Powell Street Festival

Memory Streams: 30 years of Japanese Canadian Arts on Powell Street

11:30 AM to 7:00 PM
Oppenheimer Park, 400 Powell Street &
Firehall Arts Centre, 280 E. Cordova Street
All Park and Firehall Events are Free!

Celebrating its 30th anniversary year, the Powell Street Festival is the largest Japanese Canadian festival and the longest running community celebration in Vancouver! Come enjoy traditional and contemporary Japanese Canadian performances, including taiko drumming, sumo wrestling, martial arts demos, folk and modern dance, alternative pop/rock/urban music, visual arts, film/video, as well as a fantastic array of Japanese food, crafts & displays.

FESTIVAL WEEKEND HIGHLIGHTS
Taiko extravaganza featuring several local taiko groups and Mu Daiko from Minneapolis • Contemporary dance by Linda Turnbull (Edmonton), Miki Nishida (Montreal) and Kokoro Dance • a reading of Obon: the Festival of the Dead, by Terry Watada (Toronto) • Musical guests Alcvin Ramos, Nish Rawks and more • Traditional Japanese tea service • Historical Walking Tours of the Powell Street area • Yugo: a hiphop fusion project feat. DJs, MCs & graffiti art • Literary Series feat. Kyo Maclear (Toronto), Hiromi Goto & Roy Miki • Empire's Feast: a screening of videos shorts from Vancouver and New York • Camera Project exhibition at Britannia Gallery • historical book launch by the Vancouver Japanese Language School

Festival Info & Schedule: http://powellstfestival.shinnova.com/this_fest.html