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Location: Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre Runs June 20 – October 11, 2015 Mingei Public Programs are free and open to the public Mingei refers to “hand-crafted art of ordinary people.” It celebrates the beauty and quiet humility in everyday, ordinary and utilitarian objects created by often unknown craftsmen. This exhibit includes over … Read more
The 39th Powell Street Festival is almost here! In the days leading up to the festival we’ll be giving you a glimpse into the hearts and brains of some of our incredible performing artists. First up, we have Bernie Arai, drummer and cymbal artist who will be performing with pianist Chris Gestrin at the Firehall Arts … Read more
We’re continuing our Festival Artist Spotlight, which highlights some of the incredible people who will be performing this weekend at the 39th Powell Street Festival. Today we’re featuring Mark Ikeda, a Calgary-based actor, dancer, and storyteller. Ikeda will be presenting his one-man show, Sansei: The Storyteller on Saturday, August 1st at 4:00pm at the Firehall Arts Centre. Mark … Read more
Pianist Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa has been hailed by audiences and press alike for her dynamic and nuanced performances, but is particularly revered for her interpretations of the music of our time. She’ll perform one of her trademark programmes, Cosmophony, for the Powell Street Festival, in partnership with the Queer Arts Festival. Cosmophony takes place today, … Read more
The 39th Powell Street Festival starts TODAY! For two whole days Oppenheimer Park and surrounding areas will be a nexus of Japanese and Japanese Canadian music, dance, crafts, communities, and food! We’re proud to be featuring an incredible roster of creative talent, including the mind-blowing performers of Kokoro Dance, who will be performing today (Saturday, … Read more
August 16, 1:00PM at The Cinematheque $6 youth 18 and under/$9 adults In partnership with the 39th Annual Powell Street Festival, Cinema Sunday brings back visionary anime director Mamoru Hosoda’s mind-bending cyberpunk adventure to drop jaws and pop eyes again! Winner of the 2010 Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year,Summer Wars is a … Read more
Thursday, July 9, 8 p.m. Featuring: CINDY MOCHIZUKI with MAIKO BAE YAMAMOTO STACEY HO with JULIA AOKI Spatial Poetics is an evening of experimental performance pieces in which artists are invited to create new performance-based work together and encouraged to work beyond their usual disciplines. This year, Spatial Poetics features Cindy Mochizuki and Maiko Bae … Read more
JETAABC is hosting its annual summer baseball event on Saturday, August 8 at Nat Bailey Stadium! Enjoy food and drinks with friends and family in a private VIP BBQ section of the baseball field, watch some top-quality AAA baseball, and get an up-close-and-personal fireworks show after the game. A perfect way to spend a warm … Read more
Location: Vancouver Buddhist Temple Date: August 1 & 2, 2015 The Vancouver Ikebana Association, now in it’s 50th year, offers viewing of arrangements from 4 different schools of ikebana at this year’s Powell Street Festival. There will be a demonstration at 1:30 and 3:30 each day.
Powell Street Festival Society presents Spatial Poetics XIV on July 9th at the Vancouver Japanese Language School at 487 Alexander Street, Vancouver. Now in its fourteenth year, Spatial Poetics invites artists of different backgrounds (visual art, theatre, performance art, music, etc) to collaborate in the creation of a new, multi-genre artistic work. This year we asked … Read more
Location: Corner of Renfrew Street at East Hastings Street (PNE Fairgrounds), Vancouver Dates: June 20, 2015 & July 25, 2015 at 10am Fee: NNMCC members $8 + tax | non-members $10 + tax. Space is limited. Please reserve your spot in advance In early 1942, over 8,000 Japanese Canadians were detained in Hastings Park before being sent to internment … Read more
Vancouver Taiko Society (in partnership with Powell Street Festival) will be performing at the 39th Annual Powell Street Festival and we are currently making props through community workshops in the Downtown Eastside. We are looking for volunteers who can help papier mache on Tuesday, July 7 between 1pm – 4pm at the Art Room, Carnegie … Read more
When: July 3, 4 & 5, 2015 Friday & Saturday: 7pm / Sunday 2pm Where: The Dance Centre 677 Davie Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 2G6 a woman in a window, some stars and a man crossing the river… Voyage through the memory and imagination of a woman gazing out her window waiting … Read more
Location: Michael J. Fox Theatre, Burnaby When: July 10th, 2015 Japanese pianist Kentaro Kihara has enamoured international audiences through his impassioned musicianship and style. Born in Kushiro, Japan, Kentaro Kihara has composed a range of music for J-POP, theater, animation, film, and television, and has performed on stage and released albums throughout the US and Japan. Join him as he serenades Burnaby … Read more
You are invited to attend a Gathering to hear and witness the Apology issued by the Anglican Bishop of Calgary and the Anglican Bishop of New Westminster to all members of the Japanese Canadian Community affected by abuse perpetrated by late Goichi Gordon Nakayama, past minister of the Anglican Church. Event details: Monday, June 15, … Read more
Help us change the way others think about mental illness! A national Movember-funded study is looking for South, East or Southeast Asian males to participate in mental health workshops. The workshops, located across Metro Vancouver, will provide opportunities to learn about becoming community advocates, raising awareness, mindfulness, and mental health knowledge. Eligible volunteers will be … Read more
Location: In front of the Vancouver Buddhist Temple, 220 Jackson Avenue @ Powell Street, Vancouver Dates: June 13, 2015 and July 11, 2015, at 10am Fee: NNMCC members $8 + tax | non-members $10 + tax. Space is limited. Please reserve your spot in advance. On this historical tour of Powell Street we will take you … Read more
Thursday, July 9, 8 p.m. Featuring: CINDY MOCHIZUKI with MAIKO BAE YAMAMOTO STACEY HO with JULIA AOKI Spatial Poetics is an evening of experimental performance pieces in which artists are invited to create new performance-based work together and encouraged to work beyond their usual disciplines. This year, Spatial Poetics features Cindy Mochizuki and Maiko Bae … Read more
The 2015 Canadian Shogi Tournament is being organized by the Vancouver Shogi Club. When: June 6-14, 2015 Where: Hosted online at 81Dojo.com REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Friday, May 29, 2015, at 7:00pm PT / 10:00pm ET 2015 REGISTRATION DOCUMENTS: Registration Requirements Tournament Regulations Registration Form If you have questions or would like to participate, please email shogivancouver [at] … Read more
Sunday, April 26, 2015, 1:00 to 3:30pm The Hastings Room in Hastings Park ALL ARE WELCOME! Join the Japanese Canadian Hastings Park Committee for the unveiling of four panels introducing the history of Japanese Canadians in Hastings Park in 1942. The panels are situated close to remaining detention buildings in Hastings Park, and were developed by a coalition … Read more
ScreenTime: The Room Nobody Knows ScreenTime is a quarterly screening series of performances on film, held throughout Vancouver with a variety of partners. Each screening is followed by a conversation about the work, the artist and artists who made it, and the ideas bouncing between the two. OUR NEXT ScreenTime: The Room Nobody Knows by Niwa Gekidan … Read more
