Latest News
Children's Arts Festival in Richmond on Family Day, Feb. 12.
Photo courtesy City of Richmond
Creativity + fun = Arts Festival
Fun awaits kids of all ages at the upcoming
Richmond Children’s Arts Festival.
Celebrating its 10th anniversary on Family
Day (Monday, Feb. 12), the popular event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Richmond
Cultural Centre will be filled with creative interaction, entertainment and
more.
Presented by Lansdowne Centre, the festival
will feature multiple zones in which participants can enjoy fun performances,
engage in hands-on arts and crafts or sign up for creativity classes led by
professional artists.
General festival admission, which is $5,
allows participants to check out the Sonic Garden and Art Alley presenting live
performances by Big Easy Funk Ensemble, Kutapira, The Blues Berries, Magic 2
Go, and Circus West among others.
The festival’s many Imagination Stations
offer the chance to create everything from tie dye t-shirts to scratch
animation with Cinevolution.
Some 30 artist-led creativity classes affords
participants access to a hands-on interactive class led by a professional
artist, with a range of visual and performing arts including puppet making, hip
hop music, and clay creations.
Registration at richmond.ca/register or by
calling 604-276-4300 is required for all creativity classes, with the fee
including general admission.
In celebration of the 10th anniversary,
children will also have opportunities to shape and participate in this year’s
programming.
New this year will be a cardboard challenge
inspired by the documentary film, aine’s Arcade, that featured a cardboard
arcade created by a nine-year-old in East Los Angeles.
Participants can create their own arcade
games from cardboard and other recycled material. There will be a sneak preview
event at Lansdowne Centre on Saturday, Feb. 3 from noon to 3 p.m. including a
mini arcade atmosphere with fun music and balloons.
Youth will also have a chance to run away to
the circus. Figuratively-speaking, of course.
Circus West will be visiting local classes to
give students a peek into the world of the circus. A few of the students
participating will be incorporated into the performance with the Circus West
cast, to be given the opportunity to perform at the festival in front of a live
audience.
For full event details, visit www.childrensartsfestival.ca.
2 Hours of free financial consulting
Jai Xin Planning Ltd.
C$120.00 C$0.00
Use any of our home staging service and get a second month rental for free!
MiiX Interiors
C$500.00 C$0.00
Get 10% off any order
Phantom Screens Lower Mainland
C$200.00 C$180.00
