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Violin star Karen Gomyo joins the VSO with Samuel Barber's Violin Concerto, September 29 and October 1

The Tokyo-born Canadian sensation will tackle a work that juxtaposes lyrical sensitivity with a breakneck final movement

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithSeptember 23, 2023VSO, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

Mooncakes, lantern crafting, and an audio play at Gateway Theatre's Family Fun Mid-Autumn Celebration, September 24

Event in honour of upcoming Chinese holiday features live reading of Five Blessings collective’s Legend of the Whooshhh

CULTURE, THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithSeptember 18, 2023Gateway Theatre

Little Shop of Horrors delivers a bloodthirsty plant and '60s Motown-style songs, September 7 to October 8

Arts Club Theatre Company thriller-comedy musical is based on the cult favourite 1986 film by Roger Corman

THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithSeptember 5, 2023Arts Club Theatre

United Players of Vancouver spotlight a dysfunctional royal couple in The Last Wife, September 7 to October 1

Comedy-tinged play by Kate Hennig explores the marriage of King Henry VIII and his sixth wife, Katherine Parr

THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithAugust 31, 2023United Players of Vancouver

AHFOMAD festival brings the best of African-diaspora music and dance to Massey Theatre and Eighth & Eight, September 1 to 3

Dremo, Selmor Mtukuzi, Ndidi O, Mimi O’Bonsawin, Liya, and Kays, plus Vancouver’s own Alpha Yaya Diallo.

CULTURE, FESTS, MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithAugust 31, 2023AHFOMAD, Massey Theatre, Eighth & Eight

New Netherlands-themed street market invites Vancouverites to go Dutch, September 2 to 4

Think stroopwafels, salty licorice, DJs, and live music, outdoors on the 600-block of Granville Street

WHAT'S STIRRING, CULINARYJanet SmithAugust 30, 2023Dutch, Downtown Vancouver BIA, Vancouver Ciivic Theatres

Doug and the Slugs bring '80s party pop to the PNE with the VSO, August 30

The band’s career spans over 40 decades, six studio albums, and several top 40 hits

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGEmily LythAugust 28, 2023Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, PNE

The Image Before Us wraps up with Strathyre and My American Cousin, August 30 at The Cinematheque

The history of B.C. film series celebrates finale with Sandy Wilson’s beloved summertime nostalgia trip

SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithAugust 28, 2023The CInematheque

Master Japanese artist Manabu Ikeda offers young'uns a chance to learn from him at the Audain, August 27

The force behind Flowers From the Wreckage offers a pen and ink drawing workshop for kids

ART & DESIGN, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonAugust 18, 2023Summer 2023, Audain Art Museum, Manabu Ikeda

City Opera Vancouver's Summer Serenades wrap up outdoor concerts, August 18 to 20 and 25 to 27

Paired Pairing features dynamic duos, while Manila to Beijing Direct melds Chinese and Filipino music, at venues including Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Courtyard

OPERA, MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithAugust 17, 2023City Opera Vancouver

Out of the Past conjures dark film noir magic at The Cinematheque August 18 and 24

Robert Mitchum’s jaded P.I., Jane Greer’s enigmatic femme fatale, and a swirl of cigarette smoke

WHAT'S STIRRING, SCREENJanet SmithAugust 16, 2023The Cinematheque

At Vines Art Festival, Indigenous artists dig deep in Rooted Relations, August 17

Everyone is invited to the free gathering with storytelling, movement, music, and more

FESTS, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonAugust 14, 2023Summer 2023, Vines Art Festival, Indigenous

Social-media stars Amreen Gill—aka Bhangralicious—and Swarndeep Gill join live podcast recording at Monsoon Festival, August 19

Chai with T host Tarannum Thind will chat with the Surrey-based siblings and viral-video makers

New teen voices in photography, at Chester Fields: Unsung, opening at The Polygon Gallery, August 12

Annual exhibition highlights topics seldom given attention in public spaces

ART & DESIGN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithAugust 10, 2023Polygon Gallery, POLYGON GALLERY, Summer 2023

Garden of Black Roses celebrates Black creatives at Vines Art Festival, August 11

Performances from AHSIA, Ana Santos, Feven Kidane, spotlight spoken-word and musical artistry

FESTS, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithAugust 9, 2023Vines Art Festival, AHSIA, BIPOC, Summer 2023

Composer Jordan Nobles debuts participatory work in remembrance of late Jocelyn Morlock, at Life Cycles, August 10

Blueridge Chamber Music Festival opener also includes George Crumb’s mystical masterpiece Music for a Summer Evening

Vines Art Festival launches with Songs of Resistance, August 9

The seaside gathering features spoken word, dance, music, and more

WHAT'S STIRRING, FESTSGail JohnsonAugust 4, 2023Vines Art Festival, Summer 2023

Layered images in Disrupted Narratives, on view at Visual Arts Open House, at the Q.E. Theatre on August 9

Vancouver’s Olga Campbell, Dorothy Doherty, and Jane McDougall work with wood and paper at Vancouver Civic Theatres show

ART & DESIGN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithAugust 1, 2023Vancouver Civic Theatres

Top Gun: Maverick kicks off a purely popcorn-flavoured Sunset Cinema series, August 2 to 30

Vancouver Civic Theatres hosts the free outdoor movies on a giant inflatable screen outside the Queen Elizabeth Theatre

SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJuly 23, 2023Vancouver Civic Theatres, Sunset Cinema, Summer 2023

Vancouver's Chinatown Storytelling Centre launches Our Journey Continues

New exhibition honours families who have thrived 100 years after the Chinese were barred from entering Canada

The band’s career spans over 40 decades, six studio albums, and several top 40 hits

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