Welcome to the 13th Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival and twelve days of music, stories, songs, poetry, cultural celebrations, films, theatre, dance, processions, spoken word, forums, workshops, discussions, gallery exhibits, public art, mixed
Date/Time: Oct 26 2016, 11:00 am to 9:30 pm
Vancouver, The Downtown Eastside
The theme of this year’s Festival, Living on Shared Territory, pays tribute to the Downtown Eastside’s founding peoples, cultures and diverse neighbourhoods as we live, learn and create together on unceded Coast Salish territories under the long shadow of our colonial past and present.
A special feature this year is the installation of the 27 ft. Survivors Totem Pole in Pigeon Park at Hastings and Carrall. This grass roots initiative led by Sacred Circle Society, in the words of carver Skundaal Bernie Williams (Haida/Coast Salish), “honours the many people who have arrived and lived in the Downtown Eastside as survivors”.
Most events are free, but some require pre-registration or do have a ticket price, so please check event details before attending.
Wednesday October 26
11am – 3pm Big Print Project Chinatown Raven’s Eye Studio, 456 E. Hastings
1pm – 4pm Realms Of Refuge Drop In Interurban Gallery, 1 E. Hastings, Entrance On Carrall
2pm – 3:30pm Festival Opening Ceremony Carnegie Theatre, 401 Main
5pm – 6pm From Buffalo Meat To Baloney: Bill Quinn Carnegie 3rd Floor Gallery, 401 Main
7pm – 9:30pm Jam For Sam Carnegie Theatre, 401 Main
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