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Kings Return performs effortless harmonies at the Kay Meek Arts Centre, January 18

The Grammy-nominated vocal group crafts a diverse, sophisticated, and soothing a cappella sound

MUSICStir VancouverDecember 15, 2025Partner Content, Kay Meek Arts Centre

Theatre reviews: Two plays invite viewers into the history-steeped Roedde House Museum

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

THEATRE, HOLIDAY25Janet SmithDecember 14, 2025Holiday 2025, Roedde House Museum, Hidden Stages, Page Turn

Artisan eggnogs to gingerbread old fashioneds, where to find festive spirits on Vancouver’s cocktail scene

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

CULINARY, HOLIDAY25Janet SmithDecember 12, 2025cocktails, Botanist, Bacchus, Meo, Holiday 2025

At Christmas With Chor Leoni, Saina Khaledi premieres Persian song inspired by her father's melodies

Composer-musician draws on years of memories in new piece for santour and choir that celebrates Yalda Night

MUSICJanet SmithDecember 12, 2025Christmas with Chor Leoni, Chor Leoni, CHOR LEONI, Holiday 2025

B3 Kings keyboardist Chris Gestrin draws on a long history of holiday music for jazz arrangements

Quartet roasts some chestnuts—and some more adventurous tunes, too—at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts

MUSIC, HOLIDAY25Janet SmithDecember 12, 2025Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, B3 Kings, Chris Gestrin, Holiday 2025

Corbin Murdoch steps in as Vancouver Folk Music Festival executive director

The musician, cultural programmer, and producer is set to work alongside artistic director Fiona Black

FESTS, NEWS, MUSICJanet SmithDecember 11, 2025Vancouver Folk Music Festival, Corbin Murdoch

The Nutcracker at Wethersfield follows New York City Ballet to a wintry estate, to December 28 at VIFF Centre

The Leading Ladies bring to life Duke Ellington’s swingy twist on Tchaikovsky score at December 14 screening

SCREEN, DANCEJanet SmithDecember 11, 2025VIFF, VIFF Centre, Holiday 2025

Goh Ballet fosters young talent and holiday cheer with 15th edition of The Nutcracker

Amid tulle tutus and fleecey lambs, director Chan Hon Goh reflects on the history of the “feel-good production”

DANCEJanet SmithDecember 11, 2025Holiday 2025, Goh Ballet

Gateway Theatre's Annie brings back classic songs and a sense of optimism, to January 3

And did we mention the live dogs playing Sandy?

THEATRE, HOLIDAY25Janet SmithDecember 10, 2025Gateway Theatre, Holiday 2025

International Guitar Night 2026 tours to Massey Theatre, February 1

All-Canadian lineup features Itamar Erez, Jocelyn Gould, Jamie Dupuis, and Caroline Planté

MUSICStir VancouverDecember 10, 2025Partner Content, Massey Theatre

Vancouver Cantata Singers bridge generations with Christmas Reprise concerts

Up-and-coming composer Sophia Colpitts contributed to the program—with a little help from her grandpa

MUSIC, HOLIDAY25Janet SmithDecember 9, 2025Holiday 2025, Vancouver Cantata Singers, Sophie Colpitts, choral

Just-released publication Enemy Alien covers Tamio Wakayama's remarkable photographic career

Edited by Paul Wong, Figure 1 Publishing release draws on the Japanese Canadian artist’s unpublished memoir, Soul on Rice

READStir VancouverDecember 9, 2025Partner Content, Figure 1 Publishing, Figure 1 Pubishing, BC books

At The Cinematheque, David Lynch retrospective In Dreams delves into Hollywood’s dark side

Legendary director’s groundbreaking movies and TV work create a visual language that reflects on some of film history’s most sinister figures—and mushroom clouds

SCREENJanet SmithDecember 8, 2025The Cinematheque, David Lynch, Homepage feature

Krystle Dos Santos brings her soulful vocals back to the Firehall in A Very Merry Motown, December 17 to 28

Artist and her band are amping up the storytelling in “’Twas the Night Before Christmas” with hits from the legendary Detroit label

DanceHouse and The Cultch present the North American premiere of Recirquel’s Paradisum, January 21 to 24

Hungarian dance-circus company invites audiences to witness a visceral, mesmerizing spectacle set in the aftermath of a destroyed world

DANCEStir VancouverDecember 8, 2025Partner Content, DanceHouse, DANCEHOUSE, the Cultch, THE CULTCH, The Cultch

Music for the Winter Solstice brings serene sounds to atmospheric Heritage Hall, December 10 and 11

Music on Main’s annual holiday offering features performances from Grammy Award–winning Caroline Shaw, returning favourite Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa, and more

Marika Swan ƛ̓upinup meditates on balance and transformation in A Circle Strong Enough to Carry Both Sides

The artist’s solo exhibition of prints at the Burnaby Art Gallery looks back on years immersed in the creative and philosophical view of interdependence in Nuu-chah-nulth culture

Theatre review: At the Arts Club, Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women celebrates complex bonds of sisterhood

Portrayals of the classic novel’s famously lively siblings shine brightest when all four are together onstage, capturing love for one another in quiet gestures

THEATREJanet SmithDecember 5, 2025Arts Club Theatre Company, Holiday 2025, Homepage feature

Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s Nutcracker inhabits a snow-dusted Canada, at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, December 12 to 14

Pond hockey, RCMP battles, and polar bears bring this unique rendition home—with classic Russian touches, of course

DANCE, WHAT'S STIRRING, HOLIDAY25Janet SmithDecember 4, 2025Ballet BC, BALLET BC, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Holiday 2025

With fresh adaptation (a) Winter’s Tale, two well-known theatre talents launch The Ecstasy

Colleen Wheeler and Moya O’Connell have gathered a crack team of actors for micro-sized Shakespearean shows at the City Centre Artist Lodge—and this is only the beginning

THEATREJanet SmithDecember 4, 2025Colleen Wheeler, The Ecstasy, Shakespeare

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