November 1, 2007, carnegie newsletter

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NOVEMBER 1, 2007 .

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So much to do, that can be done, that has to be•• but you can't fall off the Door. PRT

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Only 4 days left in the 4 h Annual Heat1 of the City Festival and still lots to see and do! .

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• Today, Thursday Nov 1, go to St. James' Church at 303 E. Cordova for the Day of the Dead Lunch, Fiesta and Procession. At 2pm there is a lunch hosted by Watari - open to everyone- followed by the Mariachi Mexico de Vancouver and pinatas. At 5pm the Carnival Band will lead us on a parade to Oppenheimer Park and beyond to honour the Iives lost on these streets. ·

• On Friday Nov 2 the Vancouver Police Museum, 240 E. Cordova, will be hosting an Open House from 12pm to 5pm, everyone welcome and at 4pm Chris Mathieson will lead a walking tour Sins of the City: Vice and Virtue, pay as you can. Also on Friday 4pm to 7pm is MUNCH #8: CoCreating the Creative City. Learn about the possibilities for a self-organized "creative city" in the DTES with guest Mark Kuznicki of Toronto. Gallety Cachet, 88 E. Cordova, pay as you can 0-5$ ·

What's so funny about the DTES? Find out in a fabulous evening of theatre and comedy! On Friday Nov 2 and Saturday Nov 3 at 8pm, Vancouver Moving Theatre presents Stand Up For Mental Health and a workshop presentation of A DTES Romeo & Juliet. Created by Gina Bastone with contributions from almost 100 community members and performed by an ensemble cast. Russian Hall, 600 Campbell, pay as you can

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Share your Saturday Nov 3 at the Carnegie Community Centre for a day of special media events. At 12noon the festival hosts the premiere of Bringing Shadows Into Light, a film by Cease Wyss documenting the two year journey of the production We're All In This Together, a giant-screen shadow play about the roots of addiction and recovery. At 2:30pm we will screen A Safer.Sex Trade, the documentary examining the complex issue of the sex trade. Director Carolyn Allain will be in attendance. Join Stand Up for Mental Health at 3:45pm for a talk and special treat, followed at 5pm for the premier of Summer Dreams by the Fearless TV cluster of the DTES Community Arts Network. Carnegie Theatre, all events free The festival is pleased to participate in the regular 1st Saturday of the month DTES Poetry Night, Saturday Nov 3. We have invited local poetic treasure Bud Osborn to share his work and visual artist Richard Tetrault will provide projected images as a backdrop to the evening, Carnegie Theatre, 7pm, free

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• Closing day is Sunday Nov 4! Start at 11 am at Victory Square to join the Anti-Asian Riot Walking Tour led by Michael Barnholden, pay as you can for local residents. The tour ends at the Vancouver Japanese Language School & Japanese Hall Food Bazaar where the Kin Fung Athletic Group will take to the stage and perform a traditional Chinese Lion Dance, 487 Alexander, 12pm to 3pm. Stop by St. James' Anglican Church Open House from 2pm to 4pm for a Parish History Tour and organ recital. At 3pm, the Association of United Ukrainian Canadians presents an afternoon concert of music, song and dance with special guests Dalannah Gail Bowen and friends, DTES piano wizard Stan Hudac and the Strathcona Chinese Dance Company. Stay after the concert for the Hall's fantastic Ukrainian Supper at 5:30pm followed by everyone's favourite - the Urban Barn Dance with Three Potato, starting at 7pm. Ukrainian Hall 805 E. Pender. Then we can rest our festival feet until next year!!!


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