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Edge Effects bridges realms at SFU Burnaby's new Marianne and Edward Gibson Art Museum

Recently opened gallery’s first exhibition features works by 15 artists, including Germaine Koh, Liz Magor, Cindy Mochizuki, and Jin-me Yoon

High teas put a delicious spin on classic flavours for the holiday season

Here’s our guide to six local establishments with savoury and sweet menus filled with festive spirit

Newly published book A Monumental Practice surveys the work of Haida artist 7IDANsuu James Hart

Written with Curtis Collins, the Figure 1 Publishing release takes a detailed look at Hart’s large-scale works, including poles, cedar sculptures, and bronzes

VSO’s The Four Seasons travels gradually into “icy snow”, December 11 and 12 at the Chan Centre

Orchestra’s associate concertmaster Timothy Steeves takes a starring role in the festive violin concertos

Comedy review: Improv Centre’s agile cast conjures ’90s holiday TV specials in ’Tis the Sitcom

With audiences supplying the laugh track, the days of “Must-See TV” return in a different form every night, with heartfelt moments arising among hilarious period-correct details

THEATRE, COMEDYJanet SmithDecember 1, 2025The Improv Centre, Holiday 2025

Fountains and Chapel Sound highlight sonic experimentation at Fountains: Series III, December 4 and 6

Annual program co-presented with Fountains Symposium highlights the work of East and Southeast Asian women, femme, and nonbinary artists

MUSICStir VancouverNovember 29, 2025Partner Content, Chapel Sound Art Foundation

Dance review: In Birdy, Hung Dance makes endless, artful play with feathered headpieces of Chinese opera

Dreamlike Taiwanese show explores freedom and oppression, with Ling Zi becoming everything from spiky weapons to shivering life forces all their own

DANCEJanet SmithNovember 29, 2025DANCEHOUSE, DanceHouse, Taiwan

Four double bassists join forces for BASS-MAS!, an evening of festive tunes, December 3

Malcolm Armstrong, Mark Beaty, Meaghan Williams, and Jeff White are gearing up to play four new commissions at the Jericho Arts Centre

MUSICJanet SmithNovember 28, 2025Jericho Arts Centre, Holiday 2025

John Reischman and the Jaybirds’ musical roots thrive on strong sense of West Coast place

With new album The Salish Sea and a “bluegrass concerto” of the same name, the renowned mandolinist and his cohort of virtuoso musicians summon wild elements of the natural world

MUSICJanet SmithNovember 28, 2025Jonathan Reischman, Anvile Centre, Anvil Centre, Anvil Theatre

Film reviews: Mile End Kicks to Influencers, quick takes from Whistler Film Festival

Chandler Levack’s love letter to Montreal and her early 20s offers a new kind of female heroine; Kurtis David Harder unveils a super-energetic sequel; and Wədzįh Nəne’ (Caribou Country) takes viewers to B.C.’s snow-dusted northern reaches

FESTS, SCREENJanet SmithNovember 28, 2025Whistler Film Festival, Whistler

Gordon and Marion Smith Foundation receives $1 million in private funding through Ann Kipling estate and Audain Foundation

Long-term sustainability in sight for Artists for Kids and Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art, as endowment fund now sits at $4.3 million

ART & DESIGN, NEWSJanet SmithNovember 27, 2025Gordon Smith Gallery, Artists for Kids, Audain Foundation

Vancouver Bach Choir ushers in the holidays with Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, December 6

Featured soloists include soprano Chloe Hurst, mezzo-soprano Emma Parkinson, tenor Colin Ainsworth, and baritone Aaron Durand

Keeper producer Chris Ferguson comes to Whistler Film Festival with renewed fervour for analogue cinema experience

Vancouver visionary behind innovative thrillers like Longlegs and The Monkey is also helping to revive the Park Theatre as a hub for a new generation of cinemagoers

SCREEN, FESTSJanet SmithNovember 27, 2025Whistler Film Festival, Osgood Perkins, Chris Ferguson

Nebula Noël: A Pair of Magical Christmas Concerts brings festive music to the city, December 7 and 13

Annual tradition presented by Nebula Performances features emerging and established artists singing seasonal favourites

MUSICStir VancouverNovember 27, 2025Partner Content, Nebula Performances, Holiday 2025

East Van Panto: West Van Story gets an extended run thanks to overwhelming popularity

Theatre Replacement’s nearly sold-out holiday tradition continues at The Cultch’s York Theatre to January 11

NEWS, THEATREJanet SmithNovember 26, 2025East Van Panto, the Cultch, THE CULTCH, The Cultch, Theatre Replacement, Holiday 2025

Singer-songwriter Chris Smither remains a restless soul, while looking back on a long and rich career

Now in his 80s, the veteran folk and blues artist brings his band the Motivators and a fresh collection of gritty, introspective songs to the BlueShore at CapU

MUSICJanet SmithNovember 26, 2025Blueshore at CapU

B.C. artists honour a friend's legacy with Rodney Graham Remembered at The Polygon Gallery, December 4

Hosted by David Wisdom, evening features words and visual presentations by Neil Wedman, Carol Sawyer, Karin Bubaš, Pete Bourne, Robert Kleyn, and more

Arts cuts loom as City of Vancouver passes 2026 “back-to-basics” operating budget

The sector will see a reduction of 12 percent, or $6 million, in funding

NEWSJanet SmithNovember 25, 2025City of Vancouver, Budget, Vancouver City Council

Even after a century and a half, Little Women continues to capture emotions of both actors and audiences

Director Barbara Tomasic talks about the Arts Club Theatre Company’s new production of the Louisa May Alcott classic, which still inspires heartfelt reflection on sibling bonds and the challenges of finding a place in the world

THEATREJanet SmithNovember 25, 2025Arts Club Theatre Company, Holiday. 2025, Homepage feature, Holiday 2025