Stir Vancouver

We are grateful to live, work, create, and play on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. What is Stir? Support Stir Meet Our Partners Diversity & Inclusion Advertising RSS FEED © 2026 Stir Publishing Vancouver Inc. We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada.

A 2,700-SQUARE-FOOT cultural hub in Mount Pleasant has reopened after a major $739,000 upgrade, giving youth and community artists a new home for creativity and innovation. Located at 177 East 3rd Avenue, the shared arts facility is owned by the City of Vancouver and operated by nonprofit 221A in collaboration with youth academy Ethọ́s Lab and the Community Land Trust of BC.

Available at local retailers and online, monograph features nearly 200 photographs of the accomplished artist’s argillite carvings

“I think also because it was such a slow, kind of suspended-in-time era of my life, it was easy to kind of just get into the headphones. Some of the songs are very danceable, but then a lot of them are also very chill, very dreamlike.” Indeed, from the insistent, bass-driven groove of “My Angel” to the shimmering ethereality of “The Moon” and “Laughter”, Basia’s Palace has no lack of range.

We are grateful to live, work, create, and play on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. What is Stir? Support Stir Meet Our Partners Diversity & Inclusion Advertising RSS FEED © 2026 Stir Publishing Vancouver Inc. We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada.

Darkly funny play examines whether coexistence is possible in a society fraught with prejudice and discrimination

“We’re experimenting with this idea of people coming, meeting, and it’s kind of the decision whether they’re going to connect or not,” Hutton says. “What kind of joy and curiosity and new experiences happen if we let ourselves be open to that?” At the library, that question extends beyond the two dancers. Some people will arrive specifically for Pop Up Dances.

MOHAWK SINGER-SONGWRITER AND land defender Logan Staats is closing out this year’s Come Toward the Fire Festival on September 20 with country ballads and a Nashville twang. Born in Six Nations, Ontario, Staats began writing and performing music locally in his teens. Inspired by songwriting heroes from his community, such as Robbie Robertson of The Band, Staats’s music blends gritty rock, blues, and soul-searching storytelling.

We are grateful to live, work, create, and play on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. What is Stir? Support Stir Meet Our Partners Diversity & Inclusion Advertising RSS FEED © 2026 Stir Publishing Vancouver Inc. We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada.

THE CHUTZPAH! FESTIVAL has just announced its 2026 fall program, featuring solo shows by Tony Award-winning actor Ari’el Stachel, the world premiere of dance artist Meghann Michalsky’s Exile, and the return of the popular pantomime Yankl and the Beanstalk—complete with some magic beans and a friendly pickle fairy. The 26th annual edition takes place November 3 to 15 across multiple venues, including the Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre, the Rio Theatre, and The Fox Cabaret.