This Saturday February 10, marks the start of year 4722 on a Chinese Calendar and the Lunar New Year of the Dragon, those born in 2024, 2012, 2000, 1988, 1976, 1964, 1952, are celebrating ‘their birth sign year’. The fifth of the 12 zodiac animals, the dragons are majestic, ambitious and powerful. Their confidence and…
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Picks of the Week – January 18, 2023
As we head further into January we find the city’s roster full of festivals and entertainment! Canyon: This is the last week to experience Canyon Lights with the heights of the Capilano Suspension Bridge Park in North Vancouver as thousands of lights illuminating the bridge, trails and trees glowing until Sunday Panto: The digital edition on-demand performances of East…
Gateway Theatre Continues Its 2022-2023 Season
After a successful holiday run of its brilliant production of Anne of Green Gables: The Musical, Gateway Theatre has announced remainder of their 2022-2023 season of in-person artistic offerings and new audio plays. To start the year, Gateway Theatre is launching a free audio plays series, A Year of Blessings, where young audiences and their…
Six Ways to Celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Rabbit
This Sunday, January 22nd, marks the Lunar New Year of the Rabbit, those born in 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, are celebrating ‘their birth sign year’. The fourth of all zodiac animals, legend has it the Rabbit was proud—arrogant even—of its speed, looking down on the other slower animals. (reminiscent of The Tortoise &…
Welcome Chinese New Year of the Ox with Social Distance
This Friday February 12th, the Chinese New Year festival gets underway as we welcome the Year of the Ox. Celebrating the start of the new year in the traditional Chinese – Lunar Calendars. Beginning with the new moon, the Spring Festival starts with New Year’s Eve and concludes with the Lantern Festival on the 15th…
Discover Shadow Puppetry with Gateway Theatre
Lunar New Year is coming soon, with pandemic restrictions keep us at home, many will be looking for family activities to keep them entertained. Gateway Theatre is using the occasion to celebrate one of the oldest puppetry traditions in the world, Chinese shadow puppetry! With its origins in the Han Dynasty, shadow puppetry remains one of the…
5 – Year of the Rat Lunar New Year Celebrations
Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year is one of the most important events for Asian families as millions make visits to their home countries, towns and family, to celebrate the Year of the Rat. New Year celebrations and traditions have worked their way around the globe thanks to the vast Asian diaspora. Locally,…