Society News

Tracey Morrison and Jim Wong-Chu
We recently lost two incredible members of our community, Jim Wong-Chu and Tracey Morrison. We send our condolences to Jim and
Thank you to the Japanese Consulate for bringing George & Noriko to Powell Street Festival!!
We’re so excited to have George & Noriko to play the festival on both Saturday and Sunday! Many thanks to
Check out the 2017 Festival Program Guide
Photo of special guests, George and Noriko, a Japanese blues cowboy and a Tsugaru shamisen player from Melbourne, Australia Hot

Volunteer Applications are now open!
The Powell Street Festival is a unique festival in that it celebrates so many aspects of the community in an

Announcing Our 2017 Powell Street Festival Lineup
Announcing Our 2017 Powell Street Festival Lineup Powell Street Festival Returns August 5th and 6th with Haruki Murakami’s Top Translators,

Spatial Poetics XVI: KIYO生き残り
Honouring the living memory of invisible lives Sat, 8 July 2017, 7:30 PM Vancouver Buddhist Temple, 220 Jackson Avenue Presented by
41st Annual Powell Street Festival
Saturday, August 5 & Sunday, August 6, 2017 11:30am to 7:00pm Oppenheimer Park (400 block of Powell Street) Firehall Arts

Sumo! A Beginner’s Workshop
Sunday, May 7 from 1 to 4 pm Vancouver Buddhist Temple 220 Jackson Street, 2nd floor; doors at 12:30 pm

Macro Maki: Winner of the Design Competition
Macro Maki: Winner of the Design Competition Powell Street Festival Society is pleased to announce the winner of its design

The Koinobori at Sakura Days!
The Koinobori at Sakura Days! Did you miss the Koinobori at Powell Street Festival last summer? Come see it at

CALL FOR PROPOSALS – Freelance Publicist
Powell Street Festival Society (PSFS) seeks a publicist on contract for the 41st Powell Street Festival and its lead-up events

In Memoriam
Everyone at Powell Street Festival Society sends our deepest condolences to Bing Thom’s family and our friends at BTA. Bing