Special Event: Solstice Lantern Procession and Workshops

Don't forget to join us for some Winter Solstice celebrations! Secret Lantern Society is teaming up with In the House to bring you a lantern making workshop and some live shows right in the warmth and intimacy of some Parker St. homes near Commercial Dr. What better way to welcome in the longer days than with some lantern making, some music and some storytelling. End the shows with a lantern procession led by some fabulous music to Britannia Community Centre.

Date: December 21st, 2009
Time: Shows and workshop at 6:00 pm
Procession to the Britannia Community Centre at 7:00 pm

Where:
2256 Parker St: Lantern making workshop + music with Savoir Faire
2229 Parker St: Jazz with Koralee Tonack + Jon Roper
1040 Lakewood Dr: Storytelling with Naomi Steinberg + Victoria Buffalo Robe

* At 7 pm you can either meet at the corner of Lakewood and Parker or, if you live on Parker St, you can also wait on your doorstep for the lantern procession, led by Orkestar Slivovica, to come past your house. Join in the procession down to Britannia Community Centre to enjoy the rest of the evening's festivities.

Tickets: The shows are by donation
The lantern workshop is 5$ - materials are provided

Email info@inthehousefestival.com to pre-register for the show or workshop you want. Seating is first come first serve.

For more info on the Secret Lantern Society and all their amazing Solstice events, please go to www.secretlantern.org

More information on In the House, performers and upcoming shows can be found at www.inthehousefestival.com

Feel free to send this announcement to friends, family, co-workers and anyone you think may be interested.

Contact:

Myriam Steinberg
Artistic Director, In The House Festival
info@inthehousefestival.com

Special Event: Illuminares Tonight!

Public Dreams Society invites you to our 19th annual Illuminares Lantern Procession lighting up Trout Lake and John Hendry Park. The date for 2007 is TONIGHT!

The theme this year is "Drive of Dreams", in honor of the forces that guide us to the magical places in our lives. The theme is a play on words inspired by the neighborhood, celebrating Victoria Dr., Commercial Dr. and all the dreamers that live around and come out to John Hendry Park for Illuminares Lantern Procession.

City Strike Effects Iluminares Festival

Illuminares lantern festival at Trout Lake: The traditional closing fireworks at the lantern festival Saturday have been cancelled but Illuminares itself will go ahead from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., July 28, at Trout Lake Park in east Vancouver. Organizer Public Dreams says it will be facing increased costs and asks participants to contribute to the brightly-dressed Donation Jesters at the event. Public Dreams has relocated lantern-building workshops from Trout Lake Community Centre to Il Mercato mall at Commercial Drive and 1st Avenue. The workshops are at 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Advance registration not required. For more information: www.publicdreams.org or 604-879-8611

The Illuminares Lantern Procession Needs You!

Saturday, July 28, 2007

Be a part of one of East Van's longest running traditions. With 20,000 patrons, hundreds of performers, and countless lanterns, the event doesn't happen on its own. We need your creative spirit and helping hands on our incredible crew of volunteers to help create the magic we do!

Help sought:

· Pre-event lantern building Team

· Event Production Crew

· Site Decorating Crew

· Hospitality (food and drink management)

· People Liaison (info booth, check-in, donation rovers)

· The Perimeters of the Party Barricading Team

Volunteers are the life of this event, and deserve to be well celebrated. In addistion to ensuring that you'll be well fed and watered during the event, There will be a Public-Dreams style Illuminares After-Party held Wednesday, August 1 ^st.

Let us know how you can help by emailing volunteer@publicdreams.org or calling us 604.879.8611 x 103.

Come meet the team and sign up in person! Wednesday, July 11 at the Trout Lake Community Centre between 6-8pm.

Eagerly and appreciatively yours,

Andrea Curtis, Volunteer Coordinator

Ari Lazer, Volunteer Coordinator Assistant

Public Dreams Society

141 – 2050 Scotia Street

Vancouver, BC V5T 4T1

Office 604.879.8611, Fax 604.879.8614

volunteer@publicdreams.org

www.publicdreams.org