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Metro Theatre hosts annual holiday pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk, December 12 to January 4, 2026
Metro Theatre hosts annual holiday pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk, December 12 to January 4, 2026

Shel Piercy directs the delightfully silly show full of colourful sets and sparkling costumes

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THEATREStir VancouverNovember 17, 2025Partner Content, Metro Theatre, Holiday 2025
Burnout Paradise runs its performers ragged at The Cultch, November 20 to December 7
Burnout Paradise runs its performers ragged at The Cultch, November 20 to December 7

Cheer on Pony Cam as chaotic treadmill performance captures the mad rush of life

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THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithNovember 17, 2025THE CULTCH
Am Johal steps into new role as executive artistic director of Indian Summer Festival
Am Johal steps into new role as executive artistic director of Indian Summer Festival

Former director of SFU’s Vancity Office of Community Engagement was the fest’s curator-in-residence for 2025

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FESTS, NEWSJanet SmithNovember 17, 2025Indian Summer Festival
Chapel Sound Art Foundation hosts four outside-the-box electronic-music events throughout November
Chapel Sound Art Foundation hosts four outside-the-box electronic-music events throughout November

Performances, workshops, and artist talks are in store as part of Notebook SEASON ♪ 2025

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MUSICStir VancouverNovember 17, 2025Partner Content, Chapel Sound Art Foundation
Playwrights Pedro Chamale and Marcus Youssef joyfully throw jabs in all directions in East Van Panto: West Van Story
Playwrights Pedro Chamale and Marcus Youssef joyfully throw jabs in all directions in East Van Panto: West Van Story

Duo complicates East-West rivalries and draws on everything from Shakespeare to Gen Alpha slang in a music- and dance-filled installment of the Theatre Replacement tradition

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THEATREJanet SmithNovember 14, 2025The Cultch, THE CULTCH, York Theatre, Theatre Replacement, Jp, Homepage feature, HOLIDAY 2025
Arts Umbrella's festive Mixed Nuts returns to the Vancouver Playhouse, December 12 to 14
Arts Umbrella's festive Mixed Nuts returns to the Vancouver Playhouse, December 12 to 14

This spin on Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker features a flavoursome assortment of styles, ranging from classical ballet to hip hop

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DANCEStir VancouverNovember 14, 2025Partner Content, Arts Umbrella, ARTS UMBRELLA, Mixed Nuts, Holiday 2025
Eastside Culture Crawl artists are drawn to wildly divergent approaches to image-making
Eastside Culture Crawl artists are drawn to wildly divergent approaches to image-making

Roger Mahler’s minimalist, line-based work is in marked contrast to xinleh’s surreal illustrations

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithNovember 14, 2025Eastside Culture Crawl, Eastside Arts Society
Songwriting legend Chris Smither takes the BlueShore at CapU stage, December 3
Songwriting legend Chris Smither takes the BlueShore at CapU stage, December 3

Concert proves a rare opportunity to see the acoustic-guitar master in a full-band setting with the Motivators

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MUSICStir VancouverNovember 14, 2025Partner Content, Blueshore at CapU, BlueShore at CapU, BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 buildings debuting at the Eastside Culture Crawl—and what the artists in them are offering
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 buildings debuting at the Eastside Culture Crawl—and what the artists in them are offering

Diverse participants range from the tattoo experts of Woodland Artist Collective to ceramicist-muralist Serena Chu of Chu Chu Chinatown

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithNovember 13, 2025Eastside Culture Crawl, Eastside Arts, Eastside Arts District
Gateway Theatre hosts holiday musical Annie, December 11 to January 3
Gateway Theatre hosts holiday musical Annie, December 11 to January 3

Story follows little orphan Annie as she escapes the cruel Miss Hannigan’s rule and sets out on a search for her parents

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THEATREStir VancouverNovember 13, 2025Partner Content, Gateway Theatre, Holiday 2025
MOSAÏCO unites diverse dance and cultural backgrounds with kaleidoscopic projections
MOSAÏCO unites diverse dance and cultural backgrounds with kaleidoscopic projections

Quebecois choreographer Audrey Gaussiran’s work tours to Alliance Française Vancouver’s V-Unframed and the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts

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DANCEJanet SmithNovember 13, 2025Alliance Française Vancouver, Alliance Francaise Vancouver, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Alliance Francaise
Theatre review: Faye’s Room resists easy answers about autism and the human struggle for empathy
Theatre review: Faye’s Room resists easy answers about autism and the human struggle for empathy

In this candid Glitch Theatre production, first-time playwright Alex K. Masse creates an open-hearted, often funny encounter between young neurodivergent and neurotypical co-workers

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THEATREJanet SmithNovember 13, 2025vancity culture lab, the Cultch
Vancouver Chamber Choir and Early Music Vancouver join forces for Handel's Messiah, December 12 and 13
Vancouver Chamber Choir and Early Music Vancouver join forces for Handel's Messiah, December 12 and 13

Spellbinding concert features the Pacific Baroque Orchestra along with soloists Myriam Leblanc, Cecilia Duarte, Jacob Perry, and Sumner Thompson

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MUSICStir VancouverNovember 13, 2025Partner Content, Vancouver Chamber Choir, Early Music Vancouver, EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVEr, Holiday 2025, EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVER
Performers and audience find bigger, brighter, braver selves in kids’ show Parents Are a Drag
Performers and audience find bigger, brighter, braver selves in kids’ show Parents Are a Drag

Carousel Theatre for Young People brings back a hit celebration of drag that juggles song, education, dress-up, and play

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THEATREJanet SmithNovember 12, 2025Carousel Theatre for Young People
Film reviews: European Union Film Festival 2025 travels through folk superstition, trauma, and comedy
Film reviews: European Union Film Festival 2025 travels through folk superstition, trauma, and comedy

Criss-crossing the map from the Lithuanian countryside to a painful Maltese dinner party, this year’s program provokes both chills and laughs

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SCREEN, FESTSJanet SmithNovember 12, 2025The Cinematheque, EUFF
John Reischman and the Jaybirds play the Anvil Theatre, December 7
John Reischman and the Jaybirds play the Anvil Theatre, December 7

Eponymous mandolinist’s band delivers a bluegrass sound that blends original songs with old-time Appalachian music

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MUSICStir VancouverNovember 12, 2025Partner Content, Anvil Theatre
Nicolas Altstaedt and Thomas Dunford restring classics by Marais and Bach, November 16
Nicolas Altstaedt and Thomas Dunford restring classics by Marais and Bach, November 16

Performance by acclaimed cello-and-lute duo for Vancouver Recital Society is poised to bring bold energy to landmarks of Baroque music

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MUSICJanet SmithNovember 12, 2025VANCOUVER RECITAL SOCIETY, early music, baroque
Theatre review: Frozen’s wintry spell carries the magic of the Disney original
Theatre review: Frozen’s wintry spell carries the magic of the Disney original

With sparkling effects and powerful performances, the Arts Club Theatre Company’s production of the beloved musical captures imaginations of young audience members

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THEATREJanet SmithNovember 12, 2025Arts Club Theatre Company, Homepage feature, Holiday 2025
Music on Main hosts annual holiday concert Music for the Winter Solstice, December 10 and 11
Music on Main hosts annual holiday concert Music for the Winter Solstice, December 10 and 11

Event at Heritage Hall features vocalist-violinist Caroline Shaw, vocalist Danni Lee Parpan, percussionist Julia Chien, and pianist Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa

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MUSICStir VancouverNovember 12, 2025Partner Content, Music on Main, MUSIC ON MAIN, Music On Main, Holiday 2025
More than 80 artists take part in Eastside Culture Crawl preview exhibit PASSION REASON IDIOCY, to November 30
More than 80 artists take part in Eastside Culture Crawl preview exhibit PASSION REASON IDIOCY, to November 30

Pieces ranging from sculptures to paintings are on display at The Cultch’s Historic Theatre, Alternative Creations Gallery, and Pendulum Gallery

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ART & DESIGN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithNovember 10, 2025Eastside Culture Crawl, Eastside Arts, Eastside Arts Society, Eastside Arts District, the Cultch, THE CULTCH, Pendulum Gallery
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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. 

Directed and choreographed by Bence Vági, Paradisum explores the new possibilities of
Christmas With the Marches welcomes viewers into the famous sisters’ home for the holidays, while A Christmas Carol animates the Victorian setting with coloured lights and projections.

Head to Stir for the @hiddenstagesproductions theatre revi
At grunt gallery, Jenie Gao transforms paper, wood, and familial lore into reimagined keepsakes. 

In Where Mountain Cats Live exhibit, Kansas-raised printmaker and installation artist illuminates Taiwanese-Chinese American experience through everyth
Energized title-role performance by Azaleah Korn leads an ensemble with a gift for the physical comedy and classic song-and-dance numbers of this beloved musical. 

Head to Stir for the full review of @gatewaythtr’s Annie. 

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At bars from Botanist to Meo, mixologists riff on Christmas pudding, mulled wine, grandma’s baking, and much more.✨

Head to Stir for a look at where to find festive spirits on Vancouver’s cocktail scene. 

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