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Weathering With You
In the summer of his high school freshman year, Hodaka runs away from his remote island home to Tokyo and quickly finds himself pushed to his financial and personal limits. The weather is unusually gloomy and rainy every day, as if to suggest his future. He lives his days in isolation, but one day he meets Hina on a busy street corner. This bright and strong-willed girl possesses a strange and wonderful ability: the power to stop the rain and…
Find out more »Headstrong Mental Health Youth Summit
Funded by Health Canada, the MHCC convenes stakeholders, develops and influences sound public policy, and seeks to inspire collective action. Examples include the justice system, primary health care, workplace, housing, and others that impact the lives of Canadians living with a mental health problem or illness and their families. Each of its initiatives and projects is led by experts from across the country who bring a variety of perspectives and experience to the table. Consulting with people who have experience…
Find out more »The Farewell
Billi’s family returns to China under the guise of a fake wedding to stealthily say goodbye to their beloved matriarch, the only person that doesn’t know she only has a few weeks to live. USA 2019, 100 min, Dir: Lulu Wang Mandarin with subtitles, & English
Find out more »Thousand Veils
CONCORDIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA DANIELLE LISBOA, CONDUCTOR FeaturingJoshua Wong, piano Winner of the 2019 CSO Concerto Competition for Youth ROBERT TEGLER STUDENT CENTRE CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY OF EDMONTON 7128 Ada Blvd, Edmonton She is fearless, creative, smart, and seductive. The CSO invites you to meet Scheherazade, the beloved heroine from One Thousand and One Nights, and her fascinating stories retold in music by Russian composer Rimsky-Korsakov. Scheherazade’s beguiling storytelling, interweaving plots full of tension and suspense, would ultimately save her life from…
Find out more »Dragons on the Tibetan Plateau
Tibetan textiles in Dragons on the Tibetan Plateau include robes and textiles made of Chinese silks and decorated with variations on Chinese dragon patterns. The textiles in this exhibition feature dragons with claws, horns, tails, and in a variety of colours, and they were produced using different weaving and embroidery techniques. All textiles featured in this exhibition are from the University of Alberta Museums’ Mactaggart Art Collection. Edmonton philanthropists Drs. Sandy and Cécile Mactaggart, generously began donating their collection to…
Find out more »Asian Heritage Month – ECAMPing Trip: Aspects of Edmonton’s Asian History
Online Event. Zoom Conference. Explore the history of early Punjabi Pioneers in Edmonton and Edmonton's Chinatown redevelopment. Hosted by the Edmonton City as Museum Project Curator, Christina Hardie, this event celebrates Asian Heritage Month and the contributions of Canadians of Asian origin to the history of this place. Guest speakers include Shreela Chakrabartty and Lan Chan-Marples & Grace Law from the Aiya Collective. FREE ONLINE EVENT but be sure to secure your spot through Eventbrite. This is the first…
Find out more »Children’s Summer Camp – Ages 6 – 10
Cost $75 per week. July 6 - 10 July 13-17 July 20 - 24 July 27 - 31 Aug 4 -7 Aug 10-14 Aug 17 - 21 Aug 24 - 28 Discount available for low-income families Contact: Marissa Zhang 780 429 3111 ext. 329 Email: marissa.zhang@assistcsc.org
Find out more »Live From Chinatown. What’s Your City Market Story?
Share your memory of 97 Street City Market (1965 - 2000) for an Edmonton Chinatown Heritage project on local Chinese stories. Drop by our booth in the GWG building 10299 - 97 Street on market days in August 2020 Saturday or Sunday 11 am - 2 pm Contact: lwchanccs@gmail.com
Find out more »Multiculturalism Under the Mid-Autumn Moon
The Edmonton Chinese Community welcomes all Edmontonians to join us in our celebration of Multiculturalism under the Mid-Autumn Moon In view of Alberta Health regulations re covid-19, the traditional free 7th annual outdoor event to celebrate the mid-autumn lantern festival will now transform into a virtual 3-Day multicultural event with mid-autumn moon focused activities. This virtual show will be catered to all, specifically to seniors centers, elementary, junior, and senior high students during the weekdays for approximately 2 to 3 hours with workshops,…
Find out more »Multiculturalism under the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival
Virtual Event - September 17, 22, 25 2020 Please join the Chinese Benevolent Association of Edmonton online this year for our annual Autumn public event on September 17, 22 and 25, 2020 in celebration of the Mid-Autumn moon, harvest festivals, and Fall traditions of various cultural groups in the Edmonton area and Alberta. Multiculturalism Under the Mid-Autumn Moon creates a great opportunity for community members to share and learn about harvest celebrations and mid-autumn moon stories from different cultures during…
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