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Heather Pawsey performs Sunday at Rocky Mountaineer train station

Heather Pawsey performs this Sunday on rail cars!

She is one of the most adventuresome and creative performers that I know.

DSC_4176_103729 - soprano Heather E. PAWSEY by FlungingPictures.

Heather is a favorite performer at Gung Haggis Fat Choy events – photo Patrick Tam/Flunging Pictures

Through her unique music series “New Music in New Places,” She has sung in mines, a wine vat, at the aquarium… Now she will be singing in rail cars.

Sunday
February 15, 2009
Rocky Mountaineer Station
Vancouver BC
(see Heather's message below for details)

At the 2009 Gung Haggis Fat Choy dinner, she reprised her Brief
Encounters work with dj Timothy Wisdom, singing opera arias to hip hop
beats. As well, she sang the classic Chinese folk song Mo Li Hua
(Jasmine Flower) in mandarin, accompanied by cultural fusion ensemble
Silk Road Music.

DSC_3803_103366 - Heather PAWSEY & Mad Celts by FlungingPictures.

Check out her website www.heatherpawsey.com

See the message from Heather below:

Hi!

If you're looking for something a little different next
weekend, please come and enjoy an evening of evocative railway-themed
Canadian chamber music at my upcoming New Music in New Places concert
Sound-Tracks. Due to recent federal cuts, this unfortunately marks the
final round of New Music in New Places, so if you haven't had the
opportunity yet to check out these unique, site-specific events, come
to the Rocky Mountaineer train station on February 15 to find out what
they've been all about.

Hope to see you there!
Heather

SOUND-TRACKS
Sunday, February 15, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
Rocky Mountaineer Train Station
1755 Cottrell Street, Vancouver
FREE
(Reservations required, 604-606-7361 or concert@rockymountaineer.com)

All
Aboard!! SOUND-TRACKS, a rollicking ride of contemporary classical
Canadian music celebrating the mystery and romance of the rails, “hits
the track” Sunday, February 15, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. at the Rocky
Mountaineer Train Station (1755 Cottrell Street, Vancouver). This
event is part of the New Music in New Places concert series, presented
by the Canadian Music Centre.

Board three stationary carriages
of the Rocky Mountaineer and Whistler Mountaineer trains (including the
gracious Glacier Dome car, and luxurious, bi-level GoldLeaf Dome Coach
affording a spectacular view of downtown Vancouver by night) with
critically acclaimed musicians Ariel Barnes, cello; Kathryn Cernauskas,
flute; AK Coope, clarinet; and Heather Pawsey, soprano for short,
intimate “mini-concerts”, and then move into the renovated vintage
station itself to join pianist Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa for a full ensemble
finish.

Just as the railway united the vast borders of our
country, music brings us closer together and sets us dreaming of
journeys, explorations and new discoveries. From coast to coast,
Canadian composers and authors have been fascinated with the legends
and lore of our iconic railways. SOUND-TRACKS celebrates this robust
legacy with works that include Violet Archer’s Train at Night; Paul
McIntyre’s At the Railway Station; Elma Miller’s Windwalker; Marjan
Mozetich’s Duet in Blue; Eldon Rathburn’s Ghost Train; Sid
Robinovitch’s Three Winter Songs; and Norman Symond’s Deep Ground, Long
Waters.

Works from British Columbia highlight Michael
Bushnell’s On Track; Jocelyn Morlock's Train; John Oliver’s 3
Trains; Sylvia Rickard’s Songs of the Loon; Barry Truax’s Steam;
and Leslie Uyeda’s Classical Escapade (world premiere), among others.

Admission
to SOUND-TRACKS is free but reservations are required on a first-come,
first-served basis. To book a space, please call the concert hotline at
604-606-7361 or email concert@rockymountaineer.com.

DRESS
ADVISORY: As a portion of this concert will include moving from car to
car along the platform, please dress appropriately for weather and wear
footwear suitable for boarding railway carriages.

Critically
acclaimed musicians Ariel Barnes, cello; Kathryn Cernauskas, flute; AK
Coope, clarinet; Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa, piano; and Heather Pawsey, soprano
are particularly noted for their fearless and innovative approaches to
contemporary music. Collectively, they have premiered hundreds of new
Canadian works, many written specifically for them, with performances
spanning North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.

The Rocky
Mountaineer Station is located at 1755 Cottrell Street, Vancouver (east
on Terminal Avenue, south on Cottrell Street, located beside the Home
Depot) and parking is available. The vintage station is a renovated
mid-1950s Canadian National Railways locomotive maintenance building
with exposed timber and brick, 35 foot vaulted ceilings, and a
full-length glass wall that provides a complete view of the track and
rolling stock.

SOUND-TRACKS is part of the Canadian Music
Centre’s “New Music in New Places” initiative to take Canadian music
out of concert halls and in to alternative venues, and is made possible
through the generous support and assistance of Rocky Mountaineer
Vacations and Tom Lee Music. The Canadian Music Centre is an
independent, not for profit, non-government agency that promotes and
disseminates the music of Canadian composers. 2009 marks the 50th
anniversary of the Canadian Music Centre, and SOUND-TRACKS is dedicated
to the CMC in appreciation and celebration.

The Canadian Music
Centre gratefully acknowledges the support of the SOCAN Foundation and
the Government of Canada through the Canada Music Fund.

SOUND-TRACKS
Sunday, February 15, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
Rocky Mountaineer Station (1755 Cottrell Street, Vancouver)
FREE
(Reservations required, 604-606-7361 or concert@rockymountaineer.com)

More Info: Canadian Music Centre | 604.734.4622 | www.musiccentre.ca

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Vancouver Opera's “Voices of the Pacific Rim” displays wonderful talent

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“Voices of the Pacific Rim” is a talent showcase for Asian-Canadian opera singers in this Vancouver Opera production.

The 10 featured performers from “Voices of the Pacific” – photo Todd Wong

I loved last year's show, and while this year's show was equally enjoyable, it still left me wondering why a show titled Voices of the Pacific Rim featured so many European opera arias sung in German and Italian.

For $20, this is one of the most pleasurable and affordable opera recitals you could attend. The musicianship is superb. The singers are crowd pleasers. And you have to wonder, why you didn't invite more of your friends to join you.

This is a wonderful way for Vancouver Opera to reach out to Vancouver's many Asian communities, by featuring performers and songs with Japanese heritage this year, and Korean heritage last year.

Gina Oh is the music curator, as she was for last year's show. But this year, the young Korean-Canadian was named one of the top 100 Koreans by the Korean Consulate for her work in helping promote culture.

Sam Chung is a member of the Vancouver Opera Chorus, and will make his official debut with the VOA as a soloist in the upcoming Rigoletto. He gave a very fine performance of his talents in two solo turns. Sam had a commanding stage presence, with a voice that seems larger than his 5'6″ frame.

Jessica Cheung is always a delight to watch. She brought a delightfully charming attention to her aria from Mozart's The Abduction from the Seraglio.

More later….

Gung Haggis Fat Choy SEATTLE… this Sunday!

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“Toddish McWong's”

Gung Haggis Fat ChoyTM III !!!

produced
by Bill McFadden,
President of the Caledonian & St. Andrew's Society of Seattle

Sunday, February 15th 2009 – 5pm to 9pm

Ocean City Restaurant – 609 S. Weller St.
in Seattle's International District (across from Uwajimaya)

A Chinese/Scottish Cross-Cultural
Event
celebrating
The 250th Birthday of Robert Burns
and
Chinese Lunar New Year Year of the Ox

8 Course Dinner, Haggis, Raffle/Door Prize

Musical
entertainment featuring: Emcee Mr. Todd “Toddish McWong” Wong and
his inimitable “Address tae the Haggis Rap”, “Red” McWilliams, Sifu
David F. Leong's Belltown Martial Arts, Kenmore & District Pipe
Band, Karen Shelton Highland Dancers – Karen Shelton, Director, Melody
Dance Group – Melody Xie, Director, Pipers Don Scobie and Joe McDonald,
Asian Youth Orchestra – Warren Chang, Director

Ticket price $35 per person

Contact/Reservations: Bill McFadden (206) 364-6025
billmcfadden@mindspring.com

Jen Sookfong Lee reads Feb 12 for The On Edge reading series at Emily Carr University of Art + Design

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Jen Sookfong Lee will give a reading on Granville Island at Emily Carr University of Art + Design.

I really enjoyed reading Jen Sookfong Lee's debut novel, The End of East. It updates “the Chinatown story” from past incarnations by Wayson Choy in “The Jade Peony” or “Disappearing Moon Cafe” by SKY Lee.

Jen brings a grittier edgier approach to dealing with family and Chinese-Canadian identity issues. In fact, the protaganist tries to escape her family and its issues by disappearing into Montreal, until she is dragged back to face then in Vancouver.

Lee's writing is thoughtful, and her in-person readings and talks are very delightful. She will sometimes address that it was her grandfather's head tax certificate that inspired her to write some of the aspects of this story. Sometimes it's the third generation that often tries to rediscover what the 2nd generation was trying to cover up, or deemphasize in their own ambitions to blend in and assimilate into Canadian society.

Check out my May 2007 article about meeting Jen Sookfong Lee at the CBC Book Club

Jen Sookfong Lee featured at CBC Radio Studio One Book Club – we check it out!

The following information is courtesy of Rita Wong, our featured poet at the 2009 Gung Haggis Fat Choy Robbie Burns Chinese New Year's Eve Dinner.

The On Edge readings series presents:
Jen Sookfong Lee
Thurs, Feb 12 – 7 pm

in South Building Room 406
Emily Carr University of Art + Design
Granville Island

This reading is free and open to the public. All are welcome.

Jen
Sookfong Lee’s novel, The End of East (Knopf Canada, New Face of
Fiction 2007), delves into the underside of Chinese Canadian history
through the eyes of the Chan family. The National Post calls The End of
East “impressive, both in terms of its accomplished prose and its
ambitious three-generational scope.” The Calgary Herald notes that “Jen
Sookfong Lee is aware, it would seem, of the dark side of mythmaking,
its distorting and even parasitic price. It's one of many things that
make her a novelist to watch.” Jen, who edits two online magazines,
Schema and Wet Ink, is a member of the noted writing group SPiN. To
find out more, visit www.sookfong.com.

*****

Here is the spring schedule:

Feb 26 – Taien Ng-Chan
March 12 – Weyman Chan
April 2 – Shirley Bear

All
readings are at 7 pm on Thursday evenings in SB 406 at Emily Carr
University, Granville Island, Vancouver. Please come, and bring
friends, students, colleagues…

The On Edge series gratefully acknowledges the support of the Canada Council and Emily Carr University.

Note: There is free parking in the parkade under the ECU South Building after 7 pm.

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Bios of writers:

Taien
Ng-Chan is the author of Maps of Our Bodies and the Borders We Have
Agreed Upon, anthology editor of Ribsauce, and co-editor with Dana Bath
of Navigating Customs. She has written drama for stage, screen, and
radio, and her short films have played at festivals in Canada and the
US. Based in Montreal, she currently writes a regular movie column in
Matrix Magazine, and is in post-production on a trilogy of videopoems
called Sum-tung (heartache). As well, she is trying to finish her
first collection of stories, Blueprints for a Red Paper House.

Weyman
Chan is the author of Before A Blue Sky Moon, the 2002 recipient of the
Alberta Book Award for best book of poetry. Noise From the Laundry,
his latest book of poems, was published by Talonbooks in 2008 and
shortlisted for the Governor General's Prize in Poetry. hypo-derm,
more poetry,will be released in 2010 by Frontenac. Weyman Chan lives
and works in Calgary.

The author of a book of poems entitled
Virgin Bones (McGilligan Press, 2007), Shirley Bear is a multi-media
artist, writer, activist, and native traditional herbalist. Born on
the Tobique First Nation, she is an original member of the Wabnaki
language group of New Brunswick, Canada. Shirley Bear was the 2002
recipient of the Excellence in the Arts Award from the New Brunswick
Arts Board.

Vancouver Opera is showcasing Asian-Canadian singers in their “Voice of the Pacific Rim”

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Opera has led to many cross-cultural musical fusions… name an opera set in Asia…

Here I am playing accordion, with soprano Jessica Cheung. We are performing the “Farewell Song” used in the Naomi's Road opera, accompanied by Mats on guitar and Harry Aoki on bass. Jessica is one of my favorite sopranos! This photo is from the first open house event at Historic Joy Kogawa House. – photo Deb Martin

Some of my favorite opera arias are set in Asian. The famous tenor aria Nessun Dorma, is from Puccini's “Turandot”, set in ancient Peking. Puccini's beautiful “Un Bel Dei” is from Madame Butterfly, set in Japan. I like playing both of them on my accordion.

And the “Flower Duet” from Lakme, composed by Delibes, is set in India. You will recognize this from many television commercials. It is always so exciting to hear it performed live. Here's a beautiful version on youtube with Sumi Jo & Ah-Kyung Lee. And then there is also Bizet's “The Pearl Fishers” set in Ceylon.

It's a wonder that in a Pan-Asian city such as Vancouver, there isn't a real push to feature more Asian performers. Music has always been a prime mover in breaking down racial barriers.

The Vancouver Opera is featuring their 2nd annual “Voices of the Pacific Rim” recital.
Sunday, Feb 8th, 7:30pm.

This show features young Asian-Canadian artists. I got to know Jessica Cheung, Gina Oh and Sam Chung, when they did the Vancouver Opera Touring production of “Naomi's Road,” which debuted in September 2005. I saw the show many times in many venues. The opera was based on the children's novel “Naomi's Road” which was based on the adult novel “Obasan” by Joy Kogawa.

The presence of the opera, really helped to build awareness for the “Save Kogawa House” campaign, as well as 2005's One Book One Vancouver, by the Vancouver Public Library, which featured the novel “Obasan.”

Voices of the Pacific Rim

February 8, 2009
7:30pm

Vancouver Playhouse, Hamilton & Dunsmuir
Tickets: $20, including GST
To purchase call 604-683-0222

Vancouver Opera brings Asian and western cultures together in Voices of
the Pacific Rim, a recital of popular opera selections combined with
traditional Asian songs, performed by rising Asian Canadian opera
singers and celebrating and honouring the Chinese, Korean and Japanese
communities.

Featuring Jessica Cheung, Lucy Hyeon Kyung Choi, Sam Chung, Joyce Ho,

Brian Lee, Michael Mori, Stephanie Nakagawa, Gina Oh, Asako Tamura, Szu-Wen Wang

Music Director: Kinza Tyrrell

Artistic Curator: Gina Oh

Artwork: Marco Tulio, courtesy of Artspace

Community Partners:

Powell Street Festival Society

Canadian Society for Asian Arts

CLC Winter School starts off with speech from Carole James

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Todd Wong (CUPE 391 Vancouver Library Workers) with Carole James, NDP leader, and Judy Darcy – president of HEU (Hospital Employees Union).

The Canadian Labour Congress has organized Winter School for 32 years at Harrsion Hot Springs Resort. This was my first time attending, as I am still on my first year being on the executive of CUPE 391 Vancouver Library Workers, as a member-at-large.

I was enrolled in the course, “Unions in the Community.” Even though I am recognized by many people as a community leader, and community organizer, I learned many things about community organizing. I was amazed at the depth and involvement of my class mates in their communities and union locals.

On Monday, the first day of classes began. The evening featured a speech by BC NDP leader, Carole James.

Carole talked with Fred Kay, a retired long shore man, and veteran of the CLC Winter School.

It's always a pleasure to catch up with Jenny Kwan, MLA for Vancouver Mount Pleasant.

Gung Haggis Fat Choy 2009 Dinner highlights on Youtube

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See Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson cut the haggis “wi' ready slight” at the 2009 Gung Haggis Fat Choy: Toddish McWong's Robbie Burns Chinese New Year Dinner.

First timer Louis attended the Gung Haggis dinner, sitting at the Stuart Mackinnon table. He has created a really nice little video, collecting some of the highlights of the event.

See Parks Commissioner Stuart Mackinnon singing “My Chow Mein Lies Over the Ocean”

See the Gung Haggis Fat Choy Pipes & Drums, pipe in the haggis.

See Joe McDonald and Toddish McWong perform “The Haggis Rap” with guest rapper Ndid Cascade.

See opera soprano Heather Pawsey sing “Jasmine Flower” with Silk Road Music ensemble.

See Catherine Barr lead kilted male dinner guests in a rapping version of the “Toast to the Lassies”

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Silk Road Music hosts Cultural Olympiad show for Chinese New Year!

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What is typical Vancouver music for the Cultural Olympiad? I think it is the cultural fusion music of Andre Thibault and Qiu Xia He''s Silk Road Music!

Cultural Olympiad Feb 1 09 10 by DM by you.

For Chinese New Year, Qiu Xia He and Andre Thibault organized a truly multicultural show, featuring many ethnic performers and musical styles in Vancouver. But more importantly was the intercultural representation. Caucasian Willy Miles is singing in Mandarin Chinese. Non-African ethnic dancers are performing traditional African dance with Jackie Essombe. The stilt walkers are every ethnicity including mixes. And of course the Gung Haggis Fat Choy dragon boat team features Scottish and Chinese ancestry + everything in-between and everything beyond – photo Deb Martin

Still Moon Arts Stilt walkers meet the Gung Haggis Fat Choy dragon dancers. The stilt walkers are children and young teens led by Carman Rosen, who has also performed celtic music at the 2005 Gung Haggis Fat Choy dinner. – photo Deb Martin.

Kathy Gibler, executive director of Dr. Sun Yat Sen Gardens, Ellen Woodsworth – Vancouver City Councilor, prepare to help make opening speeches with Dr. Jan Walls – MC for the show and performer of Chinese clapper tales – photo Deb Martin

Bonnie Soon leads Uzume Taiko through some very exciting rhythmic drumming perfomances. Uzume Taiko often performs with bagpipers. Bonnie and I talked, and I hope we can feature them at a future Gung Haggis Fat Choy dinner one year – photo Todd Wong

Chinese Lion stilt dancers! In one of the crazy moments of beautiful serendipity, I offered my Lion Dance costume to the Sill Moon Arts stilt walkers, for a photo prop… and the next thing we knew, another stilt walker offered to be the tail, and presto! The very first Chinese Lion stilt walkers!!! The kids had so much fun, it is always a joy to see them. – photo Todd Wong

Jessica Jone is a classically trained dancers – she has studied Chinese classical and Chinese folk dancing as well as Western classical and contemporary dancing. She always smiles and has incredible presentation. – photo Todd Wong

Dancers from the Jessica Jone dance school come on stage for a wonderful fan dance. I love the colour and movement. – photo Todd Wong

Jacky Essombe and The Makalas perform traditional African Dance. The weather was so cold you could see Jacky's hot breath steam into the cold air. But they brought so much high energy, you just felt warmer while seeing them work so hard – photo Todd Wong

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Here's a group shot with almost everybody on stage. The dancers posed for pictures, and so we brought the dragon to stand behind them. Soon everybody was in the picture!

Here we pose with Qiu Xia He, organizer of this great event. Left to right: Todd Wong, Devon Cooke, Qiu Xia, Dave Samis, hidden are Brooke and Deb – photo Marion

Here's our dedicated group of Dragon Boat paddler dragon dancers! Todd Wong, Deb Martin, Brooke Samis, Dave Samis and Devon Cooke. – photo Marion.

SFU Gung Haggis Fat Choy Festival features dragon cart racing!

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Toddish McWong, co-founder of SFU Gung Haggis Fat Choy Festival poses with McFogg the Dog, and SFU Rowers prior to the dragon cart racing event. – photo courtesy Todd Wong

The Chinese lion looks a bit like Stitch from “Lilo and Stitch” playing bagpipes… but its colourful, and it gets your attention – photo Todd Wong

It's not everyday an SFU student gets to inspire an annual festival
event long after they graduated from their university. It was in 2005,
that I was invited to help co-found the SFU Gung Haggis Fat Choy
Festival. The Recreation department wanted to create an event that
could help kick-start the Spring Semester in January. They also wanted
an event that could involve the university's large Asian student
population as well as the university's Scottish traditions for Robbie
Burns Day. Gee… wasn't that Chinese Robbie Burns Dinner thing…
Gung Haggis Fat Choy created by a SFU student?

So… they invited me up for some meetings, and learned about how I
first wore a kilt and carried the claymore in the 1993 SFU Robbie Burns
Day ceremonies. I came up with the idea of a “dragon cart race” to
simulate dragon boats racing across Convocation Mall. They came up
with a haggis eating contest.

A few years later, SFU Recreation invented “human curling” – tires
mounted on dolly wheels that can simulate curling rocks gliding down
the ice. It was a hit! No more haggis eating contests now…

2009_January 242 – photo Todd Wong

The SFU Kung Fu Club provided the Chiense Lion Dance for the Festival. Here, the Lion has eaten an offering of lettuce and spits it out!

Todd Wong gives the Address to the Haggis, to help start the SFU Gung Haggis Fat Choy Festival.

The SFU Women's soccer team, wins their first heat. They would go on to win the Best of 3 finals against the SFU Demolition and Participation team.

SFU Gung Haggis Fat Choy…

Gung Haggis Fat Choy dragon will dance with Silk Road Music's Cultural Olympiad show 1:30pm at Dr. Sun Yat Sen Gardens, following Chinese New Year Parade in Chinatown

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Silk Road Music's Qiu Xia He is organizing a FANTASTIC show at the Dr. Sun Yat Sen Courtyard for Chinese New Year Parade February 1st. Gung Haggis Fat Choy dragon will do a dance!

The Gung Haggis Fat Choy dragon boat team will bring their team mascot to Chinese New Year's Cultural Olympiad show at 1:30 pm in the Dr. Sun Yat Sen Courtyard, beside the Dr. Sun Yat Sen Chinese Classical Gardens, at the Chinese Cultural Centre. The above picture is their dragon's debut at the St. Patrick's Day Parade. Michael Brophy holds the head, while Joy, Deb, Hillary and Richard assist. – photo J. Wong

February 1st, Vancouver Chinatown Parade
+ special Cultural Olympiad show at Dr. Sun Yat Sen Courtyard.

This show is presented by the Dr. Sun Yat Sen Classical Chinese Gardens, who will be having admission by donation for the day. There will be Japanese taiko drums played by a Chinese-Canadian, there will be Chinese songs sung by a White-Canadian, there will be African dancing, and classical Chinese dancing, and French-Canadian reels. If I could have all these performers at a Gung Haggis Fat Choy dinner, I would… if we could fit them in. But I can't… so I have to come down to Chinatown to see this show.

The Gung Haggis Fat Choy dragon boat team members will be performing a dragon dance for the 2nd show in the afternoon, following the Chinatown Parade at noon. We have some volunteers, who
will perform OUR version of the DRAGON DANCE this Sunday, Feb 1st, at
the Cultural Olympiad show at the Dr. Sun Yat Sen Courtyard. (Chinese
Cultural Centre).

Please remember Chinatown will be very busy, and challenging to find parking. Last year, I parked over by the Beatty St. Armouries. The Chinatown Parkade is good – but get there early.

Please come down and enjoy the show. Here are important times.

10:30 am – FIRST Show @ Dr. Sun Yat Sen Courtyard (we aren't in it)

12 noon – Chinatown Parade begins

1:00 – Gung Haggis dragon dancers meet @ Dr. Sun Yat Sen courtyard.
We will sit near the front row.

1:30 – 3:30 Cultural Olympiad Show. We will perform in 1st and last songs.

This show is organized by Qiu Xia He of Silk Road Music, and the MC is Dr. Jan Walls, who did a wonderful performance of a Robbie Burns Chinese clapper tale for the recent Gung Haggis Fat Choy Robbie Burns Chinese New Year's Eve Dinner.

Michael Brophy leads the Gung Haggis dragon at the St. Patrick's Day Parade with Hillary and Leanne. – photo courtesy of Steve Duncan.

Todd Wong with a “horse” at the 2006 Chinese New Year parade in Vancouver Chinatown – photo D. Martin

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Message from Qiu Xia
of Silk Road Music – the event organizer

Thanks Todd for the great event! and thanks for your great promo on your site!

We
are looking forward to see your team on the Feb 1. Please advise your
team dress warm and bring your own lunch ( there are tea and snack but
not enough for everyone's lunch) When you finish your first set, please
put your dragon back to the office in the garden since the green room
tent is full of people.

We would like to you
to dance with us on the First and last piece in front of the stage( the
stage is too full). There are dancers and stilt dances happening at
the sometime, please watch where you go, make sure you are safe.

Your cheque will be paid by the garden that day, don't forgot.

Here is the program of PM:

Second show: 1:30-3:30pm (full set)

Happiness (with Gung Haggis Fat Choy Dragon Team,Happy Dancing Group, Still Moon Arts Stilt Dancers)

Better and Better with Speeches(with Katharine Carol/Cultural Olympiad, others)
Happy New Year Song ( Feng jun)

Kang Ding Love song ( with Feng jun and Willy)

MC spot.

Taiko feature- In Your Dreams (Bonnie and Uzume taiko)

Clouds (with Jesica dance)

Feng Yang Flower Song (Lorita Leong Dancers, Happy Dancing Group and audiences)

Nomad Rustic Song ( with Feng jun and Willy)

The Makala Dancers( or Jacky solo with A pair)

My home town is Beijing ( Feng Jun)

Jessamine Flowers(Feng jun and Willy with audiences sing along)

Lift
your veil ( with Jessica and Chunxin)

The Makala dancers( Jacky with audiences)

Con te Partiro( with Willy and Feng jun)

Gao Shan Qing ( with Feng jun and Willy)

Horse Race( with Jun rong)

MC spot.

Devil’s reel

Taiko feature-Matsuri Taiko (Bonnie and Uzume taiko)

Great Race Zodiac Dance finale( with all performers, include DRAGON Mascot)

Last Speech

Thank you again!

Silk Road Music

Qiu Xia He

Canada

Gung HAGGIS Fat Choy

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Heather Pawsey performs Sunday at Rocky Mountaineer train station

Vancouver Opera's “Voices of the Pacific Rim” displays wonderful talent

Gung Haggis Fat Choy SEATTLE… this Sunday!

Jen Sookfong Lee reads Feb 12 for The On Edge reading series at Emily Carr University of Art + Design

Vancouver Opera is showcasing Asian-Canadian singers in their “Voice of the Pacific Rim”

CLC Winter School starts off with speech from Carole James

Gung Haggis Fat Choy 2009 Dinner highlights on Youtube

Silk Road Music hosts Cultural Olympiad show for Chinese New Year!

SFU Gung Haggis Fat Choy Festival features dragon cart racing!

SFU Gung Haggis Fat Choy…

Gung Haggis Fat Choy dragon will dance with Silk Road Music's Cultural Olympiad show 1:30pm at Dr. Sun Yat Sen Gardens, following Chinese New Year Parade in Chinatown