Community Arts Vancouver = 溫哥華社區藝術協會
h4>>Our name in Chinese:
溫哥華社區藝術協會
溫哥華 -- Vancouver
社區 -- Community [society-region]
藝術 -- Arts [art-skills]
協會 -- Association [collaborative-club]
Thanks to Alan Lau and Francis Heng!
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News & Events
Winterlude………..
h4>>Well, the mid-winter festivals have been celebrated; today is the first day of a new year.
'The sun is the same in a relative way, but you're older' - Pink Floyd.
It is a good life when there is something to celebrate in the middle of winter, especially in these cold and dark climes where the daylight hours are so, so, so, short. Feasting, partying (hopefully with some common sense), …
Snake Lantern Debut
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, …
The Year Of the Snake- Snake Lantern evening
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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Community Lantern – Transformation through participation
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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Half-price for Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden Membership
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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