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Talking Stick Festival announces new Indigenous arts-focused events, July 1

Indigifunk artist Curtis Clear Sky, hip-hop and spoken-word artist JB the First Lady, and storyteller-author Nicola I Campbell among the performers marking National Indigenous History Month

FESTSGail JohnsonJune 28, 2021Talking Stick, Talking Stick Festival, Full Circle, indigenous, National Indigenous History Month

Jazz at Pyatt Hall keeps musical traditions alive, from hard bop to effortless swing

Cory Weeds, Jennifer Scott, Rene Worst, and Phil Dyer among the luminaries performing at the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival series

FESTS, MUSICStir VancouverJune 18, 2021Partner Content, Jazz Fest, TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival, Coastal Jazz

Local artists mark National Indigenous Peoples Day in thoughtful, creative ways

Filmmakers, storytellers, weavers, photographers, and more take part in the June 21 event

ART & DESIGN, SCREEN, FESTSGail JohnsonJune 18, 2021National Indigenous Peoples Day, National Indigenous People's Month, Talking Stick Festival, Full Circle, Savage Society, Vancouver Mural Festival, Indigenous, Indigenous artists

Anoushka Shankar performs the Musical Journey of a Shapeshifter, to July 17

Personal reflections are part of the master sitarist’s virtual show at Indian Summer Festival 2021

FESTS, MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonJune 16, 2021Indian Summer Festival, ISF 2021

Vines Art Festival launches Cultivating the Creative: A Symbiotic Artist Care Fund

The new funding will support diversity and well-being in the artistic community

FESTSStir VancouverJune 16, 2021Partner Content, Vines Art Festival

Stir Q&A: Opaskwayak Cree Nation singer-songwriter Tara Williamson on her new album, the loss of her son, and wellness

The Victoria-based musician performs at Talking Stick Festival: Summer Sojourn

FESTS, MUSICGail JohnsonJune 15, 2021fests, Talking Stick Festival, Talking Stick, Tara Williamson, Indigenous, Homepage feature, Full Circle

Adventurous music defies genres at the Jazz Festival Innovation Series at the Ironworks

The TD Vancouver International Jazz Fest concerts at the heritage performance space are like a festival within a festival

MUSIC, FESTSStir VancouverJune 15, 2021Partner Content, Jazz Fest, TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival, music, Coastal Jazz

Talking Stick Festival: Summer Sojourn presents Dancing With Our Ancestors, starting June 15

The virtual dance performance features pieces by Christine Friday, Maura Garcia, and Rebecca Sadowski

DANCE, FESTS, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonJune 14, 2021Talking Stick Festival, dance, indigenous, What's Stirring, Full Circle

Indian Summer Festival’s 2021 launch party fuses food, wine, and art

Chef Vikram Vij and Volcanic Hills Estate Winery’s Bobby Gidda collaborate on a gourmet meal to enjoy at home during the art-filled bash

FESTS, CULINARYGail JohnsonJune 11, 2021Indian Summer Festival, Indian cuisine, Vij's

From Snotty Nose Rez Kids to Peggy Lee, the Jazz Fest's Marquee Series highlights the range and remarkable depth of world-class, BC-based talent

A festival highlight from the Granville Island venue, the series draws from soul, jazz, pop, folk, and other diverse music influences

FESTS, MUSICStir VancouverJune 11, 2021Partner Content, music, fests, Jazz Fest, TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival, Granville Island, Performance Works, jazz, Coastal Jazz, Vancouver International Jazz Festival

Daring, diverse Jazz Fest series at Frankie's keeps the soul fires burning

From post-bop to cool jazz, blues to Latin styles, Frankie’s Jazz Club hosts a daring, diverse lineup at the 2021 festival

FESTS, MUSICStir VancouverJune 7, 2021Partner Content, Jazz Fest, TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival, Coastal Jazz, Vancouver International Jazz Festival

Diverse communities share their culture, heritage at Doors Open Richmond

With tours of everything from a Buddhist monastery to a Persian restaurant, the annual Heritage Canada event goes online for 2021

CULTURAL TOURISM, FESTSGail JohnsonJune 3, 2021Doors Open Richmond, Richmond

A play about housing refugees, a dialogue on madness, and more as rEvolver Festival enters final weekend

Boundary-pushing offerings include a wonderfully weird website-EP and collagelike text fragments

THEATRE, FESTSJanet SmithJune 3, 2021Upintheair Theatre

Stir Pairing: Food and wine from the land to savour during the Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival

An Indigenous World Winery red, bannockwich from Salmon n’ Bannock go hand in hand with the multidisciplinary fest that celebrates Canada’s diverse Indigenous cultures

CULINARY, FESTSGail JohnsonJune 2, 2021CULINARY, Festivals, Talking Stick, Indigenous cuisine, Indigenous World Winery, Salmon n' Bannock, Full Circle, Stir Pairing

TESSEL, featuring 14 Black dance makers from across Canada, streaming nationwide for free, to June 30

Esie Mensah’s dance film launches on the one-year anniversary of Blackout Tuesday

DANCE, FESTS, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonJune 1, 2021dance, VIDF, Vancouver International Dance Festival

Talking Stick Festival launches Summer Sojourn in celebration of Indigenous art and culture

The month-long festival by Full Circle: First Nations Performance coincides with National Indigenous History Month

FESTSGail JohnsonJune 1, 2021Talking Stick, Talking Stick Festival, Full Circle

Maria Avila wins Vancouver International Dance Festival’s Biennial Choreographic Award

The independent artist focuses on flamenco, investigates how singing and guitar can enhance her movements

DANCE, FESTSStir VancouverMay 31, 2021Partner Content, Vancouver International Dance Festival, VIDF

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 shows to feed imaginations at the Vancouver International Children's Festival

Human percussion instruments, Congolese storytellers, and off-the-hook break-dancers

FESTSStir VancouverMay 31, 2021FESTS, Vancouver Internationl Children's Festival, Ideas Bobert

Stir Q&A: Ideas Bobert's Candice Roberts spills the beans on the emotional awareness of clowning

The Vancouver International Children’s Festival show explores hope, failure through a playful character’s old-school world of big-band music, silent film, and tap dance

FESTS, THEATREGail JohnsonMay 31, 2021Vancouver International Children's Festival, Candice Roberts, Candy Bones Theatre, clown, Homepage feature