Celebrating Mexican Writer Elena Poniatowska winner of the Cervantes prize, the most prestigious literary award in Spanish

Celebrating Mexican Writer Elena Poniatowska 

Winner of the "Premio Cervantes" 2013 the most prestigious literary award in Spanish and The Fine Arts Medal.

Celebrating Mexican writer Elena Poniatowska, winner of the 2013 Cervantes prize, the most prestigious literary award in Spanish

We are celebrating that our acclaimed Mexican writer and journalist Elena Poniatowska has been awarded with the 2013 Cervantes prize. This is the most prestigious literary award for the Spanish language literature.
We are also celebrating that she is receiving the prestigious Mexican Fine Arts Medal awarded to outstanding well-known persons from the culture of Mexico, as a distinction due to the development of an artistic work with a clear impact that benefits the promotion and dissemination of the arts in the country.

Post: Leonora by Elena Poniatowska 
Pinterest Board: Elena Poniatowska  

 Video of the Cervantes Prize Ceremony 

Conaculta Video of the Fine Arts Medal award ceremony 

Books by Elena Poniatowska Available at the Vancouver Public Library

The following are some of her books available at the Vancouver Public Library:

Obras reunidas II Novelas Poniatowska, Elena - Vancouver Public Library

Paseo de la Reforma Poniatowska, Elena - Vancouver Public Library

La piel del cielo Poniatowska, Elena - Vancouver Public Library

 Dear Diego Poniatowska, Elena - Vancouver Public Library

Lilus Kikus and Other Stories Poniatowska, Elena - Vancouver Public Library

El tren pasa primero Poniatowska, Elena - Vancouver Public Library

Amanecer en el Zócalo los 50 días que confrontaron a México Poniatowska, Elena - Vancouver Public Library

Obras reunidas II Novelas Poniatowska, Elena - Vancouver Public Library

The Skin of the Sky Poniatowska, Elena - Vancouver Public Library

Boda en Chimalistac Poniatowska, Elena - Vancouver Public Library

Las Soldaderas Women of the Mexican Revolution - Vancouver Public Library

Massacre in Mexico Poniatowska, Elena- Vancouver Public Library

Obras reunidas I Narrativa breve Poniatowska, Elena - Vancouver Public Library

Spot Prawn Festival in Vancouver

Spot Prawn Festival in Vancouver

8th Annual Spot Prawn Festival

8th Annual Spot Prawn Festival

Saturday, 10 May 2014

11:00 AM to 3:00 PM

False Creek Fisherman´s Wharf

Vancouver, Canada

Spot Prawn season kicks off in British Columbia with the Annual Spot Prawn Festival. This event is organized by the Chefs´ Table Society of British Columbia at the Wharf Fishermen west of Granville Island in Vancouver. Hundreds of people gather at this festival where the City's top chefs prepare fresh-off-the-boat  BC Spot prawns. The public are able to buy live, locally sourced, and sustainable prawns direct off the dock and enjoy live music and some other activities.

The season last till middle of June, so, you have the opportunity to buy live, locally sourced and sustainable prawn direct off the dock.

For more information visit Chef's Table Society of BC

Spot Prawn Festival Pictures

Spot Prawn Festival in Vancouver

Fresh Spot Prawn Boil - Spot Prawn Festival in Vancouver

Plate of fresh-off-the-boat BC Spot Prawns

Wharf Fishermen west of Granville Island in Vancouver - Spot Prawn Festival in Vancouver

Spot Prawn Festival in Vancouver

Greenpeace origins in Vancouver - Granville Island and Kitsilano

Greenpeace origins in Vancouver - Granville Island and Kitsilano

Greenpeace plaque at Granville Island Fisherman's Wharf - Vancouver, BC

Adding to the article published by Vancitybuzz "Al Jazeera documentary uncovers Greenpeace's Vancouver origins" here we show a few pictures of memorabilia commemorating some Greenpeace's events in Granville Island and Kitsilano.

The following plaque is located at the Granville Island Fisherman's Wharf:

"Greenpeace launched its first action 

from False Creek on September 15, 1971

 when activists set sail on board the

 Phyllis Cormack for Amchitka, Alaska

 to protest nuclear testing.

The crew: Dave Birmingham, Jim Bohlen,

 Bob Cummings, Bill Darnell,

 Richard Fineberg, Robert Hunter,

 Bob Keziere, Ben Metcalfe, Patrick Moore,

 Terry Simmons, Lyle Thurson.

Captain: John Cormack. 

Greenpeace Founders: Jim Bohlen, Paul Cote, Irving Stowe."

Greenpeace plaque at Granville Island Fisherman's Wharf - Vancouver, BC

Greenpeace founders picture at the Bimini's Public House Restaurant located in front of the former first Greenpeace Office home in 4th. Ave. and Maple St. in Kitsilano, Vancouver

Greenpeace opened its first office at 2007 (now 2009) 4th. Ave. and Maple St. in Kitsilano, Vancouver. Bimini's Public House Restaurant located in front of Greenpeace former first office has an arrange of pictures of the 70's some by Gregory Melle and some of the founders of Greenpeace. It was designed by Kendra Patton. Check the article here .

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Greenpeace founders picture at the Bimini's Public House Restaurant located in front of the former first Greenpeace Office home in 4th. Ave. and Maple St. in Kitsilano, Vancouver