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Arts Umbrella previews 2024 Splash Art Collection at the Pendulum Gallery to October 3
Arts Umbrella previews 2024 Splash Art Collection at the Pendulum Gallery to October 3

Annual art auction at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver to feature works by 90 different artists, spanning Dana Claxton, Douglas Coupland, Andy Dixon, and beyond

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ART & DESIGNStir VancouverSeptember 9, 2024Partner Content, Arts Umbrella, Pendulum Gallery, Splash, Fairmont Hotel Vancouver
Bannock to beads, ʔəm̓i ce:p xʷiwəl: Come Toward the Fire features a range of vendors, September 14
Bannock to beads, ʔəm̓i ce:p xʷiwəl: Come Toward the Fire features a range of vendors, September 14

Also appearing at the Indigenous-led festival are makers of everything from clothing to cookies

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WHAT'S STIRRING, FESTSGuest UserSeptember 8, 2024ʔəm̓i ce:p xʷiwəl: Come Toward the Fire, Come Toward the Fire, CHan Centre for the Performing Arts, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, Chan Centre, Musqueam, Celeigh Cardinal, Hayley Wallis
Alexander Weimann brings J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations to Early Music Vancouver, September 20
Alexander Weimann brings J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations to Early Music Vancouver, September 20

Pacific Baroque Orchestra performs a new arrangement of the variations which incorporates Johann Gottlieb Goldberg’s Trio Sonata No. 4 in C Major

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MUSICStir VancouverSeptember 7, 2024Partner Content, Early Music Vancouver, EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVEr, EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVER, early music vancouver, Bach, Alexander Weimann
Théâtre la Seizième announces 50th-anniversary season
Théâtre la Seizième announces 50th-anniversary season

Four mainstage shows, a reading series, youth productions, and more mark the French-language theatre’s programming

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THEATREGuest UserSeptember 7, 2024Theatre la Seizieme, Cory Haas, French, French theatre, Francophone
Pianist Stewart Goodyear leads Firebird & Rachmaninoff at the VSO, September 20 to 22
Pianist Stewart Goodyear leads Firebird & Rachmaninoff at the VSO, September 20 to 22

Program includes an enchanting Stravinsky ballet score, romantic Rachmaninoff, and late composer Jocelyn Morlock’s mysterious Night, Herself

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MUSICStir VancouverSeptember 6, 2024Partner Content, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, VSO, Stewart Goodyear
Five B.C. authors make the 2024 longlist for the $100,000 Giller Prize
Five B.C. authors make the 2024 longlist for the $100,000 Giller Prize

The Giller Foundation drops “Scotiabank” from prize’s title

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READGuest UserSeptember 6, 2024Giller Prize, Anne Fleming, books
Epic masterpieces to brand-new music, Vancouver Chamber Choir announces 2024-25 season
Epic masterpieces to brand-new music, Vancouver Chamber Choir announces 2024-25 season

Highlights include Figure humaine by Francis Poulenc as well as world premieres

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MUSICGuest UserSeptember 6, 2024Vancouver Chamber Choir, Kari Turunen
Gateway Theatre mounts Moonlight Magic: Mid-Autumn Celebration, September 14
Gateway Theatre mounts Moonlight Magic: Mid-Autumn Celebration, September 14

Family-friendly festivities include a concert starring Filipino mezzo-soprano Renee Fajardo

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WHAT'S STIRRING, FESTSGuest UserSeptember 6, 2024Gateway Theatre, Mid-Autumn Festival
Mexican tenor Javier Camarena makes Canadian debut with Opera West Society, October 3
Mexican tenor Javier Camarena makes Canadian debut with Opera West Society, October 3

Singer Behind the Song series presentation in collaboration with UBC Opera will also feature an exclusive interview and masterclass

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MUSICStir VancouverSeptember 5, 2024Partner Content, Opera West Society
Indigenous singer-songwriter Celeigh Cardinal traces grief and redemption in new album
Indigenous singer-songwriter Celeigh Cardinal traces grief and redemption in new album

Ahead of her Come Toward the Fire festival performance, the JUNO award-winner shares how writing her latest album, Boundless Possibilities, helped her heal from loss and trauma

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MUSIC, FESTSJanet SmithSeptember 5, 2024Come Toward the Fire, Indigenous, Chan Centre, CHAN CENtRE, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, Caleigh Cardinal
North Shore Art Crawl launches its 14th-annual weekend of artistic exploration, October 4 to 6
North Shore Art Crawl launches its 14th-annual weekend of artistic exploration, October 4 to 6

Free three-day festival offers visitors an insider’s look into the practices of more than 300 artists across North Vancouver and West Vancouver

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ART & DESIGN, FESTSStir VancouverSeptember 5, 2024Partner Content, North Van Arts, North Shore Art Crawl
Stir Q&A: Andalusian-born flamenco sensation Marco Flores dives into his art form’s “endless search”
Stir Q&A: Andalusian-born flamenco sensation Marco Flores dives into his art form’s “endless search”

Dancer premieres Rayuela, an electrifying conversation between dancer, guitarist, and singer, at Vancouver International Flamenco Festival

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DANCE, FESTSJanet SmithSeptember 5, 2024Vancouver International Flamenco Festival, flamenco, Homepage feature
Vancouver Chamber Choir launches 54th season with Figure humaine, September 27
Vancouver Chamber Choir launches 54th season with Figure humaine, September 27

Lineup features works by Johannes Brahms, UBC music student Joanne S. Na, and the choir’s new composer-in-residence Laura Hawley

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MUSICStir VancouverSeptember 4, 2024Partner Content, Vancouver Chamber Choir
In Fields of Presence, director Jorge Lozano has an impressionistic “conversation”  with his late daughter
In Fields of Presence, director Jorge Lozano has an impressionistic “conversation” with his late daughter

Faced with tragedy, Colombian-Canadian film and video artist builds a haunting collage about two indivisible spirits at Vancouver Latin American Film Festival

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SCREEN, FESTSAdrian MackSeptember 4, 2024Vancouver Latin American Film Festival, Jorge Lozano, Breanna Lozano
Surrey Art Gallery presents the fall opening of Jagdeep Raina: Ghosts In The Fields, September 21
Surrey Art Gallery presents the fall opening of Jagdeep Raina: Ghosts In The Fields, September 21

Solo interdisciplinary exhibition depicts 1970s and ’80s farmworker movements with stop-motion animation, black-and-white drawings, hand-stitched quilts, and poetry

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ART & DESIGNStir VancouverSeptember 4, 2024Partner Content, surrey art gallery, SURREY ART GALLERY, Surrey Art Gallery
Ballet BC artists take to the stage and beyond in Take Form, September 6 and 7
Ballet BC artists take to the stage and beyond in Take Form, September 6 and 7

Event sees eight new creations entirely choreographed, produced, and performed by eight of the company’s dancers

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DANCEGuest UserSeptember 3, 2024Ballet BC, BALLET BC, Medhi Walerski
Vetta Chamber Music opens its 2024-25 season with Liminal Spaces, September 27 to 30
Vetta Chamber Music opens its 2024-25 season with Liminal Spaces, September 27 to 30

On the program that explores interconnected forces are works by Mozart, Beethoven, and Vancouver-based composer Jeffrey Ryan

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MUSICStir VancouverSeptember 3, 2024Partner Content, Vetta Chamber Music, Jeffrey Ryan
$1-million endowment transforms Philip B. Lind Emerging Artist Prize into Canada’s largest award for emerging artists
$1-million endowment transforms Philip B. Lind Emerging Artist Prize into Canada’s largest award for emerging artists

Five shortlisted artists vying for the $25,000 prize announced

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ART & DESIGNGuest UserSeptember 3, 2024The Polygon Gallery, photography
Stir Q&A: Mexican filmmaker Ángeles Cruz on grief, silence, and reappearing at Vancouver Latin American Film Festival
Stir Q&A: Mexican filmmaker Ángeles Cruz on grief, silence, and reappearing at Vancouver Latin American Film Festival

The creative force behind Valentina or the Serenity delves into mourning through the perspective of a young girl

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FESTS, SCREENJanet SmithSeptember 3, 2024VLAFF, Vancouver Latin American Film Festival, Homepage feature
From Malcolm Gladwell to Jane Urquhart, Vancouver Writers Fest gives sneak peek at 2024 lineup
From Malcolm Gladwell to Jane Urquhart, Vancouver Writers Fest gives sneak peek at 2024 lineup

More than 120 international and local writers will appear in over 85 events in festival running October 21 to 27

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FESTS, READGuest UserSeptember 3, 2024Vancouver Writers Fest
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Krystle Dos Santos brings her soulful vocals back to the Firehall in A Very Merry Motown, December 17 to 28. 

Artist and her band are amping up the storytelling in “’Twas the Night Before Christmas” with hits from the legendary Det
At The Cinematheque, David Lynch retrospective In Dreams delves into Hollywood’s dark side. 

Read more about the legendary director’s groundbreaking movies and TV work at Stir. 

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Vancouver’s first Slavic-Accented Theatre, founded by Ukrainian and Russian newcomers, brings its signature farce “Number 13” to The Cultch this December 18 & 19! ⁠
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Music on Main’s annual holiday offering features performances from Grammy Award–winning Caroline Shaw, returning favourite Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa, and more. ⁠
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Marika Swan ƛ̓upinup meditates on balance and transformation in A Circle Strong Enough to Carry Both Sides.⁠
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The artist’s solo exhibition of prints at the Burnaby Art Gallery looks back on years immersed in the creative and philosophical view
Portrayals of the classic novel’s famously lively siblings shine brightest when all four are together onstage, capturing love for one another in quiet gestures.⁠
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Read the full theatre review for @theartsclub's production of Little Women. ⁠
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