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Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Art Studio Tour launches 25th edition on Mother's Day Weekend
Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Art Studio Tour launches 25th edition on Mother's Day Weekend

On May 10 and 11, more than 100 artists will showcase everything from stained glass to photography across 31 different locations

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ART & DESIGNStir VancouverApril 10, 2025Partner Content, Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Art Studio Tour, MRPM Art Studio Tour, Spring 2025
Are We Done Now? is a bittersweet exploration of the way lockdown changed us all
Are We Done Now? is a bittersweet exploration of the way lockdown changed us all

Vancouver director Ben Immanuel drew from his acting students’ real experiences to craft a funny and poignant collaborative film that was years in the making

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SCREENJanet SmithApril 10, 2025VIFF, Vancouver International Film Festival, Spring 2025
CTORA Theatre brings West Side Story to the Granville Island Stage, May 8 to 24
CTORA Theatre brings West Side Story to the Granville Island Stage, May 8 to 24

Chris Adams directs the beloved musical drama about lovers caught in the middle of two warring street gangs in modern-day New York City

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THEATREStir VancouverApril 10, 2025Partner Content, CTORA Theatre, granville island, Spring 2025
BC and Yukon Book Prizes unveil 2025 shortlists, spanning titles by Li Charmaine Anne, Murray Sinclair, and more
BC and Yukon Book Prizes unveil 2025 shortlists, spanning titles by Li Charmaine Anne, Murray Sinclair, and more

A celebratory soirée at the Book Warehouse on May 22 honours authors across eight categories

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NEWS, READEmily LythApril 10, 2025BC and Yukon Book Prizes
Theatre review: Burning Mom steps into the unknown with warmth and humour
Theatre review: Burning Mom steps into the unknown with warmth and humour

With its openhearted journey through grief, Susinn McFarlen’s charming solo performance fills the Arts Club’s Granville Island Stage

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THEATREJanet SmithApril 9, 2025Arts Club Theatre Company, Arts Club Theatre, Spring 2025, Homepage feature
Ballet BC brings DUSK to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, May 8 to 10
Ballet BC brings DUSK to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, May 8 to 10

Program includes a new creation from a sought-after choreographic duo, a remount of an acclaimed work, and a world premiere from Medhi Walerski

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DANCEStir VancouverApril 9, 2025Partner Content, Ballet BC, BALLET BC, Spring 2025
Jack Campbell's Sounding Bombe: Enigma Project draws on historic decoders, April 11 at Gallery 881
Jack Campbell's Sounding Bombe: Enigma Project draws on historic decoders, April 11 at Gallery 881

Science meets history in Vancouver violinist’s 50-minute piece of music for violin and found-sound

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MUSICJanet SmithApril 9, 2025Gallery 881, Jack Campbell, Belle Spirale Dance Projects
At Gateway Theatre, Scott Bellis directs a wonderfully fast-paced Pride and Prejudice
At Gateway Theatre, Scott Bellis directs a wonderfully fast-paced Pride and Prejudice

Playwright Kate Hamill’s adaptation leans into comedy while staying true to Jane Austen’s classic 1813 novel

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THEATREEmily LythApril 9, 2025Gateway Theatre, Spring 2025, Scott Bellis, Western Canada Theatre, Homepage feature
Individual play tickets to Bard on the Beach's 36th season go on sale April 9
Individual play tickets to Bard on the Beach's 36th season go on sale April 9

Much Ado About Nothing and The Two Gentlemen of Verona are on the BMO Mainstage at the Shakespeare festival, on from June 10 to September 20

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THEATREStir VancouverApril 9, 2025Partner Content, Bard on the Beach, Shakespeare, Christopher Gaze
Theatre review: Arsenic and Old Lace serves up charm and dark humour with a splash of poison elderberry wine
Theatre review: Arsenic and Old Lace serves up charm and dark humour with a splash of poison elderberry wine

With the skilled direction of Catherine Morrison and a small army of strong actors, Joseph Kesselring’s witty retro comedy comes alive onstage

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THEATREJanet SmithApril 8, 2025Metro Theatre, Spring 2025
Our Last Tree opens Some Assembly Theatre Company's 25th season, April 30 to May 3
Our Last Tree opens Some Assembly Theatre Company's 25th season, April 30 to May 3

In play written and directed by Valerie Methot, youth emphasize the urgent need to save the planet following a raging storm

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THEATREStir VancouverApril 8, 2025Partner Content, Some Assembly Theatre, Spring 2025
Sound of Dragon’s multimedia The Living World conjures mythical reptiles
Sound of Dragon’s multimedia The Living World conjures mythical reptiles

Composer Chihchun Chi-sun Lee portrays Taiwanese dragons through sound

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MUSICJanet SmithApril 8, 2025Sound of Dragon, Spring 2025, Vancouver Civic Theatres
Vancouver International Jazz Festival reveals Revue Stage events at 40th edition, June 25 to 29
Vancouver International Jazz Festival reveals Revue Stage events at 40th edition, June 25 to 29

Innovation Series features five concerts from June 25 to 29, while the return of Time Flies brings three free late-night shows to Granville Island

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MUSICStir VancouverApril 8, 2025Partner Content, Coastal Jazz & Blues Society, Coastal Jazz & Blues, Coastal Jazz, Vancouver International Jazz Festival
Theatre review: A History of Motown weaves stories and songs into unique interactive experience
Theatre review: A History of Motown weaves stories and songs into unique interactive experience

Dos Santos and her band hand in energized performances of everything from toe-tapping classics like “Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours)” to emotional ballads like “Let’s Stay Together”

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THEATREJanet SmithApril 7, 2025FIREHALL, Firehall Arts CEntre, Spring 2025
Théâtre la Seizième brings Ce que je sais de vrai to the Studio 16 stage, April 30 to May 10
Théâtre la Seizième brings Ce que je sais de vrai to the Studio 16 stage, April 30 to May 10

Cory Haas directs this powerful story of four siblings struggling to define who they are beyond parental expectations

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THEATREStir VancouverApril 7, 2025Partner Content, Théâtre la Seizième, Cory Haas, Spring 2025
Vancouver Art Gallery launches first indoor-nature art prescription program
Vancouver Art Gallery launches first indoor-nature art prescription program

Working with local doctors and BC Parks Foundation, facility opens Emily Carr: Navigating an Impenetrable Landscape exhibition to those needing to improve their health and well-being

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithApril 7, 2025Vancouver Art Gallery, VANCOUVER ART GALLERY, BC Parks Foundation, PaRx
Epidermis Circus’s wonderfully warped world grew out of hands-on play
Epidermis Circus’s wonderfully warped world grew out of hands-on play

Victoria’s Britt Small and Ingrid Hansen improvised with a box full of found objects and crafts to create hit puppet-vaudeville hybrid that’s coming to Kay Meek Arts Centre

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THEATREJanet SmithApril 7, 2025SNAFU, Kay Meek Arts Centre, Kay Meek
Theatre review: Ins Choi delivers soul-baring sincerity in Son of a Preacherman
Theatre review: Ins Choi delivers soul-baring sincerity in Son of a Preacherman

At Pacific Theatre, the celebrated Korean-Canadian artist delves into his upbringing as a preacher’s kid through songs, stories, and snappy humour

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THEATREJanet SmithApril 7, 2025Ins Choi, Pacific Theatre, Spring 2025, Homepage feature
Stanislav Kochanovsky conducts Rachmaninoff’s Third Symphony at the VSO, April 11 to 13
Stanislav Kochanovsky conducts Rachmaninoff’s Third Symphony at the VSO, April 11 to 13

Program also features virtuoso British pianist Stephen Hough, who hosts a Pyatt Hall masterclass on April 10

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MUSICJanet SmithApril 7, 2025VSO, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Vancouver Cantata Singers wraps its 2024-25 season with Reflection, May 3
Vancouver Cantata Singers wraps its 2024-25 season with Reflection, May 3

Program honours special people and moments in the choir’s history with works by Bach, Mahler, and more

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MUSICStir VancouverApril 7, 2025Partner Content, Vancouver Cantata Singers, Spring 2025
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