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10th Annual Asahi Tribute Game: Recap The 10th Annual Asahi Tribute Game was a hit! It was a great day of communities coming together to play a fun game and recognize the impact of a legendary baseball team. The credit goes to Kayla Isomura for capturing the spirit of the day. Check out the event … Read more
Many of you noticed our incredible Environment & Sustainability team at work in Oppenheimer Park during the 39th Powell Street Festival. These folks were on hand to help sort recycling, compost, and landfill — helping make PSF one of the most environmentally friendly festivals in the country! Powell Street Festival president Colin Chan talks more about … Read more
Now Hiring General Manager – Japanese Hall The Vancouver Japanese Language School and Japanese Hall (VJLS-JH) is seeking a skilled individual for the new position of General Manager of the Japanese Hall. The VJLS-JH is over one hundred years old and offers a wide variety of language and cultural courses, along with hosting numerous community … Read more
This year marks 70 years since the end of World War II. Ode would like to invite you to a poetry reading event to recognize and remember what happened in Japan 70 years ago. No other country has experienced an atomic bomb dropped on to civilians. We see it as our mission to keep reminding … Read more
The 39th Powell Street Festival has come and gone — and what an incredible weekend it was! Amazing food, thrilling performances, beautiful crafts and displays, incredible martial arts, a vibrant marketplace… there was something for everyone. Many of these wonderful events were captured by the Vancouver Urban Sketchers, a group dedicated to sketching our city … Read more
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
