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Vancouver Latin American Cultural Centre hosts lively music-filled Brazilian Summer Night, July 6
Vancouver Latin American Cultural Centre hosts lively music-filled Brazilian Summer Night, July 6

Brazil’s Alberto Salgado to headline celebratory evening featuring fellow música popular brasileira artists Celso Machado, Amphibioux, and Sara Magal

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MUSICJanet SmithJuly 4, 2024Vancouver Latin American Cultural Centre, VLACC, Summer 2024, Brazil, Brazilian music, the Cultch
At Theatre Under the Stars, School of Rock puts an ambitious spin on wannabe rockstar Dewey Finn
At Theatre Under the Stars, School of Rock puts an ambitious spin on wannabe rockstar Dewey Finn

Production directed by Tracey Power stars lead actor Colin Sheen, accompanied by a talented ensemble cast and students from the School of Rock Vancouver

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THEATRE, FESTSJanet SmithJuly 4, 2024Theatre Under the Stars, TUTS, School of Rock, Summer 2024, Tracey Power, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Homepage feature
Stir Cheat Sheet: 4 events to catch at West Coast Modern Week
Stir Cheat Sheet: 4 events to catch at West Coast Modern Week

A kickoff party, film screening, architecture lecture, and concert are all part of the annual celebration of West Coast Modernism

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ART & DESIGNStir VancouverJuly 4, 2024West Coast Modern Week, West Vancouver Art Museum, architecture, Isetta Cafe Bistro, Arthur Erickson, Summer 2024
Vancouver mourns the death of dan bau virtuoso Bic Hoang, a "standout musician with a standout instrument and a big smile"
Vancouver mourns the death of dan bau virtuoso Bic Hoang, a "standout musician with a standout instrument and a big smile"

The local artist was the first woman to play the koni, a traditional Vietnamese instrument typically reserved for men

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NEWS, MUSICJanet SmithJuly 3, 2024Bic Hoang, VICO, VSO School of Music
The Dance Centre announces Company 605 co-artistic directors and Margaret Grenier as 2024 winners of Lola Award and Isadora Award
The Dance Centre announces Company 605 co-artistic directors and Margaret Grenier as 2024 winners of Lola Award and Isadora Award

Lisa Mariko Gelley and Josh Martin receive $10,000 biennial prize, while Dancers of Damelahamid artistic director wins $5,000 annual award

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NEWS, DANCEJanet SmithJuly 3, 2024The Dance Centre, Lisa Mariko Gelley, Josh Martin, Company 605, Margaret Grenier, Lola Award, Isadora Award
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 bands to search out at Khatsahlano Street Party
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 bands to search out at Khatsahlano Street Party

From History of Gunpowder’s “freak out orchestra” to Amanda Sum’s intimate confessionals: five acts worth a place on your West 4th schedule

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MUSIC, FESTSStir VancouverJuly 3, 2024Khatsahlano Street Party, Summer 2024
Kokoro Dance hosts 30th annual Wreck Beach Butoh performance workshop, July 8 to 21
Kokoro Dance hosts 30th annual Wreck Beach Butoh performance workshop, July 8 to 21

Registration is now open for two-week-long Japanese dance experience taught by legendary artists Barbara Bourget and Jay Hirabayashi

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DANCEStir VancouverJuly 3, 2024Partner Content, Kokoro Dance, Wreck Beach Butoh, butoh, Summer 2024
Stir Q&A: CATS director Ashley Wright talks '80s Lycra and the depth of dramaturgy in Theatre Under the Stars show
Stir Q&A: CATS director Ashley Wright talks '80s Lycra and the depth of dramaturgy in Theatre Under the Stars show

Eternally popular show by Andrew Lloyd Webber will run from July 5 to August 23 at the Malkin Bowl in Stanley Park

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THEATRE, FESTSStir VancouverJuly 3, 2024Theatre Under the Stars, Summer 2024, Stir Q&A, TUTS
Amanda Sum performs new EP for the first time in suite-release concert at The Cultch, July 4
Amanda Sum performs new EP for the first time in suite-release concert at The Cultch, July 4

does it make me naive if i’ve never been part of something where i’ve meant more to them than they did to me? compiles 18 short movements in ode to a failing love life

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MUSICJanet SmithJuly 2, 2024the Cultch, Amanda Sum, Summer 2024
New Works brings free All Over the Map performance series back to Granville Island this summer
New Works brings free All Over the Map performance series back to Granville Island this summer

Four outdoor dance and music shows take place July 21 and August 11 at the Picnic Pavilion, offering a family-friendly cultural experience

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DANCE, MUSICStir VancouverJuly 2, 2024Partner Content, New Works, V'ni Dansi, Afrobeats Van, mozaico flamenco, Summer 2024
Long-table meals and thought-provoking subjects, as Indian Summer Festival offers three-part Tiffin Talk series, July 7
Long-table meals and thought-provoking subjects, as Indian Summer Festival offers three-part Tiffin Talk series, July 7

Topics include the meaning of comfort food, music’s role in community empowerment, and cultural appropriation in fashion

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FESTS, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJuly 2, 2024Indian Summer Festival, Asha Wheeldon, Tonye Aganaba, Summer 2024
Arushi Jain brings ever-evolving electronic mindscapes to Indian Summer Festival
Arushi Jain brings ever-evolving electronic mindscapes to Indian Summer Festival

Having trained in North Indian classical singing, the artist speaks her own musical language filled with computer-based sound

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MUSIC, FESTSJanet SmithJuly 2, 2024PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, Indian Summer Festival, Summer 2024
Theatre review: Ring of Fire takes a creatively staged journey through the iconic songs of Johnny Cash
Theatre review: Ring of Fire takes a creatively staged journey through the iconic songs of Johnny Cash

At the Arts Club’s Granville Island stage, instrument-playing cast members alternate the role of the Man in Black in an almost completely sung-through musical

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THEATREJanet SmithJune 29, 2024Arts Club Theatre Company, Arts Club Theatre, Johnny Cash, Summer 2024
Gateway Theatre unveils 40th-anniversary season, spanning a Halloween murder mystery, family-friendly puppetry, and more
Gateway Theatre unveils 40th-anniversary season, spanning a Halloween murder mystery, family-friendly puppetry, and more

Four mainstage theatre shows hit 2024-25 roster, along with celebrations for Richmond Pride Week, Mid-Autumn Festival, and Lunar New Year

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NEWS, THEATREJanet SmithJune 28, 2024Gateway Theatre, The Little Onion Puppet Co, Touchstone Theatre
Odd Meridian Arts presents a mandala of movement and music in Piece Lily, July 2 to 7
Odd Meridian Arts presents a mandala of movement and music in Piece Lily, July 2 to 7

At cultural space Morrow, Marisa Gold and Ziyian Kwan devise a dance duet to cellist Peggy Lee’s musical scor

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DANCE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJune 28, 2024Odd Meridian Arts, Dumb Instrument Dance, Morrow, Summer 2024, Ziyian Kwan, Marisa Gold
Epic Tom Thomson exhibition comes to Whistler's Audain Art Museum
Epic Tom Thomson exhibition comes to Whistler's Audain Art Museum

The largest retrospective of the iconic Canadian artist’s works to date features 133 paintings

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ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonJune 28, 2024Audain Art Museum, Whistler, Curtis Collins, To, Homepage feature
Firehall Arts Centre loses bid for $7 million accessibility upgrades in City's Mid-term Capital Plan
Firehall Arts Centre loses bid for $7 million accessibility upgrades in City's Mid-term Capital Plan

In a move opposition councillors called “embarrassing”, Vancouver City Council majority voted to put off exploring future upgrades to the aging facility by two years

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NEWS, THEATREJanet SmithJune 27, 2024FIREHALL, Firehall Arts Centre, Vancouver City Council
Theatre review: Stylistic flourish and emotional intensity in a gutsy new Hamlet at Bard on the Beach
Theatre review: Stylistic flourish and emotional intensity in a gutsy new Hamlet at Bard on the Beach

In brisk modern-day production, daring choices include omnipresent paparazzi, dance interludes, and kaleidoscopic lights

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THEATRE, FESTSJanet SmithJune 27, 2024Bard on the Beach, Summer 2024, Shakespeare, Homepage feature
Paradise and disaster collide in new Surrey Art Gallery exhibition Future Memoria, opening June 22
Paradise and disaster collide in new Surrey Art Gallery exhibition Future Memoria, opening June 22

Selections from the gallery’s permanent collection and loaned artworks explore the concept of the future through dystopian and utopian ideals

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ART & DESIGNStir VancouverJune 27, 2024Partner Content, surrey art gallery, Summer 2024
Making music has been a guiding light for Hotel Mira frontman Charlie Kerr
Making music has been a guiding light for Hotel Mira frontman Charlie Kerr

Ahead of the Khatsahlano Street Party, singer says he does what he does because he wants the world’s outcasts to feel seen

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FESTS, MUSICJanet SmithJune 27, 2024Khatsalahno Street Party, Hotel Mira, Homepage feature
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