Vancouver's Leader in Transition toward Strong, Resilient, Complete Communities
Time: June 26, 2011 from 11am to 4pm
Location: Riley Park Community Centre
Street: 50 East 30th Ave @ Ontario near Nat Bailey Stadium
City/Town: Vancouver, BC
Event Neighbourhood and Type: main, street, neighbourhood, culture, arts, music, children, family
Organized By: Little Mountain Neighbourhood House
Latest Activity: Jun 24, 2011
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This free festival will include art, music, games, food, and activities for the community. We will have a multicultural main stage with a line-up of local and culturally diverse entertainers and musicians—as well as art activities for children, adults, and youth to partake in. All activities are free! Come listen to music, dance, learn, and make and take some great ART home with you!
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Some of our festival activities will include:
MUSIC:
-Slam Poetry and Spoken Word
-Reggae
-Folk music
-Jazz and fiddle
-Bangladeshi, Vietnamese, Tamil, and Tai Chi Dancers
PARTICIPATORY DEMONSTARTIONS:
-Yoga
-Spin City Hula Hooping
-Interpretive dance
-Capoeria
-Poi
-Healing Touch
ARTS ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES for children, youth, adults
-Jewelery making with local artist Heather Mandin, from Parts by Heather
- Button Making with Regional Assembly of Text
- Canvas Painting with local artist, Bo Zhang
- Children’s Mural Art with Timo
- Yolkie eggs
- Felt Art
- Origami and Japanese crafts
- Vietnamese straw fish keychains
-“My Canada” Poster Making
- Hand Knitting all day workshops
- Village Vancouver demonstrations
OTHER THINGS NOT TO MISS AT THE FESTIVAL:
- Food (Tamil food, hot dogs and pizza, cotton candy)
- Raffle Prizes
- Seniors Tea
- Community Information booths
We hope to see you at our festival!
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Interested in getting involved or volunteering with Village Vancouver? check out http://www.villagevancouver.ca/page/volunteering-1.
Regular activities:
Interested in participating in a VV garden? We have collaborative gardens/garden spaces in 5 neighbourhoods. Contact us at gardening@villagevancouver.ca. Gardening now in progress. New gardeners welcome (space allowing).
Kits Village Recycling Depot (Kits Community Centre) Next depot: Thursday, June 15th
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Permaculture Vancouver Meetups (3rd Wednesdays VV McBride Park Fieldhouse (sometimes elsewhere) Next meetup: Special date Thursday, July 29th
West End Community Potluck/WE Urban Garden Club (3rd Sundays West End Community Centre, in July and August 4th Thursdays - July 22nd and August 26th.
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