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The Year Of the Snake- Snake Lantern evening

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h4>>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…

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h4>>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

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h4>>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

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h4>>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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The long, dark days of winter

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h4>>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 …

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Half-price for Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden Membership

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h4>>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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