Craft and Trinket Sales Performances BBQ Tickets available for Hamburgers Sunday, July 1, 2018 2 pm to 8 pm In front of Wong's Benevolent Association, 96 Street between 102 A to 103 A Avenue Info: Chinese Benevolent Association 780 429 1914
University of Alberta Botanic Garden Admission until 8:30 pm; Garden open until dusk. Two hearts beat louder than one! Take a mini Taiko drumming workshop in the gorgeous setting of the Kurimoto Japanese Garden, led by Booming Tree Taiko. Advance registration is recommended to ensure your spot in the workshop. Regular admission applies. Passes and … Continue reading Date Night – Taiko Drumming
Mr. Lin is an experienced gardener and presenter. He has been offering these well-attended workshop for a few years at Edmonton Chinatown Chinese Library.
This summer, the Mitchell Art Gallery transforms into a studio space, where artists from Edmonton, Montreal, New York, and Hong Kong are exploring new dimensions of their artistic practice. Join us for Olivia Chow’s free open studio event. Conceived during Chow's five week long residency at the Mitchell Gallery, We Do Chicken Right is a … Continue reading Olivia Chow: Performance and Reading
Sitting times: 1:15 am - Ozawa Pavilion 12:45 pm, 1:30 pm and 2:15 pm - Ikoi no ba Experience Japanese culture in a unique setting. Traditional tea offerings are hosted at the Ozawa Pavilion, an authentic Japanese Tea House, or in the adjacent Ikoi no ba (a “cozy place to gather”), both overlooking the tranquil … Continue reading Japanese Tea Ceremony
For our fourth Intercultural Gathering this year, Our McCauley is hosting space for Chinese and Indigenous histories in the McCauley area to be shared through presentations, a sharing circle, ceremony, photographs, arts, food and dance! If you are interested at child care at the event, please email Sheryle at ourmccauley@gmail.com.
Ms. Wen Chi Ma, an expert musician in guzheng and guqin will present a workshop to introduce this amazing instrument to the public in Edmonton. This is a free of charge event.
Join artist Florence Yee as she introduces the project she is developing while in residence at the Gallery for a month. Visitors are also invited to participate in a crash course on ethnic kitsch, authenticity and memory. You will be invited to create bad forgeries of so-called "ethnic or cultural objects" that are found in … Continue reading Meet the Artist and Workshop: Navigating Authenticity
Prepare to embroider! After an introduction to the craft, participants will join Florence Yee in the meditative act of tissue embroidery. You will not only have the opportunity to create something new, but also to consider your own visual narrative and past stories. About the Artist Florence Yee is a 2.5 generation, Cantonese-struggling visual artist … Continue reading Tissue Embroidery with Artist in Residence Florence Yee
During Florence Yee’s last workshop as Artist in Residence, participants will be asked to reimagine an entrance for the Chinese-Canadian diaspora. Through a comparison of Montreal’s and Edmonton’s Chinatown gates, Yee will discuss gentrification, tourism and self-Orientalism. About the Artist Florence Yee is a 2.5 generation, Cantonese-struggling visual artist based in Tiohtià:ke/Montreal, unceded Mohawk territory. … Continue reading Workshop with Artist in Residence Florence Yee
