Society News
Annual General Meeting
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
Thank you to the Howard C. Green Memorial Fund
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
We broke 21% on #GivingTuesday!!
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
Enter a draw for a Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa album on #GivingTuesday
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
In Memoriam – Mr. Mamoru Yamaguchi
Mr. Mamoru Yamaguchi May 11, 1934 – November 4, 2015 We are mournful to learn that Mamoru Yamaguchi passed away on November 4, 2015 at
Fundraising Campaign off to a great start!
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
The science behind our festival statistics
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
Kiai! An Afternoon of Japanese Music & Tea Tasting
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
Cinema Sunday: Summer Wars
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
Q&A: Spatial Poetics XIV
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
The Right to Remain – Exhibit
The Right to Remain – exhibit presented by the Gallery Gachet, the “Revitalizing Japantown? Research Project, and the Right to Remain Community Fair Team. This
Advocacy Committee News!
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