VCBF 2007 Calendar of Events
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Additional Cherry Blossom Themed Event: Sakura Social and Sake Tasting, by the Canada-Japan Society of BC
If you are attending Cherry Blossom Zen in Queen Elizabeth Park please note this important traffic notice:
Access to Queen Elizabeth Park restricted during the RAV (Canada Line) construction.
Recommended route is via Main Street Access
NORTHBOUND on Cambie St.:
To access QE Park take either West 33rd or West 29th. One of these entrances will remain open during construction.
SOUTHBOUND on Cambie St.:
There will be no access to QE Park at either 29th or 33rd Avenue. Please take the following route to enter the park:
- Left on King Edward (25th Ave)
- First right on Yukon Street to 29th Ave
- Left on 29th ( Midlothian Ave)
- Right into Q E Park
EASTBOUND on King Edward (25th):
Cross over Cambie Street and then follow the southbound directions as per above.
| Event Name | Presented By | Date | Time | Venues/Start Locations |
| Cherry Blossom Walks in Mandarin |
Green Club www.greenclub.bc.ca ($2 to $4 per person) |
March 7 April 30 | Varies | Varies |
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"Haiku: It's Bigger Than You Think" : Join long-time Haiku Society of America officer Michael Dylan Welch for a hands-on haiku presentation and workshop. Find out what kigo, kireji, and shasei have to do with haiku as a real and accessible literary art. Welch is editor and publisher of Tundra: The Journal of the Short Poem. For more information call 604-331-3602 or go to www.vpl.ca |
Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival and Vancouver Public Library (Free) | 12-Mar | 7:00 PM | Alice MacKay Room, Vancouver Public Library Central Branch (350 W. Georgia) |
| Plein-Air Round Table | Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival and VanDusen Botanical Gardens (Free) | 17-Mar | 10:00-11:30 | Floral Hall- VanDusen Botanical Garden |
| Cherry Jam Downtown free lunchtime concert featuring: Taiko Drumming & Dueling with Chibi Taiko & Katori Taiko,The Cherry Blossom Special with The Calgary Fiddlers,Spring Harp with Lori Pappajohn & Lori Lister on bells, Haiku Performance by Christopher Gaze,Traditional Japanese Cherry Blossom Dance by Maiko dancers of the Otowa Ryu School, Participatory Musical Jam with Lulu Jam and Urasenke Vancouver with the Art of Japanese Tea | Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival (Free) | 22-Mar | 12:00 noon - 1:30pm | Burrard SkyTrain Station |
| Plein-Air Blossom Painting Classes (Open-Air painting) | Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival | 24-Mar 31-Mar 7-Apr 14-Apr 21-Apr |
11:00 AM-2:00 PM | Please see website under the events section for location, price and registration information, www.vcbf.ca |
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Cherry Blossom Trolley Tours Join well-known historian and author John Atkin and, artist and heritage advocate Jo Scott B. as we travel by trolley across the city looking for fabulous displays of cherry blossoms on Vancouver's streets. With over 18 varieties planted along the city's boulevards the streets are a riot of pink in Spring. And along the way we'll visit some little known corners of the city. |
Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival, John Atkin, Sun Yat Sen Garden | Sundays from Mar 25th - Apr 22nd | 10:00 AM-12:00 PM | Tours start at Dr. Sun Yat Sen Classical Chinese Garden in Chinatown at 578 Carrall. Tickets can be bought at the Garden or by reservation at 604-662-3207 ext. 200 |
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Seed Planting Workshop- Join the Environmental Youth Alliance for a workshop on seeds and spring plants. Workshop open to the whole family. Learn about how to use and process edible and medicinal spring plants growing locally and how to start plants from seed. Decorate your own container and start a plant to care for the whole summer long or take some seeds home to start in the soil! |
Oppenheimer Park | 27-Mar | 10:30:00 AM-1:00 PM | Oppenheimer Park Activity Room, 400 Powell Street |
| Joy Kogawa Visit- Japanese students visiting the Joy Kogawa cherry tree planted at Vancouver City Hall dance an Odori in costume. Author Joy Kogawa will speak about cherry trees as a symbol of peace. | The Japan-Canada Friendship Group and the Historic Joy Kogawa House Committee | 30-Mar | 3:00 PM | The tiny tree is planted in a concrete planter adjacent to the City Hall Annex, on the north plaza at City Hall, west of the East Wing annex on Yukon Street. |
| Cherry Blossom Zen: |
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| Ikebana (art of flower arranging) | Vancouver Ikebana Association | 31-Mar | 10:30 AM-11:30 AM | Seasons Hill Top Bistro Café (Queen Elizabeth Park) |
| Way of Tea | Omotesenke | 31-March | 1:30, 2:30, 3:30 PM | Seasons Hill Top Bistro Café (Queen Elizabeth Park) |
| Tree Talk & Walk- Queen Elizabeth Park with Alex Downie of Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation Board. A guided tree walk highlighting the many exotic and native trees at Queen Elizabeth Park's arboretum, founded in 1949, contains tree species from around the world. This walk will focus on the ornamental qualities and garden-worthiness of the wide palette of trees we can grow in Vancouver. | Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival and Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation (Free) | 31-Mar | 2:00:00 PM-3:30 PM | Queen Elizabeth Park (Start: Parking lot near 33rd Avenue and Cambie Street, under west end cherry trees) |
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Cherry Blossom Ginko Join members of the Pacifi-kana haiku group for a ginko, or haiku walk, in beautiful Queen Elizabeth Park. Special guest Terry Ann Carter, winner of the 2007 Haiku Invitational Best Canadian Haiku, will demonstrate some simple paper book forms. There will be a brief introduction to writing haiku, and a walk in honour of the cherry blossoms. All that is required is a pen and a notebook for recording your observations and inspirations as we enjoy a leisurely stroll, in a group or alone if desired. At an agreed-upon time we will reconvene to enjoy tea and share poems from the walk. |
Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival (Free) | 1-Apr | 1:00 PM-3:30 PM | Seasons Hill Top Bistro Café (Queen Elizabeth Park) |
| Tree Talk & Walk - Stanley Park with Arborist Bill Stephen. The walk will use a lovely grove of Yoshino Cherry trees as a focal point to discover many of the beautiful and unusual ornamental trees and plants in Stanley Park's Shaekspeare Garden. It will also discuss some of the history of the park and how the Park Board balances demands of the public with the need for open green space. | Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival and Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation (Free) | 1-Apr | 1:00 PM- 2:30 PM | Starting at the Rose Arbour at the Lower Rose Garden, Pipeline Rd., Stanley Park |
| Sushi-Making Workshop-Sushi is healthy, colourful and fun to make! Join members of the Downtown Eastside community as we learn to create a delicious variety of sushi, and share in the feast! All ages are welcome. This popular workshop will be taught by Ron Suzuki and Linda Murota. | Oppenheimer Park (Free) | 3-Apr | 10:30:00 AM-1:00 PM | Oppenheimer Park Activity Room, 400 Powell Street |
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Tree Talk & Walk - UBC with Douglas Justice of the UBC Botanical Garden & Centre for Plant Research. The walk, "UBC's Yoshino (and other) Flowering Cherries," will include cherry viewing along Lower Mall and a visit to Nitobe Memorial Garden. |
Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival (Free) | 7-Apr | 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Outside Fraser Parkade by the Asian Centre, just east of the Nitobe Memorial Garden at 6440 Memorial Rd. |
| Mokuyokai Cherry Blossom Viewing and Tea Ceremony | Mokuyokai | 7-Apr | 3:00-7:00 PM | Nitobe Memorial Garden- UBC. Please check www.mokuyokai.bc.ca for further details |
| Japanese Calligraphy and Origami-Making Workshop- Our 3rd workshop in a 4 part series. Join residents of the Downtown Eastside community as we learn the basics of traditional Japanese Calligraphy and how to fold our own beautiful paper figurines. Techniques will be shared by Calligraphy Master Francis Niiro and other friends from the Japanese Language School. All supplies will be provided. | Oppenheimer Park and the Vancouver Japanese Language School (Free) | 10-Apr | 10:30 AM-1:00 PM | Oppenheimer Park Activity Room, 400 Powell Street |
| Dragon Boat Cherry Blossom Friendship Regatta | Canadian International Dragon Boat Festival Society (Free) | 21-Apr | 2:00 PM-4PM | "Dragon Zone" outside Creekside Park, south of Science World |
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Spring Fling on West 10th. Celebrate Spring in Point Grey Village! West 10th Avenue reflects a quaint charm and old-town character that inspires an unhurried shopping experience. Stroll the captivating tree-lined street and absorb the beauty of blossoming cherry trees. Enjoy an Art Walk featuring local artists, musicians, and entertainers, with hands-on art projects for the kids. Enter to win a Point Grey Village Shopping Spree from participating merchants & eateries, and other great prizes! www.pointgreyvillage.com |
Point Grey Village Business Association (Free) | 21-Apr | 11:00 - 5:00 PM | West 10th Avenue between Discovery & Tolmie Street |
| Plein-Air Blossom Painting for Children- encourage the next generation or plein-air painters flourish the art form | Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival | 21-Apr | 11:00 AM-2:00 PM | Please see website under the events section for location, price and registration information, www.vcbf.ca |
| Thai Fruit and Vegetable Carving Demonstration. See ordinary fruits and vegetables transformed into beautiful floral designs by Wickson Sahawatthanachai, co-owner of Vancouvers Yuum Yai Thai restaurant. Wickson has been practicing traditional Thai fruit and vegetable carving of the royal palace of Thailand for five years. Come be marvelled at his creations! | Oppenheimer Park (Free) | 17-Apr | 10:30 AM-1:00 PM | Oppenheimer Park Activity Room, 400 Powell Street |
Programming is subject to change, please visit www.vcbf.ca for more detailed descriptions and updates
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