January 11 edition: Housing in slow-mo

Hey there. Anyone else itching to go do things?

Everything shuts down over the holidays, and it can be slow to start up again. It feels a bit like the arts scene is in snowmelt mode: we’ve got the first green shoots happening now. Soon, it’s going to be in full bloom. 

There’s so much good that comes from rest.

— V.
Associate Editor

FEATURE

Commentary: Vancouver’s housing crisis is going nowhere fast

Tiny homes won’t solve the housing crisis—especially if it takes three years to build 10.

CITY & CULTURE

Vancouver’s best general stores: a guide

Bits and bobs, odds and ends, knicks and knacks: here are the stores where you can get ‘em all.

• Femme Flip is an all-women pinball tournament

• Here’s where to find Vancouver’s emergency extreme weather shelters

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ARTS

VIFF Centre’s Pantheon series screens “the greatest films of all time”

Time to watch some cinematic greats (and argue about them afterward).

• Open Stage Edition #4 brings cutting-edge performance to Scotiabank Dance Centre

• PuSh Festival opens in just one week! 17 boundary-pushing works in theatre, dance, circus, multi-media and music! See the full program and plan your Festival experience!*

• Witness Tara Cheyenne Performance's solo dance-theatre performance (stand-up comedy with dance breaks) of Pants live on stage at Firehall Arts Centre from January 17-20.*

• Stop wanting to turn back the clock and stop time, stop thinking we once had it all… That Was Then, a new Canadian musical – January 19-21.*

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MUSIC

Five Vancouver concerts to catch this week

West coast metal, Louisiana folk, and Swedish house: who to grab a ticket for this week.

• Sublime Tibetan vocalist-composer Yungchen Lhamo's music conjures a singular fusion of Buddhist chant, Indian trance, Tibetan folk and cool jazz at BlueShore CapU on January 25.*

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Dance, disease, revolution: The Dance Centre and PuSh International Performing Arts Festival present Tangaj Collective in Ramanenjana

Ramanenjana is an innovative docufiction performance about a ‘dance epidemic’ which swept Madagascar in 1863. This witty and intriguing trio was co-created by Simona Deaconescu (Romania) and Gaby Saranouffi (Madagascar).

Three shows only from January 19-21, at Scotiabank Dance Centre: get your tickets here.

FOOD & DRINK

Dine Out Vancouver reveals 2024 restaurant lineup

Time to start making your reservations.

• Street Food City food truck festival returns later this month

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Magic City Hippies Return to Vancouver this February!

Miami's alt-pop psych-funk party starters Magic City Hippies return to Hollywood Theatre on February 15 with The Palms and Josh Fudge! Their engaging and energetic live show takes even the most dance-stubborn attendee and persuades a hypnotically voluntary participation. Dance away those winter blues and get your tickets today!

THINGS TO DO THIS WEEKEND

ART: AI imagery raises questions in Hope Refuse. (Jan. 12 to 21 @ August Studios)

ART: Aporia (Notes to a Medium) considers our crises of faith. (Jan. 12 to April 14 @ Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery)

MUSIC: Elevate Music Project hosts its second battle of the bands. (Jan 12 @ Biltmore Cabaret)

DANCE: Dog Rising shows for one night only. (Jan. 12 @ Roundhouse Community Centre)

MUSIC: Fabián Panisello guest conducts Turning Point Ensemble. (Jan. 12 and 13 @ Orpheum Theatre)

ART: Shuyu Yin’s Observing the Growth of Life opens this week. (Jan. 13 to Feb. 29 @ Lipont Gallery)

ART: Dani and Sheilah ReStack’s Feral Domestic examines desire during disaster. (Jan. 13 to April 6 @ Western Front)

COMEDY: Rachel Ruecker celebrates her birthday with Capricorn Baby. (Jan. 14 @ the MOTN)

SOUND BATH: Ascension’s mindfulness comes with “full-spectrum gong immersion.” (Jan. 14 @ St. James Community Square)

Want to know what else is happening in Vancouver? Check out our events listings.

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