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Deckchair Cinema closes the summer with The Warriors' hyperstylized ode to warring street gangs, August 29
Deckchair Cinema closes the summer with The Warriors' hyperstylized ode to warring street gangs, August 29

Last of Polygon Gallery’s outdoor screenings feature the cult hit’s battling youth gangs in a famously inspired array of ‘70s costuming

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WHAT'S STIRRING, SCREENJanet SmithAugust 23, 2024Polygon Gallery, POLYGON GALLERY, POLYGON, The Polygon Gallery, Summer 2024
The Polygon Gallery hosts experimental fashion show P.L.U.R.O.M.A., September 26
The Polygon Gallery hosts experimental fashion show P.L.U.R.O.M.A., September 26

Multimedia performance produced by Liquidation World under creative direction of Katayoon Yousefbigloo features a Resort clothing collection designed by artists

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ART & DESIGN, FASHIONStir VancouverAugust 23, 2024Partner Content, The Polygon, The Polygon Gallery, the Polygon, THE POLYGON, Katayoon Yousefbigloo
From a Grammy-winning quartet to Czech string traditions, Vancouver’s Friends of Chamber Music announces 2024-25 season
From a Grammy-winning quartet to Czech string traditions, Vancouver’s Friends of Chamber Music announces 2024-25 season

Takács Quartet, Han Finckel Setzer Trio, and Pacifica Quartet are among the 10 concerts on the books for FCM’s 77th season

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MUSICJanet SmithAugust 22, 2024Friends of Chamber Music, Takacs Quartet, Han Finckel Setzer Trio
Indigenous artist Serena Steel explores belonging through painstakingly intricate beadwork and hand-stitching
Indigenous artist Serena Steel explores belonging through painstakingly intricate beadwork and hand-stitching

q̓emxwéqsem (to tie a knot at the end of your thread) is a new exhibition at Craft Council of B.C. until September 26

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ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonAugust 22, 2024Craft Council of BC, Serena Steel, Indigenous, Homepage feature
Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival launches dazzling 22nd edition, September 7 to 21
Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival launches dazzling 22nd edition, September 7 to 21

Celebration of the Renfrew-Collingwood neighbourhood features diverse events and workshops that honour the Harvest Moon and Still Creek

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FESTSStir VancouverAugust 22, 2024Partner Content, Still Moon Arts Society, Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival
Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs announces 94th season spanning Beatles hits and Handel's Messiah
Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs announces 94th season spanning Beatles hits and Handel's Messiah

Nine member choirs to perform seven concerts on 2024-25 lineup, including annual Christmas and Valentine’s Day shows and nature-inspired programs

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MUSICJanet SmithAugust 21, 2024Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs, Vancouver Bach Choir
String quartets, French composers, and Land and Sea, as Vetta Chamber Music unveils 2024-25 season
String quartets, French composers, and Land and Sea, as Vetta Chamber Music unveils 2024-25 season

Beethoven, Mozart, and Vancouver’s own Jeffrey Ryan are included on the roster

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MUSICJanet SmithAugust 21, 2024Vetta Chamber Music, Joan Blackman
Celeigh Cardinal and Sebastian Gaskin headline ʔəm̓i ce:p xʷiwəl (Come Toward the Fire), September 14
Celeigh Cardinal and Sebastian Gaskin headline ʔəm̓i ce:p xʷiwəl (Come Toward the Fire), September 14

Chan Centre for the Performing Arts and Musqueam’s third-annual Indigenous festival features free concerts, dance performances, storytelling, film screenings, and more

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Stir VancouverAugust 21, 2024Partner Content, CHan Centre for the Performing Arts, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, Come Toward the Fire
Film review: Murder and old movie houses in enigmatic Chinese noir Only the River Flows
Film review: Murder and old movie houses in enigmatic Chinese noir Only the River Flows

Nothing is that simple in Wei Shujun’s film, the latest from one of the rising stars of international cinema

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SCREENAdrian MackAugust 21, 2024VIFF Centre, Summer 2024
Halfway through Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Vancouver's Zac Williams talks flyering and mini fridges
Halfway through Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Vancouver's Zac Williams talks flyering and mini fridges

At one of the world’s biggest, most historic fringe-theatre events, the Canadian artist navigates highs and lows while performing his solo show Jack Goes to Therapy

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THEATREJanet SmithAugust 20, 2024Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Zac Williams
Arts Umbrella names new Lindsay Mearns School of Dance following $2 million donation
Arts Umbrella names new Lindsay Mearns School of Dance following $2 million donation

Gift from Vancouver-based artist and philanthropist will further expand student access to dance education

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DANCEGuest UserAugust 20, 2024Arts Umbrella, Lindsay Mearns School of Dance, donation
Ocie Elliott finds ideal setting for intimate harmonies at Whistler Concert Series, August 23
Ocie Elliott finds ideal setting for intimate harmonies at Whistler Concert Series, August 23

Duo that often draws on B.C. landscapes for inspiration brings chill summer vibe to free outdoor show

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MUSICJanet SmithAugust 20, 2024Ocie Elliott, Whistler Concert Series, Whistler, Summer 2024
Co.ERASGA premieres new three-work program What on EARTH, September 18 to 20
Co.ERASGA premieres new three-work program What on EARTH, September 18 to 20

Choreographed by Alvin Erasga Tolentino, Naishi Wang, and Alvin Collantes, trio of ensemble works examine humanity’s connections to the environment

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DANCEStir VancouverAugust 20, 2024Partner Content, Co.ERASGA, Alvin Erasga Tolentino, climate change
Film review: Sugarcane documentary brings moving humanity to the horrors of a B.C. residential school
Film review: Sugarcane documentary brings moving humanity to the horrors of a B.C. residential school

Premiering at VIFF Centre and the Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre, remarkable film about the dark legacy of Williams Lake institution wields quiet power

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SCREENJanet SmithAugust 19, 2024VIFF Centre, Vancouver International Film Festival, Indigenous, National Geographic, Homepage feature
Theatre Replacement announces new international fellowship program for Vancouver-based artists
Theatre Replacement announces new international fellowship program for Vancouver-based artists

Four local performance makers will travel to the Noorderzon Festival of Performing Arts and Society in the Netherlands this summer as part of a research trip

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THEATREGuest UserAugust 19, 2024Theatre Replacement, Maiko Yamamoto
Elektra announces search for new artistic director
Elektra announces search for new artistic director

Current leader Morna Edmundson will be departing after the 2024-25 season and 38 years with the organization

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MUSICJanet SmithAugust 19, 2024Elektra Women's Choir, Morna Edmundson
Music on Main's joyous Summer Pop-Up Concerts take over Mount Pleasant Park, August 19 to 21
Music on Main's joyous Summer Pop-Up Concerts take over Mount Pleasant Park, August 19 to 21

Performances by the Qing Ensemble, Microcosmos Quartet, and M’Girl are in store, along with nosh from food trucks Planted and Dos Amigos

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MUSICJanet SmithAugust 15, 2024Music on Main, Summer 2024
Vancouver Latin American Film Festival announces 2024 lineup, September 5 to 15
Vancouver Latin American Film Festival announces 2024 lineup, September 5 to 15

Opening with Colombian director Felipe Holguín Caro’s La Suprema, festival’s 22nd edition celebrates more than two decades of cutting-edge cinema

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SCREENStir VancouverAugust 15, 2024Partner Content, VLAFF, Vancouver Latin American Film Festival
La Fonte Musica, Iestyn Davies, and more, as Early Music Vancouver announces 2024-25 season
La Fonte Musica, Iestyn Davies, and more, as Early Music Vancouver announces 2024-25 season

British a cappella artists VOCES8 are here in February as LUMEN Festival makes return in the new year

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MUSICJanet SmithAugust 15, 2024Early Music Vancouver, EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVER
Ahead of his Unhinged visit to the Improv Centre, Kevin McDonald reflects on standup, the One Line Premise, and teaching funny
Ahead of his Unhinged visit to the Improv Centre, Kevin McDonald reflects on standup, the One Line Premise, and teaching funny

The ever-self-effacing Kids in the Hall star still finds his happy place onstage, whether he’s in a sketch, alone, or improvising with strangers

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COMEDYJanet SmithAugust 15, 2024The Improv Centre, Summer 2024
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The Horseradish Theatre stages the quirky Slavic-accented comedy Number 13, December 18 to 21. 

When a Prime Minister’s assistant’s romantic hotel rendez-vous is interrupted, a host of hilariously chaotic misunderstandings ensue. 

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DanceHouse and The Cultch present an extraordinary work of circus/dance, the North American premiere of Recirquel’s otherworldly Paradisum. 

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