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The Improv Centre mines classic TV-comedy tropes for yuletide yuks in ’Tis the Sitcom
The Improv Centre mines classic TV-comedy tropes for yuletide yuks in ’Tis the Sitcom

Jacki Gunn and Alan Pavlakovic say the new seasonal show will evoke Friends, 30 Rock, and more

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COMEDY, HOLIDAY25Janet SmithNovember 18, 2025The Improv Centre, Holiday 2025, Holiday arts, Homepage features, Homepage feature
Western Front celebrates the holidays with annual Toque Craft Fair, December 5 to 7
Western Front celebrates the holidays with annual Toque Craft Fair, December 5 to 7

In biggest edition yet, event features textiles, ceramics, jewellery, prints, accessories, apothecary, and homeware by more than 60 B.C. artists

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ART & DESIGNStir VancouverNovember 18, 2025Partner Content, Western Front, Holiday 2025
Movement meets multi-laser projections as Eric Cheung premieres Contra at Scotiabank Dance Centre, November 28 and 29
Movement meets multi-laser projections as Eric Cheung premieres Contra at Scotiabank Dance Centre, November 28 and 29

New production comes as a result of the street dancer’s Iris Garland Emerging Choreographer Award win earlier this year

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DANCE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithNovember 17, 2025THE DANCE CENTRE, The Dance CEntre, The Dance Centre, Eric Cheung, Iris Garland Award, Scotiabank Dance Centre
Theatre review: Between Breaths honours the stubborn dignity of a man devoted to saving whales
Theatre review: Between Breaths honours the stubborn dignity of a man devoted to saving whales

Artistic Fraud production portrays the joys and griefs of Jon Lien, a pioneering Newfoundland conservationist whose challenges included a late-life struggle with dementia

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THEATREJanet SmithNovember 17, 2025FIREHALL, Firehall Arts Centre
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
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Early Music Vancouver aims to make Handel’s beloved Messiah feel both fresh and familiar. 

Pacific Baroque Orchestra conductor Alexander Weimann says the German-English composer’s oratorio is never the same piece twice. 

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