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THE 4Rd ANNUAL DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE THE 4rd ANNUAL DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE OF THE Produced by Vancouver Moving Theatre HEART with the Carnegie Community Centre CITY and the Association of United Ukrainian Canadians FESTIVAL Inside Venue Map .................................. inside front cover October 24 to November 4 2007 Welcoming Statements ................................... 2 & 3 Locations & Venues ...................................................3 www.heartofthecityfestival.com Credits & Thanks ........................................................4 Milestones ....................................................................5 or call 604-254-6911 Schedule at a Glance ........................................ 6 & 7 Pre-Festival Events ............................................ 8 & 9 me! Festival Events .................................................10 - 27 co Visual Art Exhibits .........................................28 & 29 Wel Breaking into the Biz ....................................30 & 31 DTES Arts in Action ......................................31 & 32 Post-Festival ............................................................ 32 The mission of the Heart of the City Festival is to promote, present, profile and encourage development of artists, art forms, cultural traditions, history, activism, people and great stories about Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Ticket Information Mural Bruce Eriksen Most festival events are free, by donation or pay Text Anatole France Installed Bruce Eriksen Place as you can. Tickets must be purchased for some events. Please consult each event description for ticket information. Front Cover Artwork Richard Tetrault Design Big Wave Design Phoenix illustration Diane Wood Dear friends, It is a great pleasure On behalf of the citi- Welcome to the 4th to welcome everyone zens of Vancouver Downtown Eastside to the 2007 Heart and my colleagues on Annual Heart of the of the City Festival Vancouver City Coun- City Festival. and to congratulate cil, I am delighted to This festival is truly all the people who welcome everyone a wonderful experi- have helped make this to the 4th Annual ence and celebrates and past Festivals into Downtown Eastside and shares the genuine creative, imaginative Heart of the City Festival. community expression of our local gifted and successful events. It is a pleasure to see, how in just four artists and activists. Once again, this year’s Festival will show- short years, the Heart of the City Festival The festival is a celebration of culture, case the talents and diversity in Vancouver’s has become an important flagship event history, activism, people, and great stories Downtown Eastside community by offering in the life of the Downtown Eastside. I from the Downtown Eastside. a program of music, dance, readings, spoken want to congratulate the organizers, the I hope you will enjoy the exciting pro- word, open houses, processions, workshops, community participants, the volunteers gram that awaits you. exhibits, viewings, and walks. and the sponsors of this year’s Festival. The Yours sincerely, I am especially pleased to know that Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Fes- Libby Davies, M.P. Vancouver East this year’s Festival will include the work tival is a shining example of how arts build of Asian Canadians marking the 100th community. Your leadership and commit- anniversary of the anti-Asian riots in Van- ment to your community is an inspiration As the Minister Respon- couver. It is important to remember our sible for the Arts, I’d like to our entire City. I hope everyone enjoys community’s history, however painful. the Festival! to congratulate the 4th On behalf of the people of Vancouver- Annual Downtown East- Mount Pleasant, I extend my warmest Yours truly, side Heart of the City greetings and my wishes for another Sam Sullivan, Mayor Festival that celebrates marvellous festival. the rich creative presence It is with ever increas- of artists in Vancouver’s Sincerely, ing pride in the artis- Downtown Eastside. Jenny Wai Ching Kwan, MLA tic community of the The arts are a vital part of our society. By Vancouver-Mt. Pleasant Downtown Eastside it we exemplify and preserve the history, that I welcome the citi- heritage and culture that define us as a Welcome to the fourth zens of Vancouver to province. Art inspires creativity and fosters edition of Heart of the experience the creative that which is exceptional in us. It is a chan- City Festival! achievements of the nel for fantastic innovation, extraordinary The British Co- Heart of the City Festival. This Festival was imaginations and surprising insights. lumbia Arts Council born and raised in the Downtown Eastside The provincial government recognizes proudly supports this and continues to reflect the community in the important role of arts and culture in unique celebration in all its extraordinary history and diversity. British Columbia. Through the Steering the centre of Vancouver. Congratulations to the organizers who Committee for the DTES Arts and Culture The “Downtown Eastside” is rich in creativ- have made the Festival an event we look Strategic Framework and Investment Plan ity, culture and heritage as well as tenacity, forward to every year. This year’s program we are working to bring more residents perseverance and advocacy. Gathering at is interesting, instructive and most of all a and tourists to our galleries, heritage this intersection of commerce, transporta- community celebration. Enjoy. sites, theatres and music performances tion, dwellings and peoples, locals and visi- in restaurants and clubs in Vancouver’s tors from across the region will experience Russell Anthony Downtown Eastside. all kinds of sound, movement and colour, Chair, Friends of the Downtown Eastside On behalf of all British Columbians, I among the sights and sounds of the “Heart Community Arts and Vice President, thank you for your contribution to Brit- of the City.” My best wishes to all participants: Stantec Consulting Ltd. ish Columbia’s thriving and vibrant arts the artists, particularly those who live and Members: Milton Wong, Leonard Schein, community. As well, I thank the many work in the Downtown Eastside; the many Donald Shumka, Philip Owen, Russ artists who, by sharing with us their talents, individuals and sponsors who have so gener- Anthony, Jim Bishop expand our ability to see and understand ously donated to the festival; and audience our world with unique and beautiful per- members of all ages and backgrounds. May spectives. you discover a new corner of the City’s heart All the best in this year’s activities and may through the performances and exhibitions it be the most successful festival to date. of this year’s Festival. Sincerely, Sincerely, Stan Hagen Don Shumka Minister of Tourism, Sport and the Arts Chair, BC Arts Council 2 Heart of the City Festival 2007 Welcome! Locations & Venues Aboriginal Front Door (13) 384 Main, 604-697-5660 Admiral Seymour Elementary School (24) It is an honour and a pleasure to work with our 1130 Keefer, 604-713-4641 associate and community partners to present the Carnegie Community Centre (9) 4th Annual Heart of the City Festival. 401 Main, 604-665-2220 At this year’s festival you will find old Centre A (3) favourites, annual celebrations, ongoing com- 2 W. Hastings, 604-683-8326 munity discussions, and community treasures Chapel Arts (19) alongside new and fresh elements: from Asian 304 Dunlevy, 604-682-1611 Canadian voices to DTES comedy; from activists Chinese Cultural Centre (5) and hip hop artists to visiting artists brought in to engage with our community; 50 E. Pender, 604-658-8850 and from reflections on the 100th Anniversary of the infamous anti-Asian riots, to the powerful and compelling voice of Downtown Eastside poet Bud Osborn. Co-op Radio (11) CFRO 102.7FM Bud Osborn writes that Downtown Eastside residents and artists are “speaking CORE Artist Housing Co-op (16) hope and possibility into situations of apparent impossibility.” Like the compelling 275 Alexander image on the program cover by Downtown Eastside artist Richard Tetrault, we are Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden (6) a community of immense beauty, bitter sweet sadness, and inner strength. Our 578 Carrall, 604-662-3207 artists remind us that the best change comes from within – from within ourselves, Fearless TV Shaw Cable 4 and from within our community. Firehall Arts Centre (15) Enjoy the Festival everyone. 280 E. Cordova, 604-689-0691 Gallery Gachet (8) Terry Hunter, Executive Director 88 E. Cordova, 604-687-2468 Savannah Walling, Artistic Director InterUrban Gallery (7) Vancouver Moving Theatre 1 E. Hastings, 604-633-2665 Japanese Hall (20) 487 Alexander, 604-254-2551 On behalf of the Carnegie Community Centre, I am Medicinal Plant Garden (18) pleased to welcome community members and visitors 300 block Keefer at Gore to the fourth annual Heart of the City Festival! This Pantages Theatre (10) festival has become a delightful tradition for residents of 150 E. Hastings the Downtown Eastside — a time when we get to show Potluck Café (2) off the astounding variety of talent that is present here 20 W. Hastings, 604-609-7368 and raise our voices to tell our own stories. It is a great radha yoga & eatery (12) ** reward for those in the community who work so hard to 728 Main, 604-605-0011 make things better. Russian Hall (23) * I have had the good fortune to be a part of the Festival from the very beginning, 600 Campbell, 604-253-9932 when the Carnegie Association began planning the 100th anniversary celebrations of the Carnegie building, in
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