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Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 highlights of the 2024 Monsoon Festival of Performing Arts
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 highlights of the 2024 Monsoon Festival of Performing Arts

From a qawwali performance by multipiece band RAAHI & Co to free Bollywood dance lessons, the fest is a vibrant celebration of South Asian arts and culture

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FESTSStir VancouverJuly 31, 2024Monsoon Festival, Monsoon Festival of Performing Arts
After public campaign, Firehall Arts Centre wins City commitment to $10 million accessibility upgrades
After public campaign, Firehall Arts Centre wins City commitment to $10 million accessibility upgrades

Funds are earmarked for 2027-2030 Capital Plan, but historic theatre is hopeful they’ll flow in sooner

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THEATREJanet SmithJuly 30, 2024FIREHALL, Firehall Arts Centre
The 48th annual Powell Street Festival serves up Japanese-Canadian fare, August 3 and 4
The 48th annual Powell Street Festival serves up Japanese-Canadian fare, August 3 and 4

Teriyaki burgers, yakisoba, sushi, and a salmon barbecue are among the culinary highlights at the annual fest

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CULINARY, FESTS, WHAT'S STIRRINGGuest UserJuly 30, 2024Powell Street Festival, Japanese food, Summer 2024
Devours and Parlour Panther headline Pride Summer Sounds concert, August 1
Devours and Parlour Panther headline Pride Summer Sounds concert, August 1

Vancouver Civic Theatres’ free outdoor music series features the two local acts as part of 2024 Pride celebrations

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MUSICGail JohnsonJuly 29, 2024Vancouver Civic Theatres, Devours, Parlour Panther, Pride, Pride Vancouver
Public Disco hosts Pride block party in Vancouver's Mount Pleasant, August 3
Public Disco hosts Pride block party in Vancouver's Mount Pleasant, August 3

Chicago DJ Shaun J. Wright and Portland DJ Sappho are among the featured acts at the fully licensed bash

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FESTS, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonJuly 29, 2024Pride Vancouver, Pride, Public Disco
Surrey Artswest Society foregrounds fresh local talent at Surrey Art Gallery, to October 13
Surrey Artswest Society foregrounds fresh local talent at Surrey Art Gallery, to October 13

Group exhibition spans paintings, drawings, ceramic sculptures, and more

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ART & DESIGN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJuly 28, 2024surrey art gallery, SURREY ART GALLERY, Surrey Art Gallery, Surrey Artswest Society, Summer 2024
Film noir returns to the Cinematheque with the summer’s hottest double bill
Film noir returns to the Cinematheque with the summer’s hottest double bill

Rita Hayworth and Alain Delon pair up for an opening-night sizzler featuring American noir classic Gilda and French neo-noir Le samouraï

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SCREENAdrian MackJuly 26, 2024The Cinematheque, Summer 2024
Stir Cheat Sheet: 6 acts to catch at Powell Street Festival 2024
Stir Cheat Sheet: 6 acts to catch at Powell Street Festival 2024

Diverse performances range from butoh dancing to taiko drumming to circus arts

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FESTS, MUSIC, DANCEStir VancouverJuly 26, 2024Powell Street Festival, Kokoro Dance, Japanese, Katari Taiko
Van Vogue Jam’s annual Posh Ball marks Vancouver's first-ever mainstream ballroom function
Van Vogue Jam’s annual Posh Ball marks Vancouver's first-ever mainstream ballroom function

Nonprofit’s founder Ralph Escamillan dives into ballroom’s importance to the queer community ahead of event presented with Vancouver Pride Society

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DANCE, CULTURE, FASHIONJanet SmithJuly 25, 2024Van Vogue Jam, Posh Ball, Pride, Vancouver Pride, Vancouver Pride Society, Summer 2024, Ralph Escamillan
Early Music Vancouver opens a “portal” into the past with Claudio Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610
Early Music Vancouver opens a “portal” into the past with Claudio Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610

Cree-Métis two-spirit baritone Jonathon Adams and artistic director Alexander Weimann share their reflections in advance of performance at Summer Festival: Bach Untamed

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FESTS, MUSICJanet SmithJuly 24, 2024Early Music Vancouver, Early music summer festival, Jonathon Adams, Alexand, early music, EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVEr
Kintsugi draws on personal histories of Japanese internment at Powell Street Festival
Kintsugi draws on personal histories of Japanese internment at Powell Street Festival

Interactive multidisciplinary art installation by Annie Sumi and Brian Kobayakawa has an heirloom Singer sewing machine at its heart

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FESTS, CULTUREJanet SmithJuly 24, 2024Powell Street Festival, Summer 2024
Vancouver Civic Theatres’ Summer Sounds outdoor concert series launches with Land Back Records, July 25
Vancouver Civic Theatres’ Summer Sounds outdoor concert series launches with Land Back Records, July 25

Taking place on šxʷƛ̓exən Xwtl’a7shn, the free musical event spotlights the local Indigenous-owned and -operated label and some of its artists

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MUSICJanet SmithJuly 24, 2024VCT, Vancouver Civic Theatres, Land Back Records, Indigenous
At Bach Untamed fest, mandolin master Alon Sariel brings unique sound to Baroque world
At Bach Untamed fest, mandolin master Alon Sariel brings unique sound to Baroque world

Early Music Vancouver artist-in-residence set to appear in everything from a solo Bach concert to a Vocal Landscapes of India and Italy program

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MUSICJanet SmithJuly 24, 2024mandolin, Early Music Vancouver, EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVER, Summer 2024, Vancouver Civic Theatres
 Pop-up outdoor performances as The Birdhouse expands to Granville Island for Vancouver Pride 2024
Pop-up outdoor performances as The Birdhouse expands to Granville Island for Vancouver Pride 2024

Formerly Eastside Studios, the organization will host live music, drag show, and more at “Pride Island”

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FESTSJanet SmithJuly 23, 2024Vancouver Pride, The Birdhouse, 2SLGBTQIA+
New voices, established names, and classical South Asian forms, as Dance Centre announces 2024-25 season
New voices, established names, and classical South Asian forms, as Dance Centre announces 2024-25 season

Sophie Dow and Laura Reznek, Shakti Dance, Daina Ashbee, and Company 605 are among the offerings on next season’s roster

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DANCEJanet SmithJuly 23, 2024DANCE CENTRE, The Dance Centre
Slip Slap Trip Wack reinvents classic comedy tropes with youth performers at the Russian Hall
Slip Slap Trip Wack reinvents classic comedy tropes with youth performers at the Russian Hall

Leaky Heaven Performance’s innovative new show takes audiences for a literal ride through scenes of pies to the face, balloon suits, and talented dogs

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THEATREEmily LythJuly 23, 2024Leaky Heaven Performance, Russian Hall, Strathcona, Summer 2024
Alliance Française Vancouver opens landmark $24-million francophone cultural facility
Alliance Française Vancouver opens landmark $24-million francophone cultural facility

Four-floor, 30,000-square-foot building features a professional theatre, media library, artist studio space, French café and bistro, and plenty more

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CULTURE, READJanet SmithJuly 23, 2024Alliance Française Vancouver, Alliance Francaise, Francophone
Playwrights Theatre Centre's artistic and executive director Heidi Taylor departing at end of the year
Playwrights Theatre Centre's artistic and executive director Heidi Taylor departing at end of the year

After 12 years of leadership, Taylor will complete her tenure on December 31 as organization shifts to a new leadership model

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THEATREGuest UserJuly 22, 2024Playwrights Theatre Centre, Heidi Taylor
A Spanish Hour? reimagines French one-act opera with a playful queer lens
A Spanish Hour? reimagines French one-act opera with a playful queer lens

An all-out cast helps bring to life J. Patrick Raftery’s vision for the story of rotating affairs, all set on a Toronto patio

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MUSIC, OPERAJanet SmithJuly 22, 2024Summer 2024, opera
Realwheels Theatre explores accessibility in Disability Tour Bus
Realwheels Theatre explores accessibility in Disability Tour Bus

New radio-play podcast draws from people’s real-life experiences for its love-story script

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THEATREJanet SmithJuly 22, 2024Realwheels Theatre, disability, Cadence Rush Quibell, Summer 2024
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