asian heritage month 2008 | upcoming events

May 1 - 24

True Colours featuring large format watercolors by Wilfred Chiu
VAAA Gallery
3rd Floor, 10215 - 112 Street
Info: 421-1731

May 2 - 3

University of Alberta Alumni Tea: Celebration of 100 Years of Languages and Literatures in the Faculty of Arts
www.100years.ualberta.ca

May 3
2:00PM

Anime Screening - Edmonton Youth Week
Stanley A. Milner Library Theatre
7 Sir Winston Churchill Square
Info: Tamsin 944-7960

May 3
7:30PM

Piano Solo Recital by Dr. Ping-Shan Liao
Convocation Hall, University of Alberta
Tickets $15
Info: www.tuaaac.com/drliao

May 4
2:00PM

Confucius Institute of Edmonton Grand Opening Celebration
The prestigious Confucius Institute has been granted for the first time in history to a public school board, because of the international reputation of Edmonton’s Chinese (Mandarin) Bilingual Program.
6240 - 113 Street
Info: stuart.wachowicz@epsb.ca

May 4

Traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony, Ozawa Pavilion
Kurimoto Japanese Garden, Ozawa Pavilion. Experience Japanese culture in a unique setting. Regular admission rates apply. Cost for tea ceremony is $7.50
Devonian Botanic Gardens (5km north of Devon on Highway 60)
Tickets: 987-3054
www.devonian.ualberta.ca

May 5
7:00PM

Edmonton Chinese Bilingual Education Association
Regular Monthly Meeting
Meyonohk Elementary School
1850 Lakewood Road South
www.ecbea.org

May 6
6:30PM

Chinese Mandarin Bilingual Program, Kindergarten Orientation
Meyonohk Elementary School
1850 Lakewood Road South
Info: 463-7627
http://meyonohk.epsb.ca

May 10 - 27

Dick Der's Snapshots - abstract collage of new mixed media paintings
Scott Gallery
10411 - 124 Street
Opening reception May 10, 2 to 4PM
Info: 488-3619
www.scottgallery.com

May 11

Mother’s Day Tea

Devonian Botanic Gardens (5km north of Devon on Highway 60)
Call 780-987-2496 before May 7th. Tickets cost $8.00 per person, regular admission rates apply.
www.devonian.ualberta.ca

How about taking Mom and the whole family out to any of the fine Asian restaurants about town for supper?

May 11
10:00AM - 12:00PM
12:00PM - 5:00PM

Buddha's Birthday Celebration
Ceremony of the Bathing of the Buddha
Bathing the Buddha
International Buddhist Progress Society, Edmonton
10232 - 103 Street
Phone: 424-9744
http://www.ibps.org/edmonton/en/index_en.html

May 13

Against the Grain: Japanese Woodblock Prints
University of Alberta Telus Centre
87 Avenue & 111 Street
www.100years.ualberta.ca

May 17
1:00PM

The Mystery of the Mad Science Teacher - Marty Chan Book Signing
Chapters Southpoint
3227 Calgary Trail
Info: 431-9694
www.martychan.com

May 22

Kildare Elementary School - Kindergarten Open House
Chinese (Mandarin) Bilingual Program
7525 - 144 Avenue
Info: 476-5675
http://kildare.epsb.net

May 22 - June 28
Thursdays 3 - 8 PM
Fri & Sat 12 - 5 PM

Against the Grain: Japanese Woodblock Prints from the University of Alberta Art Collection
Telus Centre
87 Avenue & 111 Street
Info: 492-5834 and www.museums.ualberta.ca/art/exhibitions.aspx

May 23 - 26
7:00PM

CJ7 (Cheung Gong 7 Hou) - Director Stephen Chow
Metro Cinema
Citadel Theatre, Zeidler Hall
9828 - 101A Avenue
www.metrocinema.org

May 23 - 26
9:00PM

The Machine Girl (Kataude mashin gâru) - Director Noboru Iguchi
Metro Cinema
Citadel Theatre, Zeidler Hall
9828 - 101A Avenue
www.metrocinema.org

May 24
12:00 - 5:00PM

Family Fun Day this Saturday at U of A Museums
Origami, Japanese Calligraphy, Dress up like a Samarai, Make a Kimono card
Telus Centre Atrium
87 Avenue & 111 Street
Info: 492-5834 and www.museums.ualberta.ca/art

May 24
11:00AM - 2:00PM

Spring Lunch Bake Sale & Bazaar: Seniors' Fundraising Luncheon
Edmonton Japanese Community Association (EJCA)
6750 - 88 Street (Argyll Community League)
Info: www.ejca.org/events.html

May 25
10:00AM

Chinese Language Education Consortium Meeting
Education Building, University of Alberta
87 Avenue & 113 Street
Info: joe.wu@ualberta.ca

May 25
1:00PM

The Mystery of the Mad Science Teacher - Marty Chan Book Signing
Indigo Books
1837-99 Street
Info: 432-4488
www.martychan.com

May 25

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First Chinese Proficiency Competition for High School Students
Confucius Institute of Edmonton
Info: mian.xie@epsb.ca

May 27 - 31

Kuniko Yamamoto Magical - Mask, Mime & Music of Japan
St Albert International Children’s Festival
Library Program Room, St Albert Place
5 St Anne Street, St Albert
www.childfest.com

May 27 - 31

Cranes of Peace
St Albert International Children’s Festival
Library Program Room, St Albert Place
5 St Anne Street, St Albert
www.childfest.com

June 2

Canada-Hong Kong Forum
Hong Kong-Canada Business Association
Shaw Conference Centre
9797 Jasper Avenue
www.hkcba.com/canhkforum

June 6 - 8
10:00AM

10th Annual Chigiri-e Show
Unique pictures created using torn, imported Japanese paper. Regular admission rates apply.
Devonian Botanic Gardens (5km north of Devon on Highway 60)
Tickets: 987-3054
www.devonian.ualberta.ca

June 8
10:30AM - 2:30PM

Vegetarian Food Fair
Come and try the different variety of vegetarian foods.
Buddha's Light International Association
10232 - 103 Street
Phone: 424-9744
http://www.ibps.org/edmonton/en/index_en.html

June 8
1:00PM

Kurimoto Japanese Garden Spring Festival
The Consulate General of Japan, in partnership with the Devonian Botanic Garden is pleased to present a unique opportunity to celebrate Japanese Culture in a very special setting – the Kurimoto Japanese Garden. Martial arts demonstrations, Japanese art, dance and music, and authentic tea ceremonies are only part of the entertainment at this unique event that the whole family will enjoy. Featured again this year, the Taiko Drummers will be providing a spectacular opening and closing to the festival. Regular admission rates apply.
Devonian Botanic Gardens (5km north of Devon on Highway 60)
Tickets: 987-3054
www.devonian.ualberta.ca

All events are located in Edmonton, AB unless otherwise specified. Area code is 780.

Information listed is subject to change without notice and accuracy is not 100% guaranteed. Please contact the responsible organization for the latest information on each event.