Sunday November 4
Community Celebration
ASSOCIATION OF UNITED UKRAINIAN
CANADIANS CONCERT
Sunday November 4, 3pm
Ukrainian Hall, 805 E. Pender
The AUUC is pleased to present their season opening on the closing afternoon of the Festival. Featuring all of their performing arts groups, the Barvinok Choir, the AUUC Folk Orchestra and dancers from the AUUC, the concert offers a welcoming atmosphere of Ukrainian traditions. Lively music, invigorating dance, colourful costumes and delightful beats entice us. Special guests include stirring gospel sounds with Dalannah Gail Bowen and friends, DTES resident and pianist extraordinaire Stan Hudac, and right from the neighbourhood, international award-winning folkloric dance troupe Strathcona Chinese Dance Company. Stay after the concert for the hall’s fantastic Ukrainian supper. Tickets at the door, $10 concert, $15 with supper
Community Celebration
UKRAINIAN SUPPER
Sunday November 4, 5:30pm
Ukrainian Hall downstairs, 805 E. Pender
Everybody loves Ukrainian food! If you haven’t had it, you are definitely missing something special. Traditional Ukrainian dinner of borscht/beet soup, holopchi/cabbage rolls, and pyrohi/potato and cheese stuffed boiled dumplings served with sour cream and fried onions. Delicious! Limited seating. Followed by the Urban Barn Dance with Three Potato. We sold out last year so purchase your ticket early. Tickets at the door, $10 supper, with afternoon concert $15
Community Celebration
URBAN BARN DANCE with THREE POTATO
Sunday November 4, 7pm
Ukrainian Hall, 805 East Pender
This event is so popular and so much fun each year that it has become a festival tradition. Grab your friends, neighbours and the whole family and head on down to this toe tappin’ dance with DTES resident Russell Shumsky, his “Three Potato” cohorts and dance caller Marlin Prowl. Think of line dancing without cowboy hats and square dancing without petticoats. Follow the dance caller’s directions and you’ll be experts in minutes. Three Potato cooks up a fine musical stew of old-time and Celtic melodies on marimba, guitar, and percussion. Add a pinch of music from Brittany, Sweden and Quebec and we have a great ending for the DTES Heart of the City Festival. Pay what you can
History Walk
ANTI-ASIAN RIOT WALKING TOUR
Sunday November 4, 11am – 12:30pm
Meet at Victory Square, Hastings & Cambie
One hundred years ago, on Sept 7, 1907, Vancouver was rocked by race riots. The repercussions were severe and long lasting. Only after World War II did change occur for transpacific migrants and their descendents in Canada and for their struggles to fight discrimination and create a society without racism. Join author Michael Barnholden and walk the route of the 1907 anti-Asian riot through Chinatown and old Japantown. In association with Anniversaries of Change. The tour will end at the Japanese Hall and the VJLS & JH Food Bazaar. $10 for non-residents, pay as you can for local residents
Community Celebration
VANCOUVER JAPANESE LANGUAGE SCHOOL & JAPANESE HALL FOOD BAZAAR
Sunday November 4, 12pm – 3pm
Japanese Hall, 487 Alexander
Come early to this semi-annual Japanese feast and eat, eat, eat! VJLS & JH volunteers work feverishly over many days to make and serve a wide variety of menu items, hot, fresh, seasonal and affordable. This fundraising event is always popular, with door and raffle prizes and a silent auction. As a special festival treat, the Kin Fung Athletic Group take to the stage and perform a traditional Chinese Lion Dance. Free
Workshop
FERMENTED FOODS COOKING CLASS
Sunday November 4, 12pm – 3pm
radha yoga & eatery, 728 Main
Join radha’s chef Andrea Potter to learn about the health benefits of easily made and economical fermented food preparations. No prior experience needed. Limited class size. Pre-registration recommended. Call 604-605-0011. $30 sliding scale
Workshop
CHILD CLAY PLAY
Sunday November 4, 12pm – 4pm
Gallery Gachet, 88 E. Cordova
Facilitator: Suzanne Firth. Join us for creative clay play exploring form, firing and glazing your art. Children 5 – 12 years, open to everyone, parent/guardian to attend. $5 ($1 off for second child). For more information call 604-687-2468 or visit www.gachet.org.
Open House
ST. JAMES’ ANGLICAN CHURCH
Sunday November 4, 2pm – 4pm
2:15pm Parish History Tour
3pm Organ Recital by Mr. Gerald Harder
St. James’ Anglican Church, 303 E. Cordova
The Parish Open House of the architecturally fascinating and socially committed St. James’ Anglican Church features a range of activities: at 2:15pm follow a history and architecture tour of the church and enjoy stories of early Vancouver; at 3pm hear an Organ Recital by Gerald Harder (St. James’ Musical Director); also learn about the church’s religious symbols; see one of the finest Casavant pipe organs in the city; and view a special display of pictures and liturgical artifacts from the Parish Archives. Everyone welcome. Free
Workshop
DREAM YOGA
Sunday November 4, 3:30pm – 5:15pm
radha yoga & eatery, 728 Main
Learn a simple, effective method to explore the meaning of your dreams. Bring a dream! No prior experience needed. Limited class size. Pre-registration recommended. Call 604-605-0011. Pay as you can
Chants
SATSANG
Sunday November 4, 7:30pm – 8:30pm
radha yoga & eatery, 728 Main
Songs, chanting, inspiration - chanting for the neighbourhood and for world peace. All are welcome. For more information 604-605-0011 or www.radhavancouver.org. By donation