[Bcma-l] Chinatown Arts and Culture Festival

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Subject: 	Chinatown Arts and Culture Festival
Date: 	Thu, 3 May 2007 16:09:21 -0700
From: 	Jamie Edwards <sunyatsen@telus.net>



Dear Media Friends,

Please help us get the word out.

Opportunity for artists and craftspeople to display their talent in 
Vancouver’s Chinatown

Chinatown Arts & Cultural Festival has been an annual attraction for 
tourists and locals for the past six years. The Festival focuses on 
multicultural performances along with an arts and craft market. This is 
a unique opportunity for local artists to display and sell their 
creativity and wares.

The 7^th Annual Chinatown Arts & Cultural Festival will be held this 
summer on July 7, 14, 21 and 28 in Chinatown’s Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Courtyard 
and the China Gate open space. More than twenty free tables are 
available for artists to demonstrate their skill and sell their items. 
The Festival will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. every Saturday except on 
opening day, July 7, which is held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Those artists, wanting to take advantage of this unique opportunity, 
should contact the organizing committee at 604-658-8872 or email their 
enquiry to rika.uto@vancouver.ca <mailto:rika.uto@vancouver.ca> or 
ccchq@intergate.bc.ca <mailto:ccchq@intergate.bc.ca>.

The Festival is organized by Carnegie Community Centre, Chinese Cultural 
Centre of Greater Vancouver, Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Garden, Vancouver 
Chinatown Revitalization Committee, Powell Street Festival Society, 
Vancouver Chinatown BIA Society in partnership with Vancouver

Jamie Edwards

Marketing Manager

Dr. Sun Yat- Sen Classical Chinese Garden

578 Carrall Street, Vancouver BC V6B 5K2

sunyatsen@telus.net <mailto:sunyatsen@telus.net> 
www.vancouverchinesegarden.com <http://www.vancouverchinesegarden.com>

What's on this month at the Garden;

PENJING *"SILENT POEMS" *- *May 18- May 24 The Dr. Sun Yat Sen Garden 
Penjing Club present these beautiful miniature trees,young and old. The 
trees are very much like "Silent Poems" able to convey deep and 
meaningful sentiment without sound. *

*PEONY FESTIVAL* *- May 26- May 27 The Canadian Peony Society and 
Ferncliff Garden in partnership with the Dr. Sun Yat Sen Garden present 
blooming Peonies of a number of varieties. *

ART EXHIBIT

"Peonies"

*Chinese Canadian Artist Federation,*

*Beautiful art celebrating the Peony flower April 30- May 30 *