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At Indian Summer Festival, a utopian village and driftwood installation offer reflections on life's paradoxes
At Indian Summer Festival, a utopian village and driftwood installation offer reflections on life's paradoxes

At Ocean Artworks, artist Kimira Reddy unveils her ceiling-suspended work Drift and curator Nhylar hosts Jugalbandhi: Village Dreamscapes

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FESTS, ART & DESIGN, CULTUREJanet SmithJune 26, 2024Indian Summer Festival, Boca del Lupo, Summer 2024
Hills come alive with music during Cascade Peaks ChamberFest in Princeton, B.C.
Hills come alive with music during Cascade Peaks ChamberFest in Princeton, B.C.

Inaugural festival, hosted by the Langley Community Music School, regaled attendees with rousing concerts, valuable coaching, and idyllic views

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MUSIC, FESTSJanet SmithJune 26, 2024Festivals, Borealist String Quartet, Cascade P, Summer 2024
Winners announced of Early Music Vancouver’s second annual Emerging Artist Competition
Winners announced of Early Music Vancouver’s second annual Emerging Artist Competition

Contest asked musicians to share their vision for the future of early music

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MUSICJanet SmithJune 26, 2024Early Music Vancouver
Stir Q&A: Alok talks about the meaning of beauty and the freedom of comedy
Stir Q&A: Alok talks about the meaning of beauty and the freedom of comedy

Hitting Indian Summer Festival, the poet, standup, and fashion and nonbinary icon strives to make the world “a little bit more magnificent”

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COMEDY, FASHION, FESTSJanet SmithJune 26, 2024CHAN CENTRE, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, Indian Sumer Festival, Alok, Summer 2024, Homepage feature, LGBTQ+
Realwheels Theatre releases new radio-play podcast Disability Tour Bus for streaming, July 24
Realwheels Theatre releases new radio-play podcast Disability Tour Bus for streaming, July 24

Written by Amy Amantea and Rena Cohen, story follows young wheelchair user Shiloh as they navigate their first day as a tour-bus guide

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THEATREStir VancouverJune 26, 2024Partner Content, Realwheels Theatre
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 things to check out at Khatsahlano Street Party 2024
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 things to check out at Khatsahlano Street Party 2024

Jane McFadden, executive director of the Kitsilano West 4th Avenue BIA, shares her picks of can’t-miss moments

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FESTSStir VancouverJune 26, 2024Khatsahlano Street Party, Kitsilano, West 4th BIA, Summer 2024
Walk off the Earth kicks off Whistler Summer Concert Series, July 1
Walk off the Earth kicks off Whistler Summer Concert Series, July 1

The Juno-winning indie-pop band from Burlington, Ontario has amassed millions of YouTube and TikTok views

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MUSICGail JohnsonJune 26, 2024Whistler, Whistler Summer Concert Series
J. Patrick Raftery brings queer opera A Spanish Hour? to the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, July 27
J. Patrick Raftery brings queer opera A Spanish Hour? to the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, July 27

Reimagining of Maurice Ravel’s 1911 French one-act opera L’heure espagnole features an all–LGBTQ2SIA+ cast and crew

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THEATREStir VancouverJune 25, 2024Partner Content, A Spanish Hour?, Summer 2024, CHan Centre for the Performing Arts, LGBTQ2SAI, queer
Wayne Horvitz plays ringmaster to new Electric Circus project’s celebratory sonic adventure
Wayne Horvitz plays ringmaster to new Electric Circus project’s celebratory sonic adventure

Vancouver International Jazz Festival’s closing act layers, stacks, and twists pre-existing songs in its own brilliant form of live sampling and improvisation

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MUSIC, FESTSJanet SmithJune 25, 2024jazz, Vancouver International Jazz Festival, Coastal Jazz, Coastal Jazz & Blues Society, Summer 2024
Indigeneity and Blackness intersect in jewellery, performance, and more, at Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art to September 8
Indigeneity and Blackness intersect in jewellery, performance, and more, at Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art to September 8

Jewellery, film, dance regalia, and more as local artists explore their multifaceted heritage

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WHAT'S STIRRING, ART & DESIGNJanet SmithJune 24, 2024Bill Reid Gallery, Indigenous, Summer 2024, Damara Jacobs-Petersen
Declaration of the Lillooet Tribes explores a historic moment, at Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre
Declaration of the Lillooet Tribes explores a historic moment, at Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre

The new feature exhibition shares the story of how the Chiefs of 11 communities joined forces in 1911

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ART & DESIGN, CULTURAL TOURISM, CULTUREJanet SmithJune 24, 2024SLCC, Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre, Indigenous
Firehall Arts Centre pushes City for $7 million accessibility upgrade
Firehall Arts Centre pushes City for $7 million accessibility upgrade

Right now, wheelchair users face stairs and other barriers to attending and working on shows at the historic theatre

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THEATRE, NEWSJanet SmithJune 24, 2024FIREHALL, Firehall Arts Centre, City of Vancouver
Kelly Lycan brings site-specific art to the Burnaby Art Gallery with The Fireplace
Kelly Lycan brings site-specific art to the Burnaby Art Gallery with The Fireplace

New exhibition sheds fresh light on different rooms in the 1911 Edwardian building

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ART & DESIGNGuest UserJune 24, 2024Burnaby Art Gallery, Kelly Lycan, Homepage feature
Theatre review: A bold, sensory feast as Bard on the Beach's Twelfth Night goes to the circus
Theatre review: A bold, sensory feast as Bard on the Beach's Twelfth Night goes to the circus

A pitch-perfect cast digs into the foolery, original songs, and carnival whimsy of new production in the Vanier Park big top

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FESTS, THEATREJanet SmithJune 22, 2024Bard on the Beach, Shakespeare, Summer 2024
Vancouver New Music launches On Curation Mentorship Project, featuring four emerging Canadian curators
Vancouver New Music launches On Curation Mentorship Project, featuring four emerging Canadian curators

Mentors include Raven Chacon, who recently became the first Native American to win the Pulitzer Prize in Music, and Western Front curator-at-large Aki Onda

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NEWS, MUSICJanet SmithJune 21, 2024VANCOUVER NEW MUSIC, Raven Chacon
Vancouver Folk Music Festival welcomes international artists from Ukraine, Niger, New Zealand, and beyond
Vancouver Folk Music Festival welcomes international artists from Ukraine, Niger, New Zealand, and beyond

Renowned musical talents from around the globe will come together for a weekend of performances and workshops at ʔəy̓alməxʷ Jericho Beach Park

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FESTS, MUSICStir VancouverJune 21, 2024Partner Content, Vancouver Folk Music Festival, Summer 2024
Major new sculpture by Indigenous artist James Harry installed in Squamish

Welcome Gate is made of fibreglass, stainless steel, copper guilding, and LED lighting

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ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, NEWSJanet SmithJune 21, 2024Squamish, Indigenous, James Harry
Vodou spirits and two-headed serpents, as We All Break rides Haitian rhythms at Vancouver International Jazz Festival
Vodou spirits and two-headed serpents, as We All Break rides Haitian rhythms at Vancouver International Jazz Festival

Avant-garde percussionist Ches Smith and master drummer Daniel Brevil’s all-star ensemble blends jazz with the ancient and the modern, the Afrocentric and the Eurocentric

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MUSIC, FESTSJanet SmithJune 21, 2024Summer 2024, Vancouver International Jazz Festival, Coastal Jazz & Blues Society, Coastal Jazz & Blues
Dances for a Small Stage returns this summer with whimsical indoor and outdoor shows
Dances for a Small Stage returns this summer with whimsical indoor and outdoor shows

Performances include a Mount Pleasant distillery show on July 16 and 17, and outdoor show at the Shipyards in North Vancouver on July 20

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DANCEStir VancouverJune 21, 2024Partner Content, Small Stage, Summer 2024
Film review: At Vancouver Greek Film Festival, Animal captures the grittier side of resort life
Film review: At Vancouver Greek Film Festival, Animal captures the grittier side of resort life

Sofia Exarchou’s compelling and heartbreaking look at the performers hired to dance, sing, and run karaoke and bingo games for tourists

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FESTS, SCREENJanet SmithJune 20, 2024Vancouver Greek Film Festival, The Cinematheque, Summer 2024
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