Arts & Entertainment

Latest happenings in the arts and entertainment world: From celebrities to events going on in Vancouver, we have everything covered.

By The Vancouver Sun

Food (Canada)
Cookbook to serve up profits to help feed underprivileged in Downtown Eastside
vancouversun.com - Dana Gee
Food Stories: A Cookbook for a Cause delivers delicious recipes while also serving up personal stories that are good for the soul. Read More
Lifestyle (Canada)
SAG marks 20 years of digital art programming
vancouversun.com - Shawn Conner
To mark the past 20 years of digital art programming, the gallery is presenting new and recent work from leading artists in this field. Artists …
Vancouver, BC
Vancouver Writers Fest lineup highlights more than 100 authors
vancouversun.com - Aleesha Harris
More than 100 international and local authors are set to take part in this year's Vancouver Writers Festival. Read More
Non-fiction
Book review: Art reunites brother and sister in touching family memoir
vancouversun.com - Tracey Tufnail
By Joan Boxall, Illustrations by Stephen A. Corcoran (Caitlin Press, Halfmoon Bay 2019) Read More
Elizabeth Gilbert
International: 30 best-selling books for the week of Aug. 17
vancouversun.com - Julia Piper
NEW RELEASES Read More
Sockeye Salmon
B.C.: 15 best-selling books for the week of Aug. 17
vancouversun.com - Julia Piper
1. Sockeye Silver, Saltchuck Blue — Robert Budd, illustrated by Roy Henry Vickers (Harbour Publishing). Read More
Albums
The National takes its sound to the cinema on I Am Easy To Find
vancouversun.com - Stuart Derdeyn
When: Aug. 28, 5:30 p.m. Read More
Bands
5 things to know about Woe by Becky Ninkovic
vancouversun.com - Stuart Derdeyn Updated: August 22, 2019
When You Say Party! We Say Die! drummer Devon Clifford collapsed on stage in Vancouver in 2010 the punk/dance band were rising stars. After Clifford …
Indigenous Peoples
Remembering Irene Kelleher: New book showcases successes, struggles of first woman in B.C. of Indigenous heritage to be a
vancouversun.com - Aleesha Harris
Invisible Generations: Living Between Indigenous and White in the Fraser Valley Read More
Choir
Classical music: Good news and bad news for Vancouver choirs
vancouversun.com - dgdsun
Usually summer is much-deserved downtime for local choral organizations. In 2019, it’s been a good news/bad news couple of months, with two of our …
Papua New Guinea
Five reasons to check out the 2019 Vancouver International Tap Dance Festival
vancouversun.com - Shawn Conner
2019 Vancouver International Tap Dance Festival Read More
Weaving
Floating Blue Cabin hosts traditional weavers in year-long residency program
vancouversun.com - Shawn Conner
Skeins: Weaving on the Foreshore Read More
Hayes
Western and woke: Hayes Carll tells it like it is on What It Is
vancouversun.com - Stuart Derdeyn
When: Aug. 31, 6:30 p.m. Read More
Vancouver, BC
Seven things to do in Metro Vancouver, Aug. 22-29: Monstercat Compound, Sonny Landreth, and more
vancouversun.com - Stuart Derdeyn
When: Aug. 24, 2-9 p.m. Read More
El Centro, CA
Fifteen years later, two indie-rock stalwarts renew their collaboration for a new album and tour
vancouversun.com - Shawn Conner
When: Aug. 24, 7 p.m. Read More
Vancouver, BC
Book review: Vancouver author’s debut thriller full of 007 echoes
vancouversun.com - Tom Sandborn Updated: August 16, 2019
The cover art on E.J. Lister’s new thriller echoes the visual style of James Bond movies: A luxury yacht rides uneasily beneath dark storm clouds. …
B.C.: 15 bestselling books for the week of Aug. 10
vancouversun.com - Aleesha Harris
1. Sockeye Silver, Saltchuck Blue — Robert Budd, illustrated by Roy Henry Vickers (Harbour Publishing). Read More
Universal Music
5 things to know about Reworked EP1 by Snow Patrol
vancouversun.com - Stuart Derdeyn
Snow Patrol | Universal Music Read More
Weird
Five reasons to see 'Weird Al' Yankovic
vancouversun.com - Shawn Conner
When: Monday, Aug. 19, 8 p.m. Read More
Vancouver, BC
Theatre review: Wordless journey into Poe's darkness frustrating but fun
vancouversun.com - Jerry Wasserman
When: To Aug. 25 Read More
Papua New Guinea
Recent Order of Canada recipient's extensive theatre career shines in new book
vancouversun.com - Dana Gee
For 40-plus years, theatrical designer Susan Benson built whole worlds for theatre, ballet and opera performers to call home. Read More
Carly Rae Jepsen
Carly Rae Jepsen loves her Dedicated fans
vancouversun.com - Stuart Derdeyn
When: Aug. 28, 29, 8 p.m. Read More
Stand Up Comedy
Jin finds standup comedy all it's cracked up to be (some of the time)
vancouversun.com - Shawn Conner
Andrea Jin Read More
Alexander McCall Smith
International: 30 bestselling books for the week of Aug.10
vancouversun.com - Aleesha Harris
NEW RELEASES Read More
Vancouver, BC
Gay Chorus Deep South brings uplift and hope to 2019's Vancouver Queer Film Festival
vancouversun.com - Shawn Conner
When: Aug 15-25 Read More
Dodge
Live coding gives a visual spin to electronic music in Boca del Lupo's CODA: Synthetic Nature
vancouversun.com - Shawn Conner
CODA: Synthetic Nature Read More
Vancouver, BC
Seven things to do in Metro Vancouver, Aug. 16-22: Burna Boy, Bard on the Beach, and more
vancouversun.com - Stuart Derdeyn
African Giant Tour Read More
Business (Canada)
Revitalized Styx on a Mission to impress new fans, excited to play PNE
vancouversun.com - Stuart Derdeyn Updated: August 13, 2019
Few bands from the classic rock era managed to straddle prog pomp, arena whomp and pretty power ballads with as much style as Styx. The Chicago …
Seattle, WA
Classical music review: Seattle Opera's Rigoletto one for the age of Trump
vancouversun.com - dgdsun
When: Aug. 10 to 28 Read More