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Community Lantern – Transformation through participation

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h4>>Friday, December 21 Winter Solstice 2012 White Cube: China Maple Hall 6-10pm (with Carmen Rosen's Tea pot installation and Garden products) Out with the Dragon/ in with the Snake: Jade Water Pavilion - on display and then we'll process with the lantern. Video showing the lantern from start (see left) to the finish (on right) Come join us at the 19th Annual Winter Solstice Lantern Event …

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Volunteer Opportunity: Social Media Group Facilitator

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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 …

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The long, dark days of winter

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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 …

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Half-price for Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden Membership

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h4>>We are very pleased to announce a special offer to members of Community Arts Vancouver. Between December 11 and February 17, one of the benefits of membership is to buy membership at the Garden for half-price. Just show your identification and proof of Community Arts Vancouver membership. Read here about the Garden  being named No. 1 on a list of city gardens around the world in a new book …

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Snake poems and stories at Sun Yat-Sen Garden

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h4>>***This call is now closed. *** The Community Arts Council of Vancouver's Eco-Arts initiative is looking for poets/storytellers/performers to assist in our event on Tuesday, December 11 at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden where we'll be creating a snake lantern for the Winter Solstice and then the Lunar New Year parade in Chinatown. To get us in the spirit, Susan Ma, Education Director …

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Call for Artist Facilitators: Snake sculptures

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h4>>***This call is now closed. *** Create snake sculptures from invasive/abundant natural materials Thanks to the Province of British Columbia, we will be offering 5 half-day workshops for community groups to create snake sculptures in honour of Year of the Snake.  This snake sculpture will be modular and made from various natural or invasive species materials. The project will culminate in  the …

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