LunarFest Vancouver is celebrating the Year of the Ox with an array of visual arts programming February 11 to 28, 2021. From lanterns in the city, to crafts at home, and a ballet performance, the theme of this year’s event series is Family.
LunarFest Vancouver
Whispers of the Soul – Coastal Ballet Free, online, February 22, 2021 Choreographed by Justine Fraser, performed by Coastal City Ballet. “Whispers of the Soul” is a story about a young girl who goes on a magical adventure, learning both the importance of respecting values and honouring all communities.
Lunar Craft Studio: Watch online instructions for creating ox footprints, knitted tangerines, paper fire-breathing dragon, hanging stars, flower petal lanterns and a zodiac board game at home. There’s also a paper firecracker workshop for schools, and registration is now closed.
Ox-picious Lanterns: Taiwanese artist Yen-Chun Lu returns with another paper-art mastery in the Ox-Picious Lanterns. Co-organized by SWACT, Ox-Picious Lanterns have an AR element. Download the UniteAR app, available on iOs and Android, and share your photos and #yearoftheox with the Ox-Picious lanterns to be part of a virtual lantern parade.
Pick up your lantern at select Xing-Fu Tang and Shoppers Drug Mart locations while supplies last.
Coming soon online:
The Bullish Future fortune telling: Get a reading of the fortune designed by TAIWANfest artist Kuan-Chih Su for the year to come whether it is for love, career, health or wealth.
Starting today, Science World presents Arctic Voices, the exhibition that takes visitors on an immersive journey into the arctic. Enjoy an immersive experience of the fascinating, changing Arctic through its many voices: its people, ecology, wildlife and way of life.
Science World Presents Arctic Voices
When: Opens February 11, 2021. 7 days a week, 10:00am to 5:00pm Where: Science World (1455 Quebec St, Vancouver) Tickets: Regular admission rates apply, book online in advance
Presented by RBC with supporting partner Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, this 8,000 square foot exhibition takes visitors on a riveting journey over the tundra and into the world’s northernmost biome.
Developed by Science North, in partnership with the Canadian Museum of Nature, Arctic Voices invites you to marvel at the sights and sounds of this tremendous and fragile region. Dance with auroras, hop on ice floes and learn just how deeply connected our everyday lives are to the Arctic through this feature exhibition that will leave you awestruck and inspired.
Arctic Voices will allow visitors to explore the impact of the changing climate in the far North through many lenses, including the land, sea, and ice. They will connect with the remarkable animals that live in the Arctic, the resilient people that inhabit this region, and the dedicated scientists who are helping to reveal what makes this place so unique.
Interactive elements of the exhibition include:
Relax and appreciate the wonder of Arctic whales in the Whales in the Arctic Theatre, and visit the interactive exhibit stations about each whale species.
Enjoy Arctic Animal Adaptations by participating in a multiplayer quiz where you take on the role of the researcher and interpret the behaviours of Arctic animals.
Participate in Bear Facts and study real skull and claw specimens to compare the paws, claws, and jaws of the three North American bears.
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I have a Family Pass of four tickets to give away so you can experience Arctic Voices! Here’s how you can enter to win:
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It’s Family Day Long Weekend in Vancouver which has contributed to an excellent line up events and activities for you to enjoy online and beyond this Friday to Monday. There is Valentine’s Day entertainment, Lunar New Year programs, Black History Month talks, take-home activities and crafts, free admission at some local attractions, and much more:
The Cultch presents Mx, a boundary-pushing, bouffon-inspired work that explores what it means to be mixed-race and Black in the world today. Using bold risks, sharp comedy, and African mythology, Mx cracks open struggles of identity and belonging through the lens of a character stuck in the in-between.
Emily Jane King, Lili Robinson, Alisha Davidson. Photo Christache Ross
The Cultch Presents Mx
Where:Online When: February 18-21 & 24, 2021 Tickets: Single tickets $29. Also available as part of The Fuse Box or The Cultch’s 2-Box Subscription Package.
Co-directed by Donna-Michelle St. Bernard and Jiv Parasram, written by Lili Robinson with dramaturg Joanna Garfinkel, and starring Lili Robinson, Alisha Davidson, Emily Jane King, and Ivy Charles.
Beneath layers of identity, can blood equal belonging?
What of our culture lives within us, and how much is determined by our upbringing? If a part of your identity has never been nurtured, do attempts to rekindle it amount to appropriation?
Seeking answers to these questions, our gender-questioning and mixed-race protagonist, Max, meets the famed Mz Nancy, our host for the night. Witty and glamorous, Nancy seems to have an answer for everything… but, as Max discovers, things are never black and white.
Post-Show Talkbacks
February 18, stay and hangout with the Mx team and other audience members in our digital re-creation of The Cultch on Gather.Town (created by The Cultch’s Digital Storytelling Team). Unlike a Zoom hangout, Gather.Town lets you choose who you want to talk with at any moment, join spontaneous smaller group conversations as you approach new people, and freely explore at your own pace.
February 19 & 20, join the Mx team for a post-show talk-back on Zoom following these performance—hosted by Community Partner BlackChat Vancouver.
For more information follow The Cultch on Facebook.
The BC Sports Hall of Fame presents its latest exhibit, Paddles Up! in honour of the The Canadian International Dragon Boat Festival.
BC Sports Hall of Fame Presents Paddles Up
When: Fridays and Saturdays, 10:00am to 4:00pm Where: Gate A at BC Place Admission: Free February 12-13, 2021 in celebration of the Lunar New Year and Family Day, book online in advance. Regular admission rates apply
Paddles Up! explores the festival’s history since the sport’s arrival at Expo 86. Discover unique artifacts, including two full-sized dragon boats, hear stories from athletes of all backgrounds, and learn about the festival’s cultural heritage.
Produced in partnership between the BC Sports Hall of Fame and the Canadian International Dragon Boat Festival Society, the exhibit is a celebration of diverse cultural expression and sport in British Columbia. Explore the history, see unique artifacts, and learn about the festival’s rich cultural heritage.
More from the Hall of Fame
Purchase tickets now for your chance to win a unique piece of BC’s hockey history. The BC Hockey Hall of Fame is currently hosting an online raffle with the grand prize of 6 signed Vancouver Canucks jerseys. Each jersey is from a different era of Canucks history, and each signature is from a player who played in that particular era. In addition, each individual has also been inducted into the BC Hockey Hall of Fame.
