7th Annual

Wednesday, October 27th to Sunday November 7th.

Over 80 events at 25 venues throughout the Downtown Eastside.

Carnegie and the Festival

During the building's 100th anniversary year in 2003, Carnegie Centre partnered with Vancouver Moving Theatre for the first time to produce a large-scale community play, In the Heart of the City, which was performed in November of that year. The play had a cast of over 80 community members and showcased Downtown Eastside's history, present day stories, and the creativity of its residents to thousands of audience members throughout the Lower Mainland.

From that successful partnership emerged the Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival, which, with another local partner Association of United Ukrainian Canadians, has been offering 11 days of community celebration through the arts since 2004.

From the Heart of the City Festival website:

With a focus on the rich and diverse communities of the Downtown Eastside, the seventh annual Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival celebrates the culture, heritage and distinct character of the heart of Vancouver.

The festival features eleven days of cultural events, including cultural celebrations, outdoor festivities, processions, forums, workshops, discussions, history talks and history walks.

To celebrate and promote the spirit of our home community, the 2010 Festival theme is: “Downtown Eastside – Heart and Home.” The Downtown Eastside is the heart of the City of Vancouver and the home of choice for thousands of its residents.

The Festival takes inspiration from the words of Downtown Eastside resident Bud Osborn: Our purpose is to live in community, and community is care, care for one another, care for those least able to care for themselves, care for all, care in action.

2010 Festival highlights include: a community celebration at the new Oppenheimer Park club house; First Nations and Latin American days of cultural sharing; and a diverse array of exciting community showcases.

Program details are posted on the website www.heartofthecityfestival.com

 

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