Pre-Festival Events
October 14 to October 30
Undead Double Feature, 45 West Hastings
Wednesday October 19
2pm-4pm Day of the Dead Workshop, Oppenheimer Park
Thursday October 20
1pm-3pm Mehndi + Bhangra & Dohl Workshop, Carnegie Gym
7pm-9pm Community Currency for Community Food?, Strathcona Community Centre
October 20 to November 12
Us And Them, The Cultch
Fri October 21
11am-1pm Voice, Body, Presence Workshop, Carnegie Theatre
1:30-2:30pm Microphone Technique Workshop, Carnegie Theatre
5pm Carnegie Street Band, starts at Carnegie
5pm-7pm Oppenheimer Park Community Art Show Parade, Oppenheimer Park
7pm-9pm At Our Kitchen Table: The Oppenheimer Park Community Art Show Opening Reception, Gallery Gachet
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October 21 to October 23
Reel Recovery Film Festival, District 319
Saturday October 22
3:30-5pm Get Animated! Screenings, Carnegie Theatre
5:30-7:30pm Get Animated! Workshop, Carnegie Theatre
11pm-late Rain City Rap After-Party, W2 Media Café
Festival Events
Wednesday October 26
10am-1pm Image Theatre Workshop, Oppenheimer Park
2pm-3pm Festival Opening Ceremony, Carnegie Theatre
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2pm-4pm Day of the Dead Workshop, Oppenheimer Park
3pm Carnegie Street Band, starts at Carnegie
3:30-5:30pm Potluck Panel, Gallery Gachet
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5pm-9pm Axe Capoeira Open House, Axe Capoeira Studio
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7:30-9:30pm Sweet Soul Sisters of the Downtown Eastside, Carnegie Theatre
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7:30pm-10pm Strathcona Unplugged!, Russian Hall
Thursday October 27
10am-12pm Dream Catchers Workshop, Aboriginal Front Door
1pm-2pm Opening Doors Conversation, Carnegie Reading Room
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1:30pm-4pm Making Art Through Dialogue, EWMA Art Studio
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3:30-4:30pm An Investigation in Motion Dance Workshop, Carnegie Gym
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6:30-7pm Magic Comedy, Hastings Street Early Learning Centre
9pm-10pm Arts Rational, Co-op Radio
Friday October 28
11am-12pm Grandpa’s Girls Reading, Strathcona Community Library
11am-12:30pm St. James’ Bargain Sale, St. James’ Anglican Church
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12pm-2pm Historic East Hastings Street Walking Tour, Victory Square
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3pm-4:30pm My Fascinations With This Place Walking Tour, meet at SE corner E. Pender & Carrall
7pm-10pm Hallowe’en Dance, Carnegie Theatre
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7pm-10pm Eastside Friday, EWMA Art Studio
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8pm Sophisticated Ladies, A Tribute to Women in Jazz, Radha Yoga
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10:30pm Hallow2een, W2 Black Light Series, W2 Media Cafe
Oct 28 to Nov 19
VIMY, Firehall Arts Centre
Saturday October 29
10am-12pm History on the Verge – Shining Light on Our Old East End Houses Walking Tour, meet at NW corner Dunlevy & Railway
10am-1pm (12:30pm open to public) Burning Issues Workshop, Aboriginal Friendship Centre
11am-1pm Guided Meditation, Radha Yoga
11am-2pm Hallowe’en for Kids, Oppenheimer Park
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11:30am Moments of Community History Walking Tour, meet at entrance SFU Woodwards
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11:30pm-5pm Seniors Celebrating the 125th Anniversary of Vancouver and the Chinese Cantonese Opera, Chinese Cultural Centre
12pm-4pm Open House, St. James’ Anglican Church
1pm-2pm Tales of Powell Street History Talk, Vancouver Japanese Language School
2pm-3:30pm Chibi Taiko & Fusion of the Hearts: Ishizue, Carnegie Theatre
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2pm-4pm Hallowe’en Rock ‘n Roll, Oppenheimer Park
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2pm-4:30pm The Squaw Hall Project – A Community Remembers, Aboriginal Friendship Centre
2:30pm, 3:30pm Carnegie Street Band, starts at Carnegie
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4pm-5:30pm Somewhere Else Is Here Film & Conversation, Carnegie Theatre
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6pm-9:30pm Documentaries for Thinkers, Carnegie Theatre
6:30pm-9pm 4th Annual Family Hallowe’en Dance, Strathcona Community Centre Gym
7pm-9pm Haisla with Nasty, Brutish & Short, Raven’s Eye Studio
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11pm Hallow2een, W2 Black Light Series, W2 Media Café
Sunday October 30
10am-11:30am An 1886 Walking Tour, meet at Maple Tree Square
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12pm-5pm Downtown Eastside Neighbourhood Council Street Market 7 Fair, Pigeon Park
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12:30-1:30pm Carnegie Jazz Band with Dal Richards, Carnegie Theatre
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1:30-2:30pm Bones, Beads and Dolls Closing Reception, Carnegie 3rd floor Gallery
1:30-4:30pm Food Preservation: Drying Foods Cooking Class, Radha Yoga
2pm-3:30pm Writing Our Stories Reading, InterUrban Gallery
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2:30pm-3:30pm Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra Small Ensemble, Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
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2:30-3:30pm Aboriginal Artist Showcase, Carnegie Theatre
3pm, 4pm Carnegie Street Band, starts at Pigeon Park
7pm-10pm Music and Spoken Word Showcase, InterUrban Gallery
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Monday October 31
1pm-2:30pm Carnegie Village Choir Open Workshop, Carnegie Theatre
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5pm-8pm Aboriginal Celebration & Feast, Carnegie Gym & Theatre
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Tuesday November 1
11am-1pm Origami Workshop, DTES Neighbourhood House
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12:30pm-1pm Healthy Aging Through the Arts Puppet Presentation, Strathcona Community Centre Seniors Lounge
2pm-4pm Day of the Dead Celebration, Oppenheimer Park
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2:30-4:30pm Origami Workshop, Aboriginal Front Door
6:30pm All Saints’ Day Mass, St. James’ Anglican Church
6:45pm-10pm Carnegie Cabaret Coffee House, Carnegie Theatre
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Wednesday November 2
10am-1pm Image Theatre Workshop, Oppenheimer Park
11am Séance with Zombie Artists & Gentri-F**kation Tour, meet in Carnegie Theatre
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11am-1pm Vertical Gardens Workshop, DTES Neighbourhood House
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12:30pm Snowy Owl Drummers, start at Pigeon Park
2pm-4pm Origami Workshop, EWMA Art Studio
4pm-6pm DTES Hip Hop Workshop Showcase, W2 Media Café
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6:30pm All Souls’ Day Mass, St. James’ Anglican Church
7:30-9:30pm Barrio Flamenco: Flamenco for the People, Carnegie Theatre
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Thursday November 3
12:30pm Snowy Owl Drummers, start at Pigeon Park
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1pm-3pm A Keeper Of Memories Digital Stories, Carnegie Learning Centre
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2pm-4pm Dream Catchers Workshop, EWMA Art Studio
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2pm-4:30pm Storyweaving Project Script Reading, Aboriginal Friendship Centre
4pm Breaking the Digital Divide Workshop, W2 Media Café
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5pm-7pm Carnegie Portraits Opening Reception, Carnegie 3rd floor Gallery
6pm-8pm Chindi Nation, Chindi Revolution Clothing Show & Long Table Dinner, W2 Media Café
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6pm-8pm Writing Across Borders: An ESL-Based Creative Writing Group Reading, UBC Learning Exchange
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7pm-9pm Preparing for an Emergency: Food Storage, Strathcona Community Centre
7:30-9:30pm An Evening with Beverly Dobrinsky and Zeellia, Ukrainian Hall
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8pm Passion for Justice PIVOT Fundraiser, District 319
9pm-10pm Arts Rational Radio Play, Co-op Radio
Friday November 4
9am-5pm Open House, Vancouver Police Museum
10:50am Metaphor: Diversity Through Hip Hop, Admiral Seymour Elementary School
12:30pm Snowy Owl Drummers, start at Pigeon Park
1:30pm Metaphor: Diversity Through Hip Hop, Lord Strathcona Elementary School
7pm-9pm Elvis Is In The Building, Carnegie Theatre
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8pm-10:30pm Trisurgence Music Concert, Ukrainian Hall
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8pm Maraya Project Opening Reception & Interactive Website Launch, Centre A
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10pm Hallow2een, W2 Black Light Series, W2 Media Café
Saturday November 5
9am-4:30pm Community Arts Dialogue, World Art Centre, SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts
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10am A Walk in Chinatown Walking Tour, meet at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden courtyard
11am-12:30pm Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside Outdoor Murals Walking Tour, meet inside front lobby of Carnegie
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1:30-3pm Accordion to Immigrants, Carnegie Theatre
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2pm-5pm Get Animated! Workshop for Kids, W2 Media Café
3:30pm-5:30pm The Vancouver 125 Poetry Conference DTES Roundtable, Carnegie Theatre
6pm-10pm Strathcona Annual Pub Social Nite, Strathcona Community Centre Seniors Lounge
7pm DTES Poets Open Mic, Carnegie Theatre
8pm-10:30pm Trisurgence Music Concert, Ukrainian Hall
10pm Hallow2een, W2 Black Light Series, W2 Media Café
Sunday November 6
Note: daylight savings time change – fall back!
10:30am-12pm Powell Street Walking Tour, meet at SE corner of Powell & Jackson
11am Séance with Zombie Artists & Gentri-F**kation Tour, meet in Carnegie Theatre
1:30pm-4:30pm Fermenting Foods Cooking Class, Radha Yoga
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3pm AUUC Community Concert & Supper, Ukrainian Hall
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7:30-9pm Community Dance, Ukrainian Hall
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Post-Festival Events
Thursday November 10
1:30-4pm Making Art Through Dialogue, EWMA Art Studio
7:30pm Vancouver Indigenous Media Arts Festival Opening Reception, W2 Media Café
Saturday November 12
7pm The Only Poetry That Matters Book Launch & Reading, W2 Media Café
Sunday November 13
12pm-4pm The New Frontier is Interactive Media Workshop, W2 Media Café
Monday November 14
1:30-3:30pm Grant Writing for DTES groups involved with Community Arts Workshop, W Room, 111 W. Hastings
7:30-9pm How To Make An Opera: the Annenberg Project and the War in Iraq, Carnegie Theatre
Thursday November 17
1:30-4pm Making Art Through Dialogue, EWMA Art Studio
Saturday November 26
12pm-9pm Community Arts – The Future Display & Celebration, Woodwards Atrium
December 2 to 4
Shadow Catch, Firehall Arts Centre
December 14 to 17
Bah Humbug! A Staged Reading of an Eastside Adaptation of Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol, Faye and Milton Wong Experimental Theatre, SFU Woodwards
January 20 to 29, 2012
The Idiot, Frederic Wood Theatre, UBC