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National Geographic Live presents Life on Thin Ice at the Vancouver Playhouse October 9
National Geographic Live presents Life on Thin Ice at the Vancouver Playhouse October 9

Photographer Kiliii Yuyan will be live on stage for the film’s visually stunning exploration of the Arctic

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SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithOctober 8, 2024Vancouver Civic Theatres, National Geographic
Experimental jazz trumpeter Jeremy Pelt performs at the Shadbolt, October 11
Experimental jazz trumpeter Jeremy Pelt performs at the Shadbolt, October 11

Prodigious musician to perform a cabaret lounge-style show, backed by his newest band featuring vibraphone, bass, drums, and electric guitar

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MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGStir VancouverOctober 8, 2024jazz, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Shadbolt Centre, Cellar Jazz, Jeremy Pelt, Cellar Music
Arts Umbrella’s Splash 2024 Art Auction raises $1.75 Million for youth arts education
Arts Umbrella’s Splash 2024 Art Auction raises $1.75 Million for youth arts education

The 42nd annual event saw Dana Claxton’s LED firebox Headdress – Shadae and her Girlz go for a record $105,000

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ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonOctober 8, 2024Arts Umbrella, Splash
Cirque du Soleil's ECHO explores symbiotic relationship between humans and animals
Cirque du Soleil's ECHO explores symbiotic relationship between humans and animals

Aerialist Ethan Lottman melds his sporty and creative sides in the circus company’s new extravaganza

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THEATREJanet SmithOctober 8, 2024Cirque du Soleil, ECHO, circus, Homepage feature
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts stages Michele Riml's hit play Sexy Laundry, November 6 and 7
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts stages Michele Riml's hit play Sexy Laundry, November 6 and 7

Arts Club Theatre Company production follows married couple Alice and Henry who embark on a naughty hotel retreat to rekindle their lacklustre sex life

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THEATREStir VancouverOctober 8, 2024Partner Content, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, shadbolt centre for the arts, Shadbolt Centre, Sexy Laundry, Arts Club Theatre Company, Arts Club Theatre, Arts Club
Chilean star Nano Stern’s passion translates across cultures, at BlueShore at CapU October 10
Chilean star Nano Stern’s passion translates across cultures, at BlueShore at CapU October 10

A boost by Joan Baez helped push the beloved singer and multi-instrumentalist’s music around the world

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MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithOctober 7, 2024BlueShore at CapU, Chile
In EARWORM, playwright Mohammad Yaghoubi spotlights the concerns of Toronto's Iranian community
In EARWORM, playwright Mohammad Yaghoubi spotlights the concerns of Toronto's Iranian community

Nowadays Theatre production tells the story of a woman whose values are confronted when her son falls in love

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THEATREJanet SmithOctober 7, 2024Nowadays Theatre, Blackout Art Society, Presentation House Theatre, Mohammad Yaghoubi, Iranian, Farsi, Persian
Stir Q&A: Gropius Quartet violinist Friedemann Eichhorn talks musical friendships, Mendelssohn, and more
Stir Q&A: Gropius Quartet violinist Friedemann Eichhorn talks musical friendships, Mendelssohn, and more

The critically acclaimed German group is ready to make its Vancouver debut with Friends of Chamber Music

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MUSICStir VancouverOctober 7, 2024chamber music, Friends of Chamber Music, Gropius Quartet, Ho
Metro Theatre stages Bernard Cuffling’s The Woman in Black this Halloween, October 12 to November 2
Metro Theatre stages Bernard Cuffling’s The Woman in Black this Halloween, October 12 to November 2

Globally beloved production tells the haunting tale of an ageing solicitor who engages a young actor to bring a terrifying story to life

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THEATREStir VancouverOctober 7, 2024Partner Content, Metro Theatre, the West End
Singer Lido Pimienta aims to escape world-music aisle, breaking down cultural and artistic barriers
Singer Lido Pimienta aims to escape world-music aisle, breaking down cultural and artistic barriers

Appearing here with Vancouver Latin American Cultural Centre, the Miss Colombia artist asserts the freedom to blend art pop with cumbia, electronica, and other forms

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MUSICJanet SmithOctober 7, 2024Lido Pimienta, Vancouver Latin American Cultural Centre, VLACC
Ballet BC kicks off its 2024-25 season with DAWN, November 7 to 9
Ballet BC kicks off its 2024-25 season with DAWN, November 7 to 9

Canada’s leading contemporary dance company presents a Pierre Pontvianne premiere, the return of a Dutch choreographic duo, and a large-scale Crystal Pite creation

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DANCEStir VancouverOctober 7, 2024Partner Content, Ballet BC, BALLET BC
Vancouver Chamber Choir welcomes new voices in A Choral Feast 3, October 19
Vancouver Chamber Choir welcomes new voices in A Choral Feast 3, October 19

With the participation of several local vocal ensembles, 200 singers will come together as one

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MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithOctober 6, 2024Vancouver Chamber Choir, Vancouver Bach Choir
Vancouver Art Gallery hosts another unforgettable late-night Art Party on November 2
Vancouver Art Gallery hosts another unforgettable late-night Art Party on November 2

Event includes access to two must-see feature exhibitions, a DJ set, a rooftop dance party, an interactive art installation, and more

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ART & DESIGNStir VancouverOctober 5, 2024Partner Content, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver Art Gallery Art Party, VANCOUVER ART GALLERY, VAG, Ouro Collective, 5X Festival
Vancouver lighting designer Itai Erdal named a finalist for the 2024 Siminovitch Prize
Vancouver lighting designer Itai Erdal named a finalist for the 2024 Siminovitch Prize

The Elbow Theatre founder, also a writer and performer, is in the running to take home the prestigious $100,000 award

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ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonOctober 4, 2024Siminovitch Prize, Itai Erdal
Krystle Dos Santos brings BLAK to the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, November 1
Krystle Dos Santos brings BLAK to the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, November 1

Powerful performance features iconic songs by notable Black Canadian women in music, along with important stories from Black history

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MUSICStir VancouverOctober 4, 2024Partner Content, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, shadbolt centre for the arts, Krystle Dos Santos
CTORA Theatre brings the whimsy of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to the stage
CTORA Theatre brings the whimsy of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to the stage

Director Mark Carter loves the story’s over-the-top characters

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THEATREJanet SmithOctober 4, 2024CTORA Theatre, musical, musical theatre
Lil’wat singer-composer Russell Wallace joins the Vancouver Cantata Singers for Rest, October 26
Lil’wat singer-composer Russell Wallace joins the Vancouver Cantata Singers for Rest, October 26

Program of works by Ramona Luengen, J.S. Bach, Tamsin Jones, and more emphasizes the need for momentary breaks amid the busyness of life

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MUSICStir VancouverOctober 4, 2024Partner Content, Vancouver Cantata Singers, Russell Wallace
Dance review: Empty-Handed embraces chaos and pushes to extremes
Dance review: Empty-Handed embraces chaos and pushes to extremes

The Biting School’s new dance work looks at struggle and letting go, with a surreal array of hazard tape, bread dough, mic cords, coffin tents, and more

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DANCEJanet SmithOctober 4, 2024The Biting School, Firehall Arts Centre, FIREHALL
In Shelley Niro: 500 Year Itch, beading becomes a form of empowerment
In Shelley Niro: 500 Year Itch, beading becomes a form of empowerment

Over a wide array of media, Vancouver Art Gallery’s expansive survey defies stereotypes as it explores matriarchy, displacement, and memory

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithOctober 3, 2024Vancouver Art Gallery, VANCOUVER ART GALLERY, Indigenous, Shelley Niro, Homepage feature
Gateway Theatre stages spine-tingling show Yaga in time for Halloween, October 24 to November 2
Gateway Theatre stages spine-tingling show Yaga in time for Halloween, October 24 to November 2

Kat Sandler’s contemporary reimagining of the infamous Slavic folk tale of Baba Yaga centres the small-town disappearance of a young man

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THEATREStir VancouverOctober 3, 2024Partner Content, Gateway Theatre, Touchstone Theatre, Roy Surette, Kat Sandler
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Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s Nutcracker inhabits a snow-dusted Canada, at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, December 12 to 14. 

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With fresh adaptation (a) Winter’s Tale, two well-known theatre talents launch The Ecstasy @theecstasytheatreco. 

Colleen Wheeler and Moya O’Connell have gathered a crack team of actors for micro-sized Shakespearean shows at the City Cen
 

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