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Flight: Through Eagle’s Eyes launches Culture Days celebration Kevin Mills Mission Record
Culture Days begins in Mission on Sept. 28 with a full day of events for the community to enjoy. The official launch of the three-day celebration is a special showcase put on by the students of Edwin S. Richards Art Based Curriculum School called Flight: Through Eagle’s Eyes. The launch begins at 11 a.m. with a musical performance by half the students, followed by and interactive art display. The event wraps up just before noon with a second musical performance, by the other half of the students. The song being performed was learned for
the Spring Celebration last year and consists of singing and movement to the song Touch the Sky from the movie Brave. Sharon Widdows, principal of the school, said they are excited to participate in Culture Days 2018 and want to invite the community to the school to explore how students are learning through the arts. As an arts-based curriculum school, every year they choose a theme. “Last year the theme was flight and, because we are working very hard to infuse Aboriginal perspective into our curriculum, we thought we would tell a story through the eyes of an eagle,” explained Widdows. Continued on page B4
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Students at Edwin S. Richards Art Based Curriculum School in Mission have been working on murals as part of a display called Flight: Through Eagle’s Eyes. The public showing, on Sept. 28, is the launch event for Culture Days in Mission. KEVIN MILLS PHOTO
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culturedays Bright Spots schedule TIME
NAME
CATEGORY
LOCATION
TIME
Friday, September 28, 2018
NAME
CATEGORY
LOCATION
10:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Magic at the Market: Norden!
Comedy
7650 Grand St, Mission Leisure Centre Parking Lot, Mission, BC
10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Jam Session by Elders
Indigenous, Multicultural
33136 1st Ave, Mission Friendship Centre, Mission, BC
11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Cooking Demonstration with Chef Lexi
Culinary Arts
7650 Grand St, Mission Leisure Centre Parking Lot, Mission, BC
11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Art at the English Tarts
Visual Arts
33134 1st Ave., English Tarts, Mission, BC
11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Beekeeping Basics
Culinary Arts
33180 B 1st Ave., The Happy Homesteader, Mission, BC
11:15 AM to 12:00 PM
Westminster Abbey Tour
Architecture, Heritage
34224 Dewdney Trunk Road, Westminster Abbey, Mission, BC
11:30 AM to 12:00 PM
The Big “M” Sculpture
Visual Arts, Design
Corner of Welton St & 2nd Avenue, Mission, BC
12:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Roots n Blues Fall Fest
Music, Crafts
7494 Mary Steet, Fraser River Heritage Park, Mission, BC
12:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Roots N’ Blues Buskers
Music
7494 Mary Street, Fraser River Heritage Park, Mission, BC
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Flight: Through Eagle’s Eyes
Indigenous, Visual Arts
33419 Cherry Ave, Edwin S. Richards Elementary School, Mission, BC
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Preschool Beat at the Mission Library
Music
33247 Second Avenue, Mission Library, Mission, BC
10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Living Library
Indigenous, Heritage
33136 1st Ave, Mission Friendship Centre, Mission, BC
Seniors’ Uke Sing-Along at the Mission Library
Music
33247 Second Avenue, Mission Library, Mission, BC
12:30 PM to 1:50 PM
Mission Orange Shirt Day
Indigenous
7494 Mary St., Fraser River Heritage Park, Mission, BC
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Miss Clemo’s Art Notebook
Visual Arts
7466 Welton Street, Mission Central Elementary School, Mission, BC
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Meet local author Brian Antonson
Literature and Spoken Word, Heritage
#344-32555 London Avenue, Black Bond Books at The Junction, Mission, BC
3:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Food Preserving
Culinary Arts
33180 B 1st Ave, The Happy Homesteader, Mission, BC
12:00 PM to 12:30 PM
Native Hearts
Indigenous, Music
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Mon Cheri Beauty Design Bar Boutique Fashion Show
33180 D 1st Ave, Mon Cheri Beauty Bar Boutique, Mission, BC
7494 Mary Street, Fraser River Heritage Park, Mission, BC
12:00 PM to 12:30 PM
Demonstration of Karate
Multi/ Interdisciplinary
33100 10th Ave., Mission Activity Centre, Mission, BC
8:00 PM to 1:00 AM
TOPAZ Live at the Cabin
33331 Harbour Ave., Captain’s Cabin Neighbourhood Pub, Mission, BC
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
St Mary The Protectress Ukrainian Orthodox Church
Heritage, Architecture
33059 Dewdney Trunk Road, St. Mary the Protectress – Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Mission, BC
1:00 PM to 1:40 PM
Jesse Waldman Trio
Music
7494 Mary Street, Fraser River Heritage Park, Mission, BC
1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Get Creative with Clay
Visual Arts
33529 1st Ave, Mission Arts Centre, Mission, BC
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Music
Saturday, September 29, 2018 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Crafts for kids: make a fall leaf wreath
Crafts
9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Squash Festival
Culinary Arts, Crafts
7650 Grand St., Mission Leisure Centre Parking Lot, Mission, BC
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Visual Arts
10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Mission Museum “Glitz & Glamour” Exhibit Opening
Heritage, Other
33201 2nd Ave. Mission Museum, Mission, BC
“Pottery My Passion” by Donna Walsh
7650 Grand St, Mission Leisure Centre - Upper Pool Lobby, Mission, BC
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
SPARK art collective: Gallery Visit & Tour
Visual Arts, Maker Culture
#202-33072 1st Avenue, SPARK art collective, Mission, BC
4th-Annual Culture Crawl at the Mission Library
Visual Arts, Multi/ Interdisciplinary
33247 Second Avenue, Mission Library, Mission, BC
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Learn Turban Tying Multicultural, with Students of Heritage Khalsa School (Mission)
7650 Grand St., Mission Leisure Centre Parking Lot, Mission, BC
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culturedays Bright Spots schedule TIME
NAME
CATEGORY
LOCATION
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Mission Ukulele Circle
Music
33247 Second Avenue, Mission Library, Mission, BC
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Cycling4Diversity
Multicultural
7650 Grand St, Mission Leisure Centre - Upper Pool Lobby, Mission, BC
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
MGC Cemetery Project: MORE than Just Headstones
Heritage, Other
7650 Grand St, Mission Leisure Centre - Upper Pool Lobby, Mission, BC
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Found Poetry of the Great War at the Mission Library
Literature and Spoken Word, Heritage
33247 Second Avenue, Mission Library, Mission, BC
2:00 PM to 2:40 PM
Chris Ronald
Music
7494 Mary Street, Fraser River Heritage Park, Mission, BC
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
DANCE FEST
Dance, Visual Arts
33129 Railway Ave, Copper Hall, Mission, BC
2:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Garden Floral Presentation
Design, Visual Arts
33253 1 Ave, Magnolias on Main, Mission, BC
2:00 PM to 2:30 PM
The Art of Dance
Dance
33129 Railway Ave, Copper Hall, Mission, BC
2:30 PM to 4:00 PM
Ultimate Robot Challenge at the Mission Library
Multi/ Interdisciplinary, Maker Culture
33247 Second Avenue, Mission Library, Mission, BC
2:30 PM to 3:00 PM
The Comedy Magic of Chris Yuill at the Mission Library
Other, Comedy
2:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Mission Possible
3:00 PM to 3:30 PM
TIME
NAME
CATEGORY
LOCATION
Sunday, September 30, 2018 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Learn to Ride, Learn to Ride Better!
Heritage
7494 Mary Street, Fraser River Heritage Park, Mission, BC
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Mission Community Forest Tour
Heritage, Other
Corner of Dewdney Trunk Road & McCombs, Mission Community Forest, Mission, BC
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Culture Days at the Powerhouse at Stave Falls Visitor Centre
Heritage, Other
31338 Dewdney Trunk Road, Powerhouse at Stave Falls Visitor Centre, Mission, BC
11:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Celebration of Indigenous Culture
Indigenous, Dance
33136 1st Ave, Mission Friendship Centre, Mission, BC
12:00 PM to 12:30 PM
Found Poetry of The Great War
Literature and Spoken Word, Heritage
32340 Fletcher Ave Building A, Mission Starbucks Lougheed Hwy & Hurd St., Mission, BC
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
“Tread Lightly and Listen to the Land” — The Footprint Press
Literature and Spoken Word
31016 Silverhill Ave, Silverhill Hall, Mission, BC
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Piece Makers Quilting Group
Design, Other
31016 Silverhill Ave, Silverhill Hall, Mission, BC
33247 Second Avenue, Mission Library, Mission, BC
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Face Painting Fun
Visual Arts
31016 Silverhill Avenue, Silverhill Hall, Mission, BC
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Native Drum Art
Visual Arts, Indigenous
31016 Silverhill Ave, Silverhill Hall, Mission, BC
Dance
33129 Railway Ave, Copper Hall, Mission, BC
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Multicultural, Visual Arts
31016 Silverhill Ave, Silverhill Hall, Mission, BC
Dances of Nutcracker
Dance
33129 Railway Ave, Copper Hall, Mission, BC
Celebration of Arts & Culture — Silverhill Hall
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
3:00 PM to 3:40 PM
Jackson Hollow
Music
7494 Mary Street, Fraser River Heritage Park, Mission, BC
Collaborative Clothespin Art Display
Visual Arts, Other 31016 Silverhill Ave, Silverhill Hall, Mission, BC
2:15 PM to 2:30 PM
4:00 PM to 4:40 PM
Wes Mackey
Music
7494 Mary Street, Fraser River Heritage Park, Mission, BC
Scandinavian Music Celebration
Music, Multicultural
31016 Silverhill Ave, Silverhill Hall, Mission, BC
2:30 PM to 3:00 PM
A Taste of Våfflor
5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
David Gogo
Music
7494 Mary Street, Fraser River Heritage Park, Mission, BC
Culinary Arts, Heritage
31016 Silverhill Ave, Silverhill Hall, Mission, BC
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Our Living Heritage
Literature and Spoken Word, Multicultural
31016 Silverhill Ave, Silverhill Hall, Mission, BC
6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Night of the Living Choir
Music
33121 N. Railway Avenue, Railyard, Mission, BC
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
An Evening of Canadian Film
Film or Video
7650 Grand St, Mission Leisure Centre / MultiPurpose Room 4, Mission, BC
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Learning math through visual arts Public encouraged to attend Culture Days launch event Continued from page B1 Students created and wore traditional eagle masks, narrated a story in English – with a few words in Halq’eméylem – about things an eagle might see while flying and performed a finale song. “For the purpose of Cultural Days, we are showing the community how students can learn math through visual arts,” said Widdows. Each class is creating a mural to be displayed in the gymnasium of what an eagle might see. Students will need to brainstorm with each other and rely on background knowledge to create a visual display of their response. Next, students will connect mathematically with their collages by identifying math equations that emerge within each collage. For example, an eagle Grade 1 students (above) work on their mural which will be on display might see one salmon plus during Culture Days. Other students (top right photo) rehearse a song three eggs, equaling four that will be performed at the school. KEVIN MILLS PHOTOS things.
Mission Friendship Centre Society. On Sunday, join the Celebration of Indigenous Culture and take in cultural performances by Numwakwila (One Voice), a local dance troupe eager to share in their dance and history, with Jason White Bear and Shannon Isaac. Arts, crafts, bannock, desserts and refreshments will also be available. More Indigenous events are
New type of events: An Evening of Canadian Film Pottery – Jo Priestly, Donna Walsh Magic – Mike Norden, Chris Yuill Ultimate Robot Challenge at the Library Hiking, Cycling Fashion – Mon Cheri Beauty Bar Boutique Gallery visit – SPARK art collective Karate – Mission Isshin-Ryu Karate Do Students will write math sentences on Post-it notes and stick them on and around the collages. During the event, the community will be invited to add more mathematical equations to the display as shared input from a variety of people is a valuable learning tool. “I know that one of our classes is going down to Heritage Park and their students are going to map out the ruins of St. Mary’s. So what might the eagle see as they’re flying over Heritage Park or over some area of Mission, over the school,
on the schedule too. The launch event at E.S. Richards Elementary school will open with students singing an Aboriginal song in recognition of Orange Shirt Day, which is also on the schedule, and honours residential school survivors. The drumming ensemble Native Hearts opens the Roots ’n’ Blues Fall Festival. See the schedule for more details.
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for Culture Days This year’s Mission Culture Days is celebrating plenty of firsts, including:
over the river?” Widdows said the students are excited about the event and are looking forward to showing their work to the public. The Culture Days launch isn’t the only event taking place on Sept. 28. It is also Orange Shirt Day. Widdows said students, staff, and many other people from the Mission School District will be honouring those who spent time in residential schools. A short Aboriginal song will also be performed for Orange Shirt Day, at the beginning of the open house.
Indigenous culture playing a Downtown set big role in Mission’s showcase for celebration The Mission Friendship Centre is participating with Culture Days for the first time – with events on all three days. On Friday, Sept. 28, come for the Living Library and sit in the elders lounge and be regaled with oral history. On Saturday, attend a jam session by elders and listen to some good old country favourites and cover songs done by local elders of the
FIRSTS
Nine downtown Mission businesses are taking part in Culture Days, offering events that include informative lectures, a fashion show, singing, floral presentation, dance performances and lots of art. Participating downtown businesses are: Can Dance Studio Copper Hall (The Penny) English Tarts Fraser Valley Academy of Dance Happy Homesteader Magnolia’s On Main Mon Cheri Beauty Bar Boutique The Railyard SPARK art collective
First-time venue host: Mission Central Elementary School Captain’s Cabin Neighbourhood Pub Mission Starbucks – Lougheed & Hurd St. Mission Arts Centre First-time event host: Mission Friendship Centre Society Magnolias on Main Edwin S. Richards Elementary School The Happy Homesteader English Tarts Mission Community Forest Mon Cheri Beauty Bar Boutique SPARK art collective Fraser Valley Magic Circle Stepping Stone Music – Liisa Nessim Piece Makers Quilting Group Mission Community Cycling Coalition Native Hearts Mission Isshin-Ryu Karate Do Mission Arts Council Numwakwila (One Voice) dancers Individuals participating for the first time: Mike Norden Chris Yuill Donna Walsh Chef Lexi Richards Dean and Christina Lauzé Jo Priestley Jason White Bear Shannon Isaac Musicians of the Roots n’ Blues Fest TOPAZ musicians School participants: Siwal Si’wes (Our Forefathers’ Teachings) – Aboriginal Education Department Edwin S. Richards Elementary School Mission Central Elementary School Khalsa School
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