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BC Culture Days readies for month-long series of arts events throughout Metro Vancouver

The free hybrid festival focuses on reconnecting with community

FESTS, NEWSGail JohnsonSeptember 8, 2021BC Culture Days, Festivals, fests

Vancouver Writers Fest announces 2021 program

Guest curator Lawrence Hill, as well as authors such as Miriam Toews, Esi Edugyan, and Omar El Akkad participate in hybrid festival with more than 70 events

FESTS, READGail JohnsonSeptember 8, 2021Vancouver Writers Fest, BC authors, Books, Read, News

Stir Q&A: Jai Djwa looks at what's in a name, and a name change, at the Vancouver Fringe Festival

“Names aren't fixed to us, but we can fix them by changing them.”

FESTS, THEATREJanet SmithSeptember 8, 2021Vancouver Fringe Festival, Homepage feature, Fringe Fest

New Fire Dragon Festival comes to Vancouver’s Chinatown, September 24 to 26

The art-filled event coincides with Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations

Taiwanese musician Yaway Mawring shares Indigenous culture by singing in Atayal language

Appearing in TAIWANfest 2021, the artist celebrates her heritage through song

FESTS, MUSICStir VancouverSeptember 6, 2021Partner Content, TAIWANfest

Musician of Amis heritage finds parallels between Indigenous experiences in Taiwan and Canada

Struck by Kent Monkman’s paintings, Suana Emuy Cilangasay incorporates some of the Cree artist’s paintings into new video for TAIWANfest 2021

FESTS, MUSICGail JohnsonSeptember 3, 2021Fests, Music, TAIWANfeset, Indigenous

The Neverland Night Circus brings a seductive Peter Pan to Vancouver Fringe Festival

The Geekenders’ immersive production is a family-friendly affair

THEATRE, FESTSGail JohnsonSeptember 3, 2021fests, Fringe Fest, Vancouver Fringe Festival, Geekenders, Homepage feature

TAIWANfest presents Cultures Fermented, Chin-Wen Cheng's artwork inspired by the concept of fermentation

Through his detailed drawings, the visual artist expresses cultural and social elements of Taiwan and Korea

FESTS, ART & DESIGNStir VancouverSeptember 1, 2021Partner Content, TAIWANfest

Vancouver International Flamenco Festival fires up Granville Island in free shows

Acts from Vancouver and Victoria pummel the Picnic Pavilion stage

DANCE, FESTSJanet SmithSeptember 1, 2021Vancouver International Flamenco Festival

TAIWANfest's New World Concert forges cross-cultural connections through music

Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra principal conductor Ken Hsieh sees the festival as a chance to discover Taiwanese and Korean cultures

FESTS, MUSICGail JohnsonAugust 30, 2021TAIWANfest, Vancouver Metropolitan Opera, Ken Hsieh, fests

Monsoon Festival heads into final stretch with Murals in the Market, to August 31

New works can now be seen in the public-art project by Punjabi Market Regeneration Collective and Vancouver Mural Festival

New works from Le Gateau Chocolat, The Darlings, and Kim Senklip Harvey as The Cultch and Urban Ink unveil TRANSFORM Festival lineup

Event September 23 to October 2 will be a digital and live-performance hybrid

FESTS, LIVESTREAMJanet SmithAugust 26, 2021THE CULTCH, The Cultch, Transform Festival

Snotty Nose Rez Kids co-host Indigifest 2021's final concert, August 26

Singer-songwriter Nimkish joins the hip-hop duo in hosting the Indigenous festival’s virtual blow-out show

FESTS, MUSICGail JohnsonAugust 25, 2021Indigifest, Snotty Nose Rez Kids, festivals, fests

Gabrielle Martin joins PuSh International Performing Arts Festival's leadership team

The aerialist-dancer joins Margo Kane and Jason Dubois as the organization works toward a 2022 event

NEWS, FESTSJanet SmithAugust 24, 2021PuSh Festival

Film reviews: Mysterious plagues, low-key surrealism, and a Mexican election race at Vancouver Latin American Film Festival

Ana Katz’s must-see The Dog Who Wouldn’t Be Quiet, and more

SCREEN, FESTSStir VancouverAugust 23, 2021VLAFF, Latin American Film, Ana Katz, Homepage feature

Light Up Chinatown! celebrates Vancouver’s historic neighbourhood, September 11 and 12

Live music and dance, culinary collaborations, and more aim to reconnect people with the community that’s been hard hit by the pandemic

Krystal Kiran brings the song and dance to Monsoon Arts Fest's Sunday Funday, August 22

The youngest South Asian woman to perform on Broadway gives a Zoom class geared to all ages

FESTS, DANCEGail JohnsonAugust 20, 2021Monsoon Festival of Performing Arts, Krystal Kiran, dance, what's stirring

CREATE! Arts Festival gives people a chance to get hands-on with artists in East Van

Eastside Arts Society’s new fest aims to make meaningful connections between the public and local artmakers

FESTS, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonAugust 17, 2021EAS, Eastside Arts, Eastside Arts District, Eastside Culture Crawl

Hip hop, pow-wow dance, song, and more feed into Resilient Roots at Vines Art Festival, August 18

The free outdoor performance at Trout Lake Park focuses on Indigenous joy and hope

FESTS, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonAugust 16, 2021Vines Art Festival, What's Stirring, Indigenous

Mark Takeshi McGregor takes helm of Pride In Art Society as SD Holman steps down

As Queer Arts Festival wraps up, its founder is handing over the reins

NEWS, FESTSJanet SmithAugust 15, 2021Queer Arts Festival, Pride in Art Society

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