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BC Achievement Foundation announces winners of the 2024 Polygon Award in First Nations Art
BC Achievement Foundation announces winners of the 2024 Polygon Award in First Nations Art

Haida artist James Hart earns the Award of Distinction

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithOctober 10, 2024BC Achievement Foundation, Polygon Award
Music of the Night lights up the Vancouver Playhouse on October 16, Massey Theatre on October 19, and more
Music of the Night lights up the Vancouver Playhouse on October 16, Massey Theatre on October 19, and more

The celebration of music by Andrew Lloyd Webber travels to 17 other B.C. cities

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MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithOctober 10, 2024Music of the Night, Sound the Alarm: Music/Theatre, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Massey Theatre
Theatre review: Studio 58’s Baggage innovatively unpacks dating life
Theatre review: Studio 58’s Baggage innovatively unpacks dating life

Luggage real and metaphorical clutters the stage as exes haunt a young woman navigating a new relationship

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THEATREJanet SmithOctober 9, 2024Studio 58, Langara College
Flat Earth Society plays an innovative HearSee show at Music on Main, November 3
Flat Earth Society plays an innovative HearSee show at Music on Main, November 3

Belgium-based big band mixes traditional brass music with innovative, energetic jazz, alongside a variety of film projections

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MUSICStir VancouverOctober 9, 2024Partner Content, Music on Main, MUSIC ON MAIN, Music On Main
Gabriel Fauré’s masterful Requiem moves the singers who perform it
Gabriel Fauré’s masterful Requiem moves the singers who perform it

Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs will perform the “lullaby of death” at upcoming concert with soloists Obinna Ifediora and Sydney Trotter

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MUSICGuest UserOctober 9, 2024Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs, Bach Choir
Pianist Tamara Stefanovich brings her eclectic programming to the Vancouver Playhouse on October 20
Pianist Tamara Stefanovich brings her eclectic programming to the Vancouver Playhouse on October 20

Berlin-based musician has captivated audiences across the pond with her musical prowess and unconventional concerts

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WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSICStir VancouverOctober 9, 2024VANCOUVER RECITAL SOCIETY, Vancouver Recital Society, Tamara Stefanovich, Piano, Classical music
Revered violinist Anne Akiko Meyers performs Canadian premiere of Fandango with VSO
Revered violinist Anne Akiko Meyers performs Canadian premiere of Fandango with VSO

The piece by Mexican composer Arturo Márquez is a mariachi-themed violin concerto

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MUSICGuest UserOctober 9, 2024Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Anne Akiko Meyers, violin, VSO, Homepage feature
Stir Q&A: At Opera Unbound, composer Kara Gibbs explores the cyclical nature of life
Stir Q&A: At Opera Unbound, composer Kara Gibbs explores the cyclical nature of life

Multidisciplinary production sets new work Floating Island to dance choreography by Emma Hall and Rhiannon Beausoleil-Morrison

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MUSICJanet SmithOctober 9, 2024Stir Q&A, Opera Unbound, Kara Gibbs
Corporeal Imago’s breathtaking duet Limb(e)s opens The Dance Centre’s Discover Dance! series, October 31
Corporeal Imago’s breathtaking duet Limb(e)s opens The Dance Centre’s Discover Dance! series, October 31

Aerial dance show created by Gabrielle Martin and Jeremiah Hughes explores the space between holding onto—or letting go of—one another

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DANCEStir VancouverOctober 9, 2024Partner Content, The Dance Centre, Corporeal Imageo, Corporeal Imago, Gabrielle Martin, Scotiabank Dance Centre
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 bits of trivia about singer-songwriter extraordinaire Beau Wheeler
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 bits of trivia about singer-songwriter extraordinaire Beau Wheeler

From surviving a battle with cancer to coming out as transgender, the artist’s life experiences form the basis of an inspiring musical catalogue

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MUSICStir VancouverOctober 8, 2024cheat sheet, Beau Wheeler, Massey Theatre, Eighth & Eight
Pražák Quartet returns to Friends of Chamber Music in concert on November 3
Pražák Quartet returns to Friends of Chamber Music in concert on November 3

Czech group’s members have been playing, recording, and touring internationally together since meeting at the Prague Conservatory more than five decades ago

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MUSICStir VancouverOctober 8, 2024Partner Content, Pražák Quartet, Friends of Chamber Music
B.C. authors among finalists revealed for the 2024 Governor General’s Literary Awards
B.C. authors among finalists revealed for the 2024 Governor General’s Literary Awards

Vancouver’s Danny Ramadan and Burnaby poet Brandi Bird are among the local nominated scribes

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READGuest UserOctober 8, 2024Governor General's Literary Awards
IBPOC talent in the spotlight as Re-Centering/Margins Creative Residency 2024 wraps with showcase October 10 and 12
IBPOC talent in the spotlight as Re-Centering/Margins Creative Residency 2024 wraps with showcase October 10 and 12

Six emerging dance artists from Vancouver and Surrey share performances after months of movement and writing mentorship

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DANCE, WHAT'S STIRRINGEmily LythOctober 8, 2024Dance West, Dance West Network, Re-Centering/Margins, Morrow
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
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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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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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