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CCPA hosts Tetsuro Shigematsu’s powerful display of emotion: Empire of The Son (Sep 22)

VNCS Members invited to complimentary one night only performance of
Empire of the Son

The Canadian College of Performing Arts (CCPA) is pleased to present Tetsuro Shigematsu’s Empire Of The Son on Thursday, September 22, 2022 for one night only at CCPA’s Performance Hall.
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VNCS Adult IN-PERSON Japanese Class 2022 (Begins Sep 19)

Dear VNCS members and friends:

VNCS is pleased to announce that the Adult Beginner & Intermediate IN-PERSON Japanese Courses will commence in September.
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Volunteers needed for GEI:ART Symposium (Sep 16-18)

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Volunteers needed for GEI:ART Symposium

The GEI:ART Japanese Canadian Artists Symposium organized by the National Association of Japanese Canadians (NAJC), in collaboration with UVic and funding from the Canada Council will see one hundred Japanese Canadian artists from across Canada gather in Victoria for a three day symposium at the newly restored Esquimalt Gorge Park Pavilion September 16-18, 2022.

We invite you to join our elite volunteer crew to showcase what a warm and welcoming Japanese Canadian community we have here in Victoria and to make them feel at home.
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Heritage Committee Photography Workshop (Sep 11)

VNCS Heritage Committee

Our second Photography Workshop was postponed due to weather. We will hold it on:
Sunday, September 11, 2022 at 2:00 PM
Japanese Gardens at Hatley Castle (Royal Roads University)
Cost: $5 per person
(Parking is $1 per hour)
Pre-register by email.

2022 Japanese Cultural Fair Highlights

If you missed the 2022 Japanese Cultural Fair at the new Esquimalt Gorge Park Pavilion you are in luck because the good folks (Sam Kirsch and team) at the Robin Hood Inn & Suites sponsored videographers Dale & Justin Baglo to come and film the fair and to compile this wonderful highlights reel. Enjoy!