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Eastside Culture Crawl takes a hybrid approach to 2020, with virtual, in-person, and other ways to engage with art and artists

The fest has adapted to the times with myriad ways to connect with local creatives and discover their work

ART & DESIGN, FESTSStir VancouverNovember 2, 2020Partner Content, Eastside Culture Crawl

Indigenous artists and knowledge keepers share untold stories of Vancouver’s Eastside in In the Beginning

The cultural-sharing events will fill in blanks in the area’s recorded past

Eastside Culture Crawl marches forward for 2020, fuelled by hope

The annual art walk has been entirely reconfigured for the pandemic era, but its celebratory spirit is unchanged

ART & DESIGN, FESTSGail JohnsonOctober 29, 2020Eastside Culture Crawl, ECC, visual art, art & design, Homepage feature

At Rumble Theatre's Tremors 2020, Munish Sharma unleashes his love of dance

Theatre artist uses puppets, poetry, and movement to explore his lifelong passion

FESTSJanet SmithOctober 27, 2020Rumble Theatre, Tremors 2020, Munish Sharma, South Asian dance

Grounds for Goodness Downtown Eastside highlights the positive side of humanity

The virtual residency at the Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival reminds of how people help each other

What happened at the PuSh Festival? Some of its critics are now helping to unravel that question and rebuild

Theatre artists Maiko Yamamoto and Camyar Chaichian are two of the artists advising the event and keeping it afloat for 2021

FESTS, NEWSJanet SmithOctober 26, 2020

Eastside Culture Crawl’s Take Flight benefit flies in a new direction for 2020

A recent survey of Culture Crawl artists found that 66 percent of them could not foresee being able to practice art beyond one year under the current conditions.

FESTSStir VancouverOctober 26, 2020Partner Content, ECC, Eastside Culture Crawl

Spotlight on the East End illuminates the musical diversity and talent of the Downtown Eastside

A highlight of the Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival, the free virtual performance has a stellar lineup of local artists

Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival draws strength from creativity

The 17th annual event reflects the community’s resilience and artistic diversity

Chutzpah 2020 returns live and online with Guy Mintus, Idan Cohen, Ben Caplan, and more

Music, dance, theatre, and comedy run November 21 to 28

FESTSJanet SmithOctober 15, 2020Chutzpah Festival

Wade Davis shares the beauty and wonder of Colombia in Magdalena: River of Dreams

The world-renowned, B.C.-based explorer’s lyrical new book reveals why the Latin American nation set him free.

READ, FESTSGail JohnsonOctober 15, 2020Read, WADE DAVIS, Vancouver Writers Fest, Whistler Writers Festival, read

5X: Race to the Stage festival celebrates South Asian youth culture

Taking place on an app for the first time, the Surrey-based fest unites South Asian millennials beyond physical borders.

Vancouver International Film Festival announces 2020 audience faves and plans for year-round streaming

The most-streamed films and the top awards

SCREEN, FESTSJanet SmithOctober 8, 2020VIFF

Rob Teszka: Magic Dropout works psychology into sleight of hand at October Mini-Fringe, to October 9

There’s more to that card trick than you might think.

Stir Q&A : TRANSFORM Cabaret Festival core artist Chelsea Rose talks Bash

How do you take a genre-defying extravaganza to the virtual realm?

FESTSJanet SmithSeptember 29, 2020The Cultch, Transform Festival

Stir Q&A: VIFF Immersed's Randall Okita talks about virtual world of The Book of Distance

The writer-director uses handmade art and high tech to tell the true story of his grandfather and Japanese internment.

SCREEN, FESTS, CULTUREJanet SmithSeptember 28, 2020VIFF, Japanese Internment, History, VR, XR

Vancouver Mural Festival Pop-Up Patio Sessions Vol. 1 and 2 stream September 26 and 27

Relive performances by the likes of ra/sol and Horsepowar streamed via Soundon

FESTSJanet SmithSeptember 26, 2020Vancouver Mural Festival, Horsepowar, Soundon

Vancouver Improv Festival centres BIPOC artists on its virtual stages

Decolonization is the focus of the 2020 panel of the fest, running September 30 to October 4.

4 boundary-breaking shows at the Transform Cabaret Festival, September 24 to October 3

The Darlings, Virago Nation, Candy Palmater and more boundary-busting acts.

WHAT'S STIRRING, FESTS, CULTUREJanet SmithSeptember 22, 2020The Cultch

Wild Bells/ frequencies/ Drift brings ethereal sounds outdoors, September 25

Open your ears to handmade bells and ceramic percussion.

MUSIC, FESTSJanet SmithSeptember 22, 2020

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