Community Arts Council of Vancouver

You are here: Home / Archives for Downtown Eastside

Downtown Eastside

Follow the Snake – Feb 8, 10, 17 and beyond…

by

h4>>Snake in the News Province http://www.theprovince.com/news/foot+long+sculpture+marks+Year+Snake+Vancouver+garden/7896041/story.html Westender http://www.wevancouver.com/news/190029651.html Metro Vancouver cover photo February 8 on Breakfast TV with Dawn Chubai and on Shaw TV Lunaria snake and artist Jacquie Rolston were interviewed on CBC On the Coast February 8. Have you sighted …

[Read more...] about Follow the Snake – Feb 8, 10, 17 and beyond…

Volunteer Opportunity: Social Media Group Facilitator

by

h4>>Are you a whizz on social media *and* in person networking? Like turning people onto the pleasures of tweeting and want to support community-engaged arts in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside by introducing people both in person and online. These sessions happen at UBC Learning Exchange and we have a two-hour program design worked out. You'd meet with five people and five laptops and help them …

[Read more...] about Volunteer Opportunity: Social Media Group Facilitator

The long, dark days of winter

by

h4>>The long, dark days of winter are upon us; it is dark at 4 pm, the days are getting shorter.  Until the 21st day of December.............and then sun rise is earlier, and earlier, and soon it will be spring. There are many mid-winter festivals, many of them centered around light; Divali and Hanukkah among them.  There is the Winter Solstice, Christmas, Kwanza and Hogmanay.  In many …

[Read more...] about The long, dark days of winter

Winter Solstice Lantern Festival 2012

by

h4>>Everyone is welcome to participate in this year's Winter Solstice lantern festival celebration at Dr Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden. We will once again have our giant community white-cube lantern at the event ready to be decorated by visitors. Please stop by and contribute to make it even more beautiful this year. This year we invite you to our Eco-Arts Salon at the Garden on Tuesday, …

[Read more...] about Winter Solstice Lantern Festival 2012

S.P.E.L.L. Series: Social Profit Engagement, Learning and Leadership

by

h4>>S.P.E.L.L. Series Social Profit Engagement, Learning and Leadership Next session: February 12 - Katia Tynan   Volunteer Role Descriptions Registration opens a month before the session. RSVP at http://cacv.ca (upper right area of page). These sessions are a combination of networking, information and resources. 2-4pm 2nd Floor Meeting room, 111 West Hastings (Woodward's Heritage …

[Read more...] about S.P.E.L.L. Series: Social Profit Engagement, Learning and Leadership