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North Shore Jazz concert series launches at venues around North Vancouver through end of June
North Shore Jazz concert series launches at venues around North Vancouver through end of June

Highlights include a free show by Lebanon-born, Montreal-based artist Lamia Yared, a Dave Brubeck homage by the Marois Vocal Project, and more

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MUSIC, FESTS, WHAT'S STIRRINGEmily LythJune 20, 2024North Shore Jazz, Vancouver International Jazz Festival, Summer 2024, Blueshore at CapU
The Polygon Gallery launches annual summer Deckchair Cinema series on June 27
The Polygon Gallery launches annual summer Deckchair Cinema series on June 27

Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains opens the 10-film, al-fresco screening series that includes live music and access to the gallery’s summer exhibitions

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SCREEN, MUSICStir VancouverJune 20, 2024Partner Content, The Polygon Gallery, Summer 2024
Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre celebrates National Indigenous Peoples Day, June 21
Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre celebrates National Indigenous Peoples Day, June 21

A full day of free programming ranges from storytelling to film to a fashion show

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CULTURAL TOURISM, CULTUREJanet SmithJune 20, 2024SLCC, Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre, Whistler, Indigenous, Summer 2024
Boca del Lupo presents Kimira Reddy's installation Drift at Indian Summer Festival, July 6 to 14
Boca del Lupo presents Kimira Reddy's installation Drift at Indian Summer Festival, July 6 to 14

Breathtaking artwork on Granville Island draws inspiration from the paradoxes of life using a canopy of vibrant fabrics and suspended driftwood

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THEATREStir VancouverJune 20, 2024Partner Content, Boca del Lupo, Indian Summer Festival, Summer 2024
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 facts you need to know about unorthodox Johnny Cash musical Ring of Fire
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 facts you need to know about unorthodox Johnny Cash musical Ring of Fire

Arts Club Theatre Company production pays homage to late American artist’s iconic songs, from “I Walk the Line” to “Folsom Prison Blues”

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THEATRE, MUSICStir VancouverJune 19, 2024Arts Club Theatre Company, Johnny Cash, Summer 2024, Homepage feature
As Hamlet, Nadeem Phillip Umar-Khitab crafts a character he can finally connect to
As Hamlet, Nadeem Phillip Umar-Khitab crafts a character he can finally connect to

At Bard on the Beach, the actor makes the most of Stephen Drover’s taut adaptation, after six years of work on the project

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FESTS, THEATREJanet SmithJune 19, 2024Bard on the Beach, Shakespeare, Nadeem Phillip Umar Khitab, Summer 2024, Homepage feature
Burnaby Art Gallery launches contemplative new Kelly Lycan exhibition The Fireplace, June 21
Burnaby Art Gallery launches contemplative new Kelly Lycan exhibition The Fireplace, June 21

Installation explores the powerful confluence of art and domestic space, referencing the once-residential gallery’s previous furniture, decorations, and styles

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ART & DESIGNStir VancouverJune 19, 2024Partner Content, Burnaby Art Gallery, Summer 2024
Belle Spirale's Alexis Fletcher remounts her dreamlike solo assemble at Dancing on the Edge, June 20 to 22
Belle Spirale's Alexis Fletcher remounts her dreamlike solo assemble at Dancing on the Edge, June 20 to 22

Contemporary ballet piece co-created with her partner Sylvain Senez explores memory, mortality, and letting go

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DANCE, FESTSJanet SmithJune 18, 2024Belle Spirale Dance Projects, Alexis Fletcher, Dancing on the Edge, Summer 2024
Polaris Music Prize nominee Devours headlines Khatsahlano Street Party's Maple Stage, July 6
Polaris Music Prize nominee Devours headlines Khatsahlano Street Party's Maple Stage, July 6

Stage presented in partnership with Vancouver Folk Music Festival to feature a specially curated lineup of eight artists every hour, on the hour

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MUSIC, FESTSStir VancouverJune 18, 2024Partner Content, Khatsalano, Khatsahlano Street Party, Vancouver Folk Music Festival, Devours, Summer 2024
Vancouver Opera offers Voices of the Solstice in honour of National Indigenous Peoples Day, June 21
Vancouver Opera offers Voices of the Solstice in honour of National Indigenous Peoples Day, June 21

The free concert features Renae Morriseau, M’Girl, Russell Wallace, and musica intima

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MUSICJanet SmithJune 18, 2024Vancouver Opera, musica intima, Russell Wallace, Renae Morriseau, M'Girl, Indigenous, National Indigenous Peoples Day, solstice
Marois Vocal Project plays a Dave Brubeck tribute concert at BlueShore at CapU, June 28
Marois Vocal Project plays a Dave Brubeck tribute concert at BlueShore at CapU, June 28

Group of 11 led by B.C.–based arranger and music director Réjean Marois will perform its signature “vocalese” in partnership with Vancouver International Jazz Festival

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MUSICStir VancouverJune 18, 2024Partner Content, Blueshore at CapU, Summer 2024
Chutzpah! Festival set to run a scaled-down event this year to cope with financial pressures
Chutzpah! Festival set to run a scaled-down event this year to cope with financial pressures

Festival changes to an approximately weeklong event, as organizers cut back by two-thirds in the wake of public grant losses

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NEWS, FESTSJanet SmithJune 17, 2024festivals, chutzpah! festival
Studio 58 announces 2024-25 season, its 59th year of indie and mainstage theatre
Studio 58 announces 2024-25 season, its 59th year of indie and mainstage theatre

Four mainstage shows and one indie production featuring Vancouver’s up-and-coming talent fill the calendar

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NEWS, THEATREJanet SmithJune 17, 2024Studio 58, theatre
Coastal Jazz offers Journeys to the Bandstand—A Conversation with Author Chris Wong on June 21
Coastal Jazz offers Journeys to the Bandstand—A Conversation with Author Chris Wong on June 21

The free talk focuses on Wong’s first book, a collection of 30 long-form portraits of musicians who have helped shape Vancouver’s jazz scene

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MUSIC, READ, FESTSJanet SmithJune 17, 2024Jazz Fest, Vancouver International Jazz Festival, Chris Wong, jazz, Coastal Jazz
Moor Mother brings sonic poetry to the Vancouver International Jazz Festival, June 21
Moor Mother brings sonic poetry to the Vancouver International Jazz Festival, June 21

Experimental artist inspired by jazz, hip hop, and beat poetry will also play a June 22 show with her quintet Irreversible Entanglements

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MUSICEmily LythJune 17, 2024Vancouver International Jazz Festival, Moor Mother, Queer Arts Festival, Summer 2024, Coastal Jazz & Blues Society
Theatre review: Darkly comedic Medicine rides manic energy and chaotic events inside one man's mind
Theatre review: Darkly comedic Medicine rides manic energy and chaotic events inside one man's mind

With spot-on staging and solid performances, Pi Theatre production brings out the material’s dark introspection and surrealism of its play-within-a-play

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THEATREJanet SmithJune 17, 2024Pi Theatre
Early Music Vancouver's artist-in-residence Alon Sariel headlines Bach & Mandolin, August 8
Early Music Vancouver's artist-in-residence Alon Sariel headlines Bach & Mandolin, August 8

Alexander Weimann conducts evening with the Pacific Baroque Orchestra centred around a reconstruction of Bach’s Italian Concerto

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MUSICStir VancouverJune 17, 2024Partner Content, Early Music Vancouver, Alexander Weimann, Summer 2024
Dance review: Bathed in lossy's neon glow, Company 605 dances the infinite scroll
Dance review: Bathed in lossy's neon glow, Company 605 dances the infinite scroll

Energized and visually striking, the new Dancing on the Edge-SFU Woodward’s work also alludes to multiple levels of loss

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DANCE, FESTSJanet SmithJune 16, 2024Company 605, Dancing on the Edge, SFU Woodward's, SFU Woodward, SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs, Summer 2024
Renegade Arts Co presents Back From the Dead, July 24 to 27 and August 8 to 11
Renegade Arts Co presents Back From the Dead, July 24 to 27 and August 8 to 11

Apocalyptic rock musical with original score follows survivors navigating the aftermath of a cataclysmic event

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THEATRE, MUSICStir VancouverJune 14, 2024Partner Content, Renegade Arts Co, Summer 2024
In Bard on the Beach's Twelfth Night, Dawn Petten puts a new female spin on Malvolio
In Bard on the Beach's Twelfth Night, Dawn Petten puts a new female spin on Malvolio

In a circus-carnival kingdom, a Vancouver actor known for her comedy chops reinvents one of Shakespeare’s most hilariously humourless characters

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THEATRE, FESTSJanet SmithJune 14, 2024Bard on the Beach, Shakespeare, Summer 2024, SUMMER 2024, Homepage feature
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