explorASIAN 2009 Festival Calendar
Download the 2009 explorASIAN Festival Calendar! (PDF: April 30, 2009)
May 01 | explorASIAN Festival Opening Celebration: Vince Mai & Special Guests | Fredric Wood Theatre, UBC | $ | 7:30 PM
May 01 – May 02 | National Nikkei Museum & Heritage Centre OPEN HOUSE | National Nikkei Museum & Heritage Centre | Free
May 01 – May 09 | Train by Maiko Bae Yamamoto | Gateway Theatre Studio B | $ | Various Times
May 01 - May 23 | 36 Views by Naomi Iizuka | Jericho Arts Centre | $ | Various Times
May 01 – June 20 | Exhibition of Clay Spheres and Mandalas by Darrell Oike | Numen Gallery | Free | Various Times
May 02 | 12th Annual Bill Alley Memorial Dragon Boat Festival | Barnet Marine Park, Burnaby | Free | 8:30 AM
May 02 | Asian Heritage Fair | Aberdeen Centre, Richmond | Free | 10 AM
May 03 | Third Annual Drumming Extravaganza | Richmond Cultural Centre | Free | 10 AM
May 03 | Legong Keraton Lasem | Scotiabank Dance Centre | $ | 8 PM
May 04 | Iron Road by David Wu| Pacific Cinematheque | $ | 7:30 PM
May 05 | DocuAsia Forum: A Chinese Documentary Night | SFU – Downtown Campus | Free | 6:30 PM
May 05 | Writers Workshop: Jen Sookfong Lee | Richmond Cultural Centre | Free | 7 PM
May 05 | Vineet Vyas and Bageshree Vaze | Gateway Theatre, Richmond | $ | 8 PM
May 05 – May 10 | Youth Empowerment and Skills Training Seminar (Yes!+) | UBC | Free | Various Times
May 06 | Like Light Off Water: Daphne Marlatt, O.C. | Richmond Cultural Centre | $ | 8 PM
May 07 - May 10 | New Asia Film Festival | Richmond Cultural Centre | $ | Various Times
May 09 | China’s Long Song | CBC Radio Two | Free | 12 PM
May 09 – May 10 | Midnight Tea with Alcvin Ryuzen Ramos | 45West STUDIOS | $ | 12 AM
May 10 | Shaw Multicultural Channel Filmmakers’ Showcase | Cable 119 | Free | 9 PM
May 12 | Hokusai’s Daughter: 36 Views of the Master and His Muse | Historic Joy Kogawa House | Donation | 7:30 PM
May 13 – May 15 | Chinatown and Beyond | SFU | $ | 9 AM
May 13 – May 29 | NŪR: LIGHT – The Essence | Roundhouse Centre | Free | Various Times
May 15 | Good Wives and Wise Mothers | National Nikkei Museum & Heritage Centre | Free | 7 PM
May 16 | explorASIAN Friends & Family Day | Dr. Sun Yat Sen Classical Chinese Gardens | Donation | 11 AM
May 16 | Ravi & Anoushka Shankar | Orpheum Theatre | $ | 8 PM
May 16 | THAKKAR presents GITA GOVINDA | Surrey Arts Centre | $ | 8 PM
May 17 | Devatek | Chai Gallery | $ | CANCELLED
May 17 – May 18 | Darin’ Joes Sketch Comedy Present’s: Impaired Functioning | Downtown Vancouver | $ | 7:30 PM
May 18 | ENCORE PRESENTATION: SHAW MULTICULTURAL CHANNEL FILMMAKERS’ SHOWCASE | Channel 4 on Cable TV | Free | 7:00 AM & 4:00PM
May 19 | More than a Love Letter | Vancouver Art Gallery | Free | 7 PM
May 19 | An Evening of Arabic Poetry in Translation | Vancouver Public Library – W. Georgia | Free | 7:30 PM
May 20 | TEN THOUSAND SPIRITS | CBC Radio One | Free | 9:05 PM - NEW!
May 21 | Asian Heritage Month Concert | Coquitlam Public Library | Free | 7 PM - NEW!
May 21 | Indran Amirthanayagam | UBC Bookstore/Library Robson Square | Free | 7 PM - NEW!
May 21 | A Warrior’s Religion – First Screening | ABBOTSFORD – University of the Fraser Valley | $ | 5:30 PM and 7:45 PM - NEW!
May 21 – May 23 | Ten Nights of Dream | Centre A | $ | 8:30 PM – TIME CORRECTION
May 22 | A Warrior’s Religion – Second Screening | ABBOTSFORD – University of the Fraser Valley | $ | 5:30 PM and 7:45 PM - NEW!
May 22 | Kaiser/Muller/Raine-Reusch | Scotiabank Dance Centre | $ | 8 PM
May 23 | Yoshida Brothers | Vogue Theatre | $ | 8 PM
May 23 | Vive! Musical Revue | Lion’s Hall | Donation | 5:45 PM
May 23 | SOMETHING IN BETWEEN | Firehall Arts Centre | Free | 5:45 PM - NEW!
May 23 | Sitara | Roundhouse Community Centre | Free | 2 PM - NEW!
May 23 – May 24 | GENERATION 6 | Firehall Arts Centre | Free | 5:45 PM and 1:30 PM - NEW!
May 24 | Tinikling (Bamboo Dance) | Scotiabank Dance Centre | $ | 3 PM
May 24 | Classical Indian Music & Dance: Kala Utsav | Richmond Cultural Centre | $ | 7 PM
May 24 | DOXA: Yodok Stories | Pacific Cinematheque | $ | 7 PM
May 24 | Asian Heritage Munch | Cambrian Hall | Free | 11 AM - NEW!
May 25 | World Poetry Extravaganza | Roundhouse Centre | Free | 7 PM
May 25 | Book Launch: Tenney Homma | Richmond Cultural Centre | Free | 7 PM
May 26 | Xu Xi at UBC | Irving K. Barber Learning Centre | Free | 1 PM - NEW!
May 26 | Xu Xi and Indran Amirthanayagam | Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre | Free | 7 PM - NEW!
May 26 – May 27 | Tailor Made | Knowledge Network – Cable 5 | Free | May 26 (10:00 PM) May 27 (2:00 AM, 7:00 PM) - NEW!
May 27 | explorASIAN in Richmond featuring Xu Xi, Neworld Theatre & Ronin Wong | Richmond Cultural Centre | Free | 7 PM
May 28 | Discover Dance! Thai Dance Company | Scotiabank Dance Centre | $ | 12 PM
May 28 | Michele Quan: GARLANDS | ON MAIN | Free | 6 PM
May 28 | A Warrior’s Religion – First Screening | VANCOUVER – Raja Cinema | $ | 7 PM - NEW!
May 28 | Easy Tips For A Healthy Asian Diet by Tiffany Yeh | SFU at Harbour Centre | Free | 7 PM - NEW!
May 28 | NUR – Celebration of Light Performances | Roundhouse Community Centre | Free | 7 PM - NEW!
May 28 | International Top Model Competition & Gala | River Rock Theatre | $ | 8 PM
May 28 | Ganga Giri & Adham Shaikh | The Red Room | $ | 9 PM
May 28 – June 14 | Flower Drum Song | Waterfront Theatre | $ | Various Times
May 29 | A Warrior’s Religion – Second Screening | VANCOUVER – Raja Cinema | $ | 7 PM - NEW!
May 29 | “Root down, Rise up!” 12th Annual Roots & Rhymes and Resistance | Sir Charles Tupper Secondary Auditorium | $ | 7 PM
May 29 – July 12 | The Further Adventures of Girl – Diyan Achjadi | Richmond Art Gallery | Free | 7 PM
May 31 | Celebration of Filipino Culture | Richmond Public Library Brighouse | Free | 10 AM CANCELLED
April 18 | Asia Voila! | UBC | Free | 11 AM
April 19 | Gamelan Extravaganza | Vancouver Playhouse | Free | 7 PM
April 23 | Chinese Music: A Musical Mosaic | Vancouver Public Library – W. Georgia | Free | 6 PM
April 25 | Liu Fang in Concert | Telus Studio, Chan Centre, UBC | $ | 8 PM
April 29 | Seven Success Secrets for Canadian Immigrants | Vancouver Public Library – W. Georgia | Free | 7 PM
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