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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
Thank you to everyone who donated to our 40th Anniversary Fundraiser on Tuesday, December 1st (otherwise known as #GivingTuesday). Together we raised $640.00 on Tuesday alone. We’ve now raised 21% of our fundraising goal. We still have a ways to go! It’s no too late to donate and help us reach our goal of $40,000. Donations of over $50.00 … Read more
Anyone who donates to our 40th Anniversary Fundraiser this Tuesday, December 1st (otherwise known as #GivingTuesday) will be entered in a draw for 1 of 5 copies of the album Cosmophony by Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa!! In addition, donations of over $50.00 will also be eligible for our other campaign perks including our new Kiai! signature tea. Or … Read more
Mr. Mamoru Yamaguchi May 11, 1934 – November 4, 2015 We are mournful to learn that Mamoru Yamaguchi passed away on November 4, 2015 at the Surrey Memorial Hospital. He was a loved member of our community for several years and will be greatly missed.
Thanks to several generous donors, our 40th Anniversary Fundraiser is off to a fantastic start! We’re just over a week in and we’ve already raised $6,495.98. Help us reach our goal of $40,000.00! For more information and to see the donor perks, check out our campaign page.
In 2015 we saw an approximate 32% increase in our attendance at Powell Street Festival! In 2014 we had an estimated 10,253 – 12,530 visitors and in 2015 we hosted an estimated 13,433 – 16,436. In this document statistician Carl James Schwarz from Simon Fraser University explains the science behind reaching these estimates. Estimating attendance at the Powell Street Festival … Read more
How about a Japanese gift for someone special? We have a one day sale coming up! Saturday, Nov. 21, 11 am – 4 pm At VanDusen Garden, Cedar Room in Floral Pavillion 5251 Oaks Street Free to enter! There will be kimono, yukata, obi, tabi socks, cute key chain charms, coin purses, pouches, hair accessories, jewelry, … Read more
Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas November 6, 2015 9:45 pm 120 min Buy tickets Are you in, or are you out? The films of IN AND OUT, our International Shorts showcase this year, range from festival award-winners to lesser known gems that explore how the choices we make can result in unexpected consequences. From … Read more
Saturday, November 7th at 2pm Canadian Music Centre, BC Region 837 Davie Street, Vancouver Powell Street Festival (PSFS), in partnership with Tealeaves and Vancouver Intercultural Orchestra, invites you to a special FREE afternoon of Japanese music and tea drinking at the Canadian Music Centre (837 Davie Street, Vancouver) on Saturday, November 7 at 2 p.m. … Read more
Friday October 30, 7pm – 9:30pm Carnegie Theatre, 401 Main Free The Heart of the City Festival is proud to present two films by award-winning documentary filmmaker Greg Masuda – The Spirit of Nihonmachi and The Right to Remain. The Spirit of Nihonmachi (2012, 28 min) Commissioned by the Powell Street Festival for their … Read more
Against the Current, is created by Chibi Taiko, Katari Taiko, Sansho Daiko, Sawagi Taiko and Vancouver Okinawan Taiko, with Grace Eiko Thomson, storyteller Rosemary Georgeson (Sahtu Dene/Coast Salish), Salish music ensemble Tzo’kam led by musician and composer Russell Wallace, narrative contributions by John Endo Greenway, Hiromi Goto and Savannah Walling, and over 25 Downtown Eastside … Read more
Participants Wanted! Against the Current (the FishStix) Project for the Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival! Rehearsal Dates: Sunday, October 25 and Thursday November 5 Performance Date: Friday, November 6 Originally produced by Vancouver Taiko Society & Powell Street Festival Society, Against the Current will have a performance again at this year’s Downtown Eastside … Read more
