 2024 programming
West Coast Modern Week announces 2024 programming

Celebration of West Coast Modern architecture and design runs July 9 to 14 and features walking tours, exhibitions, a documentary screening, and more

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ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonMay 10, 2024West Coast Modern Week, West Vancouver Art Museum, architecture, Arthur Erickson, Modernism
Théâtre la Seizième brings Joey Lespérance’s solo show Michel(le) to the stage, May 29 to June 8
Théâtre la Seizième brings Joey Lespérance’s solo show Michel(le) to the stage, May 29 to June 8

Autobiographical play follows siblings Joey and Michel(le) as they grow up in working-class 1970s Quebec

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THEATREStir VancouverMay 10, 2024Partner Content, Theatre la Seizieme
New documentary sheds light on Joan Baez's personal life, at Kay Meek Arts Centre May 13
New documentary sheds light on Joan Baez's personal life, at Kay Meek Arts Centre May 13

Joan Baez: I am a Noise draws from a vast archive that includes newly discovered home movies

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SCREENGuest UserMay 9, 2024Kay Meek Arts Centre, documentary, Joan Baez
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 things to know about adventurous U.K. guitarist Martin Harley
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 things to know about adventurous U.K. guitarist Martin Harley

Roots-and-blues musician playing the Kay Meek Arts Centre on May 17 has strummed alongside Vieux Farka Touré in Mali, toured England by bicycle, and more

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MUSICStir VancouverMay 9, 2024Martin Harley, Kay Meek Arts Centre, Spring 2024, cheat sheet, Homepage feature
Dancing on the Edge announces 2024 lineup featuring more than 30 performances of cutting-edge works
Dancing on the Edge announces 2024 lineup featuring more than 30 performances of cutting-edge works

36th annual festival of contemporary dance to present world premieres, Western Canadian debuts, and works-in-progress throughout Metro Vancouver from June 13 to 22

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DANCE, NEWSJanet SmithMay 9, 2024Dancing on the Edge, dance, fests
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