The 21st December was the winter solstice 2012, the longest darkest night of the year, and the night Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese garden was transformed with hundreds of beautiful lanterns of all shapes and sizes hung in the trees, stationed in the ponds, and guarding hidden alcoves and rock features. The lanterns are traditionally created into a variety of shapes in the form of animals, …
Archives for 2012
Salon
We're often asked: "What's a salon?" The official definition: A salon is a gathering of people under the roof of an inspiring host, held partly to amuse one another and partly to refine the taste and increase the knowledge of the participants through conversation. These gatherings often consciously followed Horace's definition of the aims of poetry, "either to please or to educate" ("aut …
The Year Of the Snake- Snake Lantern evening
The Winter solstice in December 2012 will once again see the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Gardens in downtown Vancouver’s Chinatown lit up with 100’s of beautiful lanterns to celebrate the longest, darkest night of the year. One of these lanterns was created specially this week in an enlightening and creative evening hosted together by the Gardens and the Eco-arts team. Led by Jacquie …
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Follow the Snake – Feb 8, 10, 17 and beyond…
Snake in the News Province http://www.theprovince.com/news/foot+long+sculpture+marks+Year+Snake+Vancouver+garden/7896041/story.html Westender http://www.wevancouver.com/news/190029651.html Metro Vancouver cover photo February 8 on Breakfast TV with Dawn Chubai and on Shaw TV Lunaria snake and artist Jacquie Rolston were interviewed on CBC On the Coast February 8. Have you sighted …
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Community Lantern – Transformation through participation
Friday, December 21 Winter Solstice 2012 White Cube: China Maple Hall 6-10pm (with Carmen Rosen's Tea pot installation and Garden products) Out with the Dragon/ in with the Snake: Jade Water Pavilion - on display and then we'll process with the lantern. Video showing the lantern from start (see left) to the finish (on right) Come join us at the 19th Annual Winter Solstice Lantern Event …
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Volunteer Opportunity: Social Media Group Facilitator
Are you a whizz on social media *and* in person networking? Like turning people onto the pleasures of tweeting and want to support community-engaged arts in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside by introducing people both in person and online. These sessions happen at UBC Learning Exchange and we have a two-hour program design worked out. You'd meet with five people and five laptops and help them …
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