Hosts Tetsuro Shigematsu and Yurie Hoyoyon will take you on a fun and heart-warming journey, presenting live performances, messages from festival vendors and friends, and opportunities to express your support for Powell Street Festival in its 44th year. Tune in to their website with your family and friends to experience the spirit of the festival right from your home!
The program features taiko drumming from the rooftop of the Vancouver Japanese Language School, a Giving Ceremony to honour our connection to the Powell Street neighbourhood, a physical-distance-respecting Paueru Mashup dance, and performances from several local Japanese Canadian artists. Interspersed throughout the day, we’re bringing the festival’s sounds, excitement, and sumo to you through “Spirit of Nihonmachi”, a 35th Powell Street Festival anniversary film by Greg Masuda. Check out our website and Featured Artists section to learn more about our live performances and special contributions!
The Telethon aims to raise funds to seed the PowellStFest Community Kitchen. Scheduled to launch in the fall, each week four peers from the neighbourhood will be employed to cook 200 meals for the unhoused and precariously housed in the DTES. The Telethon campaign was launched on July 2 and reached its initial target of $20,000 on July 20th -- one week prior to the actual event -- prompting PSFS to announce a stretch goal of $40,000. 100% of the Telethon proceeds will go towards the new PowellStFest Community Kitchen.
In addition to the Telethon and the campaign for the PowellStFestival Community Kitchen, PSFS will distribute 1500 care packages to DTES community members this week. The project creates temporary jobs for people in the neighbourhood and utilizes a grassroots distribution system that emerged in the initial phase of the pandemic to help fulfill urgent needs of access to food, clean drinking water, sanitation and information. Vancouver Foundation's Community Response grant financed the project.
Admission: Free, public event for all
Weblink for Event: visit www.powellstreetfestival.com
Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/254317242490003/