Brittany Tiplady |

Popstar is Shraya’s first foray into the world of television. As a celebrated author and artist, she welcomed the collaborative nature of TV.

Brittany Tiplady |

The latest arts, culture and other happenings in Vancouver this October, 2023.

Yasmine Shemesh |

Community is at the heart of the young artist’s journey.

Kristi Alexandra |

The Holy O is a one-woman show that's been described as "a cross between Fleabag and The Vagina Monologues."

Kristi Alexandra |

The latest arts, culture and other happenings in Vancouver this September, 2023.

Kristi Alexandra |

The latest arts, culture and other happenings in Vancouver this August, 2023.

Tayvie Van Eeuwen |

Edzi’u explores an “early imagined world where each different impact of colonization enters into a Potlatch setting.”

Bhagyashree Chatterjee |

Hair holds power. For Queer people especially, appearances are one way to express themselves. Hair and beauty rituals, especially, are a way for people in the community…

Bhagyashree Chatterjee |

Queer as Funk performs at the Commodore Ballroom on August 4 for Vancouver’s annual pride weekend.

Bhagyashree Chatterjee |

The latest arts, culture and other happenings in Vancouver this July, 2023.

Alli Hayes |

B.C.’s own Bass Coast Festival is set to kick off on July 7, marking its 15th year as a music and arts festival.

Bhagyashree Chatterjee |

Dirty Laundry, a queer theatre extravaganza by Briefs Factory International, finally arrived on Canadian shores—kicking off their run at The Cultch on Friday, June 9.

Jacqueline Salomé |

Like any union bid, Martineau’s was born of a plea for better working conditions, starting with a living wage.

 Jamie-Leigh Gonzales |

While acknowledging that not everyone will experience parenthood — perhaps from no desire to have kids or because of very real barriers — I still have to…

Carly Butler |

De-colonial people and parents will change this world if we let them. We are playing the long game, and the only ones who don’t want us to…

Emma Devin (they/them) |

Doula Care Collective Brood takes questions from pregnant-curious people in the first installment of their column: Ask A Doula.

Sarah Sahagian |

The taboo of parenting without a car is so ingrained that my loved ones worried about the very idea of me raising a kid without a vehicle…

Bhagyashree Chatterjee |

The latest arts, culture and other happenings in Vancouver this June, 2023.

Kimberly Sunder |

Many of us are now actively creating a life for ourselves that looks vastly different from our ancestors before us. It is a revolutionary movement in radical…

Bhagyashree Chatterjee |

From concerts and exhibits to talks and workshops, there's something for everyone who wants to celebrate Asian Heritage Month in Vancouver.

Kristi Alexandra |

The latest arts, culture and other happenings in Vancouver this May, 2023.

Kristi Alexandra |

The latest arts, culture and other happenings in Vancouver this April, 2023. Have a tip? Email kristi@looselipsmag.com. White Noise: A theatrical comedy about two families who have…

Kristi Alexandra |

Homemaker seems to mark a different kind of coming-of-age story: one that grapples with parenthood, domesticity, and the value we place on careers and caretaking.

Brittany Tiplady |

For fans of Jane Austen and Bridgerton, the most sensible thing you can do this spring is head to the Stanley Industrial Alliance Theatre for another addition…

Kristi Alexandra |

The latest arts, culture and other happenings in Vancouver this March, 2023.

Kristi Alexandra |

The Bad Academy thinks you should fly solo this Valentine's Day.

Aly Laube |

Shelda Kastor moved to the Downtown Eastside after being priced out of the West End and “hit rock bottom” there — but she also found a community…

By Loose Lips Mag @looselipsmag It's time to soak up the last bit of summer

Loose Lips Mag |

By Loose Lips Mag @looselipsmag Happy Indigenous History and Pride Month! Check out what Vancouver has to offer this June.

Brittany Tiplady |

By Brittany Tiplady @yellowbird888 Through one-one-one storytelling and dialogue, Virtual Humanity aspires to foster conversations that promote empathy and break down the barriers of otherhood

Loose Lips Mag |

By Loose Lips Mag @looselipsmag Happy Holidays! Find ways to celebrate safely with our December marquee

Brittany Tiplady |

By Brittany Tiplady @yellowbird888 Monkey Beach is adapted to the big screen from a novel of the same name, written by Haisla and Heiltsuk First Nations author,…

Kristi Alexandra |

By Kristi Alexandra @kristialexandra We caught up with artistic director Anoushka Ratnarajah on her vision for the VQFF and how the fest illuminates LGBTQ2+ film

Kristi Alexandra |

By Kristi Alexandra @kristialexandra Four feminist documentaries you won't want to miss at the 2020 DOXA Documentary Film Festival, June 18-26

Laura Robbins |

By Laura Robbins @lauradawnrobbins Conscientious holiday shopping asks us to stop and think about where our spending can have the most positive impact—not just what’s the most…

Loose Lips Mag |

By Loose Lips Mag @looselipsmag The September scaries have come and gone, spooky season is over, but that doesn't mean there aren't a ton of events to…

Loose Lips Mag |

By Loose Lips Mag @looselipsmag Autumn is officially in full swing, and so are a bevy of October events

Brittany Tiplady |

By Brittany Tiplady @yellowbird888 But if there's anyone who could take Giselle and repackage it into a contemporary reinvention, it would be Joshua Beamish

Loose Lips Mag |

By Loose Lips Mag @looselipsmag Who knew the fall would bring such an influx of events? Check out what's happening this month in Vancouver

Juliana Bergstrom |

By Juliana Bergstrom @julianabergstrom For its twelfth year, SHIFT, the annual one-act play festival, shines the spotlight on fierce truths as told by diverse voices

Alli Hayes |

By Alli Hayes @bunnie604 Something has been simmering for just over a year, and it has nourished the souls of local artists, musicians, DJs, emcees, and rappers…

Kristi Alexandra |

By Kristi Alexandra @kristialexandra Guest curated by the ReMatriate Collective, the latest exhibit at the Bill Reid Gallery, qaʔ yəxw – water honours us: womxn and waterways,…

Loose Lips Mag |

By Loose Lips Mag @Looselipsmag Farewell snow! The spring is in full swing and Vancouver is bustling with events

Brittany Tiplady |

By Brittany Tiplady @yellowbird888 Get ready to “decolonize and moisturize." Hot Brown Honey is back

Loose Lips Mag |

By Loose Lips Mag @looselipsmag Join us in celebrating International Women’s Day the only way we know how, by sharing the voices and stories from the women…

Kristi Alexandra |

By Kristi Alexandra @kristialexandra Coastal Dance Festival aims to revive Indigenous identity through dance traditions at New Westminster's Anvil Centre, Feb. 22 - 24

Loose Lips Mag |

By Loose Lips Mag @looselipsmag February has a full list of culture and womxn-focused events! Check out what's happening in Vancouver this month

Loose Lips Mag |

By Loose Lips Mag @looselipsmag Take in three weeks of theatre, dance and experimental music taking place at various venues throughout the Lower Mainland

Tayvie Van Eeuwen |

By Tayvie Van Eeuwen @tayvieeee On Dec. 12, feminist icon and poet Rupi Kaur flooded the Orpheum with a newfound sense of resilience

Andrea Loewen |

By Andrea Loewen @ms.andreajoy A monthly round-up of Resistance Research, including quotes, news, analysis, inspiration, and action items. Let’s break this regime down into actionable items and…

Brittany Tiplady |

By Brittany Tiplady @yellowbird888 Beauty and the Beast opens to Vancouver audiences on Wednesday, December 5 on the Stanley Industrial Alliance stage

Alli Hayes |

By Alli Hayes @bunnie604 After a decade of a fuck-you-very-much mentality, vulnerable lyrics and genre fusing, Lily Allen graced Vancouver on the last stop of her No…

Loose Lips Mag |

By Loose Lips Mag @looselipsmag Dana Claxton's work spans three decades, but in 2018—amid Canada's push for reconciliation efforts with First Nations people and its thus-far disappointing…

Alexis Baran |

A single blanket is laid flat in an otherwise empty white space. Seen from the security camera-style footage, two figures sit across from each other, one draped…

Loose Lips Mag |

By Loose Lips Mag @looselipsmag A new season is dawning on Vancouver and with it arrives more market, film, art, and music festivals galore. Check out what's…

Loose Lips Mag |

By Loose Lips Mag @looselipsmag The Sunday of summer has arrived and with it comes new festivals, markets, exhibitions, and events to check out. Here’s what’s happening…

Brittany Tiplady |

By Brittany Tiplady @yellowbird888 This year, TUTS presents another dazzling duo of productions: Rodgers and Hammsterstein's Cinderella and 42nd Street

Loose Lips Mag |

By Loose Lips Mag @Looselipsmag Summer is here and the city is buzzing with festivals, outdoor cinemas, markets, and more. Here’s what’s happening in July

Brittany Tiplady |

By Brittany Tiplady @yellowbird888 Double, double toil and trouble: Fire burn, and cauldron bubble!

Loose Lips Mag |

By Loose Lips Mag @looselipsmag Open up your Google Cal! Here's what's happening in June

Kristi Alexandra |

By Kristi Alexandra @kristialexandra Women-centric and female directed films take hold at annual film festival in Vancouver

Elizabeth Holliday |

By Elizabeth Holliday @femme.path Katey Hoffman and Cheyenne Mabberly are out to bring woman-forward comedy to Vancouver, and they’re doing one heck of a job

Kristi Alexandra |

By Kristi Alexandra @kristialexanda Dark-folk duo Hollow Twin has covered quite a lot of ground in the five years leading up to the release of their sophomore…

Kristi Alexandra |

By Kristi Alexandra @kristialexandra Actor, musician, mentor and five-time theatre producer Missy Cross is at the helm of the latest iteration of The House of Yes being…

Kristi Alexandra |

By Kristi Alexandra @kristialexandra Missing is a story that everybody knows and a woman no one remembers, told through Marie Clements' debut opera

Kristi Alexandra |

Just in time for Halloween, Kayoi Komachi/ Komachi Visited delivers a ghost story. But the most surprising part of the performance might not be the presence of a…

Kristi Alexandra |

By Kristi Alexandra @kristialexandra Towering sets, multimedia installations, and masterful storytelling bring the young(ish) and hip to Vancouver Opera in hordes

Kristi Alexandra |

By Kristi Alexandra @kristialexandra Fierce truth telling is at the core of the SHIFT Festival's tenth anniversary, according to artistic director Coco Roberge

Loose Lips Mag |

By Loose Lips Mag @looselipsmag It's no coincidence that the Vancouver International Women In Film Festival kicks off on international women's day, showcasing shorts, features and animation…

Kristi Alexandra |

Aesthetically beautiful and emotionally devastating, The Apology is told through the lens of Canadian documentarian Tiffany Hsiung, and follows the stories of three former “comfort women” who…

By Kristi Alexandra @kristialexandra A bevy of films are on offer during the 35th annual Vancouver International Film Festival and here's why we want to see them…

By Brittany Tipady @yellowbird888 Program 3 presents a dynamic pallet of challenging work, complimented by supercharged athleticism of Ballet BC's impeccable dancers

By Brittany Tiplady @yellowbird888 Ballet BC is capping off their sensational 30th Anniversary season with revived acts and Canadian premier