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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
Spring has come. The Vancouver Japanese Language School & Japanese Hall’s Spring Market Fair offers food, arts and crafts items and used Japanese items like kimono, plates, cups and more. Bring your friends and celebrate spring! Visit the event website here. Details: Spring Market Fair Saturday, April 25 9:30 AM– 2:30 PM Free Admission Some table space is … Read more
Looking for an activity for your Easter Weekend? Come to VJLS-JH to enjoy Japanese Douyou, or children’s songs by singer Mimako Soga! Children’s Song Family Concert Saturday, April 4 Door opens at 12:30pm, Concert starts at 1:00pm Vancouver Japanese Language School & Japanese Hall Tickets: $10/Adult $5/Children (5-12 years old) For more information and to … Read more
Free Workshop Gifting: Affirmations to Heal the Earth – Facilitated by Haruko Okano Description Free drop-in opportunity for writing affirmations to heal the earth on The International Day for Water. Affirmations derive from your positive and life-affirming visions of a healthy earth in the future. Your affirmations, rolled up and slipped into fresh organic leaf … Read more
Tomoe Arts is organizing an intensive workshop in Japanese Noh theatre led by visiting master Noh performer YAMAI Tsunao. This 15-hour, four day workshop will introduce the art of Noh performance to a maximum of 24 participants. When: Sun March 8 – Thursday March 12, 2015 6pm – 9pm Where: Djavad Mowafaghian World Art Centre, Goldcorp Centre … Read more
Super family friendly fun! The Vancouver Japanese Language School (VJLS) is having their annual Spring Bazaar! It will take place on Sunday, March 1. It is two days before Hina Matsuri (Girl’s Day or Doll Festival) and there will be displays of hina ningyo, ornamental dolls. Celebrate your children’s healthy growth with some festive food! There … Read more
The Right to Remain – exhibit presented by the Gallery Gachet, the “Revitalizing Japantown? Research Project, and the Right to Remain Community Fair Team. This exhibition showcases artwork and documentation from a series of workshops guided by DTES artists who engaged their community in dialogue about human rights. “The Right to Remain” project is the … Read more
Our friends at Tonari Gumi are hosting a fun, educational evening all about Sake. It will be a great chance to taste and learn more about this delicious rice wine! When: Wednesday, March 4 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Where: Tonari Gumi, 101 – 42 West 8th Ave Vancouver How much: $25 per person. The fine print: … Read more
In December 2014, the PSFS received a Downtown Eastside Capital Grant from the City of Van. The grant application cited the ongoing desire amongst members of the broader Japanese Canadian community to (re)establish a socially responsible year-round presence in the historic home of Japanese Canadians. The money received through this grant is intended to finance pre-planning … Read more
Check out these great upcoming Speaker Series talkes at the Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre. Follow the links to find out more information on their website. See you there! Japanese Performing Arts before Kabuki Talk by Scott Owens – NNM Collections Manager
The Nikkei National Museum is presenting a rare opportunity to experience the permanent collections by partnering with Instant Coffee – a local artist collective. The Instant Coffee Artist Collective takes an unexpected and innovative look at the gems from The Nikkei National Museum’s permanent collection with an interactive, ever-changing installation. Magic Hour is the name of that time just after … Read more
