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Doors Open Richmond spotlights local culture and heritage at 19th annual edition, June 6 and 7

Two-day event takes place at over 40 sites across the city

CULTUREStir VancouverMay 11, 2026Partner Content, Doors Open Richmond, Richmond Museum

Saigon Story, Namesake təm kʷaθ nan among winners at DOXA 2026 awards

Illustrated Legacies: Graveyard of the Pacific wins Nigel Moore Award; And the Fish Fly Above Our Heads و الأسماك تطير فوق رؤوسنا named best feature

FESTS, NEWS, SCREENJanet SmithMay 10, 2026NFB, DOXA, DOXA Documentary Film Festival, National Film Board

The Last One for the Road follows two barflies through the back side of Veneto, at VIFF Centre, to May 14

Down-and-out buddies follow the randomness of life in evocatively shot Italian film by Francesco Sossai

SCREENJanet SmithMay 9, 2026VIFF, VIFF. Centre

VSO puts Russian masters on display in Pictures at an Exhibition, May 15 and 17

Guest conductor Peter Oundjian and pianist Simon Trpčeski are featured in program of works by Modest Mussorgsky, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and U.S. composer Joan Tower

A Choral Feast 4 brings Vancouver Chamber Choir together with two Alberta ensembles, May 14

Edmonton’s Chronos Vocal Ensemble and Calgary’s Luminous Voices add vocal power to a program that’s strong on contemporary composers

MUSICJanet SmithMay 8, 2026Vancouver Chamber Choir

Grease’s retro trip starts with its energized songs, to May 17 at the Granville Island Stage

CTORA Productions’ new version of the hit musical brings back nostalgic numbers like “Summer Nights”

THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithMay 8, 2026CTORA Theatre, CTORA

Museum of Anthropology displays a visionary artist’s collection in I Use My Haida Eyes: The History Robes of Jut-ke-Nay–Hazel Wilson, opening May 14

Wilson’s 50 painted and appliquéd robes document specific episodes of Haida history, representing an expansion of traditional Indigenous form

ART & DESIGNStir VancouverMay 8, 2026Partner Content, Museum of Anthropology, MOA, UBC

Dancing on the Edge announces 30-show program for June 4 to 13

Amid the offerings are names like Lukas Malkowski, Belle Spirale Dance Projects, O.Dela Arts and musica intima, and much more

Co.ERASGA’s Undivided Colours bridges forms, from Bharatanatyam to Asian Flamenco, May 14 and 15

Marking Asian Heritage Month, the show features names like Kasandra La China, Andrea Nann, and Sujit Vaidya

DANCE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithMay 7, 2026Alvin Erasga Tolentino, Co.ERASGA

Stir Q&A: Ablaye Cissoko and Cyrille Brotto merge their musical traditions

The French accordionist and the Senegalese singer and kora player began their joint musical adventure thanks to a “slightly mad request”

MUSICJanet SmithMay 7, 2026Blueshore at CapU

Acclaimed director Sophy Romvari creates emotion-charged family portrait in Blue Heron

At the VIFF Centre, debut feature by fast-rising filmmaker splices past and present in a powerful story that is part time-travel fiction, part nostalgic vision of ’90s Vancouver Island

SCREENJanet SmithMay 7, 2026VIFF Centre, Homepage feature

Vancouver Folk Music Festival reveals details of its 2026 Mainstage lineup

This year’s picks include old-school country, introspective singer-songwriters, voodoo-infused ritual, and one U.K. legend who really needs no introduction

PODIUM 2026 national choral conference and festival returns to Victoria, May 14 to 17

At the special celebration, Choral Canada and the BC Choral Federation host eight feature concerts and two free events

MUSICStir VancouverMay 7, 2026Partner Content, BC Choral Federation, PODIUM, Choral Canada

Mother/Land composer and librettist found contemporary relevance in ancient tale

For their new opera-oratorio, Vancouver composer Jeffrey Ryan and wordsmith Michael Lewis MacLennan turned to the Book of Ruth for inspiration

Vancouver director Teresa Alfeld’s documentary Hearse Chasing debuts at VIFF Centre, May 10

The poignant film focuses on Vancouver singer-songwriter Cassidy Waring as she delves into an unresolved family tragedy

Here’s what to expect at the 2026 edition of West Coast Modern Week, July 7 to 12

A home tour of five West Vancouver residences, a film screening of E.1027: Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea, and much more on offer for architecture buffs