The long, dark days of winter are upon us; it is dark at 4 pm, the days are getting shorter. Until the 21st day of December.............and then sun rise is earlier, and earlier, and soon it will be spring. There are many mid-winter festivals, many of them centered around light; Divali and Hanukkah among them. There is the Winter Solstice, Christmas, Kwanza and Hogmanay. In many …
Archives for December 2012
Half-price for Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden Membership
We are very pleased to announce a special offer to members of Community Arts Vancouver. Between December 11 and February 17, one of the benefits of membership is to buy membership at the Garden for half-price. Just show your identification and proof of Community Arts Vancouver membership. Read here about the Garden being named No. 1 on a list of city gardens around the world in a new book …
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Snake poems and stories at Sun Yat-Sen Garden
***This call is now closed. *** The Community Arts Council of Vancouver's Eco-Arts initiative is looking for poets/storytellers/performers to assist in our event on Tuesday, December 11 at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden where we'll be creating a snake lantern for the Winter Solstice and then the Lunar New Year parade in Chinatown. To get us in the spirit, Susan Ma, Education Director …
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Call for Artist Facilitators: Snake sculptures
***This call is now closed. *** Create snake sculptures from invasive/abundant natural materials Thanks to the Province of British Columbia, we will be offering 5 half-day workshops for community groups to create snake sculptures in honour of Year of the Snake. This snake sculpture will be modular and made from various natural or invasive species materials. The project will culminate in the …
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Winter Solstice Lantern Festival 2012
Everyone is welcome to participate in this year's Winter Solstice lantern festival celebration at Dr Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden. We will once again have our giant community white-cube lantern at the event ready to be decorated by visitors. Please stop by and contribute to make it even more beautiful this year. This year we invite you to our Eco-Arts Salon at the Garden on Tuesday, …
S.P.E.L.L. Series: Social Profit Engagement, Learning and Leadership
S.P.E.L.L. Series Social Profit Engagement, Learning and Leadership Next session: February 12 - Katia Tynan Volunteer Role Descriptions Registration opens a month before the session. RSVP at http://cacv.ca (upper right area of page). These sessions are a combination of networking, information and resources. 2-4pm 2nd Floor Meeting room, 111 West Hastings (Woodward's Heritage …
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