Asian Heritage Month Activities
Here are some of the events taking place in the month of May to celebrate Asian Heritage Month...
GIRI KEDATON
21st Annual Concert of Université de Montréal's Gamelan Workshop and Giri Kedaton. Under the direction of Gabriel Evangelista, Éric Vandal (Giri Kedaton) and Sylvain Mathieu (Gamelan Workshop).
May 3rd, 2008, 8:00 PM
Salle Claude-Champagne
220, avenue Vincent-d'Indy (Édouard-Montpetit metro)
Montréal, Québec
Free entry
Traditional and contemporary balinese music from Université de Montréal's gamelan Workshop and Giri Kedaton.
Info:
www.girikedaton.com
www.myspace.com/girikedaton
514 343-6111 #5522
girikedaton@hotmail.com
YOUNG CHINESE PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION
The Orchid Cocktail Gala – Saturday, May 3rd, 2008
www.ajpc-ycpa.com/orchidee
CATHARSIS
A weekend open to all and completely free of charge! Share, discover, and learn stories, testimonials, and reactions concerning gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transgenders, transsexuals, transvestites and queers from ethnocultural communities. Learn about their realities and their lives within mainstream Quebec society and elsewhere in the world.
Date: May 23rd to 25th, 2008
Place:
May 23rd at SKY Bar, 1474 Ste-Catherine East
May 24th and 25th at UQAM University, 200 Sherbrooke West
Time:
May 23rd starting at 6PM
May 24th and 25th from 9AM till 6PM
Telephone: 514 992 5488
Contact: Nada Raphaël
Email: contact@ethnoculture.org
Website: www.ethnoculture.org
SINHA DANSE
Fundraiser Show
May 28th, 2008 – 6 pm
MAI, Montréal Arts interculturels
3680 Jeanne-Mance, Montreal
Sinha Danse’s Box office : 514-524-7997
Show details: www.sinhadanse.com
OTHER ASIAN HERITAGE MONTH EVENTS IN CANADA:
Halifax: Asian Heritage Month
http://asianheritagemonth.halifax.chebucto.org/
Fredericton: Asian Heritage Month Committee
Email: madhuverma@rogers.com
rverma@unb.ca
Ottawa: Ottawa Asian Heritage Month Society
http://www.asianheritagemonth.net/
Toronto: Asian Heritage Month
http://asian-heritage-month.org/
asianheritagecanadian@yahoo.ca
karen@ccnctoronto.ca
Winnipeg: Asian Heritage Manitoba
http://www.asianheritagemanitoba.ca/
Edmonton: Edmonton Asian Heritage Month
http://www.asian.ca/heritagemonth/
Calgary: imaginAsian
http://www.asianheritagecalgary.ca/
Vancouver: explorAsian
http://www.explorasian.org/
