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
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
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
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
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
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
Whether you supported us financially, through volunteer hours, or helped spread the word, we thank you for being a member of our community. It means a lot to us that we can count on individuals such as yourself to help keep us relevant, vibrant and community-minded.
We are looking for dynamic, eager and committed new members to join the Society’s Fundraising Committee.
On GivingTuesday, December 2nd, 2014, Acxsys Corporation (the architects of the Interac network) will match online charitable donations made through CanadaHelps.org and paid using Interac Online.
We are looking for dynamic, eager and committed new members to join the Board of Directors of Vancouver’s oldest community-run Festival.
Along with another fantastic Powell Street Festival came another group of fantastic volunteers. Over 200 individuals formed a community, working together to make the best possible Festival. Their enthusiasm and hard work plays a huge part in how smoothly the Festival runs, and we could not be more grateful for their support and dedication! And so, from … Read more
Photo by Jeanie Ow, 2014 Dear Powell Street Festival Supporters, The 38th Annual Powell Street Festival was a great success! Thank you for all of you who made it out to the Festival this year, even with the last-minute change in venue. It’s great to know that there is so much support for, and interest … Read more
Happy National Volunteer Week! April 6 – 12, 2014 National Volunteer Week (April 6-12, 2014) is a time to recognize, celebrate and thank Canada’s 13.3 million volunteers. Powell Street Festival Society heavily relies on volunteers as we only have 2 year-round staff and 3 seasonal staff. We would like to say a special thank you … Read more
