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Upcoming
Japan Earthquake Benefit
Friends Across the Pacific: An Evening of Readings & Performances
Thursday, March 31, 8pm
VIVO Media Arts Centre
1965 Main Street, Vancouver
$5-$10 suggested donation, but no one turned away
www.bc-jerf.ca
Join us in supporting relief efforts in Japan. The BC Japan Earthquake Fund and the Asian Canadian Studies Society invites you to an evening of poetry, fiction, performance, with some of Vancouver’s finest writers:
Daphne Marlatt, Joanne Arnott, Proma Tagore, Roy Miki, Lydia Kwa, Hiromi Goto, Fred Wah, and more!
All donations will go to the Canadian Red Cross through the BC-Japan Earthquake Relief Fund.
* All welcome. Must be 19 years of age or older to purchase alcohol. ID required.**
The BC Japan Earthquake Relief Fund (BC-JERF) is a coalition of volunteers; we are individuals, community groups and businesses concerned for the well being of the people in Japan in the wake of the recent earthquake, tsunami, and unfolding nuclear threats. Our purpose is to vet and act as an organizational hub for BC communities’ fundraising efforts and to facilitate the delivery of this financial aid to the affected people in Japan. Funds raised through BC-JERF-endorsed campaigns and events will be donated in full to reputable charities operating on the ground in Japan, such as the Japanese Red Cross.
Community Partners: VIVO Media Arts Centre, Powell Street Festival Society and Centre A.
We are hiring!
Want to have hands-on experience at one of the most exciting events in the Lower Mainland? Powell Street Festival Society seeks a dedicated team player for the position of Volunteer Coordinator for the 2011 Powell Street Festival. This temporary position will start late-May and continue until mid-August 2011. The applicant must be a full-time returning student and be 30 years of age or under (this position is pending funding from HRSDC). Read more information…
Upcoming
THE CATS OF MIRIKITANI
Saturday, February 26, 2011, 2pm
Saturday, March 26, 2011, 2pm
National Nikkei Museum & Heritage Centre
(6688 Southoaks Crescent, Burnaby, BC V5E 4M7)
Suggested donation $5
jcnm.ca
Eighty-year-old Jimmy Mirikitani survived the trauma of WWII internment camps, Hiroshima, and homelessness by creating art. But when 9/11 threatens his life on the New York City streets and a local filmmaker brings him to her home, the two embark on a journey to confront Jimmy’s painful past. An intimate exploration of the lingering wounds of war and the healing powers of friendship and art, this documentary won the Audience Award at its premiere in the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival. Find out more at jcnm.ca
TOCHKA Japanese Earthquake Project
tochka.jp
At 14:46 (Japan Time) March 11th 2011, a massive scale earthquake of magnitude 9.0 occurred on the pacific coast along from Sanriku to Ibaraki coast.
Rolling blackouts begin on Monday, March 14th in the eastern part of Japan.
We are thinking of sending pen light messages to those who are in the affected areas with still no electricity.
The messages will be written with light on the fly in the dark and will be put together as a slide show and into one music video. The song is going to be “KIMIDEITE BUJIDEITE(Stay as you are, stay safe)” by Yoko Kanno.
If you happen to have a long exposure capable camera and a pen light/flash light. Could you write a message in two or three pika pika images and send them to tochka.jp@gmail.com?
We expect to receive as many messages as possible and send them all out to people in the affected areas up in northern part of Japan.
Thank you so much for your cooperation,in advance.
TOCHKA (Takeshi NAGATA & Kazue MONNO)
For more information visit tochka.jp… Submission has been closed. TOCHKA performed at the 2010 Festival.
7th annual Jan Ken Pon! (Rock Paper Scissors) Family Games Day
Saturday, March 19
National Nikkei Museum & Heritage Centre
$5 for children over 2 years old, free for accompanying adults
www.jcnm.ca
Experience over 20 traditional Japanese heritage games and toys at Jan Ken Pon! Play with colourful tops and a Japanese style cup & ball, make your own sumo wrestlers and beanbags, and run around and burn off some energy. The highlight of the day is a rock-paper-scissors tournament with prizes. Old Japanese heritage toys will also be on display. This event is suitable for families with children aged 4 to 12. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Find out more at www.jcnm.ca
Voices of the Pacific Rim
Sunday, March 20
Vancouver Playhouse (Hamilton and Dunsmuir)
$25 (including HST)
www.vancouveropera.ca
Vancouver Opera brings Asian and western cultures together in Voices of the Pacific Rim, a recital of popular opera selections combined with traditional Asian songs.
Performed by established and rising young opera singers and celebrating and honouring the Chinese, Korean and Japanese communities of Vancouver, this year’s Voices of the Pacific Rim will spotlight Korea.
The recital is programmed by Artistic Curator Gina Oh with Music Director Kinza Tyrrell and features soprano Young Mi Kim from Seoul, Korea.
Ms. Kim will be joined by mezzo-soprano Evanna Chiew, baritone Jihwan Cho, soprano Caroline Yoonkyoung Jang, soprano Teiya Kasahara, tenor Brian Kwangmin Lee, mezzo -soprano Rose-Ellen Nichols, and tenor Xiao Dong Zhang, accompanied by Tina Chang on piano. Find out more at www.vancouveropera.ca
Annual General Meeting
Friday, March 10, 7:30pm (8:00pm Katari Taiko AGM)
Tonari Gumi, 511 East Broadway
This is a great opportunity to reconnect with the fun PSF folk for an evening, and learn about our plans for the coming year. It’s also a great way to learn about how you can be involved year round. Come say hello to our board members and staff, ask about our various committees, and find out if there’s one that’s right for you.
We will also be holding a raffle at the Powell Street Festival AGM. All attendees will be entered into a raffle for two prize packs: 1. a festival tote and festival t-shirt and 2. a festival tote and two fabulous cookbooks published by our friends at Arsenal Pulp Press. And of course, there will be refreshments!! If you are not already a member, the cost of a lifetime membership is $12, which, in addition to voting privileges at annual general meetings, comes with some extra perks. Recently, PSF members were offered a discount on tickets for the Theatre Replacement show, Dress me up in your love, at the Vancouver Art Gallery!
We look forward to meeting you all!
Powell Street Festival Society Winter 2011 Newsletter
Download a pdf of this newsletter by clicking on the following link. You will require Adobe Acrobat Reader which you can download here.
Volume 17, Number 1 – February 2011 (1.42 MB)
Nikkei Family History Workshop
March 3, 2011, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
National Nikkei Museum & Heritage Centre
Fee $10. Limited seating, pre-registration required.
jcnm.ca
Ted Ohashi (co- author of Tasaka) will speak about writing a family history book. Moe Yesaki (author of several books on Steveston) will speak about what information you can get from the Canadian Census of 1891, 1901, and 1911. Linda (Kawamoto) Reid (assistant archivist at the JCNM) will speak about the newest information from Japan and what is available to researchers at the JCNM. Participants will have an opportunity to search on the top 4 sites to find family history information. Find out more at jcnm.ca
