Saturday, November 29, 2014

Living The Grey Cup in Vancouver

Living The Grey Cup in Vancouver 

Festival Vancouver Convention Centre - Grey Cup in Vancouver 2014
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Grey Cup in Vancouver 2014

Grey Cup in Vancouver
Grey Cup Parade in Vancouver
Grey Cup Parade in Vancouver

Winter Wonderland - Dashing trough the snow in Vancouver

Beautiful sunny day with Snow in Vancouver - Kits beach - photo MapleHouse.com
Some pictures of a beautiful day in Vancouver .... with snow.
Beautiful sunny day with Snow in Vancouver - Kits beach - photo MapleHouse.com
Beautiful sunny day with Snow in Vancouver - Kitsilano - photo MapleHouse.com
Beautiful sunny day with Snow in Vancouver - Kits beach - photo MapleHouse.com
Click in the picture below to see more images in Flickr.

Beautiful sunny day with Snow in Vancouver - Kits beach - photo MapleHouse.com
Beautiful sunny day with Snow in Vancouver - View from Kits beach - photo MapleHouse.com
Beautiful sunny day with Snow in Vancouver - Kits beach - photo MapleHouse.com
Beautiful sunny day with Snow in Vancouver - Kits beach - photo MapleHouse.com
Beautiful sunny day with Snow in Vancouver - View from Kits beach - photo MapleHouse.com
Beautiful sunny day with Snow in Vancouver - Kits beach - photo MapleHouse.com
 Snow in Vancouver -  photo MapleHouse.com
Snow in Vancouver - photo MapleHouse.com

Saturday, November 22, 2014

CandyTown - Free Outdoor Christmas Festival in Yaletown - Vancouver

CandyTown - Christmas Festival in Yaletown

 CandyTown free outdoor Christmas festival in Yaletown -  Downtown Vancouver

CandyTown

A Yaletown Holiday Festival

Saturday November 22 2014

12 pm - 7 pm

Mainland Street Yaletown

Vancouver

CandyTown is a free outdoor Christmas festival in Yaletown Downtown Vancouver. It features  "All I want for Christmas" gift market, Free Horse carriage rides, Live Music, Visits with Santa, Yaletown Rotary Club Xmas Tree Lot, and more.

Visit CandyTown website for more information .


CandyTown - Christmas Festival in Yaletown 2012 Pictures





Horse-drawn carriage rides - CandyTown free outdoor Christmas festival in Yaletown -  Downtown Vancouver

CandyTown free outdoor Christmas festival in Yaletown -  Downtown Vancouver

CandyTown free outdoor Christmas festival in Yaletown -  Downtown Vancouver


CandyTown free outdoor Christmas festival in Yaletown -  Downtown Vancouver
CandyTown Free Outdoor Christmas Festival in Yaletown - Vancouver
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Thursday, November 20, 2014

Eastside Culture Crawl in Vancouver

Eastside Culture Crawl

A visual arts, design and crafts festival 

17th Eastside Culture Crawl - Vancouver - Nov. 2013

Eastside Culture Crawl

A visual arts, design and crafts festival 

Nov 20 - 23 2014
For more information visit Eastside Culture Crawl website.

Eastside Culture Crawl Pictures 2013

These are some pictures of the 17th annual Eastside Culture Crawl a visual arts, design and arts festival celebrated Nov. 15-17 2013in Vancouver with over 400 artists in 85 different locations.
17th Eastside Culture Crawl - Vancouver - Nov. 2013
17th Eastside Culture Crawl - Vancouver - Nov. 2013
17th Eastside Culture Crawl - Vancouver - Nov. 2013
17th Eastside Culture Crawl - Vancouver - Nov. 2013
17th Eastside Culture Crawl - Vancouver - Nov. 2013



Monday, November 17, 2014

The Mexican Revolution - Books Available at the Vancouver Public Library


The Mexican Revolution - Books Available at the Vancouver Public Library

"Make no mistake: the Mexican Revolution was as profound and decisive for the destiny of my country as the French, Russian, or Chinese revolutions were for their nations or the North American revolutions in its two phases (first in 1776, then in 1861) was for the United States" A New Time for Mexico - Carlos Fuentes 

The Mexican Revolution. The following are some of the book available at the Vancouver Public Library.
A New Time for Mexico by Carlos Fuentes available at the Vancouver Public Library
Las Soldaderas Women of the Mexican Revolution by Elena Poniatowska - Vancouver Public Library
Pancho Villa una biografía narrativa Taibo, Paco Ignacio - Vancouver Public Library
The Old Gringo by Carlos Fuentes - Vancouver Public Library
Here's to You, Jesusa! - Poniatowska, Elena - Vanouver Public Library
Temporada de zopilotes Taibo, Paco Ignacio - Vancouver Public Library
Memoirs of Pancho Villa by Martín Luis Guzmán - Vancouver Public Library
The Eagle and the Serpent Guzmán, Martín Luis - Vancouver Public Library
Breve historia de la revolución mexicana Silva Herzog, Jesús (Book - 1972) - Spanish - Vancouver Public Library
The Underdogs Pictures and Scenes from the Present Revolution : A Translation of Mariano Azuela's Los De Abajo with Related Texts Azuela, Mariano (Book - 2006)
Jose Vasconcelos and the Writing of the Mexican Revolution Marentes, Lius A. (Book - 2000) - Vancouver Public Library 
The Eagle and the Serpent Guzmán, Martín Luis - Vancouver Public Library



Tuesday, November 11, 2014

The Works of Mexican Writer Carlos Fuentes at the Vancouver Public Library

The Works of Mexican Writer Carlos Fuentes at the Vancouver Public Library

Mexican Writer Carlos Fuentes - Books available at the Vancouver Public Library
"México es mi herencia, pero no mi indiferencia; la cultura que nos da sentido y continuidad a los mexicanos es algo que yo he querido merecer todos los días, en tensión y no en reposo. Mi primer pasaporte -el de ciudadano de México- he debido ganarlo, no con el pesimismo del silencio, sino con el optimismo de la crítica. No he tenido más armas para hacerlo que las del escritor: la imaginación y el lenguaje." - Carlos Fuentes. 

Writer Carlos Fuentes (1928-2012 ) one of Mexico's most celebrated novelists published more than 60 works, some of these are available at the Vancouver Public Library in Spanish, English and Spanish/English.


Some of Carlos Fuentes books at the Vancouver Public Library VPL :

Aura by Carlos Fuentes (Spanish/English)- VPL Link -   http://vpl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/676622038_aura   

Cuentos Sobrenaturales by Carlos Fuentes (Spanish) - VPL Link -  http://vpl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/1568479038_cuentos_sobrenaturales   -

The Eagle's Throne by Carlos Fuentes - VPL link -  http://vpl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/1322128038_the_eagles_throne    
La Muerte de Artemio Cruz by Carlos Fuentes - VPL link-  http://vpl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/924178038_la_muerte_de_artemio_cruz   
La región más transparente - VPL link-  http://vpl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/1919518038_la_region_mas_transparente  
The Orange Tree by Carlos Fuentes (English) - VPL link -  http://vpl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/729515038_the_orange_tree  
Terra Nostra by Carlos Fuentes (English and Spanish) - VPL link - http://vpl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/138998038_terra_nostra 


Dos cuentos de Carlos Fuentes: Material de Lectura UNAM 

Video: México bajo la piel.



Saturday, November 1, 2014

Mexican Day of the Dead in Vancouver 2014

Mexican Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) in Vancouver 2014

Mexican Day of the Dead in Vancouver 2014
The indigenous festivity dedicated to the dead (Día de Muertos) practiced by the indigenous communities on Mexico  was inscribed in 2008 on the UNESCO´s representative Lsit of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Mexican Day of the Dead celebrations also include artistic and cultural events that try to preserve traditions and costumes. In Vancouver we also have some of the traditional Mexican celebrations of the dead organized by the Mexican Communities and artists of Vancouver. We also have not typical  Mexican celebrations, but with an strong influence with its elements and characteristics as in "All Souls" celebration at the Mountain View Cemetery; this one includes in its events a very popular Mexican Sugar Skulls workshop. Other event where there are always Mexican sugar skulls is the popular Parade of Lost Souls.  

The following are some of the Mexican Day of the Dead Celebrations in Vancouver:


Day of the Dead Altar at The Holy Rosary Cathedral

Day of the Dead Altar at the Holy Rosary Cathedral in Vancouver

TBD Traditional Day of the Dead Altar at Holy Rosary Cathedral and "Fieles Difuntos" Celebration


Every year a beautiful traditional Day of the Dead Altar is set up at The Holy Rosary Cathedral on Nov. 2nd.
I am waiting for details about if the altar will be set up this year and if there is a celebration.

When: Nov. 2nd. Mass at 6:30 pm in Spanish (to be confirmed)
Where: Holy Rosary Cathedral 
646 Richards St.
Vancouver, B.C.

Día de Muertos en Vancouver - Una Tradición que no debe morir

Día de Muertos en Vancouver 2014 organizado por Mexicanos Viviendo en Vancouver y Latinos en Acción Society
Joe´s Cafe
2 pm - 11:00 pm
Join the event on Facebook to check address, hours and details.

La siguiente información esta publicada en el evento en Facebook: Día de Muertos en Vancouver - Una Tradición que no debe morir.

El sábado 1ero de Noviembre, el grupo Méxicanos Viviendo en Vancouver y Latinos in Action Society, los invitan cordialmente a participar en una celebración tradicional de día de muertos en la ciudad de Vancouver. El evento tiene la función de preservar esta tradición cultural y cultivarla en las nuevas generaciones. Está abierta a todo el público. Esperamos que todos ustedes conozcan nuevas amistades en el evento para seguir fortaleciendo nuestra identidad.

AGENDA DEL EVENTO

2-5pm - Creación de altares, decoración con papel picado del salón, ambientación.

5-7pm- Recibimiento de invitados. Café, Chocolate y licor estarán a la venta en la cafetería. Música alusiva y tradicional de fondo. 

7-8:30 Reflexión sobre las ánimas, baile folklórico "las brujas", lectura de calaveras, música en vivo. 

8:30- 10:30pm Convivio social con pan de muertos

10:30 -11 pm poner en orden y entregar el salón que nos prestaron. 

Day of the Dead Community Ofrenda

Day of the Dead Community Ofrenda - Vancouver 2014
November 1, 2014
5 pm - 7:15 pm
Hastings Community Centre
Join the event on Facebook to check address, hours and details.

La siguiente información esta publicada en el evento en Facebook: Day of the Dead Community Ofrenda.

Day of the Dead Community Ofrenda at Hastings Community Centre

Join the Community Altar and remember your loved ones on this very special night.

Special presentation by Leonor Martinez about the culture and traditions of the Day of the Dead in the Sierra Mazateca of Oaxaca

Pan de Muerto by the slice and Mexican Hot Chocolate will be available for sale ($8.00 for both)

Full loaves of Pan de Muerto available by pre-order only - info@culinaryencanto.com

This is an all ages event, suitable for the entire family
Register on line : http://bit.ly/1pCEhJ5
by email: info@culinaryencanto.com


PROGRAM:

5:00 Doors Open

5:15 Welcome, Introduction by Rossana Ascencio

5:30 Day of the Dead Culture and traditions of Oaxaca's Sierra Mazateca by Leonor Martinez

6:15 "Convivio" - Pan de Muerto & Mexican Hot Chocolate served. We visit the altar, and honour our loved ones.

6:30 Q&A - We'll be available to answer your questions about the Day of the Dead

7:00 Hasta Pronto! See you Next Year!

7:15 Doors closed

"Pan de Muerto" Day of the Dead bread by Chef Rossana Ascencio

Día de Muertos 2014 - Lady of Sorrows 

Día de Muertos 2014 - Lady of Sorrows

Nov 1, 2014
Lady of Sorrows
5 pm. - 8 pm
La siguiente información esta publicada en el evento en Facebook (Sign in on FB to see it): Día de Muertos Day of the Dead in Vancouver

Ven a celebrar a los fieles difuntos en el Dia de los Muertos, que se llevara a cabo en la iglesia 'Our Lady of Sorrows". en el 555 Slocan Street; de 5 a 8 pm, el sabado primero de Noviembre. 

Programa:

- Misa en Ingles de 5 a 6 pm
- Festividad con participacion de artistas locales:
- CUENTOS. Adela Patoni, hara un programa especial para los Peques, con lectura de cuentos infantiles y un taller creativo.
- TEATRO: Salome Nieto, presentara un segmento de la obra "Camino al Tepeyac"
- DANZAS: Mexico Vivo, compartira con los asistentes, bailes del folklor mexicano
- POESIA: Lectura de Calaveritas
- CANTO: Canciones populares Mexicanas con Angel Medina, solista

La iglesia y los voluntarios de la OLOS, compartiran con los presentes y los fieles difuntos, las ofrendas de pan de dulce y chocolate

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Evento familiar y gratuito
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*** Se invita al publico asistente a traer fotos de sus seres queridos para colocarlos con todo respeto, en los altares.

*** Los altares estaran en exhibicion los dias sabado y domingo

*** Las donaciones de pan de muerto y chocolate, favor de entregarlas directamente en la iglesia OLOS

*** Si usted desea participar como voluntario y hacer una ofrenda, favor de comunicarse por email con Javier Romero, coordinador de Casa Meshiko Vancouver al correo: cosmic02@hotmail.com


Encuentros: La Vida, La Danza y La Muerte

Encuentros: La Vida, La Danza y la Muerte - Vancouver 2014



Nov 1, Nov 2 2014
La Casa del Artista

La siguiente información esta publicada en el evento en Facebook (Sign in on FB to see it) : Encuentros: La Vida, La Danza y la Muerte

Caudillos del Sur Ballet y La Casa del Artista presentan el 3er Festival Dia de Muertos ; “Encuentros: La Vida, La Danza y La Muerte”

A toda la comunidad se les invita a esta celebracion de encuentros, un recorrido a traves de la danza, la historia y ese rito impredecible e inevitable de la vida y la muerte. 
Con el objetivo de presentar y preservar una de las mas hermosas costumbres de nuestro Mexico en Vancouver, los esperamos;

Noviembre 1ro 2014 6:00pm to 10:00pm

La Casa del Artista 150 E 3rd Ave, Vancouver, BC V5T. 1C8

Contenido :
Altar
Exhibicion Coreografica de Caudillos del Sur Ballet
Exposicion pictorica por Ari De La Mora
Proyeccion de imagenes “Dia de Muertos Mexico”
Artesanias Mexicanas
Tradicional Pan de Muerto elaborado y patrocinado por Victoria's Mexican Bakery https://www.facebook.com/victoriasmexicanbakery?fref=photo

Noviembre 2 2014 11: am to 2;00 pm

Dedicado especialmente a familias con ninos, ademas del Altar de Muertos, exposicion pictorica de Ari De La Mora y Artesanias Mexicanas, contaremos con la presencia de Michelle Uvence (Early Childhood Educator), ella forma parte de ‘ROOTS’ una organización no lucrativa , en la cual por medio de talleres los niños fabrican sus propios títeres, aprenden acerca de los valores y las tradiciones de las culturas del mundo . Michelle con su guitarra y titeres explicara a los ninos el significado del Altar de Muertos y tendran la oportunidad de crear calaveritas de azucar ademas de bailar y cantar.


Caudillos del Sur Ballet & La Casa del Artista present 3er Day Of The Dead Festival ; “Encuentros: La Vida, La Danza y La Muerte”

In order to present and preserve one of the most beautiful traditions from Mexico in Vancouver. Everybody is welcome to join us in this celebration, a journey through dance, history and the unpredictable rite of life and death.

November 1st 2014 6:00pm to 10:00pm
Noviembre 2 2014 11: am to 2;00 pm
La Casa del Artista 150 E 3rd Ave, Vancouver, BC V5T. 1C8
Program;
Altar
Choreography and rituals ; Caudillos del Sur Ballet
Mexican Art Exhibit by Ari De La Mora
Visuals from the “Day of the Dead”
Hand Crafted Art


Mexicans Authors write about The Dead

Books Available at the Vancouver Public Library or Online.

Oswaldo Pérez Cabrera - El Libro de Don Muerto


Crónicas de Don Muerto/El Libro de Don Muerto (spanish) by Oswaldo Pérez Cabrera available at Lulu


Nostalgia for Death Poetry Villaurrutia, Xavier - Vancouver Public Library

La Muerte tiene permiso by Edmundo Valadés available at the Vancouver Public Library

Three Messages and A Warning Contemporary Mexican Short Stories of the Fantastic

 - available at the Vancouver Public Librar
Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo available at the Vancouver Public Library

Sun, Stone and Shadows 20 Mexican great short stories available at the Vancouver Public Library
Aura by Carlos Fuentes available at the Vancouver Public Library
Cuentos Sobrenaturales by Carlos Fuentes available at the Vancouver Public Library


Día de Muertos en México

El jarabe en ultratumba - The Folk Dance Beyond the Grave - Jose Guadalupe Posada
To learn more about this celebration in Mexico visit: Día de Muertos  
“Comparsa de los Huehues de Nuevo Tampaón Tamuín” - "Xantolo" Day of the Dead celebration in The Huasteca region - San Luis Potosí - México

Day of the Dead in Vancouver 2014 Pictures

Day of the Dead Community Ofrenda with Chef Rossana Ascencio at Hastings Community Centre in Vancouver 
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Mezcal and grasshopers -  Day of the Dead Community Ofrenda with Chef Rossana Ascencio at Hastings Community Centre in Vancouver 
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Leonor Martínez a mazatek lady who talked about the culture and traditions of Day of the Dead in the Sieera Mazateca of Oaxaca. - Day of the Dead Community Ofrenda with Chef Rossana Ascencio at Hastings Community Centre in Vancouver 
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Alex Alegrían and Mariachi Los Dorados performing al Dead of the Dead Celebration in Las Margaritas Restaurant in Kitsilano 
Alex Alegrían and Mariachi Los Dorados performing al Dead of the Dead Celebration in Las Margaritas Restaurant in Kitsilano