Society News
2018 Powell Street Festival Lineup
We are thrilled to announce the lineup of performers for the 42nd annual Powell Street Festival featuring a wide variety of local and international talent.
Karakasa Obake
Karakasa Obake Karakasa Obake installation is the winner of the 3rd Annual Design Competition for Powell Street Festival Society. The submission was created by Simon Fraser University art students:
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 inclusive, accessible and respectful environment.
Spatial Poetics XVII: Once Lost
Fri, 15 June 2018 at 7:30 PM – 9:30 pm Vancouver Maritime Museum 1905 Ogden Avenue Tickets $11 The Powell Street Festival Society and the
Tamio Wakayama [1941-2018]
We are saddened by the news of Tamio Wakayama’s passing on March 23, 2018. Tamio was a photojournalist for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
Hanami Cherry Blossom Picnic Photos!
Check out some highlights from the Cherry Blossom Picnic on April 7! Thank you to Oppenheimer Park, The Right to Remain and Vancouver Japanese Language
Lost Fleet Speaker Series – Sunny Island + Spatial Poetics
Thursday, May 24th at 7:30pm at Vancouver Maritime Museum 1905 Ogden Avenue in Vanier Park Talk is included with paid museum admission For tickets: CLICK HERE
Lillooet Legacy Sign Unveiling
Highway 12 & Sumner Road beside Airport Gardens, Lillooet, BC Fri., May 11, 1:30 pm In commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Japanese Canadian
Sumo! A Beginner’s Workshop
Sunday, May 13 Vancouver Buddhist Temple 220 Jackson St, 2nd floor Doors at 12:30pm; 1 – 4pm FREE To pre-register email admin [@] powellstreetfestival.com No experience necessary. All ages.
Rita Ueda talks about her cantata Debris
Vancouver Maritime Museum 1905 Ogden Avenue in Vanier Park Thursday, May 3rd at 7:30pm Composer Rita Ueda talks about her cantata Debris, inspired by the 2011 tsunami and the
Yūko-kai – a concert of Japanese dance
Saturday May 12 at 8pm Scotiabank Dance Centre Samurai warriors, pearl divers, court nobles and heartbroken women who transform into serpents grace the stage in
Lost Fleet Speaker Series: From Up on Poppy Hill and Leanne Dunic Poetry Reading
From Up On Poppy Hill Sunday, April 15th, 11am at The Cinematheque 1131 Howe Street, Vancouver $6 – Ages 13 & Under $10 – Everybody