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Thursday August 18, 2016, 4:00-6:00PM This is an info session at NNMCC with the BC Multicultural Advisory Council regarding the public Nomination process for historic places of importance to the Japanese Canadian community. Located in the Ellipse Lobby at Nikkei National Museum 6688 Southoaks Crescent, Burnaby BC V5E 4M7 Light Refreshments will be provided. Japanese interpreters … Read more
Sun, Aug 21st from 2 to 4 pm Get Tickets here. Featuring Fubuki Daiko (Winnipeg) Vancouver Okinawa Taiko (Vancouver) Tiffany Tamaribuchi (Sacramento) For the first time, the Regional Taiko Gathering (RTG) will fill the historic Rio Theatre with thunderous and awesome sounds of the taiko. Audience members of all ages can expect an energetic, passionate, … Read more
Sat, Aug 27th from 10 am to 4 pm https://www.facebook.com/events/1761097607481494/ It’s that time of year again. Come out to play or cheer on the annual Asahi Tribute baseball game hosted by Powell Street Festival and Japanese Canadian Young Leaders of Vancouver. The Annual Vancouver Asahi Tribute Game is a free, inclusive, and family-friendly place to … Read more
A Tent City at 58 West Hastings Street has recently formed in response to inadequate, unavailable, and unaffordable housing. Due to the current housing crisis, our neighbours in the Downtown Eastside are occupying this space to protest a lack of government support. The Tent City declares solidarity with Indigenous communities and the unceded territories. Likewise, … Read more
The Powell Street Festival is a unique festival in that it celebrates so many aspects of the community in an inclusive, accessible and respectful environment. We rely on hundreds of volunteers to make this festival the wonderful event that it is! Volunteering is a great opportunity to meet new friends, spend time with friends and … Read more
Saturday, June 25, 2016 at 8pm SFU Woodwards – Studio D (149 West Hastings Street) Curated by Mark Takeshi McGregor New interdisciplinary work inspired by Japanese ghost stories by Jay Hirabayashi, Barbara Bourget & Stefan Smulovitz and Linda Uyehara Hoffman & Eileen Kage. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door Buy Tickets Now … Read more
Do you have any leftover yarn from knitting projects that you completed long ago, but you are still holding on to like my Obaasan? Please donate your remnant yarn to a public art project to take place at this year’s Powell Street Festival. No ball of yarn is too small! Your remnant yarn will become part of … Read more
Powell Street Festival Society presents Spatial Poetics XV on June 25th at Studio D SFU Woodwards (149 West Hastings Street, Vancouver). Now celebrating its fifteenth year, Spatial Poetics invites artists of different backgrounds (dance, theatre, performance art, music, etc) to collaborate in the creation of a new, multi-genre artistic work. This year Powell Street Festival artistic director Mark … Read more
Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre, June 11 – Sept 4, 2016 Opening Reception: Saturday, June 11, 3-5pm, preceded by artist talk from 2pm. Everyone welcome. As a finalist for the coveted AIMA|AGO Photography Prize, Chino Otsuka, a Japanese artist currently living in England, completed a residency at the Nikkei National Museum (NNM) in 2014. This exhibition features … Read more
Presented by Powell Street Festival Society, Sumo Fun Club, and Vancouver Japanese Language School & Japanese Hall Sunday, May 15, 2016, 1 t o 4 pm at the Vancouver Japanese Language School & Japanese Hall 487 Alexander Street on the 5th floor; doors open at 12:30 pm Info: 604.739.9388 or admin [@] powellstreetfestival.com Everyone ages 16 and up … Read more
Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre May 28, 2016 Tickets: $25/$20 members (+tax) Taking inspiration from Takao Tanabe’s Sumie works, the Museum’s annual spring fundraiser will be around the theme of INK! Featuring gorgeous pieces by a diverse group of contemporary and traditional artists and artisans who have generously donated work in all media, there … Read more
In the month of June, Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre will be hosting three walking tours of historical Japanese Canadian sites in Vancouver. To register: $10, $8 (NNMCC members) + GST Please register in advance online: https://centre.nikkeiplace.org/ps-walk-june-2016/ Or by phone or email: 604.777.7000 ext 109. jcnm@nikkeiplace.org Saturday, July 9, 2016 — Powell Street Walking Tour A … Read more
May 7th at 7:30 pm The Post at 750 110-750 Hamilton Street Tickets $25 – $60 BUY TICKETS NOW via EVENTBRITE Take home this gorgeous solid wood Go Board donated by Kikori: Japanese Antiques on May 7! bit.ly/PowellStTix A photo posted by Powell Street Festival (@powellstfest) on Apr 14, 2016 at 2:43pm PDT Join our … Read more
Blim 115 E. Pender Street, Vancouver, BC, CA, V6A 1T6 For information: Call 604 872 8180 or info [at] blim [dot] ca April 23, 2016 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM $91.25/ticket Featuring: Suzan Lee WORKSHOPS FILL UP FAST, PLEASE CONFIRM AVAILABILITY BEFORE PAYING. Suzan Lee Suzan Lee is has been teaching bookbinding for over 10 … Read more
The Koinobori · BTA Design Competition Winner! In the Interactive Zone in Oppenheimer Park Saturday & Sunday from 11:30am to 7:00pm 土曜日&日曜日、午前13時~午後7時 オッペンハイマー公園 The Powell Street Festival Society is pleased to announce the winner of its design competition! The winning design—“The Koinobori”—is an interactive installation inspired by traditional carp streamers. The design will be unveiled … Read more
Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre Saturday, March 19, 2016 Do you keep family photographs? Of course you do! Come see how photographs are preserved at the Nikkei National Museum and learn our methods that will help safeguard these treasures for a very long time. Registration not required.
Where: Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre, 2F, Matsu Room 201 When: Sunday, March 13, 2016, 2pm Free admission Please join us for the launch of Heart of a Champion with author Ellen Schwartz. The book is inspired by the Vancouver Asahi Baseball team, and is suitable for readers 9-12 years old. Published by Tundra Books. The author will … Read more
May 7th at 7:30 pm The Post at 750 110-750 Hamilton Street Tickets $25 – $60 BUY TICKETS NOW via EVENTBRITE Join our kick-off party to celebrate Powell Street Festival’s 40th anniversary on May 7th at The Post at 750! The festive highlights include food, drinks, friends and an irresistible array of auction items. Enjoy a free Kiai … Read more
Thursday, February 25, 6:30 pm W Room, 5th Floor, Woodwards Building 111 West Hastings Street Come learn about our plans for the coming year! Meet our board and staff, ask about our various committees, and find out if there’s a role for you. If you are not already a member, the cost of a lifetime … Read more
Making their anticipated Vancouver debut, February 6, 2016 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, the dynamic and masterly Yamato Drummers of Japan, described as the “U2 of Taiko drumming”, present a heart-themping, athletically charged spectacle that showcases their remarkable strength, expertise and unmistakable sound. Yamato’s one-night only, big budget engagement will feature a ferocious mix of … Read more
Powell Street Festival Society graciously thanks the Howard C. Green Memorial Fund for a generous contribution toward our 40th anniversary campaign. Howard C. Green, Conservative MP for Vancouver South from 1935 to 1963, was in support of the uprooting, and later the repatriation, of Japanese Canadians. In 2007, a federal building at 401 Burrard Street … Read more
