"Because of the fact that it's winter, and that the world has been pretty insane lately, all I'm excited about right now is comforting music," cellist Marina Hasselberg tells Stir ahead of her upcoming concert at VisualSpace Gallery. www.createastir.ca/articles/mar...

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Beverly Glenn-Copeland and Elizabeth Copeland, partners in life and art, are bringing their intimate songs and stories to the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts on January 16. www.createastir.ca/articles/cha...

"You have to be courageous to present work live online,” Chimerik 似不像's Caroline Chien-MacCaull tells Stir of interplay_2026, presented with New Works XR. www.createastir.ca/articles/chi...

The Kay Meek Arts Centre program includes a special guest appearance by celebrated trumpeter Jens Lindemann. www.createastir.ca/articles/kay...

From the development of an arts and innovation hub on Granville Island to a new design for the Vancouver Art Gallery, here are five stories you can expect coverage on over the coming year. www.createastir.ca/articles/202...

Pioneering Vancouver multimedia artist Gathie Falk is being remembered for her “joyful affirmation of all that is beautiful in this world”: www.createastir.ca/articles/gat...

Here's a look at some of the New Year's events Vancouver's arts and culture scene has on offer: www.createastir.ca/articles/new...

Secret Lantern Society is hosting its Winter Solstice Lantern Festival on December 21, with outdoor processions, workshops, and live performances bringing light to Yaletown and Granville Island: www.createastir.ca/articles/sec...

This just in from Ballet BC: www.createastir.ca/articles/bal...

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The Horseradish Theatre is bringing the fast-paced comedy Number 13 to The Cultch's Historic Theatre on December 18 and 19 in English and December 20 and 21 in Russian. www.createastir.ca/articles/hor...

“Our collective voice is only as strong as our willingness to use it": Stir takes a deep dive into what's transpired around arts funding at City Hall recently and over 2025, speaking to city councillors, as well as arts community members facing an austerity budget. www.createastir.ca/articles/cit...

In Where Mountain Cats Live exhibit, Kansas-raised printmaker and installation artist illuminates Taiwanese-Chinese American experience through everything from a “lazy Susan” to jade pendant prints www.createastir.ca/articles/gru...

At the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts December 20 and 21, the B3 Kings will be "will be roasting some chestnuts—and some more adventurous tunes, too". Stir gets shares memories of holiday music with keyboard master Chris Gestrin here: www.createastir.ca/articles/b3-...

An energized title-role performance by Azaleah Korn leads an ensemble with a gift for physical comedy and classic song-and-dance numbers in Gateway Theatre's Annie: www.createastir.ca/articles/ann...

"Me and my father had a great relationship—we'd always sing together, play music together, and we made a lot of beautiful memories together," santour player Saina Khaledi tells Stir. www.createastir.ca/articles/chr...

"It's such a feel-good production. There's something in it for everybody," says Chan Hon Goh of Goh Ballet's The Nutcracker, which lands at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre from December 18 to 21. www.createastir.ca/articles/goh...

Krystle Dos Santos sings Motown hits this holiday season at the Firehall Arts Centre: www.createastir.ca/articles/fir...

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"What we’re really trying to do is to show a contemporized way of looking at dance while still valuing, of course, all of the classicism and all the virtuosity of ballet," says Arts Umbrella Dance's artistic director Artemis Gordon of Mixed Nuts. www.createastir.ca/articles/art...

"Artists themselves produce these edge conditions, right?" says Kimberly Phillips, artistic director of the Gibson. “They open up spaces that haven’t existed before—that wouldn’t exist unless they created them." Read more about the art museum's first exhibition: www.createastir.ca/articles/gib...

Here's a look at six local establishments serving wonderfully festive high tea this winter: www.createastir.ca/articles/hol...

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Theatre Replacement's wonderfully raucous East Van Panto: West Van Story now continues at The Cultch's York Theatre to January 11, 2026. www.createastir.ca/articles/the...

Arts, culture, and community services will see a funding reduction of 12 percent, or $6 million, with the City of Vancouver's 2026 operating budget, "the most opposed budget in history". www.createastir.ca/articles/cit...

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