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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Bring your friends and join us; Chinese New Year Parade will be HUGE this year! Snake Lantern, DTES Harmony of Nations Drumming Group and 350 Water Drops (UberDrop) will be in our contingent for the Chinatown Parade on February 17. We will be celebrating the Chinese New Year (the Year of the Snake) / Lunar New Year / Spring Festival and sending a clear message about community, water, art and …
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Nicole is a Vancouver based Graphic Designer. With a background in Fine Arts from Langara College and a career in Advertising as a Graphic Designer, she brings knowledge and experience from working on advertising campaigns and designing various marketing collateral. Nicole hopes to provide her creative skills for events, workshops and marketing, on a regular basis. - thank you, Nicole, for the …
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We want to have a large contingent in this year's Spring Festival parade in Chinatown. Can you help to carry the snake lantern? Or the yet-to-be-realized snake sculpture by Alastair Heseltine and community members? Have ideas about how to make sounds like a snake? Send a note to volunteer@cacv.ca if you're available from 10am to 3pm on February 17. …
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Jacquie Rolston lantern artist will be at the Granville Island Lunar New Year event - with the snake lantern. We still need a couple more volunteers to dance the snake lantern. …
Join our Eco-Arts initiative in the creation of a snake sculpture for the Year of the Snake! Artist Alastair Heseltine will lead five half-day sessions at the Firehall Arts Centre Courtyard and teach skills on working with natural materials, including green willow. The snake sculpture workshops are part of a series of events to engage with community members celebrating the lunar new year. The …
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