48+ min ago   (630+ words) This Friday at LanaLou's is going to be one of those perfect nights of local music, with a host of musicians' musicians who go back decades in Vancouver (and in the case of the first act, Edmonton). Most of the…...

4+ hour, 19+ min ago   (630+ words) The Georgia Straight Signs of Things to Come: September 10-20 @ THIS Gallery When you see a blue rezoning application sign outside a character house, how does it make you feel? Painter Emily Cowan explores the endless rise of demolition in her…...

13+ hour, 7+ min ago   (340+ words) straight.com The inaugural Vancouver Japanese Film Festival takes place from September 11 to 13 at the VIFF Centre. Here are three films you should watch out for. Adapted from the Belgian-French film Driving Madeleine, Tokyo Taxi is, mind-bogglingly, Yoji Yamada’s 91st film....

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (210+ words) The Chutzpah! Festival has announced its lineup for 2026, with highlights including a two-night stand by Tony Award-winner, Ari’el Stachel, a Yankl and the Beanstalk panto with Yiddish pop songs, theatre world premieres, and a night of stories from and music…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (682+ words) The Georgia Straight Love (Manipulated): September 10 to 20 @ Arts Umbrella Theatre Actor and writer Gordon Woolvett came to Love (Manipulated) through lived experience. Years ago, he was cast in the lead role on a film in which the director and producer…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (502+ words) The Georgia Straight Off Book: The Improvised Musical: September 11 @ Hollywood Theatre Two of the world’s most universally dunked-on art forms come together in the work of Zach Reino and Jessica McKenna—but no matter how big a hater you try…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (742+ words) Fall Arts Preview: Dance critics' picks The Georgia Straight Sāmrasya: A Kathak Performance: September 10 @ Shadbolt Centre for the Arts Presented by the Indian Classical Music Society of Vancouver, Kathak artist Palak Dhiman brings dance and live Hindustani music together in…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (543+ words) When Jess McLeod was sitting down to write She’s Nonbinary, a short film that revolves around a conversation between Max (McLeod) and their boyfriend, Jake (Alexander Steele Zonjic), they did so in something of a rage. “It’s a personal story…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1856+ words) Vancouver is funny, there’s no doubt about that. Whether you’re talking about our geographical inconsistencies (East Vancouver is the east side of Vancouver, but West Vancouver is the west part of the North Shore), or the fact that the Burrard…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (819+ words) Just over 10 years ago, Evan White was working for a financial investment firm in Luxembourg with a positively European amount of free time. “I didn’t know anyone there—I was playing ice hockey a little bit, but I had a…...