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Cascade Peaks ChamberFest launches its annual Festival Concert Series at scenic RockRidge Canyon, June 19 to 21
Cascade Peaks ChamberFest launches its annual Festival Concert Series at scenic RockRidge Canyon, June 19 to 21

Taking place in the state-of-the-art Rock Theatre, program features the Borealis String Quartet, Juno Award–winning Gryphon Trio, and more

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MUSICStir VancouverMay 26, 2026Partner Content, Cascade Peaks ChamberFest, Langley Community Music School, Summer 2026
Theatre review: Salt-Water Moon's casting brings compelling undercurrent of melancholy to story of first love
Theatre review: Salt-Water Moon's casting brings compelling undercurrent of melancholy to story of first love

Two senior artists play young Newfoundland couple in Western Gold Theatre’s gentle staging

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THEATREJanet SmithMay 25, 2026Western Gold Theatre, PAL Theatre, Homepage feature
A thrilling Macbeth hits Bard on the Beach's BMO Mainstage, beginning June 11
A thrilling Macbeth hits Bard on the Beach's BMO Mainstage, beginning June 11

Stephen Drover directs his own haunting adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, laced with tyranny and moral corruption

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FESTS, THEATREStir VancouverMay 25, 2026Partner Content, Bard on the Beach, Shakespeare, Summer 2026
The VSO closes its 2025-26 season with Gustav Mahler’s epic Third Symphony, May 29 and 30
The VSO closes its 2025-26 season with Gustav Mahler’s epic Third Symphony, May 29 and 30

Otto Tausk conducts the orchestra, along with mezzo-soprano Rihab Chaieb and the Vancouver Bach Choir, in a symphony that has a lot of everything

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WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSICJanet SmithMay 25, 2026Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Orpheum Theatre, VSO, Otto Tausk, Vancouver Bach Choir
Larger-than-life outdoor theatre adventure Me & The Forest comes to Granville Island, May 29 to June 14
Larger-than-life outdoor theatre adventure Me & The Forest comes to Granville Island, May 29 to June 14

Boca del Lupo returns to the outdoor stage in partnership with Korean puppet masters for five-metre-tall spectacle

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THEATRE, FESTSStir VancouverMay 24, 2026Partner Content, Boca del Lupo, BOCA DEL LUPO, Vancouver Internationl Children's Festival
Rising stars take the stage as Opera West honours Old Auditorium’s centenary, May 30
Rising stars take the stage as Opera West honours Old Auditorium’s centenary, May 30

Finale of the storied UBC venue’s 100th-anniversary celebrations features celebrated soprano Simone Osborne and bass-baritone Gordon Bintner

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WHAT'S STIRRING, OPERA, MUSICJanet SmithMay 22, 2026Opera West Society, UBC Opera
Tomoki Sanders Quartet brings its rich avant-garde sound to the Vancouver International Jazz Festival, June 25
Tomoki Sanders Quartet brings its rich avant-garde sound to the Vancouver International Jazz Festival, June 25

New York–based multi-instrumentalist, the child of legendary saxophonist Pharoah Sanders, is joined by their band and the Todd Stewart Trio

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MUSICStir VancouverMay 22, 2026Partner Content, Coastal Jazz & Blues Society, Coastal Jazz & Blues, Coastal Jazz, Summer 2026
Khatsahlano Street Party announces musical lineup for Wonderland-themed July 11 event
Khatsahlano Street Party announces musical lineup for Wonderland-themed July 11 event

Performers at the 2026 edition include Uncle Strut, Felisha and the Jazz Rejects, Art d’Ecco, Brass Camel, Rich Hope, and many more

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FESTS, MUSIC, NEWSJanet SmithMay 21, 2026Khatsahlano Street Party, West 4th BIA, Summer 2026
Vancouver Folk Music Festival gears up for versatile summer lineup, July 17 to 19
Vancouver Folk Music Festival gears up for versatile summer lineup, July 17 to 19

Artists hitting Jericho Beach Park range from Denmark’s Tina Dico and Ukraine’s Yagódy to Portland’s Anna Tivel and Jeffrey Martin

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MUSIC, FESTSStir VancouverMay 21, 2026Partner Content, Vancouver Folk Music Festival, Folk Festival, Summer 2026
Hear the Orpheum’s original Wurlitzer accompanying The Lodger on May 25
Hear the Orpheum’s original Wurlitzer accompanying The Lodger on May 25

The theatre’s organ was installed in 1927—the same year Alfred Hitchcock released his first thriller, about a Jack the Ripper–esque killer

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SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithMay 20, 2026Vancouver Civic Theatres, Orpheum Theatre
At the Museum of Anthropology, Jut-ke-Nay–Hazel Wilson weaves Haida history into robes
At the Museum of Anthropology, Jut-ke-Nay–Hazel Wilson weaves Haida history into robes

New exhibition I Use My Haida Eyes features 51 of the artist’s intricate works, which hold layers of cultural knowledge

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithMay 20, 2026MOA, Museum of Anthropology, UBC, Haida, Homepage feature
FakeKnot’s Ballroom culture–infused MY HOUSE premieres at The Dance Centre, June 19 and 20
FakeKnot’s Ballroom culture–infused MY HOUSE premieres at The Dance Centre, June 19 and 20

Ralph Escamillan’s subversive, playful new work brings the Ball from the runway to the stage

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DANCEStir VancouverMay 20, 2026Partner Content, THE DANCE CENTRE, The Dance CEntre, The Dance Centre, FakeKnot, Ralph Escamillan, Summer 2026
Stir Cheat Sheet: 4 artists to check out at Art Vancouver 2026
Stir Cheat Sheet: 4 artists to check out at Art Vancouver 2026

These are just a few of the highlights at the 10th annual edition of the showcase of Canadian and international artists

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ART & DESIGNStir VancouverMay 19, 2026Art Vancouver, Homepage feature
The Cinematheque hosts Love, Sex, Religion, Death: The Complete Films of Terence Davies, May 21 to June 28
The Cinematheque hosts Love, Sex, Religion, Death: The Complete Films of Terence Davies, May 21 to June 28

Retrospective unites the late British filmmaker’s feature-length works, including A Quiet Passion and Distant Voices, Still Lives

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SCREENStir VancouverMay 19, 2026Partner Content, The CInematheque, The Cinematheque, Summer 2026
Stir Cheat Sheet: Acrobatic officers to glowing islands, 4 shows to catch at the 2026 Vancouver International Children’s Festival
Stir Cheat Sheet: Acrobatic officers to glowing islands, 4 shows to catch at the 2026 Vancouver International Children’s Festival

Event’s top works from across the country and the globe leap between juggling, circus, art installation, concert, and more

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FESTS, MUSIC, THEATREStir VancouverMay 19, 2026Vancouver International Children's Festival
Bard on the Beach opens 2026 season with The Merry Wives of Windsor on the BMO Mainstage, starting June 9
Bard on the Beach opens 2026 season with The Merry Wives of Windsor on the BMO Mainstage, starting June 9

Laugh-out-loud, music-filled production sets Shakespeare’s play in a fictional soccer-obsessed Vancouver suburb

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THEATRE, FESTSStir VancouverMay 19, 2026Partner Content, Bard on the Beach, Shakespeare, Summer 2026
Jade Circle brings together dance, music, projections, and storytelling, at the Kay Meek Arts Centre May 20 to 22
Jade Circle brings together dance, music, projections, and storytelling, at the Kay Meek Arts Centre May 20 to 22

Artist Jasmine Chen relearns Mandarin and discovers lost family history in multidisciplinary, personal show

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DANCE, MUSIC, CULTURE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithMay 17, 2026Kay Meek Arts Centre, rice & beans theatre
Outpouring of grief at news of cello innovator Cris Derksen's death
Outpouring of grief at news of cello innovator Cris Derksen's death

Reports are emerging that the musician, composer, and pillar of the Indigenous classical community passed away in car accident after father’s funeral in Northern Alberta

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MUSIC, NEWSJanet SmithMay 16, 2026Cris Derksen, cello
Glitch Theatre showcases D/disability-identified artists with podcast recording on May 23
Glitch Theatre showcases D/disability-identified artists with podcast recording on May 23

At the Roundhouse, Arc One will feature 10 short performances by new and emerging artists and will include poetry, stories, and essays

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WHAT'S STIRRING, PODCASTSJanet SmithMay 15, 2026Glitch Theatre, Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre
Stir Q&A: The Biting School’s Aryo Khakpour on Offending the Audience
Stir Q&A: The Biting School’s Aryo Khakpour on Offending the Audience

The Vancouver director says there’s something “extraordinarily intimate” about Nobel Prize laureate Peter Handke’s 1966 “anti-play”

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THEATREJanet SmithMay 15, 2026The Biting School, Tyrant Studios
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At The Cultch’s York Theatre, wonderfully weird characterizations meet gravity-defying feats in a raucously unpretentious
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At The Dance Centre, new FakeKnot production taps into deep community ties to celebrate the family bonds and playful energy behind the voguing. 

“Voguing in its own right has variations that are very complex, very bombastic and dramatic, but a
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After months of preparation, the Cornley Drama Society is finally ready for opening night of The Murder at Haversham Manor! Surel
It’s well worth heading up—way up—the Sunshine Coast to the PRISMA Festival, which is set to bring polished classical sounds to Powell River again, from June 15 to 27.

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