WORKSHOP 

PIÑATAS
Thursday October 24, 9:30am - 12pm
Carnegie Art Room basement, 401 Main Free
Enjoy a piñata making workshop! Practice working with paper mache to create and decorate piñatas, which come in many different sizes and shapes (like an animal or an object). They transform into hanging containers filled with candy or treats, then are broken as part of a ceremony or celebration. It’s a fun party activity where guests are blindfolded and take turns hitting the piñata with a stick. When the piñata finally breaks open, everyone rushes to grab as many treats as they can. Hosted by members of the DTES Latin American Community.

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OPENING RECEPTION

HOMING PIDGIN Haruko Okano
Saturday October 26, 12pm - 4pm
Centre A, #205 - 268 Keefer Free
Exhibition October 21 to December 14
Homing Pidgin introduces visitors to words and phrases recovered by artist Haruko Okano from hybrid trade languages developed and spoken by early settlers during the late 1800s and early 1900s on the West Coast. “Pidgin” incorporated snippets from Chinese, South Asian, French and Chinook, woven in with portmanteaus or “Janglish” (a fusion of Japanese and English). This installation symbolizes the meeting of two cultures; it offers an opportunity to experience the challenges of communicating when one is unfamiliar with another’s mother tongue and to learn a little of a lost oral tradition. 

Gallery hours: Tues to Sat 12pm - 5pm.

During the opening reception, Haruko invites the public’s help in making 1000 paper boats for an environmental art project, Ocean Flotilla. The boats are made of unbleached kraft paper made water-resistant with kakishibu, an organic multi-purpose medium from Japan. Each boat will be numbered and participants can track their boat’s journey on the BlogSpot. Suitable for 12 years or older; younger children can contribute a message. Space is limited, first come first serve.

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SNEAK PREVIEW

BERLIN: The Last Cabaret
Saturday October 26, 7:30pm - 9pm
Carnegie Theatre, 401 Main Free
It is 1934 in Berlin. The Weimar Republic has collapsed, and the world is turning upside down. Members of a cabaret troupe gather one last time to perform for their friends, some of whom have already gone missing. Charles Barber, music director of City Opera Vancouver, brings a sneak preview of the new opera Berlin: The Last Cabaret that premieres in January 2020 at Performance Works. They introduce five remarkable singers new to City Opera, Julia Munčs, Meaghan Chenosky, Alen Dominguez, Brent Hirose, Dan Doerksen, and repertoire authentic to the Weimar Republic. 

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MOVIES 

HALLOWE’EN MOVIE FESTIVAL
Sunday to Tuesday, October 27 to 29, 7pm - 10pm
Evelyne Saller Centre, 320 Alexander Free
Three nights of Hallowe’en movies; it’s a frightfully entertaining movie festival. Are you brave enough? Can you handle the thrills headed your way? Come on down to the Evelyne Saller Centre and creep into the spooky season with some of your favourite Hallowe’en movies! Everyone is welcome.

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CULTURAL SHARING

EDGE OF THE KNIFE (2018, 1 hr 40 min)
Monday October 28, 6pm - 8pm
Carnegie Theatre, 401 Main Free
Join the Cultural Sharing Program as we celebrate the United Nations observance that proclaimed 2019 as the International Year of Indigenous Languages. We are proud to share a screening of Edge of the Knife, a Canadian film co-directed by Gwaai Edenshaw and Helen Haig-Brown. Filmed entirely in Haida Gwaii, it is the first feature film spoken in only Haida dialects. Set in 19th-century Haida Gwaii, the film tells the classic Haida story of the traumatized and stranded man transformed to Gaagiixiid, the wildman. Come early at 5:30pm to pick up a ticket to the November 4, Big House Feast.

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ART TALK

MEET THE ARTISTS FarLee Mowat & Deanna Cuthand
Tuesday October 29, 3pm - 4pm
EWMA Studio, 800 E. Hastings Free
Join Enterprising Women Making Art (EWMA) for a Meet & Greet! with artists FarLee Mowat and Deanna Cuthand. View their work, ask them questions and take in the EWMA studio. EWMA is a developmental program of Atira Women’s Resource Society that works to facilitate female or female identified individuals art and art practices. For more information visit www.atira.bc.ca/enterprising-women-making-art or www.facebook.com/EWMA-store. We invite women, two spirit and women identified folk to drop-in and socialize with the artists!

FESTIVAL OPENING CEREMONY

Wednesday October 30, 2pm - 4pm
Carnegie Theatre, 401 Main, Free
Join friends from the Downtown Eastside neighbourhood and special guests for this year’s Opening Ceremony with a focus on the 2019 Festival theme Holding the Light. 

Featuring Les Nelson, Carnegie’s Elder in Residence, and Kat Norris, Festival Elder in Residence, who will lead the afternoon’s cultural work. Also: Khari Wendell McClelland, Festival Artist in Residence, singer and community worker; lexwst’i:lem Drum Group, the exciting addition to the Carnegie community; blues and jazz singer Dalannah Gail Bowen singing This Little Light of Mine, accompanied by pianist Michael Creber; Chinese folk dancer Eva Cho with Wilson Liang; and the Strathcona Red Fox Drum Group from Strathcona Elementary School who will lighten our spirits with song.

We will also thank and honour individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to our community.  

For a special treat to celebrate Diwali, the multicultural South Asian festival of lights, Carnegie Artists in Residence, Amal and Erv of Cambium Arts & Education will display handmade lanterns for the festival opening. Made collaboratively with DTES community members.

Refreshments! Everyone welcome.

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RADIO

WAX POETIC on CO-OP RADIO
Wednesday October 30, 2pm - 2:30pm
Live Broadcast Co-op Radio CFRO 100.5FM
Join hosts RC Weslowski and Lucia Misch for their weekly program that highlights poet laureates, the latest up-and-coming poetry slammers, the most seasoned spoken word artists, and poets with new books hot off the presses! They let each poem guide the conversation to see how the words and the world inspire. Today’s special guests for the Heart of the City Festival are poets Isabella Mori and Kyle Hawke who will read poetry from entries in the first Muriel’s Journey Poetry Prize in honour of Muriel Williams, beloved actor and spoken word artist of heart of the city.

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CLOSING RECEPTION

THREE EWMA ARTISTS Karen Colville, Penny Lim, Rosina Santillana
Wednesday October 30, 5pm - 6:30pm
Carnegie 3rd floor Gallery, 401 Main, Free
Join three artists from Enterprising Women Making Art (EWMA) for the closing reception of their exhibition. The three artists are diverse in their approaches to their work: Karen Colville paints abstracts and landscapes that capture the beauty in natural environments; Penny Lim is a mixed-media artist who explores banner art, photography, and wood laser work; and Rosina Santillana experiments with all sorts of media, creating collages and altered art. For more information about EWMA, visit www.atira.bc.ca/enterprising-women-making-art or www.facebook.com/EWMA-store. 

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COMMUNITY CELEBRATION
ORANGE & BLACK HALLOWE’EN PARTY
Wednesday October 30, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Ray-Cam Cooperative Centre, 920 E. Hastings, Free
Join the gang at Ray-Cam for games and other entertainment! Montana King will be there to add decorations with face paint and sparkles. Family fun with good tricks and treats. Especially for children and families.

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OPEN REHEARSAL

VANCOUVER CANTATA SINGERS
Wednesday October 30, 7pm - 8:30pm
St. James’ Anglican Church, 303 E. Cordova, Free
St. James’ welcomes the Vancouver Cantata Singers as they offer a free, open rehearsal. If you have ever wondered how to teach a choir to sing and perform in perfect harmony, this is a great opportunity to hear some beautiful singing, and learn from commentary by Paula Kremer, Artistic Director. Vancouver Cantata Singers was founded in 1958, and is one of Canada’s pre-eminent, award-winning choral ensembles. More information. All welcome.

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THEATRE

SIS NE’ BI-YÏZ: Mother Bear Speaks
Wednesday October 30, 7:30pm
Firehall Arts Centre, 280 E. Cordova
$20/15. Tickets at door or advance sales: 604-689-0926
tickets.firehallartscentre.ca
or www.Firehallartscentre.ca
Also November 1, 2, & 3
A play written and performed by Taninli Wright (Wet'suwet'en) about her remarkable Messenger of Hope Walk. Inspired by the true story of this emerging artist who walked 1,600km across British Columbia to give voice to First Nations children and other marginalized youth. Developed in collaboration with Laura Barron, Jason Clift, Julie McIsaac and Jessica Schacht. Produced by Instruments of Change.

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WORKSHOP

HALLOWE’EN ARTS & CRAFTS
Wednesday October 30, 7pm - 9pm
Evelyne Saller Centre, 320 Alexander, Free
The folks at Evelyne Saller are getting ready for everybody’s favourite time, Hallowe’en. Costumes, crafts, tricks, and spirits; come and join in the Hallowe’en-themed arts and crafts making workshop. Everyone is welcome.

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MUSIC & PHOTOS

HIP-HOP LADIES with GENTLEMEN PHOTOGRAPHERS
Wednesday October 30, 9:30pm - 11pm
SBC Restaurant, 109 E. Hastings, Free
Come dressed to impress to the famous SBC RESTAURANT for a night of live hip-hop music. Performing are Ghetto Bunny, Miss Christie Lee, and BonaFyde; with DJ Kate Moe Dee. Get your photo taken by local legend DTES photographer Tom Quirk, with his trusted assistant Quin Martins. Join us for 'STYLIN’ AT THE BUDDHA'! Prize given for best Hallowe’en costume!

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COMMUNITY CELEBRATION 

DIWALI IN THE DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE
Wednesday October 30, 7:30pm - 9pm (doors 7pm)
Carnegie Theatre, 401 Main, Free
The Festival is thrilled to collaborate with the multicultural festival Diwali in BC and its award-winning Artistic Director and storytelling host for the evening, Rohit Chokhani, to bring the radiant light of South Asian dance and music to Carnegie: the heart of our community. The evening features three exceptionally talented and exciting acts: Ashvini Sundaram, an award-winning Bharatanatyam performance artist also trained in ballet, contemporary dance and Canatic music; Karima Essa, a charismatic and passionate performer, three-time Canadian National Dance Champion, and Vancouver’s very own Bollywood star; and performers from South Asian Arts, practitioners of high energy bhangra dance, a form of North Indian dance popular in India and locally. A not-to-be-missed evening. Expect to be up on the dance floor! Refreshments to follow.

Diwali is an annual festival of lights, a celebration of light overcoming darkness, that originated in cultural communities of South Asia and today is celebrated around the world. “As a kid”, Rohit Chokhani says, “Diwali for me was visiting family and friends, giving gifts and eating together and sharing a cup of chai. My goal with Diwali in BC is to take that experience beyond families and into communities. If two different communities come together over a cup of chai and have a good conversation, that is Diwali.” 

WORKSHOP 

BUNTING & DECORATIONS
Thursday October 31, 9:30am - 12pm
Carnegie Art Room basement, 401 Main, Free
Come join our bunting and decorations workshop to make Day of the Dead and Halloween inspired arts and crafts. This workshop will be led by Erin, a staff member of Oppenheimer Park. 

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PERFORMANCE

WARRIOR ETHOS: Drumming Narratives of Interculturality
Thursday October 31, 12:30pm - 1:30pm
SFU Woodward's, Frances & Samuel Belzberg Atrium, 149 W. Hastings, Free
Performing together, Japanese Canadian taiko artist Kage (Eileen) and African-American percussionist and Music Research Strategist Marshall Trammell explore emergent and collaborative narratives in sound. Their exploration combines their idiosyncratic approaches to new and ancient instruments with the unique acoustics of the inner architecture of the performance space. Presented with SFU's Vancity Office of Community Engagement. More info

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RADIO

WORLD POETRY CAFE
Thursday October 31, 1pm - 2pm
Live Broadcast Co-op Radio CFRO 100.5FM
Ariadne Sawyer, host of World Poetry Cafe, is pleased to celebrate the Heart of the City Festival with poetry, interviews, creative tips, and music. Today, Ariadne welcomes musical guest Alfredo Flores, one of the musicians featured in the Festival’s Spotlight on the East End music series!

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MUSIC IN THE STREETS

HASTINGS STREET BAND
Thursday October 31, 1pm & 2pm
Starts at Carnegie, 401 Main, Free
Also November 2, 3 & 4
It’s music in the streets! Join the Hastings Street Band and their upbeat New Orleans style jazz and blues. Led by multi-instrumentalist and composer Brad Muirhead, the band is composed of enthusiastic Downtown Eastside involved amateur, semi-pro musicians playing with professional musicians from across Vancouver.

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COMMUNITY CELEBRATION

CARNEGIE HALLOWE’EN DANCE
Thursday October 31, 7pm - 9:30pm
Carnegie Theatre, 401 Main, Free
Featuring Rollin’ and Tumblin’, a band known for their electric and eclectic blend of blues and soul. Enjoy music from blues legends such as T-Bone Walker, Elmore James and Sam Cooke, along with funky jazz instrumentals by Earl Hooker and Nat Adderly. Led by Dave Paterson on vintage guitar and harmonica, with blues piano great Dave Webb, and Sandy Smith (The Twisters) on drums. Come dressed in your most creative costumes to win a prize!

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RADIO

ARTS RATIONAL
Thursday October 31, 9pm - 11pm
Live Broadcast Co-op Radio CFRO 100.5FM
Interviews and commentary on the local arts scene. For this special Festival program, host Jay Hamburger interviews Jim Sands about Finding Light in the Darkness: Stories About Community, Change and Hope, a storytelling project he is leading at this year’s Heart of the City Festival. Other invited storytelling guests will be in the studio  to share their own stories. An exciting and innovative program of storytelling, and a show to listen to for those interested in creative writing!

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THEATRE

SRO, a play by Middle of the Sky (aka Brenda Prince)
Thursday October 31, 6pm - 9pm
InterUrban Gallery, 1 E. Hastings, entrance on Carrell
By donation at the door
Also November 3 & 6
The new play SRO follows the story of Pinishi, an Anishinabe Ikwe and Ojibway woman trapped in a Downtown Eastside SRO hotel and her efforts to escape from her circumstances both physically and spiritually. The play uses a fascinating storytelling style, both intimate and expansive, to create a world that helps the audience understand the constraints of being trapped in an SRO, and witness how Indigenous people use their traditional stories, songs and memories to escape confined living situations. SRO is part of Home, Homelessness and the Culture In-Between, a week-long residency led by Renae Morriseau with Sophie Merasty that explores the challenges and hopes experienced by residents of SRO hotels and the DTES. Produced by Urban Ink Productions. See Home, Homelessness and the Culture In-Between for more information.

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THEATRE 

ŪTSZAN
Thursday October 31, 7:30pm
Firehall Arts Centre, 280 E. Cordova
$20/15. Tickets at door or advance sales: 604.689.0926
Online Box Office
or www.Firehallartscentre.ca
Also November 1 & 2
This passionate story about language and how it informs identity, follows the journey of a woman and her quest to reclaim her language. In the process, she uncovers Indigenous knowledge, humour, strength and resilience. Directed by Jefferson Guzman, ūtszan (to make things better) is written and performed by artist Yvonne Wallace (Lil̓wat7úl), making the Downtown Eastside the first stop after her world premiere in Whistler.

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RADIO 

KLA HOW YA on CO-OP RADIO
Thursday October 31, 5pm - 6pm
Live Broadcast Co-Op Radio CFRO 100.5FM
Host Gunargie O’Sullivan kicks off this year’s Heart of the City Festival on a number of radio programs with news, interviews and music that explore the struggle of Indigenous people for freedom and liberation. For today’s program, Gunargie will field live phone-ins from festival staff and artists participating in the October 31 festival events.  Be sure to tune in to hear about the events that will be going on at this year’s Festival! 

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ROCK OPERA IN-DEVELOPMENT

TALE OF THE EASTSIDE LANTERN
Thursday October 31, 7pm
CBC Studio 700, 700 Hamilton
$15. Tickets at the door, or advance sales
Experience a Chinatown story in the making. Join Vancouver Cantonese Opera and playwright/ composer Shon Wong, the bandleader for Son of James, for an excerpt from their hybrid Chinese rock opera in-development. In the shops and neon lit streets of Chinatown, Jimmy wrestles with his personal demons and sets out to solve a mystery guarded by spirits living in the underworld. Jimmy is led by the sounds of rock and motivated by the oldest feeling in the world … love. Directed by Andy Toth, the cast includes Rosa Cheng (Artistic Director of Vancouver Cantonese Opera), Ukrainian Chinese guitarist Henny Young, guzheng player Michelle Kwan, erhu player Lan Tung, and lead vocalist Shon Wong – whose father James founded the Chinatown Hillbillies band to fundraise for Chinatown causes. Stay afterwards for a chat with the creators of the show. Co-produced by Vancouver Cantonese Opera and Son of James, and presented by Vancouver Moving Theatre.

MUSIC 

BILLIE’S BLUES
Friday November 1, 1pm - 2pm
Carnegie Theatre, 401 Main, Free
Billie Holiday was an African American blues and jazz singer whose 25 year career navigated many challenges; she died in 1959 at the age of 44. Known for her vocal delivery and improvisational skills, she was one of the foremost blues singers of the 20th century. She is also one of Michael Creber's favourite vocalists. As a regular accompanist to the DTES-own powerful blues and jazz singer Dalannah Gail Bowen, Michael asked if she would put together a program of Billie Holiday blues. And Dalannah said yes. We are the lucky listeners of this favourite confluence of song, music, blues and soul. With Dalannah Gail Bowen, pianist Michael Creber, and Dave Say on saxophone.

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FILM & PANEL DISCUSSION

SPIRIT HAS NO COLOUR
Friday November 1, 1pm - 3pm
Djavad Mowafaghian World Art Centre, SFU Woodward’s
149 W. Hastings, Free
Spirit Has No Colour, co-produced by Norma Jean McLaren, is a training film for BC’s municipal police recruits about the relationship between police and Aboriginal peoples. The film covers many issues: the history of Aboriginal peoples particularly in BC; the role of police in the enforcement of laws in Canada that proved to have been damaging to Aboriginal peoples; the experience of Aboriginal peoples showing what police see on the streets and in communities today, both the powerfully positive and the profoundly negative; the consequence of generations of children taken from families and placed in residential schools; and finally, connecting issues of drug and alcohol abuse, family disintegration and loss of identity to sexual, psychological, physical and other abuses common in the schools. A panel discussion follows with Jerry Adams and Rick Lavallee, moderated by Nathan Edelson.

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CULTURAL SHARING

CRAFTS AND CONVERSATION
Friday November 1, 2pm - 5pm
Bill Reid Gallery, 639 Hornby Free
Join the Carnegie Cultural Sharing Program and members of the lexwst’i:lem Drum Group for an afternoon of Indigenous crafts, including cedar weaving and necklace and bracelet beading. The lexwst’i:lem Drum Group will also perform during the afternoon, sharing their songs, dance and culture.  

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THEATRE

SIS NE’ BI-YÏZ: Mother Bear Speaks
Friday November 1, 3pm
Firehall Arts Centre, 280 E. Cordova
$20/15. Tickets at door or advance sales: 604.689.0926
Online Box Office
or www.Firehallartscentre.ca
Also October 30, November 2 & 3
A play written and performed by Taninli Wright (Wet'suwet'en) about her remarkable Messenger of Hope Walk. Inspired by the true story of this emerging artist who walked 1,600km across British Columbia to give voice to First Nations children and other marginalized youth. Developed in collaboration with Laura Barron, Jason Clift, Julie McIsaac and Jessica Schacht. Produced by Instruments of Change.

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TALK

MY ART IS ACTIVISM: Direct Action and the Archive
Friday November 1, 3pm - 5pm
SUM Gallery, #425 - 268 Keefer, Free
A screening of selections from Sid Chow Tan’s archive of self-produced video journalism. For decades, Sid has been active as a documentarian and organizer across social movements in the Lower Mainland. His vast archive of stories and video works record decades of organizing and direct action in environmental activism, anti-Olympics mobilizations, and the ongoing struggle for housing. Chow Tan will speak to how his self-taught video practice has complemented his activism work and the importance of insurgent archives today. This project received support from the DTES Small Arts Grant program.

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VISIT THE SPACE

SRO Indigenous Women’s Project
Friday November 1, 3pm - 5:30pm
InterUrban Gallery, 1 E. Hastings, enter on Carrall, Free
Also November 2 & 6
Drop by the InterUrban Gallery to see the art created over the eight month community-engaged process, including body mapping and videos from the SRO Indigenous Women’s Project. The SRO IWP is part of Home, Homelessness and the Culture In-Between, a week-long exploration of the challenges and hopes experienced by residents of SRO hotels and the DTES led by Renae Morriseau with Sophie Merasty. Produced by Urban Ink Productions. See Home, Homelessness and the Culture In-Between for more information.

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FILM

CRACKING UP (2006, 48:26 min)
Friday November 1, 4pm - 5pm
Carnegie Theatre, 401 Main, Free
"Twelve people, multiple personalities, one dream – standup comedy". Written and directed by Tara Shortt, produced for CBC, Cracking Up follows a year in the life of brave individuals who take a course in stand-up comedy though David Granirer's program Stand Up For Mental Health. The comedy class offers a “safe place” where everyone in the group is free of stigma and treated with respect. One of the featured comics is Paul Decarie, longtime DTES-involved performer who passed away last year. You’ll see the comics from their first time at the mic to their graduation showcase in front of a packed house! The film is funny, inspiring, and educational. You’ll come away with the hope that recovery is possible!

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SHOWCASE

COMEDY AT CARNEGIE: Funny Side Up
Friday November 1, 7pm - 9:30pm
Carnegie Theatre, 401 Main, Free
Laugh your head off with a night of stand-up comedy, magic and storytelling. Join award-winning counselor and stand-up comic David Granirer with comedians from Stand Up for Mental Health to look at the lighter side of taking meds, getting diagnosed and surviving the mental health system. Stand Up for Mental Health teaches stand up comedy to people with mental illness, www.smhsociety.org.

Also on the bill: Marlene Swidzinski, a writer and comedian who performs regularly in local comedy shows. We’re tickled to bring her back to her old neighbourhood to share her dry, deadpan humour. Two guests from Storytelling with Drag Queens Foundation take the stage promoting inclusion through stories and song: Tara Beladi, the Swedish snack from South Van who loves tastefully cut pantsuits; and Homo Hardware, your non-binary dad in drag – even if you've never met, they're proud of you kiddo. Merlin closes the night with a set of hilarious magic; to quote his audience – “Hilarious!” “Merlin cracks me up!” “Amazing!”

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COMMUNITY

DAY OF THE DEAD CELEBRATION/CELEBRACION DEL DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS
Friday November 1, 5pm - 8pm
Watari Youth & Family Services
678 E. Hastings 2nd floor, Free
The Day of the Dead is a celebration that takes place throughout Latin America between October 30 and November 2. Each town, village or farmhouse prepare altars, offerings, and ornaments, and gather for food and music in the cemeteries. It's time to remember family and friends who have moved to another life; and it's time to cry and laugh. The tradition was brought to the Downtown Eastside by Isabel Ramirez who, with her joy, dancing and singing, made the one who was sad, laugh; made the one who could not dance, step up and enjoy; and made the weeping person, sing. Isabel left us some time ago but this November 1st she will see us from the beyond and ask "Where are my Oppenheimer Park people?" Stand up and fight for justice! Presented with Oppenheimer Park and Watari Youth & Family Services.

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PERFORMANCE

SRO INDIGENOUS WOMEN’S PROJECT
Friday November 1, 6pm - 8pm
InterUrban Gallery, 1 E. Hastings, entrance on Carrell
By donation at the door
Also November 4
Performances and vignettes developed through an eight month community engaged art process; the participants of the SRO Indigenous Women's Project share stories that honour their lived experience of 'home' - within themselves and within the DTES. The SRO IWP is part of Home,
Homelessness and the Culture In-Between, a week-long exploration of the challenges and hopes experienced by residents of SRO hotels and the DTES led by Renae Morriseau with Sophie Merasty. Produced by Urban Ink Productions. See Home, Homelessness and the Culture In-Between for more information.

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MASS

ALL SOULS’ SOLEMN REQUIEM MASS
Friday November 1, 6:30pm
St. James’ Anglican Church, 303 E. Cordova
All Souls’ Day commemorates All Souls, the Holy Souls, and the Faithful Departed. On this day we remember deceased relatives and loved ones. Join the St. James’ congregation for a Solemn Mass with choir and special prayers of remembrance for those who have gone to their eternal rest. All are welcome.

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THEATRE 

ŪTSZAN
Friday November 1, 8pm
Firehall Arts Centre, 280 E. Cordova
$20/15. Tickets at door or advance sales: 604.689.0926
Online Box Office
or www.Firehallartscentre.ca
Also October 31, November 2
This passionate story about language and how it informs identity, follows the journey of a woman and her quest to reclaim her language. In the process, she uncovers Indigenous knowledge, humour, strength and resilience. Directed by Jefferson Guzman, ūtszan (to make things better) is written and performed by artist Yvonne Wallace (Lil̓wat7úl), making the Downtown Eastside the first stop after her world premiere in Whistler.

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PERFORMANCE

TUFF CITY: Lessons from a determined community
Friday November 1, 8pm - 9pm
InterUrban Gallery, 1 E. Hastings, entrance on Carrell
By donation at the door
Also November 4
To help people understand what has been happening in the Downtown Eastside overdose crisis, front line responders and harm reduction workers have created Illicit projects: installations and workshop performances to express the realities of drug users. They transform the lived experiences and direct knowledge of those most impacted by the opioid crisis into shadow stories that bring the understanding that reduces stigma towards people who use drugs. Lead artist is David Mendes. Tuff City is part of Home, Homelessness and the Culture In-Between, a week-long exploration of the challenges and hopes experienced by residents of SRO hotels and the DTES led by Renae Morriseau with Sophie Merasty. Produced by Urban Ink Productions. See Home, Homelessness and the Culture In-Between for more information.

COMMUNITY CEREMONY & CULTURAL SHARING

CANOE LANDING, PROCESSION & EXHIBIT
Saturday November 2, 11am - 3pm
Starts at CRAB Park, north end of Main Street; travels to Vancouver Police Museum & Archives, 240 E. Cordova
Free

A Witness to the Journey event presented by the DTES Heart of the City Festival, in partnership with Pulling Together Canoe Society, and the Vancouver Police Museum & Archives.

We invite you to the beach at Crab Park to witness a mini-landing of canoes by the Pulling Together canoe families. The canoes will be welcomed to the traditional Indigenous territories with a ceremony at the water. Following the landing, the canoe paddlers and guests will walk together to the Vancouver Police Museum & Archives for a public reception. The exhibition Healing Waters: Healing Through Culture will be on display at the museum, presenting an exploration of how communities heal through connecting to cultural practice. This event is being presented by the Festival to honour the inaugural Pulling Together canoe journey of 2001, and to launch a year of storygathering and history sharing preparation, leading to the twentieth anniversary of Pulling Together Canoe Journeys in 2020. Next year, the Vancouver Police Museum & Archives will present an exhibition on the history of the journeys, and more events will be presented during the 2020 Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival. 

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SPOKEN WORD

SANDY CAMERON MEMORIAL WRITING CONTEST AWARD CEREMONY
Saturday November 2, 1pm - 2:30pm
Carnegie Theatre, 401 Main, Free
Sandy Cameron was one of the best-loved writers to ever publish work in the Carnegie Newsletter. Sandy consistently contributed essays and poetry, sharing stories of the low income neighbourhood's 100 year struggle for human rights. Now in its fourth year, this writing contest  was established to honour Sandy, to support local writers, and to encourage never-before-published writers to submit their work for publication. This year the contest focuses on poetry and essay-writing. It is an exciting and inspiring event, with many of the award-winning writers reading work they submitted to the contest. The free twice-monthly Carnegie Newsletter is now available online at www.carnegienewsletter.org.

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SPOKEN WORD

DTES WRITERS COLLECTIVE
Saturday November 2, 3:30pm - 5pm
Carnegie Theatre, 401 Main, Free
The Downtown Eastside is blessed to be home to numerous writers, poets, essayists, and inspiring writing groups. When the highly-regarded Thursdays Writing Collective said goodbye after ten years, the writers picked up the pen and started a new group, the DTES Writers Collective, which continues to meet weekly. We are excited to host them at their second Heart of the City Festival appearance. Come and hear what they have to say! Presented with the support of the VPL Carnegie Reading Room. 

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SONG

CARNEGIE CHINESE SENIORS CHOIR
Saturday November 2, 10am - 11am
Carnegie Theatre, 401 Main, Free
The Carnegie Chinese Seniors Choir have been meeting and singing every week for the past twenty years, with members now up to 90 plus years old! Their love of song still brings this group together: songs the seniors have been listening to and singing since they were young and first heard popular songs during Chinese festivals. Led by Olivier Wong. Drop in and see if you can sing along!

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PANEL DISCUSSION

SPEAKING IN TONGUES
Saturday November 2, 1pm - 4pm
Centre A, #205 - 268 Keefer
Exhibition October 21 to December 14, Free
Join guests Woody Morrison, David Ng, Grace Eiko Thomson, and Dalannah Gail Bowen in a conversation that explores mother tongues and how their interactions can give birth to hybrid languages such as Japanese Pidgin, a language unique to the west coast of Canada. This conversation is part of Homing Pidgin, an interactive installation and residency at Centre A by artist Haruko Okano that explores how language is a living and historical component of all cultures. Speaking in Tongues begins with the different perspectives of the guest speakers then invites the audience to join in the conversation.

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COMMUNITY CELEBRATION 

A BANQUET OF STORIES: Sharing Migration Stories Through Food
Saturday November 2, 2pm – 5pm
Russian Hall, 600 Campbell
$5, pre-registration required at www.pchc-mom.ca
Celebrate Strathcona’s multicultural past and present through storytelling and food! Pacific Canada Heritage Centre Museum of Migration Society hosts an afternoon of diverse communities sharing family dishes and the migration stories they hold. One of the story sharers is Festival Artistic Producer Terry Hunter, who will share a personal story about how Chinatown dramatically influenced his work and the work of Vancouver Moving Theatre. And yes, there will be food sampling! 

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THEATRE 

ŪTSZAN
Saturday November 2, 3pm
Firehall Arts Centre, 280 E. Cordova
$20/15. Tickets at door or advance sales: 604.689.0926
Online Box Office
or www.Firehallartscentre.ca
Also October 31, November 1
This passionate story about language and how it informs identity, follows the journey of a woman and her quest to reclaim her language. In the process, she uncovers Indigenous knowledge, humour, strength and resilience. Directed by Jefferson Guzman, ūtszan (to make things better) is written and performed by artist Yvonne Wallace (Lil̓wat7úl), making the Downtown Eastside the first stop after her world premiere in Whistler.

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VISIT THE SPACE

SRO Indigenous Women’s Project
Saturday November 2, 3pm - 5:30pm
InterUrban Gallery, 1 E. Hastings, enter on Carrall, Free
Also November 1 & 6
See Home, Homelessness and the Culture In-Between for more information

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MUSIC IN THE STREETS

HASTINGS STREET BAND
Saturday November 2, 4pm & 5pm
Starts at Abbott & W. Hastings, Free
Also October 31, November 3 & 4
See description October 31

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SONG & STORY SHARING

URBAN INDIGENOUS DRUM GROUPS ON COAST SALISH TERRITORIES now KNOWN AS VANCOUVER
Saturday November 2, 6:30pm - 9pm
InterUrban Gallery, 1 E. Hastings, entrance on Carrall
By donation at the door
Singing to our Ancestors. Join us for an evening of traditional Indigenous songs and stories from First Nations that have made their home on the traditional territories of the Squamish, Tsleil Waututh, and Musqeum people. Music will be woven with lively discussion on protocols, cultural practices and how Indigenous settler singers and storytellers navigate their cultural practice within these lands of the Squamish, Tsleil Waututh and Musqueam. Facilitators: Renae Morriseau and Wes Nahanee.

This evening is part of Home, Homelessness and the Culture In-Between, a week-long exploration of the challenges and hopes experienced by residents of SRO hotels and the DTES led by Renae Morriseau with Sophie Merasty. Produced by Urban Ink Productions. See Home, Homelessness and the Culture In-Between for more information.

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SONG

CARNEGIE SING ALONG CHOIR
Saturday November 2, 7pm - 9:30pm
Carnegie 3rd Floor Gallery, 401 Main, Free
The Carnegie Sing Along Choir, led by local guitarist Mike Richter, meets regularly twice a week to raise their voices in song. For the Festival, they open their regular session to you, the audience. It’s a choir! It’s a sing-along! Pull up a chair, follow the posted lyrics, and raise your voice with the Sing Along Choir. We are harmony!

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SHOWCASE

DTES POETS OPEN MIC
Saturday November 2, 7pm - 9:30pm
Carnegie Theatre, 401 Main, Free
Downtown Eastside poets and writers meet on the first Saturday of every month to read original poetry, plays, prose and works-in-progress. The evening is free, friendly, and packed with local talent both on the microphone and in the audience. Special guest for the evening is Amber Dawn, whose memoir How Poetry Saved My Life: A Hustler’s Memoir (2013) won the Vancouver Book Award. She currently teaches creative writing at Douglas College, as well as guest mentors at several drop-in, community-driven spaces, including the DTES Writers Collective. This evening is presented with the support of the VPL Carnegie Reading Room. Sign up for a ten minute spot at the Open Mic. Hosted by Diane Wood.

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MUSIC

SPOTLIGHT ON THE EAST END #1
Saturday November 2, 7:30pm - 9:30pm
The Heatley, 696 E. Hastings, Free
The first show of a special three concert music series that profiles an exciting line-up of local POC, Indigenous and marginalized emerging and professional musicians. This evening features musicians Tonye Aganaba, Khari Wendell McClelland, Alfredo Flores, and Shannon Bauman. Collectively they shine the light on, in the words of Khari:“traditional and acoustic sounds; singer/songwriters who connect to people’s hearts with an honest and authentic performance style; and real stories and real people who care and have a strong connection to community and the place they come from”. 

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THEATRE

SIS NE’ BI-YÏZ: Mother Bear Speaks
Saturday November 2, 8pm
Firehall Arts Centre, 280 E. Cordova
$20/15. Tickets at door or advance sales: 604.689.0926
Online Box Office
or www.Firehallartscentre.ca
Also October 30, November 1 & 3
A play written and performed by Taninli Wright (Wet'suwet'en) about her remarkable Messenger of Hope Walk. Inspired by the true story of this emerging artist who walked 1,600km across British Columbia to give voice to First Nations children and other marginalized youth. Developed in collaboration with Laura Barron, Jason Clift, Julie McIsaac and Jessica Schacht. Produced by Instruments of Change.

WALKING TOUR 

ON STAGE: THE LOST THEATRE HISTORY OF THE DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE with John Atkin
Sunday November 3, 10am (approx. two hours)
Meet: SE corner of Union and Main
$10/pay what you can for local residents
Discover the historic theatre scene that used to be in Chinatown, and along Main and Hastings. Led by civic historian, author and community member John Atkin, who has explored Vancouver’s past and present like few others. Did you know? After Vancouver’s 1886 Great Fire, the undertaker put up Hart’s Opera House at Carrall and Pender. Within forty years, the “Great White Way” theatre district, named for the glowing white lights of the theatres, was hosting performances from the international vaudeville, concert and Chinese Opera touring circuits as well as by locals. Within this ten-block radius, there were over ten theatres with a total of over 10,000 seats! www.johnatkin.com 

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MASS

ALL SAINTS’ DAY SOLEMN MASS
Sunday November 3, 10:30am - 12pm
St. James’ Anglican Church, 303 E. Cordova
On All Saints’ Day we remember those who have gone before us. The Solemn Mass with Choir and Procession will celebrate the Saints of Christendom with pageantry, traditional ritual and inspiring music. All are welcome to attend.

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GAMES

HEART OF THE CITY FESTIVAL SNOOKER TOURNAMENT
Sunday November 3, 11am
Carnegie Centre Pool Room, 401 Main, Free
Games, fun, prizes! The Carnegie Pool Room hosts a sixteen player, single-elimination Snooker Tournament. Sign up at 10am in the pool room. First come, first served. The day ends when the game is finished. First, second and third place prizes! Pool room open to the public. Everyone is welcome! For further information: Carnegie Volunteer Coordinator 604-606-2708. 

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PANEL DISCUSSION 

SRO COLLABORATIVE
Sunday November 3, 1pm - 2:30pm
InterUrban Gallery, 1 E. Hastings, entrance on Carrell
By donation at the door
Come and hear from Single Room Occupancy (SRO) hotel tenants who are organizing with their neighbours to improve living conditions and safety around evictions. Moderated by Wendy Pedersen. This discussion is part of Home, Homelessness and the Culture In-Between, a week-long exploration of the challenges and hopes experienced by residents of SRO hotels and the Downtown Eastside led by Renae Morriseau with Sophie Merasty. Produced by Urban Ink Productions. See Home, Homelessness and the Culture In-Between for more information.

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MUSIC IN THE STREETS

HASTINGS STREET BAND
Sunday November 3, 1pm & 2pm
Starts at Hawks & E. Pender, Free
Also October 31, November 2 & 4
It’s music in the streets! Join the Hastings Street Band and their upbeat New Orleans style jazz and blues. Led by multi-instrumentalist and composer Brad Muirhead, the band is composed of enthusiastic Downtown Eastside involved amateur, semi-pro musicians playing with professional musicians from across Vancouver.

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WALKING TOUR

JAPANESE HISTORY WALKING TOUR with Laura Saimoto
Sunday November 3, 1:30pm - 3pm
Vancouver Japanese Language School & Japanese Hall, 487 Alexander
$10/pay what you can for local residents
This walking tour is a wonderful opportunity to learn about the buildings, stores and people of the Powell Street district. Participants will begin with a tour of the 1928 Japanese Language School Heritage Building (home of the Children's World Childcare Centre), then walk the Powell Street district to reimagine the pre-war Japanese Canadian neighbourhood. Limited room on the tour, first come, first served.

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WORKSHOP 

BLOCK PRINTMAKING
with WePress + Gallery Gachet
Sunday November 3, 2pm - 4pm
WePress + Gallery Gachet, 9 W. Hastings, Free
Join us for a free block printmaking workshop. Draw, carve, and print your own rubber blocks on paper or fabric. Design cards, artwork, patches, and more! Print onto your own clothing or use our fabric and/or paper. A collaboration between Heart of the City Festival, Gallery Gachet, WePress, and Powell Street Festival Society. Open to all. Snacks, materials, and Cantonese, Mandarin, and ASL interpretation provided.

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COMMUNITY CELEBRATION 

UKRAINIAN HALL CONCERT & SUPPER
Sunday November 3, concert 3pm, supper follows
Ukrainian Hall, 805 E. Pender
$25. Advance tickets
Enjoy the tradition of choral music, exciting dance and exquisite costumes, and a traditional Ukrainian supper! This annual favourite, co-produced with the Association of United Ukrainian Canadians, features the Barvinok Choir, the Vancouver Folk Ensemble, and the award-winning Dovbush Dancers.

This year’s special guests are Arno Kamolika, a charismatic and talented Vancouver-based Bharatanatyam dance artist; Vostok (The East), an East Vancouver vocal trio bringing music from Eastern Europe and the Balkans, sung by Aliya Griffin, Jessica Hood, and Emily Villavicencio; and Sudanda, a world music band led by Vancouver’s Alaaeldin Abdalla, a master Sudanese musician. Sudanda is known for its rich, lively arrangements and crystalline sound! Band members include Alaaeldin Abdalla on oud and lead vocals, Earle Peach on guitar, Jane Kalmakoff on accordion, James Griffiths on trumpet, and Wesley Skakun on drums and percussion.

Immediately following the concert is the always-delicious sit-down Ukrainian Supper. The best full meal and concert deal in Vancouver! For information contact 604-254-3436. 

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THEATRE

SIS NE’ BI-YÏZ: Mother Bear Speaks
Sunday November 3, 3pm
Firehall Arts Centre, 280 E. Cordova
$20/15. Tickets at door or advance sales: 604-689-0926
Online Box Office
or www.Firehallartscentre.ca
Also October 30, November 1 & 2
A play written and performed by Taninli Wright (Wet'suwet'en) about her remarkable Messenger of Hope Walk. Inspired by the true story of this emerging artist who walked 1,600km across British Columbia to give voice to First Nations children and other marginalized youth. Developed in collaboration with Laura Barron, Jason Clift, Julie McIsaac and Jessica Schacht. Produced by Instruments of Change.

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DANCE

RECOLLECT, A WORK IN PROGRESS
Sunday November 3, 4pm - 5pm
Djavad Mowafaghian World Art Centre, SFU Woodward's, 149 West Hastings, Free
The Carnegie Dance Troupe presents a work-in-progress that will contribute to the group’s next production Recollect (working title). Since 2006, the principle supporting the Carnegie Dance Troupe is absolute inclusivity. Performances are created through processes of collaboration, seeking to connect us to our body, to our breath, to the energy of the earth, to each other and to our diverse communities. The Carnegie Dance Troupe is part of Karen Jamieson Dance, and partners with the Carnegie Community Centre and SFU’s Vancity Office of Community Engagement.

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MUSIC & SPOKEN WORD

POETRY OPEN MIC NIGHT
Sunday November 3, 6pm - 7:30pm
EWMA Studio, 800 E. Hastings, Free
Join Enterprising Women Making Art (EWMA) for Poetry Open Mic Night, with guest readers and writers, followed by a community open mic. EWMA is a developmental program of Atira Women’s Resource Society that facilitates women and women-identified individuals in art and art practices, creates a safe place for expression, communal involvement and learning, and holds space for creative endeavours. For more information: www.atira.bc.ca/enterprising-women-making-art or www.facebook.com/EWMA-store. We invite the neighbourhood to an evening where everyone is welcome to participate and to share their written art!  

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CEREMONY

HOLD THE LIGHT AT THE LISTENING POST
Sunday November 3, 7pm - 9pm
Listening Post, 382 Main, Free
Come and "hold the light" at a candle lighting ceremony at the Listening Post. Bring a poem or a song to share, relating to the festival theme "Holding the Light". This will be followed by a time of silent meditation and lighting candles for those we love, those we have lost, and for the Downtown Eastside. Led by Karen Thorpe and Kim Seary. Everyone welcome.

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THEATRE

SRO, a play by Middle of the Sky (aka Brenda Prince)
Sunday November 3, 3pm - 5pm
InterUrban Gallery, 1 E. Hastings, entrance on Carrell
By donation at the door
Also October 31, November 6
See Home, Homelessness and the Culture In-Between for more information.

RADIO 

WHEN SPIRIT WHISPERS on CO-OP RADIO
Monday November 4, 1pm - 2:30pm
Live Broadcast Co-Op Radio 100.5FM
In the landscape of reconciliation, host Gunargie O’Sullivan focuses on the current relationship between Canada and First Nations in urban Vancouver. Gunargie has been dedicated to community and campus radio since 1989. She loves to chat up a storm, and produce, produce, produce. For today’s program Gunargie has a phone interview with LaTiesha Fazakas, author of Beau Dick: Devoured by Consumerism. A master carver, Indigenous activist, and Kwakwaka’wakw hereditary chief, Beau Dick was an inspiration to many in our Downtown Eastside community.

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PERFORMANCE

CARNEGIE SENIORS IMPROVISATION GROUP
Monday November 4, 2pm - 3pm
Carnegie 3rd Floor Gallery, 401 Main, Free
Arts & Health: Healthy Aging Through The Arts returns to Carnegie with the Seniors Improv Group! Join the seniors in some fun improvisation games that unlock imagination and spontaneity. Led by Amy Shostak and Jeff Gladstone, the seniors meet every Monday afternoon to work on a collaborative improv theatre piece they will perform at the Roundhouse Community Centre in June 2020. They will share some of their theatrical hijinks with the Festival. Laughs guaranteed!

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MUSIC IN THE STREETS

HASTINGS STREET BAND
Monday November 4, 1pm & 2pm
Starts at Carnegie, 401 Main, Free
Also October 31, November 2 & 3
It’s music in the streets! Join the Hastings Street Band and their upbeat New Orleans style jazz and blues. Led by multi-instrumentalist and composer Brad Muirhead, the band is composed of enthusiastic Downtown Eastside involved amateur, semi-pro musicians playing with professional musicians from across Vancouver.

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Art Talk

HERE - PLACEMENT/DISPLACEMENT
Monday November 4, 7pm
Tetrault/ Rausenberg Studio, 884 E. Georgia, Free
"They (City developers) might have, through urban renewal, destroyed the homes that once were there, but they did not destroy the community spirit that continues on today”. Jeanette Lee and Esther Rausenberg will talk about HERE, their public art piece that traces lives from the community, past and present. HERE will present a mosaic of imagery of working class people in community, in contrast to monuments that typically exalt a single individual. The piece will shine a light on the enduring qualities of these groups, reinforcing the truth of the statement above. This talk is part of the series Talking Art, presented by the Eastside Culture Crawl. Seating is limited, first come, first serve.

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PERFORMANCE

SRO INDIGENOUS WOMEN’S PROJECT
Monday November 4, 7pm - 8pm
InterUrban Gallery, 1 E. Hastings, entrance on Carrall
By donation at the door
Also November 1
See Home, Homelessness and the Culture In-Between for more information.

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PERFORMANCE

TUFF CITY:  Lessons from a determined community
Monday November 4, 8pm - 9pm
InterUrban Gallery, 1 E. Hastings, entrance on Carrell
By donation at the door
Also November 1
See Home, Homelessness and the Culture In-Between for more information

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CULTURAL SHARING

BIG HOUSE FEAST
Monday November 4, 5pm - 7:30pm
Carnegie Theatre, 401 Main
Free, see below for ticket information
The Carnegie Community Centre Cultural Sharing Program celebrates members of the DTES community who have come together to form The lexwst’i:lem Drum Group. 

As we all live and learn on the traditional territory of the Coast Salish peoples – Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish),  Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations – Cultural
Sharing is honoured to share the Halq'eméylem word lexwst’i:lem for “always singing”.  The drum group is made up of diverse people from many cultures who perform and share songs from various Indigenous Nations across Canada. They are proud to learn Indigenous languages, music and songs; and to keep Indigenous culture alive.  

Running every Monday night for 26-plus years, the ever popular Cultural Sharing Program is an inclusive space where First Nations and non-First Nations share, learn and participate in Indigneous cultural nights and traditions, from Pow Wows, singing and drumming, to arts and crafts. Today the Carnegie kitchen is cooking up a delicious menu and the evening is filled with singers and drummers from the Coast Salish Territory and beyond.

Admission is free, but tickets are required for the dinner. Tickets are available on a first come, first served basis at the Cultural Sharing group on Monday October 28. Tickets are also distributed throughout the community; any remaining tickets will be available at the door of the Theatre on a first come, first served basis. We hope you can join us!

 

WORKSHOP

BUTOH with Barbara Bourget
Tuesday November 5, 10am - 12pm
KW Atrium Studio, Free
Barbara Bourget’s approach to butoh aesthetics, informed by her early training in ballet, modern, tap dance and years of study with renowned butoh artists, builds a highly responsive body through dynamic exploration and development of technical and performance skills. The workshop begins with an investigation of one’s butoh body where each part of the body is viewed poetically rather than anatomically. Participants discover how a butoh dancer walks, a journey that begins the stretching of time and space. Building on this foundation, the workshop then explores how imagery is translated into choreography. Presented with Kokoro Dance.

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DANCE

MOVING STORIES: Healthy Aging Through the Arts
Tuesday November 5, 11:30am - 12pm
Strathcona Community Centre
Activity Room, 601 Keefer, Free
After thirteen years exploring together the art of puppetry, the Cantonese-speaking seniors participating in this program have made lasting bonds. This year they are doing something completely different: a short dance and movement demonstration  piece. Led by lead artist and facilitator Veronica Berezowsky of the Moving Stories: Dance for Older Adults program - part of the Strathcona Community Centre Arts & Health Project. Come and see what they’ve been up to. All ages welcome.

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WORKSHOP

TREASURING STRATHCONA STITCHING CIRCLE
Tuesday November 5, 12pm - 2:30pm
Strathcona Community Centre
Activity Room, 601 Keefer, Free
Join EartHand Gleaners Society and Amy Walker for a collaborative stitching circle. We will  piece and stitch with fibres and fabric, dyed with plants harvested from around the neighbourhood. Stitchwork underway is part of the Treasuring Strathcona textile-based wall piece that will be on display at the Community Centre: a project of the Vancouver Park Board's Artist in Community residency program. Throughout 2019 EartHand artists have been facilitating a collaborative mapping project with community members. Treasuring Strathcona events consider Strathcona from the perspective of plants, textiles, decolonization and resilience. 

For more information

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RADIO 

SNE’WAYLH on CO-OP RADIO
Tuesday November 5, 1pm - 2:30pm
Live Broadcast Co-Op Radio 100.5FM
In many Coast Salish dialects, “sne’waylh” is the word for teachings or laws. Hosted by Gunargie O’Sullivan, this Aboriginal language-learning radio program begins with teachings of the skwxwu7mesh snichim (Squamish language) and also provides lessons in Haida, Gitzan and Cree. For the third of her radio programs for this year’s Heart of the City Festival theme Holding the Light, Gunargie talks with guests from the Union Gospel Mission. Musical guest, Spiritual Warriors. 

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SCHOOL

UZUME TAIKO
Tuesday November 5, 1:20pm
Lord Strathcona Elementary School, 592 E. Pender
Students, parents and teachers only
Uzume Taiko, one of Vancouver’s dynamic taiko groups, have crafted a unique brand of West Coast taiko drumming. The drummers perform martial arts-based drum choreographies in an energetic and spirited show of taiko drumming. They share stories of musical instruments of rural Japan and how the ensemble drumming style developed after the Second World War to become popular around the world. The Festival is pleased to present their performance to the young students at Strathcona Elementary. 

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PANEL DISCUSSION

SPACES & PLACES PART III: The Future
Tuesday November 5, 3pm - 4:30pm
KW Atrium Studio, 111 W. Hastings
Free, see below for information
This panel, moderated by Terry Hunter (Artistic Producer, Heart of the City Festival), will explore the state of artmaking in the Downtown Eastside today and what we imagine for the future ….. How can creative spaces for artists be protected, created, shared, and expanded?

Panelists include:
•   Mira Malatestinic, Chair of Space Committee, Eastside Culture Crawl Society
• Olivia C. Davies, Program Manager, Artist In Residence –Skwachàys Lodge
•  Carmut Me 米家宓, Operations Manager, BC Artscape

This is a co-presentation of Heart of the City Festival and the DTES Small Arts Grant Program. The last of three discussions about creative spaces + places in the Downtown Eastside (DTES). Space is limited. If you would like to reserve a space, or request interpretive services please email: dtesartsgrants@gmail.com.

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WORKSHOP

LEARN THE BIG DRUM with John Sam
Tuesday November 5, 2pm - 4pm
Carnegie patio (weather plan Gym), 401 Main, Free
John Sam of Love Medicine leads a regular workshop to learn the big drum. For the Festival, John will spend the afternoon with us so everyone can have an opportunity to learn rhythm and protocol of the big drum.

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OPENING RECEPTION 

A JOYOUS CELEBRATION OF LIFE,  Photos by Tom Quirk
November 5, 5pm - 6:30pm
Carnegie 3rd Floor Gallery, 401 Main, Free
Exhibition November 2 to 28
The Festival is thrilled to present this exhibit of photographs by Tom Quirk, an onsite photographer with the Heart of the City Festival since 2013. This exhibit reflects on Tom’s long-standing relationship with the Downtown Eastside; he has been immersed in the DTES arts and outreach community since 2004. As a videographer and photographer he has documented theatre, music, festivals, artist profiles, and has produced stories for Fearless Mobile: ‘Fearless Streams’, ‘Streamwalk’, Out Of The Rain Program and the Mad Pride Exhibit. Tom is grateful to be an associate member at Gallery Gachet, and an active participant in the Downtown Eastside creative, cultural and outreach community. 

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READING & CONVERSATION

RED WOMEN RISING: DTES Women’s Centre
Tuesday November 5, 6pm - 9pm
InterUrban Gallery, 1 E.Hastings, enter on Carrall
By donation at the door
The DTES Women’s Centre shares readings and writings from the recently published seminal report Red Women Rising: Indigenous Women Survivors in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Based on lived experiences, leadership, and expertise of Indigenous survivors, this comprehensive report is the culmination of a participatory process with 113 Indigenous women and 15 non-Indigenous women regarding the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. This event includes ceremony, music and celebration, readings from the writers. and talk back conversations.

The evening is part of Home, Homelessness and the Culture In-Between, a week-long exploration of the challenges and hopes experienced by residents of SRO hotels and the DTES led by Renae Morriseau with Sophie Merasty. Produced by Urban Ink Productions. See Home, Homelessness and the Culture In-Between for more information.

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SHOWCASE

CARNEGIE CABARET COFFEE HOUSE
Tuesday November 5, 6:45pm - 9:45pm
CARNEGIE THEATRE, 401 Main, Free
Listen or participate in one of the neighbourhood’s longest running regular community music programs. Led by talented guitarist Ken Tabata, this wonderful program provides an important venue for local Downtown Eastside-involved musicians to practice, learn and share music on a regular basis. You will be delighted by the range and diversity of talents of the musicians in the Downtown Eastside. Open Mic. Musicians and singers of all styles and skill levels welcome. Sign up at 6:45pm and show your stuff!

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READING & WRITING

POETRY ON PAGE AND STAGE
Tuesday November 5, 6pm - 8:30pm
nə́c̓aʔmat ct Strathcona Branch, 730 E. Hastings, Free
Whether you're about to write your first poem, or have already published hundreds of them, come and hang out with fellow poets for an evening of poetry. Poetry on Page and Stage is sponsored by the Muriel’s Journey Poetry Prize in honour of Muriel Marjorie, beloved actor and spoken word artist in the heart of the city. We will read Muriel’s poetry, along with poetry from the first Muriel’s Journey Poetry Prize held last year. There will be opportunities to write poetry,  read what you have written, and for feedback. Facilitated by poets Kyle Hawke, Cecily Nicholson, Isabella Mori and Diane Wood. Presented in partnership with the Vancouver Public Library. Everyone welcome!

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OPENING RECEPTION

MOVING WITH JOY ACROSS THE ICE WHILE MY FACE TURNS BROWN FROM THE SUN Maureen Gruben
Tuesday November 5, 6pm - 8pm
Fazakas Gallery, 688 E. Hastings
Exhibit November 5 to December 15, Free
Maureen Gruben is an artist based in Victoria, BC and Tuktoyaktuk, NWT. Her artistic practice forges a link between threatened arctic lands and communities, as well as international environmental and human conditions. Gruben has a tacit knowledge of arctic land and the rich but increasingly precarious resources it offers for both survival and creation. Her work frequently addresses themes such as Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), melting ice, and the rights of Indigenous hunters to maintain their way of life. Maureen’s practice is permeated with activism while at the same time allowing generous room for the materials themselves to speak. Gallery hours: Tues - Sat 11am - 5pm, Sun 12pm - 5pm

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OPEN HOUSE

VANCOUVER POLICE MUSEUM & ARCHIVES
Wednesday November 6, 9am - 5pm
Vancouver Police Museum
2nd Floor, 240 E. Cordova, Free
One of Vancouver’s most interesting attractions, the Vancouver Police Museum is located in the former Coroner’s Courtroom and City Analyst Laboratory. Built in 1932, the building is a municipally designated heritage structure and houses an extensive collection relating to the history of the Vancouver Police Department and Vancouver Coroner's Services. Check out the museum's new Healing Waters: Healing Through Culture exhibit, a collection of shared stories from the Pulling Together canoe journeys, in partnership with the Pulling Together Canoe Society and the Heart of the City Festival. Join us at the museum for fifteen minute exhibit talks at 12pm and 2pm on November 6th. For more information: 604-665-3346 or www.vancouverpolicemuseum.ca or check out facebook and twitter! Everyone welcome.

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WORKSHOP 

CRAFTY WEDNESDAY
Wednesday November 6, 1pm - 3pm
Carnegie 3rd Floor Gallery, 401 Main, Free
Drop by for an afternoon of cultural crafts and conversation with Pat Mah and Louisa Starr, two of our Carnegie Elders. Learn how to make an eyeglass holder featuring the wonderful colours of the West Coast and beyond!

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TOUR

GUIDED TOUR OF ST. JAMES’ CHURCH
Wednesday November 6, 2pm
St James’ Anglican Church, 303 E. Cordova, Free
St. James’ invites you to a guided tour of their historical heritage space. Come learn about its history and enjoy the balance of the art deco and gothic architecture. Accessible entry is on Cordova Street through the Chapel entrance; volunteers will be available to meet you. There will also be a tour of the bell tower which requires participants to be able to climb the steps. All are welcome to attend.

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TOUR & CEREMONY

CHAJI EXHIBITION: Curator’s Tour with Tea Ceremony
Wednesday November 6, 2pm - 4pm
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, 578 Carrall
By donation to the Garden
Exhibition: Until January 10
Join Lam Wong, curator and artist of the current garden exhibition ‘Chaji’ for a curatorial tour. Learn more about the meaning of the artworks in the Chaji exhibition and join Wong as he conducts a tea ceremony following the tour. Bring your own small Chinese tea cup or purchase one from the garden to enjoy. Today's tour is by donation to the Garden.

As the 2019/2020 artist in residence at the Dr Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, Wong’s exhibit may be enjoyed daily Tuesday through Sunday, 10am to 4:30pm (closed Mon, beginning Nov 4) with general admission to the Garden.

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VISIT THE SPACE

SRO Indigenous Women’s Project
Wednesday November 6, 3pm - 5:30pm
InterUrban Gallery, 1 E. Hastings, enter on Carrall, Free
Also November 1, November 2
See Home, Homelessness and the Culture In-Between for more information

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 CULTURAL SHARING

AFTERNOON WITH ELDERS IN RESIDENCE
Wednesday November 6, 3pm - 5pm
Carnegie 3rd Floor Gallery
401 Main, Free
What is an Elder? Drop by for our weekly “Elder Chat” program with Carnegie Community Centre Elder in Residence Les Nelson. This special chat session for the Festival brings together Les and Kat Norris, Heart of the City Festival Elder in Residence, to chat about what it means to be an Elder. Les and Kat will share stories, songs and knowledge around the crucial role that Elders traditionally hold in supporting both formal and informal education in First Nations communities and urban settings. This is certain to be an informative and engaging afternoon.

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OPENING RECEPTION

THE ART OF JOHN YURIS
Wednesday November 6, 3:30pm - 5pm
Downtown Community Health Centre, 569 Powell Free
Exhibition November 5 to 10
Staff at the Downtown Community Health Centre (DCHC) have long been aware of the many artists in the community. One prolific artist in their midst is John Yuris who works in the tradition of found objects and mixed media. John works on his art every day; collecting, assembling, and often working in public spaces in the Downtown Eastside. He illustrates and draws, writes and performs, and mostly he makes assemblages. Drop by November 5 to 10, Tues to Fri, 4:30pm to 7:30pm; Sat and Sun, 10am to 4pm. Note that on Tues Nov 5 the clinic is open to women only after 5pm for Womxn’s Night.

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CULTURAL SHARING and PREVIEW

MÉTIS CULTURAL NIGHT with LI KEUR: RIEL’S HEART OF THE NORTH
Wednesday November 6, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre,
Chief Simon Baker Room, 1607 E. Hastings, Free
In association with the Métis Cultural Night, the Festival is honoured to welcome researcher, author and librettist Dr. Suzanne Steele (Métis Nation) and composer Neil Weisensel to share a song from their new musical theatre production Li Keur: Riel’s Heart of the North. Joining them is soprano Leah Alfred (Kwagiulth Nation). This exciting musical theatre production is written in Cree-Michif, French-Michif, Saulteaux, French and English, and focuses on Riel’s ‘missing’ years (1870-72) and his love for the ‘heart of the north’, the land, the people, his nation, and a previously unknown woman. Then it’s time for “get-on-your-feet” Métis dancing with Yvonne Chartrand, whose father, historian Jules Chartrand, is one of the Heart of the North translators.

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THEATRE

SRO, a play by Middle of the Sky (aka Brenda Prince)
Wednesday November 6, 6pm - 9pm
InterUrban Gallery, 1 E. Hastings, entrance on Carrall
By donation at the door
Also October 31, November 3
See Home, Homelessness and the Culture In-Between for more information

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STORYTELLING 

LIFE LESSONS FROM A CYCLE ACROSS A CONTINENT
Wednesday November 6, 7pm – 8pm
nə́c̓aʔmat ct Strathcona Branch, 730 E. Hastings, Free
In the summer of 2018 Suzie O’Shea decided to make the journey home to Ireland by bicycle. Passionate about mental health, she has been sharing openly and honestly about her experiences of the cycle across Canada. Join Suzie for an evening of storytelling as she brings you on a visual journey of the ups and downs, twists and turns of the 7,500 km road home. Suzie works in the community with the UBC Learning Exchange. Presented in partnership with the Vancouver Public Library.

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 WORKSHOP READING

OPENING DOORS
Wednesday November 6, 7:30pm opening
Firehall Arts Centre, 280 E. Cordova
$20/15. Tickets at door or advance sales: 604.689.0926
Online Box Office
or www.Firehallartscentre.ca
Also on November 7, 8, & 9
This work-in-progress dramatization draws on Daphne Marlatt and Carole Itter’s extraordinary local legend of a book Opening Doors in Vancouver’s East End. First published in 1979, this “basket” of oral histories is celebrated as one of the best books about this city. Now in 2019, collaborators Donna Spencer, Rosemary Georgeson and Savannah Walling are re-opening the doors to focus on stories of the neighbourhood surrounding the historic Firehall building. The workshop presentation is inspired by the oral history and lived experiences of Indigenous and immigrant women from many cultural heritages and backgrounds who helped to build this vibrant community and whose stories often go untold. A Firehall Arts Centre and Vancouver Moving Theatre production.

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READING

CLOSE CONNECTIONS
Wednesday November 6, 7pm - 9pm
Massy Books, 229 E. Georgia, Free
Three powerhouse writers read and reflect on their close connections to Vancouver’s historic East End, Strathcona and the Downtown Eastside: Amber Dawn, recipient of the Lambda Literary Award and the Vancouver Book Award; Jen Sookfong Lee, teacher, popular CBC broadcaster, and writer of The End is East and Chinese New Year: A Celebration for Everyone; and Cecily Nicholson, recipient of the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize (2015) and the Governor General's Award for English-language poetry (2018). With host Khari Wendell McClelland. 

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SHOWCASE

DTES FRONT & CENTRE: Here We Are!
Wednesday November 6, 7pm - 9:30pm
Carnegie Theatre, 400 Main, Free
The Downtown Eastside is alive with talent and the Festival brings together music, stories, dance and ‘cypher’. Enjoy artists who are longtime community members, and artists who are relative newcomers. We hold the light, saying “Here we are!”

Our favourite emcee Heidi Morgan guides the evening and will warm the house with her soulful blues. For her first festival appearance, we welcome Vancouver-born singer/songwriter Bre McDaniel and her band, with their mix of smokey folk-pop, indie rock and bare acoustics. Festival Elder In Residence Kat Norris shares original poetry and prose; and local star and musical veteran Michael Edward has a few new original ballads for us. After discovering each other at Carnegie, Erin Ryan and Johnny Shy formed Apendiglo Duo, and will share roots-based covers and original songs. Shelley Cox and Henry Wong perform a new dance/ spoken word piece about devastating loss: New and Revised, Connection is the Opposite of Addiction. Safe Supply Saves Lives. And we are excited to bring Afro Van Connect to Carnegie: featuring Kor Kase, ebonEmpress, Vuyo and Ital Blue, doing a cypher with live music. You ask, what’s a cypher? As ebonEmpress says “A cypher is a jam with improvised lyrics inspired by the topic of the evening.” We look forward to seeing what happens when we all say “Here We Are!”

IN THE WAY / OUT OF THE WAY: REDRESSING ARTS POLICY
Thursday November 7, 9:30am - 4pm
312 Main, entrance on Cordova
Tickets: redress2019.eventbrite.ca
A workshop for cultural workers to place colonial redress in their practice. Mi’kmaq lawyer activist Pam Palmater describes reconciliation as “fluff”, so how can redress bring change to Vancouver’s economic dominance of settler culture? Hear from Coast Salish, settler artists and policy workers about experiences navigating this time and space. See how “good intentions” and “performing reconciliation” can miss solutions needed to get out of the way of Coast Salish cultural sovereignty. Today’s sessions are structured for deeper learning through a mix of panel discussions and small group discussions. This is the fifth annual session on decolonizing Vancouver’s arts community by Salish Coast LIVE. Produced in partnership with the DTES Heart of the City Festival. Morning treats and a healthy lunch is included. Advance sign-up required.

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ART IN THE STREETS 

STREET VENDORS IN THE ATRIUM
Thursday November 7, 12pm - 4pm
Woodward's Atrium, 111 W. Hastings
Also on November 8
The Street Vendors Collective is a peer-managed, independent collective of vendors from the Downtown Eastside community. Based out of the Carnegie Community Centre, the pilot project offers vending opportunities to low-income artists, craftspeople, and entrepreneurs with experience in the informal economy. The project aims to grow accessible legal low-barrier economic opportunities for community members. This is the perfect opportunity to purchase locally made jewelry, carvings, cards, paintings and more! The Street Vendors Collective is thrilled to be part of Heart of the City again this year! Stop by and visit us at the Woodward's Atrium! Info: svc@vancouver.ca, phone: 604.353.6729

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RADIO 

KLA HOW YA on CO-OP RADIO
Thursday November 7, 5pm - 6pm
Live Broadcast Co-Op Radio 100.5FM
Exploring Indigenous people's struggle for freedom and liberation, with news, interviews and music. For her final radio program for this year’s Heart of the City Festival, host Gunargie O’Sullivan invites guests from Pivot Legal Society to talk about the work they do for inclusion, housing, sex workers’ rights, drug policy and police accountability. 

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CURATORIAL TOUR

WOMEN’S ART; WOMEN’S ISSUES
Thursday November 7, 2pm - 3pm
Bill Reid Gallery, 639 Hornby, Free
Engage in a guided exploration and discussion of the themes of Indigenous women’s art in current exhibitions at the Bill Reid Gallery. Royal Portrait features a collection of carvings, jewellry and portraits by Morgan Asoyuf; and Out of Concealment is  a solo exhibition featuring the work of Haida artist, performer, activist, and lawyer Terri-Lynn Williams-Davidson. Gallery winter hours: Wed - Sun, 11am - 5pm. For more info: www.billreidgallery.ca.

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RADIO

ARTS RATIONAL
Thursday November 7, 9pm - 11pm
Live Broadcast Co-op Radio 100.5FM
As the 16th Annual DTES Heart of the City Festival nears its final weekend, there are still many great events to attend. Tune in to this live broadcast and find out what’s happening. For this special Festival program, the team of Co-op Radio’s Arts Rational will discuss art as activism with a panel of local artists and organizers to talk about their work. Not to be missed!

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CELEBRATION

CARNEGIE LEARNING CENTRE 35th ANNIVERSARY BOOK LAUNCH
Thursday November 7, 1pm - 3pm
Carnegie Learning Centre, 3rd floor, 401 Main, Free
Join the Carnegie Learning Centre as they celebrate the launch of their new book: Listen to our Voices: Stories from the Learning Centre 1983-2018. Over the years, many publications have showcased the talents of learners, volunteers and staff.  Together, they have collected many stories into this one book. Chapters include “Learning Together at Carnegie”, “The Downtown Eastside Community” and “Indigenous Stories”. Come and help honour the writers and hear some of the poems and stories; 35 years of writing, 74 authors, 1 big celebration! 

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SPOKEN WORD 

FINDING LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS:
Stories About Community, Change and Hope
Thursday November 7, 4pm - 6pm
Carnegie 3rd Floor Gallery, 401 Main, Free
“In a dark time, the eye begins to see” (Theodore Roethke). The journey through darkness into the light can be both perilous and empowering. Along the way, we meet shadows, ghosts and guides to discover the shining gold that hides within. Join us for an afternoon of real-life stories, folktales, and songs that explore the interplay between darkness and light in the Downtown Eastside and beyond, as told by storytellers from the Downtown Eastside. Curated and facilitated by Jim Sands, an East Vancouver based storyteller, actor, songwriter, musician, occasional clown and participant in the 2003 Downtown Eastside Community Play: In the Heart of a City.

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MUSIC

SPOTLIGHT ON THE EAST END  #2
Thursday November 7, 8pm - 10pm
Russian Hall, 600 Campbell
$20/15. Tickets at door or advance sales
The second show of a special three concert music series that profiles an exciting line-up of local POC, Indigenous and marginalized emerging and professional musicians. This evening features musicians Desirée Dawson, Francis Arevalo, Edzi’u, and Chelsea Johnson; who collectively shine the light on, in the words of Khari: “a new frontier of those who carry the torch of local music from singer-songwriter to rap to experimental, powerful young artists who have cut their teeth in East Vancouver; all have a very distinct style, have found voice at a young age, are passionate and reveal how powerful music can be for change and healing.”

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MUSIC

TRADING PLACES: UN ÉCHANGE MARATHON
Thursday November 7, 5pm - 11:30pm
8EAST, 8 E. Pender
$20 / $10 / Pay what you can.
No one turned away for lack of funds.
One of Vancouver’s premier improvising ensembles, the NOW Society Ensemble, joins Trading Places: Un Échange resident artists Elizabeth Miller and Sam Shalabi and over twenty Vancouver musicians to present the world premiere of new collaborative work by Elizabeth Lima and Ben Brown. Join the NOW Society for this extraordinary five hour music marathon in a night of unexpected sounds and musical energy! 

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WORKSHOP READING

OPENING DOORS
Thursday November 7, 7:30pm
Firehall Arts Centre, 280 E. Cordova
PWYC. Tickets at door or advance sales: 604.689.0926
Online Box Office
or www.Firehallartscentre.ca
Also November 6, 8 & 9
This work-in-progress dramatization draws on Daphne Marlatt and Carole Itter’s extraordinary local legend of a book Opening Doors in Vancouver’s East End. First published in 1979, this “basket” of oral histories is celebrated as one of the best books about this city. Now in 2019, collaborators Donna Spencer, Rosemary Georgeson and Savannah Walling are re-opening the doors to focus on stories of the neighbourhood surrounding the historic Firehall building. The workshop presentation is inspired by the oral history and lived experiences of Indigenous and immigrant women from many cultural heritages and backgrounds who helped to build this vibrant community and whose stories often go untold. A Firehall Arts Centre and Vancouver Moving Theatre production.

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STAGED READING

IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOUNTAINS
Written by Valerie Sing Turner
Thursday November 7, 7pm - 10pm
Chinese Cultural Centre Museum & Archives, 555 Columbia, Free
Join the Festival for a staged reading of a new play-in-development. A family gathers to discuss Esther, a Chinese-Canadian WWII veteran with growing dementia; she talks to her beloved brother whose WWII death in Borneo she blames on the Japanese. His best friend was her husband, an Indigenous WWII vet. When their son arrives with his Caucasian wife and daughter, followed by an estranged daughter with children and a Japanese-Canadian husband, the tensions within the extended family are exposed. But the real fireworks begin when the Prime Minister apologizes to Japanese Canadians for their internment. Will the weight of Canadian history tear them apart? Presented with the Chinese Cultural Centre Museum & Archives. Produced by Visceral Visions.

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VISUAL ARTS

LIGHT AND SHADOW
Thursday, November 7, 7pm - 10pm
Phoenix Gallery, 45 W.Hastings (alley entrance), Free
Experience a unique world of shadow and light in this group show at the Phoenix Gallery. The gallery will turn off their lights to showcase pieces that emit their own light. The Phoenix Gallery is an underground studio/gallery run collectively by an eclectic mix of artists in the Downtown Eastside. They create work that ranges from painting to pottery, from weaving to conceptual art. Come and experience the creative spirit to be found in the Downtown Eastside.

CEREMONY 

NATIONAL ABORIGINAL VETERANS DAY COMMUNITY CEREMONY
Friday November 8, 9am - 11am
Carnegie Theatre, 401 Main
You are invited to attend and witness this special ceremony to honour and give tribute to our local Aboriginal veterans. After the ceremony, follow the honour march through the Downtown Eastside, concluding with a wreath laying ceremony at Victory Square Cenotaph. 

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ART IN THE STREETS 

STREET VENDORS IN THE ATRIUM
Friday November 8, 12pm - 4pm
Woodward's Atrium, 111 W. Hastings
Also on November 7
The Street Vendors Collective is a peer-managed, independent collective of vendors from the Downtown Eastside community. Based out of the Carnegie Community Centre, the pilot project offers vending opportunities to low-income artists, craftspeople, and entrepreneurs with experience in the informal economy. The project aims to grow accessible legal low-barrier economic opportunities for community members. This is the perfect opportunity to purchase locally made jewelry, carvings, cards, paintings and more! The Street Vendors Collective is thrilled to be part of Heart of the City again this year! Stop by and visit us at the Woodward's Atrium! Info: svc@vancouver.ca, phone: 604.353.6729

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BOOK LAUNCH & READING

DTES COLLECTION & A CARNEGIE COMMUNITY CENTRE STORY: Tales for the Telling As We Lived Them (1995-2005)
Friday November 8, 12:30pm - 2pm
Carnegie Theatre, 401 Main, Free
The stories about the Carnegie Centre and Downtown Eastside are vast and varied; viewed from many perspectives; historical, cultural, personal, tragic, interwoven with threads of community, friendship, hope and strength. Captured in the writings of poets, writers, and storytellers, and published in many forms – zines, the Carnegie Newsletter, in scripts and books – the Carnegie Reading Room has amassed an amazing array of these publications, held for the community in the DTES Collection. 

The newest publication to join the Collection is the fascinating new book, A Carnegie Community Centre Story: Tales for the Telling As We Lived Them (1995-2005), co-written by Michael Clague, former Director of Carnegie, and Peter Fairchild, a past member of the Board of the Carnegie Community Centre Association: a story about two people whose lives intersected in time and found common cause in the life of Carnegie. Join Michael Clague, who will read excerpts from the book, fresh off the press, along with Carnegie Librarian Randy Gatley and invited DTES writers reading selections from the DTES Collection. Share memories and conversation. A partnership with the VPL Carnegie Reading Room. Refreshments. 

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CULTURAL SHARING

HAND DRUM CIRCLE
Friday November 8, 1:30pm - 3pm
Aboriginal Front Door, 384 Main, Free
Join the Aboriginal Front Door for a hand drumming circle with Rory Dawson. Rory teaches songs and words, and shares the stories behind the words. Learn Rory’s original compositions on the hand drum. The Front Door has some hand drums available to use; if you have your own drum, bring along. Everyone welcome.

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SCRIPT READING

BENEATH THE SURFACE
Friday November 8, 1pm
Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre
Chief Simon Baker Room, 1607 E. Hastings, Free
In 2015, Vancouver Moving Theatre and the DTES Heart of the City Festival partnered with the grassroots imagin’NATION Collective to present their powerful teen suicide prevention show Beneath the Surface at Templeton Secondary School. Now, in 2019, in response to the continued Indigenous teen suicide crisis, imagi’Nation Collective is developing the Beneath the Surface Youth Outreach Program scheduled to be launched in September 2020 across BC and Canada. You are invited to join Artistic Director Jenifer Brousseau and her cast of Indigenous actors to listen and provide supportive feedback on the reading of the Beneath the Surface script. All welcome. 

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THEATRE

IRREPARABLE HARM?
Friday November 8, 3pm - 4:30pm
Carnegie Theatre, 401 Main, Free
The question is “who is causing Irreparable Harm?” Is it the activists or Trans Mountain Pipelines? Who decides? The BC Supreme Court wants the job. But, is it unbiased? Can the judge hear the land and water protectors? What power does a citizen have when they believe their future is at stake? Using videos and transcripts of the court proceedings, this production shines a light on our justice system. Produced by the Sinister Sisters Ensemble, composed of activists and theatre folk, young and old, First Nations and settlers, many of whom were arrested in the protests against the twinning of the Trans Mountain Pipeline.

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LIVE REMOTE

RED JAM SLAM Holding the Light,
Honour Native War Veterans
Friday November 8, 3pm - 8pm
Caveman Cafe, 88 W. Pender
Live broadcast CJSF 90.1 FM, www.cjsf.ca, Free
The Heart of the City Festival is pleased to partner with Red Jam Slam to honour Native war veterans with live performances and a national Live Remote! Curated and hosted by Gunargie O’Sullivan; presented with the Red Jam Slam Society, CJSF 90.1 FM, and Caveman Café.

Gunargie has brought together a remarkable lineup of performers to honour Aboriginal Veterans. Guests include: war veteran Brenda Wesley, who will open the broadcast; followed by traditional hand drummer Kelly White; singer/songwriter/guitarist Mark McLeod; and young singer and activist Ta’kaiya Blaney. Cindy Jim Woods plays the traditional flute, and young country blues singer Tia Woods wows with her vocals. Delores Dallas and friends will share a spoken word performance, and Anthony Favel will share his flute playing. We are also very thrilled that Sandy Scofield is joining the lineup! 

Grabbing the groove in the afternoon is Shed the band, renowned local blues and jazz singer Dalannah Gail Bowen, and special guests Spiritual Warriors, who fuse songs and chants with contemporary roots and reggae. More highlights include: Vancouver singer/songwriter Norine Braun; electric guitarist Clayton Brown; fireball-comedy warrior Melanie Rose; and actor, singer and songwriter Nayden LA Palosaari. What a lineup! Not to be missed. 

The Red Jam Slam Society encourages strategies that honour Aboriginal voices and encourages all to participate with continued growth, presence and expression. For full schedule and lineup: facebook.com/redjamslam. With special thanks to CJSF for providing the live feed and simulcasting to other on-air stations to enable this year’s Red Jam Slam to reach far and wide! 

Listen on the air - cjsf.ca / 90.1 FM - or come on down to the Caveman Cafe and be part of the live audience.

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RECEPTION

HOPE IN SHADOWS Photo Exhibition
Friday November 8, 5pm - 7pm
InterUrban Gallery, 1 E. Hastings, entrance on Carrall
Exhibition November 8 to November 15, Free
Hope in Shadows presents an exhibition of photographs by Vancouver and Victoria Megaphone magazine vendors. Using disposable cameras, vendors capture images of their communities that are compassionate, celebratory, and always from their own lens. Thirty vivid prints of the over one-thousand photos submitted by vendors are displayed by Megaphone, in partnership with Heart of the City Festival and with the support of SPARC BC. A selection of these images are included in the 2020 Hope in Shadows calendar, available for purchase from vendors in Vancouver and Victoria. Light snacks will be served. Gallery hours Wed to Sat, 1pm to 5pm.

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READING & CONVERSATION

LESSONS FROM I HOTEL Karen Tei Yamashita
Friday November 8, 8pm - 10pm
InterUrban Gallery
1 E. Hastings, entrance on Carrall, Free
In this conversation between author Karen Tei Yamashita and writer/community organizer Erica Hiroko Isomura, stories from I Hotel (Coffee House press, 2010) are discussed through the context of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, a community where low-income, racialized, and stigmatized residents struggle for justice everyday. What lessons can we take away from Yamashita’s book on the Asian American civil rights movement in 1960s San Francisco and its fight to halt redevelopment? Japanese American writer Karen Tei Yamashita is an Associate Professor of Literature at University of California. The conversation and reading will be followed by dialogue featuring members of SRO Collaborative and Right to Remain, and opens to questions from the audience. Presented with Right to Remain, SRO Collaborative and Powell Street Festival Society.

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OPENING RECEPTION 

SYNERGY
Meet the Artists, Friday November 8, 4pm - 6pm
Lost + Found Cafe, 33 W. Hastings
Exhibition November 8 to February 7, Free
Synergy is a group exhibition of visual art works by the founding members of Connection Salon: Sharon Burns, Stella Castell, Edzy Edzed, Karen Irving, Pierre Leichner, Quin Martins, and Zola Star. Connection Salon was created to provide a low barrier exhibition space for under represented artists in Vancouver. The Connection Salon appreciates the support of the Lost + Found Cafe management.

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RECEPTION

GALLERY GACHET ANNUAL MEMBERS SHOW
Opening Reception Friday November 8, 6pm - 9pm
Gallery Gachet, 9 W. Hastings
Exhibition November 8 to December 21, Free
Celebrating Gallery Gachet's 25th Anniversary, an exhibition of recent works by the artists who keep this valued Downtown Eastside gallery space going. Gallery hours: Tues to Sat, 12pm - 6pm

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COMMUNITY RECEPTION AND POP-UP EXHIBIT

DESIGN YOUR LIFE! CANCELLED
Friday November 8, 7pm
Lobe Sound Media Gallery, 713 E. Hastings Free
Join in a celebration of the youth who participated in the Design Your Life creative adventures, a creative technology program based on architecture, design and engineering. The youth will share their creations with the community in a pop-up exhibition at Lobe Sound Media Gallery, a ground-breaking spatial sound studio space opening in November. Presented with RayCam Renew.

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WORKSHOP READING

OPENING DOORS
Friday November 8, 8pm
Firehall Arts Centre, 280 E. Cordova
$20/15. Tickets at door or advance sales: 604.689.0926
Online Box Office
or www.Firehallartscentre.ca
Also November 6, 7 & 9
This work-in-progress dramatization draws on Daphne Marlatt and Carole Itter’s extraordinary local legend of a book Opening Doors in Vancouver’s East End. First published in 1979, this “basket” of oral histories is celebrated as one of the best books about this city. Now in 2019, collaborators Donna Spencer, Rosemary Georgeson and Savannah Walling are re-opening the doors to focus on stories of the neighbourhood surrounding the historic Firehall building. The workshop presentation is inspired by the oral history and lived experiences of Indigenous and immigrant women from many cultural heritages and backgrounds who helped to build this vibrant community and whose stories often go untold. A Firehall Arts Centre and Vancouver Moving Theatre production.

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PERFORMANCE

DAYLIGHTING Khari Wendell McClelland
Friday November 8, 8pm - 9pm
Ukrainian Hall, 805 E. Pender
By donation at the door, $10-20, no one turned away
A new workshop iteration of Khari Wendell McClelland’s nationally-toured show We Now Recognize; woven with music and story about the power of apologies and the redemptive potential of music. “Daylighting” is the term for restoration of waterways; and this performance explores what we have lost and what we might gain. How might apologies move us toward healing and connecting in empowering ways? What if we explore apology through work focusing on African Canadian people, their histories, current realities and possible futures? How do we grow and flourish while attending to messes we’ve created or inherited? When we clear debris and wounds heal, what awaits us?

WALKING TOUR

GENTRIFICATION TOUR, with Herb Varley
Saturday November 9, 11am (approx. 60 minutes)
Meet on front steps of Carnegie, 401 Main
$10; no charge for local residents
The Carnegie Community Action Project offers an ethical Gentrification tour which supports local area residents and builds a strong sense of our community and challenges it faces. Walk the area of Main and East Hastings to learn about the history of social justice in the Downtown Eastside. You can gain a deeper understanding of the complexity of issues that play out in the community, from SRO hotels and homelessness to tent cities, and more. To book a tour for your organization, contact CCAP, 605-665-2105 or info@carnegieaction.org. Today’s walk concludes in the Carnegie Theatre for questions and hot beverages. Limited room on the tour, first come, first served.

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FILM & PANEL DISCUSSION

V6A (2019, 67 min)
Saturday November 9, 1pm - 3pm
Carnegie Theatre, 401 Main, Free
Join CCAP for a screening of the documentary V6A, followed by a panel on housing justice. Director Ruggero Romano has called Vancouver home since 2016. After witnessing struggles with homelessness, poverty and addiction, he was moved to make a film about our home community, commonly known as the Downtown Eastside. V6A is an unexpected celebration of the resilience and beauty of the human spirit in its fight against the toughest, often human-made odds. Presented by the Carnegie Community Action Project, who works to increase welfare rates, improve social housing, and slow gentrification in the DTES. CCAP supports residents to speak out for the changes they would like to see in the neighbourhood. Followed by a discussion on housing justice with housing activists including City Councilor Jean Swanson. Refreshments.

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MUSIC

TREESONG
Saturday November 9, 12pm - 1:30pm
Woodward's Atrium, 111 W. Hastings, Free
Treesong has something for everyone – it’s a fun, musically interesting, visually striking, artistically advanced, and entertaining musical spectacle not to be missed. The new musical group  features Brad Muirhead’s original compositions for visual artist David Gowman's hand-carved instruments he calls "Fuhorns". Made mostly of empress wood (a fast growing hardwood), the Fuhorns are weird, wonderful, and unique pieces of musical sculpture. One way to describe sounds produced by a group of Fuhorns is "trees singing" – exactly where the group name came from. The music Brad is writing ranges from rambunctious groove-based Afro-minimalism or angular rhythmic complexity to sonorous and soulful ballad-like songs, with improvised material featured prominently. The "Fuhornists" are highly accomplished brass players from Vancouver's music community, with percussion rounding out the group.

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WALK & TALK

WALKING TOUR: Strathcona Past, Present and Future with Khari Wendell McClelland
Saturday November 9, 1pm - 4pm
Strathcona Park, corner of Hawks & Prior
$10/pwyc for local residents
Are you excited to learn more about Strathcona? To explore where we have been and where we are going? Join Khari Wendell McClelland and learn through story, song and experiential activities more about the natural and community histories of Strathcona. We will look at the current moment and what the future might bring. Walk begins in Strathcona Park, on the northwest corner of the Park (SE corner of Hawks and Prior). We recommend dressing for the weather, bring an umbrella and water. We will end our walk at the Strathcona Community Centre, Multipurpose Room, 601 Keefer for an opportunity to share thoughts following the walk, with refreshments served.

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COMMUNITY CELEBRATION 

ROOTS AND SEEDS: An Interactive Encounter
Saturday November 9, 2pm - 4pm
DTES Neighbourhood House, 573 E. Hastings, Free
Every Saturday morning, Urban Farming Poh-Pohs (grandmothers) gather at the corner of East Hastings and Jackson to grow fresh veggies, friendship and a strong sense of belonging. Their group was launched in April 2018 by the Downtown Eastside Neighbourhood House and Carnegie Community Centre. Join the Urban Farming Poh-Pohs and playwright Veronique West as they celebrate the gardeners’ harvest, while exploring questions of inheritance, resilience and legacy.  All are invited to talk, drink tea and eat dumplings. This event emerges out of the gardeners’ weekly gatherings and Veronique’s research into her matrilineal Polish heritage. Presented by PTC in collaboration with the Chinese Senior Gardeners. 

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Workshop

UKRAINIAN BEADING with Tetiana Zaruba
Saturday November 9, 2pm - 4pm
EWMA Studio, 800 E. Hastings, Free
Just around the corner from the EWMA Studio is the Ukrainian Hall, home to an active cultural community of artisans, performers and history buffs. EWMA and the Festival are pleased to offer a workshop with one of these artisans, Tetiana Zaruba, who will lead a session on beadwork inspired by the intricate designs of Ukrainian folk art. You can complete a bead project at the workshop! Printed schemes (plans) and bead kits provided. Workshop for women only.

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FILM 

BECAUSE WE ARE GIRLS (2019, 85 min)
Saturday November 9, 12:30pm - 3pm
Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas, 88 W. Pender
Tickets $15, available at www.vaff.org
The Vancouver Asian Film Festival presents Because We Are Girls directed by Baljit Sangra, a Vancouver-based filmmaker who uses factual entertainment to explore social issues. The documentary tells the story of a conservative Indo-Canadian family in small-town British Columbia who must come to terms with a devastating secret: three sisters were sexually abused by an older relative beginning in their childhood years. After remaining silent for nearly two and a half decades, the sisters decide to come forward; not only to protect other young relatives, but to set an example for their daughters as well.

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WORKSHOP READING

OPENING DOORS
Saturday November 9, 3pm & 8pm
Firehall Arts Centre, 280 E. Cordova
$20/15. Tickets at door or advance sales: 604-689-0926;
Online Box Office
or www.Firehallartscentre.ca
Also November 6, 7 & 8
This work-in-progress dramatization draws on Daphne Marlatt and Carole Itter’s extraordinary local legend of a book Opening Doors in Vancouver’s East End. First published in 1979, this “basket” of oral histories is celebrated as one of the best books about this city. Now in 2019, collaborators Donna Spencer, Rosemary Georgeson and Savannah Walling are re-opening the doors to focus on stories of the neighbourhood surrounding the historic Firehall building. The workshop presentation is inspired by the oral history and lived experiences of Indigenous and immigrant women from many cultural heritages and backgrounds who helped to build this vibrant community and whose stories often go untold. A Firehall Arts Centre and Vancouver Moving Theatre production.

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THEATRE

WORKIN’
Saturday November 9, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Woodward’s Atrium, 111 W. Hastings, Free
Also November 10
The Festival is pleased to present Workin’ produced by Theatre Terrific. The question commonly  asked of us is “What do you do?” What defines ‘something’ as work and ‘something else’ as NOT work? Susanna Uchatius directs the large all-inclusive cast in a musical play that addresses the personal and public value of work, using dance, song, live music, humour and more. ​"I long to accomplish great and noble tasks, but it is my chief duty to accomplish humble tasks as though they were great and noble. The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker." – Helen Keller

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PERFORMANCE

DTES TALES OF SHADOW AND LIGHT
Saturday November 9, 4:30pm - 5pm
Carnegie Theatre, 401 Main, Free
The DTES Tales of Shadow and Light is a community shadow puppet/spoken word micro-play shining a light on stories of the DTES! The show is led by Carnegie Community Centre Artists-in-Residence, Amal and Erv of Cambium Arts & Education. This presentation is the  culmination of four community creative sessions in which the participants are exploring a new technique. Come and see what the wonderful artists have put together. 

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PERFORMANCE & COMMUNITY DIALOGUE

W(E)AVES 0.7 (work-in-progress)
Saturday November 9, 5pm - 6:30pm
Sun Wah Centre, 2nd floor, 268 Keefer, Free
W(e)aves is an ongoing research-creation: a solo new media performance work investigating migration, race politics, transcultural identity, queerness and spiritual philosophies.  During this research phase, Sammy Chien interweaves digital technologies, audiovisuals, text, contemporary dance, and qi
gong to shine a light on dialogue centring Chinatown and its sociopolitical context in relationship to changes in Ancient Chinese pictograms. Sammy Chen, co-founder and Artistic Director of Chimerik似不像, is a first generation Taiwanese-Canadian immigrant and queer artist-of-colour; interdisciplinary artist, director, performer, researcher and mentor who works with film, sound art, new media, performance, movement and spiritual practice. 

www.sammychien.com 

Presented in partnership with Centre A. 

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MUSIC

SPOTLIGHT ON THE EAST END #3
Saturday November 9, 8pm - 10pm
Tight Club, 261 Union
$20/15. Tickets at door or advance sales
The third show of a special three concert music series that profiles an exciting line-up of local POC, Indigenous and marginalized emerging and professional musicians. This evening features musicians Kimmortal & Megang & Estiqw, JB the First Lady, MIssy D, and Haisla with Nasty, Brutish and Short. These artists shine the light on, in the words of Khari: “a fierce new generation of voices and community minded artists; on the leading edge of hip hop and soul aesthetic in the Vancouver; right from communities with deep connections in the East End.”

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FILM

THE STORY BEHIND WEAVING RECONCILIATION: OUR WAY (2018, 25 min)
Saturday November 9, 7pm - 8pm
Carnegie Theatre, 401 Main, Free
In 2018, Vancouver Moving Theatre, in a collaboration led by Indigenous artists, knowledge-keepers and partners across the land, toured Weaving Reconciliation: Our Way to cities and communities across Canada. This play and cultural encounter was created in the Downtown Eastside by Renae Morriseau with Rosemary Georgeson and Savannah Walling, with contributions from the cast, knowledge-keepers and partnering communities.  Weaving Reconciliation: Our Way brought to life the story of Old One and his heartbreaking and hilarious journey to reconcile with himself, his family and community. Local filmmaker Jessica Hallenbeck (Lantern Films) has created an exquisite short film that traces the national tour, cultural practices across the land, and the reflections of participating actors, youth and elders. 

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FILM

SURVIVORS TOTEM POLE (2016, 24 min)
Saturday November 9, 8pm - 9:30pm
Carnegie Theatre, 401 Main, Free
In 2016, the Survivors Totem Pole was carved by Downtown Eastside resident and activist Skundaal Bernie Williams and her team of carvers, then raised at Pigeon Park in a powerful pole raising and potlatch witnessing ceremony attended by over 1,000 residents, Elders and VIPs. This moving film, by filmmaker Susanne Tabata, follows the extraordinary community-led journey to create and raise a monument to survivors: a tribute to the enduring strength, resistance, persistence and inclusion of the Downtown Eastside community. Following the film presentation Susanne Tabata, Skundaal Bernie Williams, and guests from the Sacred Circle Society will speak. 

FILMS & PANEL DISCUSSION

TOGETHER: Celebration and Reconciliation in the DTES
Sunday November 10, 10am - 1pm
312 Main, entrance on Cordova
Free, registration required
Together: Celebration and Reconciliation in the DTES is a series of public screenings and discussions to celebrate the resilience and collaboration of diverse peoples and communities in the DTES of Vancouver and beyond. When we fight to remember, redress, forgive, (re)concile, and re-start, we stand together. A backbone to the Together series is celebration and reconciliation with the Indigenous peoples of this land. Today’s first in the series shares perspectives from the Japanese Canadian community with documentaries by filmmaker Greg Masuda: Nikkei Stories of Powell Street series (21”); and The Right to Remain (2015, 45’ 11”). Followed by a panel discussion with Kathy Shimizu, Vancouver City Councillor Jean Swanson, Grace Eiko Thomson and Herb Varley. Facilitator: Dr. Huamei Han, Faculty of Education, SFU.

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MUSIC

CARNEGIE CLASSICS IN THE HEART OF THE CITY
Sunday November 10, 10:30am – 11:45am
Carnegie Theatre, 401 Main, Free
Be transported by the beauty of chamber music in the intimacy of the Carnegie Theatre. Clarinetist Johanna Hauser, who has presented over sixty concerts in the Carnegie Classics series, will be joined by violinists Marc Destrube and Andrea Siradze, violist Tawnya Popoff and cellist Olivia Blander to perform the Brahms Clarinet Quintet and Mozart String Quartet, K. 575.

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WALKING TOUR

CHINATOWN PUBLIC ART WALK
Sunday November 10, 11am - 12:30pm
Meet at Chinese Cultural Centre courtyard, 50 E. Pender
$10; pwyc for local residents
Public art and monuments figure heavily within Chinatown’s unique cultural landscape, just as much as its shops and architecture. Led by the Youth Collaborative for Chinatown, this walk will visit a range of public artworks in examination (and celebration!) of their contributions to community, culture and the public realm. Artwork will include the four murals recently completed through the 2019 Chinatown Mural Program and what they add to contemporary conversations around identity, belonging and changing daily life in Chinatown. 

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THEATRE

WORKIN’
Sunday November 10, 12pm - 1pm
Woodward’s Atrium, 111 W. Hastings, Free
Also November 9
The Festival is pleased to present Workin’ produced by Theatre Terrific. The question commonly  asked of us is “What do you do?” What defines ‘something’ as work and ‘something else’ as NOT work? Susanna Uchatius directs the large all-inclusive cast in a musical play that addresses the personal and public value of work, using dance, song, live music, humour and more. ​"I long to accomplish great and noble tasks, but it is my chief duty to accomplish humble tasks as though they were great and noble. The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker." – Helen Keller

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MUSIC

CARNEGIE JAZZ BAND AND SPECIAL GUESTS
Sunday November 10, 2pm - 4pm
Carnegie Theatre, 401 Main, Free
The Festival closes with an exciting Sunday afternoon of hot jazz featuring special guest Tom Pickett singing a selection of original songs written for Downtown Eastside music and theatre productions, along with popular jazz standards heard in the clubs and streets of Vancouver’s historic East End. Joining the Carnegie Jazz Band, led by multi-instrumentalist, composer and arranger Brad Muirhead, are three of Vancouver’s finest jazz musicians: Hugh Fraser (trombone/piano), Brent Gubbels (bass) and Adrian Smith (trumpet).

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CEREMONY

DTES CIRCLE OF GRANDMOTHERS:
Feast and Water Ceremony
Sunday November 10, 6pm - 8:30pm
PHS Skyroom, 10th floor, 131 W. Hastings, Free
The DTES Circle of Grandmothers is an ever-expanding circle of ceremonial women whose intention is to share their knowledge and wisdom, and be available to the community for ceremony and counsel. The Grandmothers join with the Heart of the City Festival to offer a hearty stew and to lead a water ceremony on the final evening of the Festival. The Grandmothers offer everyone the opportunity to experience ceremony and will help to close the Festival in a good way. Co-presented with DTES Centre for the Arts, with support from PHS. Everyone welcome. Limited capacity. First come, first served. 

12th ANNUAL OPPENHEIMER PARK COMMUNITY ART SHOW: The World As We Create It
Until October 26
Gallery Gachet, 9 W. Hastings Free
Oppenheimer Park and Gallery Gachet are pleased to present The World As We Create It. Exploring the theme of humans and the natural world, the exhibition showcases artwork from the Oppenheimer Park community, including paintings, drawings, print, sculpture, mosaic and mixed media works. Oppenheimer Park has a rich and colourful history as a place of recreation, celebration, activism, resistance, culture, healing, community and belonging, and is one of the oldest surviving parks in the city. This year’s exhibition reflects on our interactions with history, nature, place and space and how these narratives inform our worlds as we create them today. More than thirty artists’ diverse and nuanced interpretations of the theme are featured in the show. Gallery hours: Tues to Sat, 12pm - 6pm. 

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HOMING PIDGIN Haruko Okano
October 21 to December 14
Opening Reception, Saturday October 26, 12pm - 4pm
Centre A, #205 - 268 Keefer Free
See description PreFestival.

Gallery hours: Tues to Sat, 12pm - 5pm.

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THREE EWMA ARTISTS Karen Colville, Penny Lim, Rosina Santillana
Until October 30
Closing Reception, Wednesday October 30, 5pm - 6:30pm
Carnegie 3rd floor Gallery, 401 Main Free
See description on October 30.

Gallery is open when Carnegie is open.

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TWO EXHIBITS: ROYAL PORTRAIT and OUT OF CONCEALMENT

Royal Portrait, Until January 19
Out of Concealment, October 23 to April 5
Carnegie Cultural Sharing, Friday November 1
2pm - 5pm, Free
Curatorial Tour, Thursday November 7
2pm - 3pm Free
Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art, 639 Hornby
Adults $13, seniors $10, students $8, youth $6, children under 12 free, families $30
Royal Portrait features a collection of carvings, jewellry and portraits by Morgan Asoyuf honouring the Indigenous matriarchs in her life. Photographic portraits of Indigenous activists wearing crowns, frontlets, and headdresses highlight the true meaning of royalty for Indigenous peoples which is linked to how well we take care of others and the environment. 

Out of Concealment is a solo exhibition featuring the work of Haida artist, performer, activist, and lawyer Terri-Lynn Williams-Davidson. Female Supernatural Beings of Haida Gwaii are re-imagined through photomontages, film, and sound to convey origin stories and oral traditions from the Haida Nation. 

Gallery winter hours: Wed to Sun, 11am - 5pm. 

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A JOYOUS CELEBRATION OF LIFE,  Photos by Tom Quirk
November 2 to 28
Opening Reception, Tuesday November 5, 5pm - 6:30pm
Carnegie 3rd Floor Gallery, 401 Main Free
See description on November 5. 

Gallery is open when Carnegie is open.

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MOVING WITH JOY ACROSS THE ICE WHILE MY FACE TURNS BROWN FROM THE SUN Maureen Gruben
November 5 to December 15
Opening Reception Tuesday November 5, 6pm - 8pm
Fazakas Gallery, 688 E.Hastings Free
See description on November 5. 

Gallery hours: Tues to Sat 11am - 5pm, Sun 12pm - 5pm.

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THE ART OF JOHN YURIS
November 5 to 10
Artist Reception, Wednesday November 6, 3:30pm - 5pm
Downtown Community Health Centre, 569 Powell Free
See description on November 6.

Centre hours: Tues to Fri, 4:30pm - 7:30pm, Sat and Sun, 10am - 4pm. Note: on Tues Nov 5 the Centre is open to womxn only after 5pm for Womxn’s Night.

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SYNERGY Group Exhibition
November 8 to February 7
Opening Reception, Friday November 8, 4pm - 6pm
Lost + Found Cafe, 33 W. Hastings Free
See description on November 8. 

Cafe hours: Mon to Fri 8am - 6pm, Sat 9am - 5pm.

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CHAJI / 茶寂
Until January 10
Curator’s Tour with Tea Ceremony, Wednesday November 6, 2pm - 4pm, by donation to the Garden
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, 578 Carrall
Adult $14, student $10, senior $11, family $28
For artist Lam Wong, the first pillar of tea philosophy starts with respect (敬): respect towards tea, to the tea makers, the guests, and to nature. With great respect in mind, he invited four established artists — his father Don Wong, Arthur Cheng, Bryan Mulvihill, and Chick Rice — to join him in the Chaji / 茶寂 exhibition. The exhibition will also feature the works of John Cage, an influential and illuminating American artist/composer. The artists are all masterful in their art practice, and have all in various ways been inspired by tea or Eastern philosophy, especially Buddhism and Zen. 

Garden hours: Mon to Sun, 10am - 4:30pm  (beginning Nov 4, closed Monday). 

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GALLERY GACHET ANNUAL MEMBERS SHOW
November 8 to December 21
Opening Reception, Friday November 8, 6pm - 9pm
Gallery Gachet, 9 W. Hastings Free
See description on November 8. 

Gallery hours: Tues to Sat, 12pm - 6pm.

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AFROSCIENCE Tonye Aganaba, Sii-am Hamilton
Until November 15
Cheeky Proletariat Art Gallery, 320 Carrall Free
AfroScience explores the connections between Black and Indigenous art forms, and brings artists together to collaborate creatively on works inspired by their shared history. Tonye Aganaba and Sii-am Hamilton make art together and use this creation, and its conversations, to challenge the inequities they face in so-called Vancouver and beyond. The two artists are irreverent and playful in their work, and explore ideas of identity, race, environmentalism and public health. They want to return people to a state of remembering by showing images, themes and colours that raise positive emotions and inspire thought. Window exhibition. 

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HOPE IN SHADOWS Photo Exhibition
November 8 to November 16
Opening Reception, Friday November 8, 5pm - 7pm
InterUrban Gallery
1 E. Hastings, entrance on Carrall Free
See description on November 8.

Gallery hours: Wed to Sat, 1pm - 5pm.

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RELATIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY Group Exhibition
Until December 7
Audain Gallery, 149 W. Hastings Free
Relations of Responsibility is an exhibition of work by three contemporary artists, Raven Chacon, Gabi Dao and Lou Sheppard, that explores the conditions of mutual becoming that the performance of a score produces, where both text and interpreter are transfigured by encounter and engagement. Borrowing its title from theoretical physicist and feminist scholar Karen Barad, Relations of Responsibility considers the materializing effects of performance, where ethical obligations extend to the tools used as much as to the composers and performers themselves. Co-presented by SFU's School for the Contemporary Arts, with the support of the Western Front and SFU Library. 

Gallery hours: Tues to Sat, 12pm – 5pm; except Fri, 12pm – 8pm.

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RAT SCHOOL OF ART Dahye Kim and Ye Eun Nam
November 7 to December 7
Centre A, #205 - 268 Keefer Free / By donation
The work of Seoul-based artists Dahye Kim and Ye Eun Nam is connected, by way of issues and observations of the fast fashion industry of South Korea and the labour of the artists, in dialogue with Centre A’s current location, a former clothing store. This exhibition is presented in partnership with the RAT School of ART (Seoul, South Korea) as part of an annual exchange and residency program. This unique collaboration highlights the role of contemporary artists in transnational cultural productivity and the contemplation of ideas. 

Gallery hours: Tues to Sat, 12pm - 5pm. 

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HOLD ON Anna Zett
Until January 11
Or Gallery, 236 E. Pender Free
The Festival welcomes Or Gallery to the neighbourhood as they open the first exhibition in their new home. Hold On is an interactive multi-media installation that addresses two modes of language and their interplay: writing and speech. Writing, as the manipulation of matter to leave a trace, is intimately linked with the hand, while speech is connected to voice, rhythm and the act of listening. Exploring the limits and symbolic meanings of tactility, Anna Zett presents a series of enigmatic bubble-like glass objects and invites viewers to grasp them, triggering an audio-visual meditation on both concrete and abstract levels. Gallery hours: Tues to Sat, 12pm - 5pm.