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Victoria Cherry Blossom Festival
March 18, 2018 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Experience the second annual Victoria Cherry Blossom Festival at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria!
This event is a collaboration between the Victoria Nikkei Cultural Society (VNCS), The City of
Victoria, Haiku Arbutus, and The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. Happening this Sunday from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm, come out and enjoy the early cherry blossoms, Japanese cultural activities and refreshments.
Schedule
Front Lobby
1:00 – 4:00 Kimono demonstrations with Hitomi Harama, Ume Silk Kimono Couturier
Sakura Stage, Mansion Lobby – MC Yvonne Blomer – Poet Laureate, City of Victoria
1:15 San Girls Pop Dance performance
2:00 Kamishibai storytelling with Wakana Takai-McLean
3:00 Poetry Open Mike (sign up from 1:00 – 3:00)
Centennial Gallery – Beyond the Edges Exhibition
1:00 – 4:00 Fukuwarai game
1:30 | 2:00 | 2:30 | 3:00 | 3:30 Haiku workshops with Terry Ann Carter (10 minute sessions)
Spencer Gallery – Mansion – Hands on art making activities
1:00 – 4:00 Sumi-e and calligraphy demos with Mike Abe
1:00 – 4:00 Haiku Arbutus
1:00 – 4:00 Origami
1:00 – 4:00 Victoria Nikkei Cultural Society with guests Gordon and Ann Lee Switzer
Kearley Gallery – Mansion – Refreshments
Admission is by donation.
Thank you to all the sponsors and volunteers who worked hard to make this event possible.