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Savage Society presents Summer Music Series at New Westminster River Market, July 20 and 27
Savage Society presents Summer Music Series at New Westminster River Market, July 20 and 27

Among the local acts performing are soul-folk-pop singer-songwriter Lola Parks and two-spirit artist Corvin Mack

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MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGGuest UserJuly 15, 2024Savage Society, New Westminster River Market
CREATE! Eastside Arts Festival expands across disciplines for fourth year of summer arts programming
CREATE! Eastside Arts Festival expands across disciplines for fourth year of summer arts programming

Esther Rausenberg reflects on the festival’s origins as it diversifies its outdoor arts-workshop programming with concerts, a beer garden, and more

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FESTS, ART & DESIGNJanet SmithJuly 15, 2024Create! Arts Festival, CREATE! Eastside Arts Festival, Eastside Arts, Eastside Arts Society, Eastside Culture Crawl, Summer 2024, Esther Rausenberg
At Vancouver Folk Music Festival, Zar Electrik blends traditional sounds with electronic futurism
At Vancouver Folk Music Festival, Zar Electrik blends traditional sounds with electronic futurism

The Marseille trio—Arthur Peneau, Didier Simione, and Anass Zine—draws on instruments and sounds from Africa and beyond

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MUSIC, FESTSJanet SmithJuly 12, 2024Vanouver Folk Music Festival
Vancouver's Vines Art Festival announces 2024 program of art-led land justice
Vancouver's Vines Art Festival announces 2024 program of art-led land justice

Free outdoor performances in Vancouver parks feature artists such as Kinfolk Nation, MRD3, and Lil Smudge

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FESTSGuest UserJuly 12, 2024Vines Art Festival
Jeremy Dutcher returns to West Coast, finding new ways to express himself in songs from his sophomore album
Jeremy Dutcher returns to West Coast, finding new ways to express himself in songs from his sophomore album

Appearing at the Vancouver Folk Music Festival, the celebrated two-spirit Wolastoqiyik artist explores land rights, injustice, and more from powerful Motewolonuwok

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FESTS, MUSICJanet SmithJuly 12, 2024Vancouver Folk Music Festival, Jeremy Dutcher, Summer 2024, Indigenous
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra performs Field of Dreams in Concert, July 19 and 20
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra performs Field of Dreams in Concert, July 19 and 20

It’s the first time James Horner’s musical score has been adapted for live performance by a full symphony orchestra

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MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJuly 12, 2024Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, VSO
Springing out of shipping containers, Vancouver’s new Junction Public Market opens downtown
Springing out of shipping containers, Vancouver’s new Junction Public Market opens downtown

Local vendors, food trucks, a “sipping container” bar, and live entertainment are all featured at Granville Square this summer

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CULINARY, FESTSJanet SmithJuly 11, 2024Junction Public Market, downtown Vancouver
Müzewest Concerts Society announces pianist Avan Yu as new artistic and executive director
Müzewest Concerts Society announces pianist Avan Yu as new artistic and executive director

Originally from Hong Kong, the internationally renowned artist has performed around the globe

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MUSICJanet SmithJuly 11, 2024Muzewest Concerts, Avan Yu
Dances for a Small Stage returns with a renewed vision and fresh venue
Dances for a Small Stage returns with a renewed vision and fresh venue

Cultivating emerging talent and making dance affordable are just some of the reasons Julie-anne Saroyan brought back the popular program of short works on a tiny stage

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DANCEJanet SmithJuly 11, 2024Dances for a Small Stage, Small Stage, Summer 2024
Western Front presents moving-image exhibition Biraddali Dancing on the Horizon, July 13 to August 10
Western Front presents moving-image exhibition Biraddali Dancing on the Horizon, July 13 to August 10

Filipina-Australian artist Bhenji Ra’s first solo exhibition in Canada, made in collaboration with a Tausug elder, documents a process of ancestral learning

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ART & DESIGNStir VancouverJuly 11, 2024Partner Content, Western Front
Kokoro Dance's Wreck Beach Butoh series hits three-decade milestone, July 20 and 21
Kokoro Dance's Wreck Beach Butoh series hits three-decade milestone, July 20 and 21

Outdoor performances take place in the nude at Wreck Beach, the culmination of a nine-day workshop hosted by Kokoro cofounders Barbara Bourget and Jay Hirabayashi

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DANCE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJuly 11, 2024Wreck Beach Butoh, Kokoro Dance, butoh, Summer 2024, Barbara Bourget, Jay Hirabayashi
The Tempest Project guides audiences through a roving Shakespeare concert at the Vancouver Playhouse
The Tempest Project guides audiences through a roving Shakespeare concert at the Vancouver Playhouse

In the Music on Main show, listeners follow a cast of musicians around the venue as they perform a diverse Bard-inspired score conceived by David Pay

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MUSICJanet SmithJuly 10, 2024Music on Main, Shakespeare, Summer 2024
Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre in Whistler to host Lil’wat master carver Jonathan Joe for the Salish Summer Carving Series
Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre in Whistler to host Lil’wat master carver Jonathan Joe for the Salish Summer Carving Series

The artist will carve a story pole at the entrance to SLCC’s Great Hall

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithJuly 9, 2024SLCC, Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre, Indigenous artists, Xwalactun, Jonathan Joe
The Kids in the Hall's Kevin McDonald hosts a laughter-filled weekend at The Improv Centre this August
The Kids in the Hall's Kevin McDonald hosts a laughter-filled weekend at The Improv Centre this August

Canadian comedy legend will perform a just-announced evening of improv and standup sets, plus teach two writing and performance workshops

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COMEDYJanet SmithJuly 9, 2024The Improv Centre, Kevin McDonald, improv, Standup comedy
Stir Q&A: At Bard on the Beach, Measure for Measure costumes channel '70s-disco and '90s-rave styles
Stir Q&A: At Bard on the Beach, Measure for Measure costumes channel '70s-disco and '90s-rave styles

Designer Alaia Hamer shares some of the fantastical influences that helped bring a 1600s Shakespeare show into the present

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THEATRE, FESTSStir VancouverJuly 8, 2024Summer 2024, Stir Q&A, Bard on the Beach, Shakespeare, Alaia Hamer, Homepage feature
Stop Making Sense brings the "Big Suit"-era Talking Heads to Deckchair Cinema, July 11
Stop Making Sense brings the "Big Suit"-era Talking Heads to Deckchair Cinema, July 11

“Burning Down the House”, “Psycho Killer”, and more hits get iconic performances in recently remastered film at The Polygon Gallery

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SCREENJanet SmithJuly 8, 2024The Polygon, THE POLYGON, The Polygon Gallery, POLYGON GALLERY, Summer 2024, Talking Heads
Suzie Ungerleider evolves beyond her “creaky old whisky-soaked” Americana roots, at the Vancouver Folk Music Festival
Suzie Ungerleider evolves beyond her “creaky old whisky-soaked” Americana roots, at the Vancouver Folk Music Festival

Former Oh Susannah singer-songwriter no longer sets foot onstage intent on slaying dragons

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FESTS, MUSICJanet SmithJuly 8, 2024Vancouver Folk Music Festival, Summer 2024
Ballet BC announces $2 million donation to its Dancer Investment Fund
Ballet BC announces $2 million donation to its Dancer Investment Fund

Founders’ Council member Jane McLennan’s gift gives dancers salary increases and unprecedented 52-week contracts over 10 years

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DANCEJanet SmithJuly 6, 2024Ballet BC, BALLET BC
Vancouver celebrates centenary of the birth of renowned late architect Arthur Erickson with a year of programming
Vancouver celebrates centenary of the birth of renowned late architect Arthur Erickson with a year of programming

The Erickson family and the Arthur Erickson Foundation announce AE100, 12 months of films, exhibits, lectures, and more, launching July 7

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ART & DESIGN, NEWSGuest UserJuly 5, 2024Arthur Erickson, architecture
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra offers free outdoor concert with Symphony in the Park, July 13
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra offers free outdoor concert with Symphony in the Park, July 13

With compositions ranging from those by Mozart to John Williams, the family-friendly event takes place at Deer Lake Park

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MUSICJanet SmithJuly 5, 2024Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Symphony in the Park, Summer 2024, Deer Lake
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