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Jacquie Rolston – Lantern Mentor

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h4>>Jacquie Rolston has been on our Activities Committee and very involved in Dialogue planning. She did the graphic design for the recent Community Arts Dialogues in 2011 and 2012. Jacquie is an experienced lantern maker, working with the best in the city. We're excited to have her as a mentor in the creation of our Eco-Arts Lantern. …

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YEAR OF THE WATER SNAKE – Community-engaged art makes a splash!

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h4>> NEWS RELEASE February 14, 2013 What:              Snake woven from green willow / Snake lantern from lunaria plant and recycled materials with lead artists Alastair Heseltine and Jacquie Rolston When:             Spring Festival: Sunday, February 17, 2013     Parade starts 11am Where:           Parade starts at Millennium Gate; goes to Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden In …

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Lunar New Year Countdown

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h4>>It is now well into the month of February and the Lunar New Year of the snake fast approaches. As you may know, Alastair Heseltine, of Hornby Island, joined us to head a week-long series of workshops to create a beautiful woven willow snake. The snake is currently in wait at the interior Dr. SunYat-Sen garden. We are also pleased to announce that CBC On the Coast’s Michelle Eliot will be …

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Lunar New Year Update

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h4>>Hello Snake followers! We are almost midway into January and have exciting updates about our Year of the Snake events. Last December we followed Jacquie Rolston’s beautiful lunaria and found cloth snake lantern around the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Garden for our 4th year of participating in the Annual Secret Lantern Festival and Winter Solstice event. See photos of the snake construction and Winter …

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Snake Lantern Debut

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h4>>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, …

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