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It seemed a little crazy: David Suzukis 90th birthday party celebrates a legacy
20+ hour, 33+ min ago (700+ words) There have been some major birthday parties thrown in Vancouver." The city's 125th birthday in 2011 was marked by a giant street hockey tournament, a massive birthday cake, and live music by 54-40." When the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra turned 100 in 2019, it hosted an…...
Time Out Market confirms final food lineup and opening date
23+ hour, 19+ min ago (366+ words) In a city where it sometimes feels like every second block is under construction, the official opening of Oakridge Park has felt like a long time coming. And with it comes what might be one of Vancouver's most anticipated food…...
In With the New: Concrete Vehicles shred the evidence | Georgia Straight Vancouver's source for arts, culture, and events
20+ hour, 53+ min ago (847+ words) A few months ago, things were going about as well as they possibly could be going for Lock and his scrappy DIY band, Computer. The six-piece postpunk noise rock outfit, which formed out of a recording project from Lock and…...
Blue Heron soars as a remarkable debut feature
18+ hour, 38+ min ago (134+ words) Directed by Sophy Ramvari. Starring Eylul Guven and'Iring" R'ti.' Based off her own childhood, Sophy Romvari's first feature film is a delicate, intimate, poignant, and distressing look at a Hungarian family that settles on Vancouver Island. The scenery is beautiful…...
Why We're Reviewing: Ray Bull at the Fox Cabaret
23+ hour, 12+ min ago (222+ words) Why We're Reviewing is a series in which we ask one of our writers why they plan on checking out an upcoming show. Below, editor in chief Nathan Caddell digs into the mystery that is New York duo Ray Bull....
Mount Pleasant's Gather loves a second life
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (764+ words) Tucked on the main level of an apartment building in Mount Pleasant, Gather sits right in the thick of Broadway Subway construction. It's not an easy place to run a business, but for founder Lauren Lee, the disruption has been…...
Vancouver Youth Choir brings its biggest concert yet to the Orpheum | Georgia Straight Vancouver's source for arts, culture, and events
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (489+ words) The Vancouver Youth Choir will bring hundreds of young singers to the Orpheum on May 24 for Village, the largest concert in the organization's history. The'event will feature singers between the ages of five and 24, with more than 600 performers from all…...
Ian Bostridge and Wenwen Du put on a triumphant performance at the Playhouse
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (431+ words) Thursday night's performance by three-time Grammy-winning English tenor Ian Bostridge and Wenwen Du, internationally acclaimed pianist and artistic director of Vancouver's Nebula Performances, was a musical gift to the city'literally and figuratively. Bostridge's appearance was made possible through the generosity…...
The Straight's May 2026 crossword
5+ day, 8+ min ago (122+ words) The Georgia Straight Sources: Former Vancouver Canucks and Grizzlies owner Arthur Griffiths has Whitecaps interest Vancouver rock-and-roller Jimi is throwing heat Future Geographies imagines different worlds at the Vancouver Art Gallery ABC's park board commissioners aren't actually going to run…...
ABC's park board commissioners aren't actually going to run again, are they?
1+ week, 17+ hour ago (542+ words) For most of the civic parties in the upcoming October election, abolishing the democratically elected Vancouver Park Board is not on the priority list." While opinions differ on whether having a separate, elected park board is effective (Vancouver is the…...