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Theatre review: Festive warmth fills witty Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
Theatre review: Festive warmth fills witty Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley

With Jane Austen’s 250th birthday, Metro Theatre offers a Pride and Prejudice sequel in which a long-overlooked member of one of literature’s most famous families finds love

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THEATREJanet SmithNovember 10, 2025Metro Theatre
Burnaby Art Gallery hosts Marika Swan ƛ̓upinup: A Circle Strong Enough to Carry Both Sides, November 14 to January 25
Burnaby Art Gallery hosts Marika Swan ƛ̓upinup: A Circle Strong Enough to Carry Both Sides, November 14 to January 25

Artist’s first solo exhibition features woodblock printmaking informed by the rich traditions of her Nuu-chah-nulth lineage

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ART & DESIGNStir VancouverNovember 10, 2025Partner Content, Burnaby Art Gallery
Stir Q&A: At the Chutzpah! Festival, Australian duo’s Common Place taps into the magic of partnerwork
Stir Q&A: At the Chutzpah! Festival, Australian duo’s Common Place taps into the magic of partnerwork

Dancers Omer Backley-Astrachan and Jana Castillo explore the importance of connection and trust

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DANCE, FESTSJanet SmithNovember 10, 2025chutzpah! festival, Chutzpah! Festival, Chutzpah Festival
Eastside Arts Society and the Audain Foundation begin three-year partnership
Eastside Arts Society and the Audain Foundation begin three-year partnership

Foundation is the Presenting Partner of the Eastside Culture Crawl from 2025 to 2027

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ART & DESIGNStir VancouverNovember 10, 2025Partner Content, Eastside Arts Society, Eastside Culture Crawl, Audain Foundation, Audain
Dance review: Stunning group work drives Ballet BC’s high-energy TRILOGY
Dance review: Stunning group work drives Ballet BC’s high-energy TRILOGY

Company looks sharp across opening program of eclectic, full-throttle LILA, mysterious SWAY, and epic BOLERO X

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DANCEJanet SmithNovember 9, 2025BALLET BC, Ballet BC, Arts Umbrella, ARTS UMBRELLA, Vancouver Civic Theatres
 B.C. artist Tania Willard wins 2025 Sobey Art Award
B.C. artist Tania Willard wins 2025 Sobey Art Award

Rooted in Secwépemc knowledge, Willard’s work sits in collections at the Vancouver Art Gallery and elsewhere

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ART & DESIGN, NEWSJanet SmithNovember 8, 2025Tania Willard
Sparks fly as harpist Rita Costanzi joins Vetta Chamber Music’s return to Schafer’s chamber-music masterpiece, Theseus
Sparks fly as harpist Rita Costanzi joins Vetta Chamber Music’s return to Schafer’s chamber-music masterpiece, Theseus

At Stirrings, strings piece explores rich contemporary territory, alongside classical Borodin and Debussy

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MUSICJanet SmithNovember 7, 2025Vetta Chamber Music, Rita Costanzi
Created with survivor testimonials, The Mush Hole tells the truth about Canada’s longest-running residential school
Created with survivor testimonials, The Mush Hole tells the truth about Canada’s longest-running residential school

Renowned Indigenous choreographer Santee Smith brings her haunting yet hopeful piece to The Cultch and Urban Ink’s TRANSFORM Festival

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DANCE, FESTSJanet SmithNovember 7, 2025the Cultch, THE CULTCH, The Cultch, Urban Ink Theatre, Transform Festival, Santee Smith
The Cinematheque hosts 28th annual European Union Film Festival, November 13 to 26
The Cinematheque hosts 28th annual European Union Film Festival, November 13 to 26

Titles include Denmark’s The Land of Short Sentences, Ukraine solidarity screening Porcelain War, and more

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SCREEN, FESTSStir VancouverNovember 7, 2025Partner Content, The CInematheque, The Cinematheque, EUFF, European Union Film Festival
Beauty and brutality intermix in Polygon Gallery’s new show Lee Miller: A Photographer at Work (1932-1945)
Beauty and brutality intermix in Polygon Gallery’s new show Lee Miller: A Photographer at Work (1932-1945)

Trailblazer shot everything from fashion in front of bombed-out buildings to the liberation of Dachau and Buchenwald

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithNovember 6, 2025POLYGON GALLERY, Polygon Gallery, Lee Miller, Homepage feature
Goh Ballet's The Nutcracker brings magic and merriment to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, December 18 to 21
Goh Ballet's The Nutcracker brings magic and merriment to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, December 18 to 21

Presented by RBC, production features more than 250 performers and a live Tchaikovsky score played by members of the Vancouver Opera Orchestra

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DANCEStir VancouverNovember 6, 2025Partner Content, Goh Ballet, Nutcracker, Holiday 2025
Illyes Ferfera’s Tawazûn brings North African melody to jazz quartet, November 13 at Alliance Française
Illyes Ferfera’s Tawazûn brings North African melody to jazz quartet, November 13 at Alliance Française

Rising French-Algerian saxophonist opens new routes through the traditional musical map

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MUSICJanet SmithNovember 6, 2025Alliance Française Vancouver, jazz
UBC Opera stages Mozart's The Magic Flute at the Old Auditorium, November 27 to 30
UBC Opera stages Mozart's The Magic Flute at the Old Auditorium, November 27 to 30

Fantasy-filled production featuring members of the Vancouver Opera Orchestra offers a timeless story that resonates with audiences of all ages

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MUSICStir VancouverNovember 6, 2025Partner Content, UBC Opera, UBC
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 cliffhangers to catch at the 2025 Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 cliffhangers to catch at the 2025 Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival

From Everest Dark’s story of a sherpa’s heroic journey to an all-female project to tackle Spain’s La Rubia, docs dive into adventure

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FESTS, SCREENStir VancouverNovember 5, 2025Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival, VIMFF
Maple soap to spruce tips, Circle Craft Holiday Market returns with all-Canadian roster, November 11 to 16
Maple soap to spruce tips, Circle Craft Holiday Market returns with all-Canadian roster, November 11 to 16

This year’s 300-plus artisan offerings include wood tree ornaments in the shape of provinces and hoodies with hand-painted West Coast vistas

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ART & DESIGN, FESTS, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithNovember 5, 2025Circle Craft Christmas Market, Holiday 2025
Stir Q&A: Between Breaths tells the true story of a Newfoundland man who rescued over 500 whales
Stir Q&A: Between Breaths tells the true story of a Newfoundland man who rescued over 500 whales

Artistic Fraud production at the Firehall Arts Centre centres on conservationist Jon Lien’s powerful work and eventual battle with dementia

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THEATREJanet SmithNovember 5, 2025Firehall Arts Centre, FIREHALL
Whistler Film Festival unveils full, Canada-strong program for 25th anniversary
Whistler Film Festival unveils full, Canada-strong program for 25th anniversary

Out of 106 features, more than 60 percent are Canadian; plus, Jay Kelly, a new Knives Out, and more

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FESTS, SCREENJanet SmithNovember 5, 2025Whistler Film Festival
Alliance Française Vancouver hosts Audrey Gaussiran’s vibrant MOSAÏCO, November 20
Alliance Française Vancouver hosts Audrey Gaussiran’s vibrant MOSAÏCO, November 20

Production explores identity as the dancers’ movements influence a highly reactive digital projection onstage

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DANCEStir VancouverNovember 5, 2025Partner Content, Alliance Française Vancouver, Alliance Francaise Vancouver, Alliance Francaise
From contortion to krumping, OUROFEST shines a spotlight on form-pushing street dance
From contortion to krumping, OUROFEST shines a spotlight on form-pushing street dance

OURO Collective’s second annual festival features mainstage performances at Massey Theatre by the likes of TARANTISM and RubberLegz

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DANCE, FESTSJanet SmithNovember 4, 2025Ouro Collective, OUROFEST, Massey Theatre, Homepage feature
Stir Vancouver wins first Webster Award for Excellence in Arts and Culture Reporting
Stir Vancouver wins first Webster Award for Excellence in Arts and Culture Reporting

At ceremony last night, prize went to Janet Smith’s investigative article on touring funding; Bruce Hutchison Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Keith Baldrey, the Bill Good Award to Sean Holman, and Shelley Fralic Award to Laura Palmer

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NEWSJanet SmithNovember 4, 2025Jack Webster Awards
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The 30th annual Eastside Culture Crawl Festival invites visitors into the studios of more than 525 artists across Vancouver’s Eastside Arts District from November 19 to 22. 

This year’s festival welcomes more than 85 new artist
Things My Dad Kept brings grief, humour, and a filing cabinet full of love to Chutzpah! Festival, November 4

Playwright Ronit Rubinstein’s solo show delves into her relationship with her late father through objects and memories he left behind.
Vetta presents a remarkable artistic collaboration: violist Jacob van der Sloot, a Vetta favourite and his musical family take on the Vetta stage with Dvořák and Brahms’ beloved string sextets. Soaring melodies. Lush harmonies. Chamber m
Marne and Imre van Opstal are fine-tuning a pair of contrasting pieces with Ballet BC: I’m afraid to forget your smile and Miriam. Both deal with the “full circle” of existence, as the duo puts it. 

I’m afraid to forget your
The Canada Council for the Arts has announced the finalists for the 2026 Governor General’s Literary Awards, and there are a few B.C.–associated names among the nominees.

Among the nominated writers and artists with local connections are
“In order to transform into something new, you have to let go of what you were, and not knowing what it will be like in the new version of you can feel like you’re exiled and displaced in your own skin,” says Calgary artist, Meghann
 

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