The 11th Annual European Festival BC
When: May 31, 2008 – all day family fun!
Where: Scandinavian Community Centre,
6540 Thomas St, Burnaby, BC
Website: www.eurofestbc.ca
A truly unique Canadian celebration of European cultures thriving in British Columbia. With over 30 countries showcased, the European Festival offers 15 hours of continuous family fun and entertainment!
Highlights include: Folk dancers, singers & musicians in authentic costume performing non-stop throughout the day; children’s tent with face-painting & balloon-twisting and crafts; cultural displays, European marketplace, European food tent, beer garden and a finalé with live dance band, The S-Bahn!
Admission is $7, and children under 12-FREE! Tickets available at gate. Gates open at 10 a.m.
General Inquiries – Phone: 1-866-749-9208 or email: info@eurofestbc.ca
Presented by the Eurofest B.C. Society – a not-for-profit volunteer organization
Glenn Bohn of The Vancouver Sun wrote “Tibet coverage ‘twisted, biased’” yesterday.
Basically, it says that Western media has been biased and given twisted coverage of Tibet protest. It mentions that most media images come from Westerners and/or tourists taking sensational videos, photos, or cell phone pics in the heat of protest. Western media heavily relies on these images to stir their columns and news stories.
On the other hand, “viewers of Chinese-language TV news broadcasts see the more of the "dark side and violence of the riots," including assaults against ethnic Chinese in Tibet. The Chinese news media also interviewed injured ethnic Chinese in hospitals.”
Our well-known SingTao Daily, privately owned Chinese newspaper run out of Vancouver, says that Western media are critical of ALL non-western governments, not only Communist China, and shouldn’t really take undue offense, saying that it doesn’t mean that Western countries, or specifically Canada, is breaking “friendly relations” with China.
I’m glad they brought this up. I am a huge fan of articles that show some reflexivity in discourse.
You are invited to a feast on the shores of the Skeena, “river of mists” by Simoiget Hagbegwatku of the Royal Dakhumhast House. Gilo Hyte stands alone in front of the great village of Damelahamid and welcomes the approaching canoes with a dance. Consumed by the nax nokxs, she throws the spirit and the guests respond in song. Gilo Hyte transforms time and space, bridging the ancient with a living tradition. Hidden for more than a century, Dancers of Damelahamid bring to the stage the treasures of their lineage: dramatic dances, captivating narrative, beautiful button blankets and northwest coast art.
