DEAFBC

LOCAL DEAF COMMUNITY LEADER

– Dan LeCours –

WILL BE RUNNING WITH THE OLYMPICS TORCH

ON

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH, 2010

IN

SQUAMISH, BC

HIS RUN WILL BE STARTING ALONG STAWAMUS RD

FROM:  CAUTION CHILDREN PLAYING SIGN

TO:  VALLEYVIEW PLACE SIGN ON STAWAMUS RD

This is his second time to run with an Olympics torch.  He carried a torch during the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics torch relay in Richmond, BC.  He will be representing our Deaf community in BC.  He is involved in many Deaf organizations such as Canadian Deaf Sports Association (CDSA), British Columbia Deaf Sports Federation (BCDSF) and Western Institute for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (WIDHH) for many years.

There will be a community gathering afterwards in Squamish after Dan’s run.   More details to be followed.

Come on over and watch/support him!

For more information please contact Wendy Bruce at wbruce73@gmail.com.

Click here for flyer: Dan torch bearer

AT APPROXIMATELY 5:45 PM

Please click on the attachment for more information:Canadian Dictionary of ASL workshop Flyer

Click Here: Winter Madness
Fundraiser for the Canadian Deaf Curling Championships 2010
When: January 28th, 2010
5 p.m. to 12 a.m.
Where: G Sports Grill and Bar
1208 Granville Street
Vancouver, BC
www.thebestgspot.com

Early Bird Deadline for Registration for the Mini-Timberfest, Dog show, and Hotel Registration is January 30th, 2010.

Please see the below attachments for more information:

Click Here: DOG SHOW 2010 flyer

Click Here: Mini-Timberfest 2010 Registration

Click Here:Hotel MiniTimberfest

There will be a townhall meeting to deal with two topics: ICED and VRS.
Plenty of information will be shared with you all at the meeting.

Date: January 14, 2010
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Place: Douglas College
Room: Room 1614

The new date for WORLDEAF Cinema Festival is

Nov. 4-7, 2010

at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC, USA.

Our website address is http://wdcf.gallaudet.edu/. It should be updated soon!

We are accepting submissions from filmmakers (18 and up) for the following categories:

Types of films:

Narrative (film)
Documentary
Experimental
Animation

Lengths:

Mini-15 (15 minutes or less, including opening graphics and closing credits) Short (16-44 minutes, including opening graphics and closing credits) Feature (45 minutes or longer) 

We are also inviting submissions from vloggers. Their submissions must not exceed four minutes and must have had been posted on the Internet. We seek quality vlogs. Submissions of vlogs with abusive content will not be considered for competition.

 Deadline for all submissions is August 1, 2010.

 Awards will be awarded to the following categories:

Best Narrative
Best Short
Best Mini-15
Best Documentary
Best College Student Film,
Best Film about the Deaf Experience by a Hearing Filmmaker
Best Vlog

 All submissions must be captioned or subtitled in English. Audio is optional.

For more information, contact Jane Norman at wdcf@gallaudet.edu.

Thank you and keep those cameras rolling!

Yoga PAH! classes will start one week later.

 2010 JANUARY CLASSES:

 FRIDAYS (3)

JANUARY 15, 22, 29

 TIME: 7:30 pm to 9:15 pm

COST: $ 33 for full session

$ 21 for students (must bring student ID)

 DROP IN cost:  $ 13 per class

$  9 per class for students

 location: East Side Yoga Studio

1707 Grant Street

VANCOUVER, BC

(near Commercial and 2 blocks north of First)

 please let me know if you will come.

Must have three or more students to run the session.

 ALSO: reminder:

           NO Deaf Yoga at Bonsor in January.

           Feb 6 is the next Deaf Yoga at Bonsor

 blessings and BLISS-ings

Leonarda

www.yogapah.com

 Yoga PAH! is now on Facebook.

become a fan.

 Yoga PAH! is also on twitter.

 check also DVD trailer: www.youtube.com/yogapah

A.J. Brown’s upcoming events thus far:

 2010 Legacies Exhibit
Friday, January 22 until Sunday, March 14, 2010
Penticton Art Gallery
199 Marina Way
(250) 493 2928
http://www.pentictonartgallery.com

An Olympic Exhibit
Tuesday, February 2 to Friday, February 26
Graffiti Co Art Gallery and Studio
Suite UPR   171 1st St E   North Vancouver, BC, V7L1B2
(604) 980-1699
http://www.graffiticoart.com

Blim Craft Market
Sunday, February 21, 11 to 5
Heritage Hall, 3102 Main Street
Vancouver

Blim Craft Market
Sunday, March 28, 11 to 5
Heritage Hall, 3102 Main Street
Vancouver

Blim Craft Market
Sunday, May 23, 11 to 5
Heritage Hall, 3102 Main Street
Vancouver

Animals as Companions
Dates to be confirmed, but the target is the spring or summer
Gallery Gachet
88 East Cordova Street
Vancouver, BC V6A 1K2
(604) 687-2468
http://www.gachet.org/

A.J. will add more events as the year progresses, please check her website

for more current information.  J  www.handsandpurrs.ca

WIDHH Tax Night

 WIDHH will be hosting a Free Tax Night for Deaf, Deaf-Blind and Hard of Hearing persons with a low fixed income.

 To Qualify:

You must make under $35,000 per year. No Personal Business Taxes. Please inform us if there will be more then one person’s taxes.

 When: Thursday March 18^th, 2010

Time: Between 3pm – 9pm

Address: 2125 West 7^th Avenue

What to Bring:

T4 Slips, a copy of your 2009 income tax form, information from banks, RRSP Slips, Receipts for Medicine, Prescription, Hearing Aids, TTY, or signaling devices. These purchases may be counted as a medical expense on your tax return.

Interpreters will be provided 

By Appointment Only 

Please contact WIDHH to make an appointment

V: 604-736-7391

TTY: 604-736-2527

Fax: 604-736-7786

Email: cis@widhh.com

Check out the attachment below to learn more about the exciting upcoming film festival!

NEW Mini Film Festival Flyer

www.kickstart-arts.ca

KickstArt, UBC, Ryerson University and the Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad present Out From Under: Disability History and Things to Remember at UBC Robson Square, 800 Robson St., March 9-21, 8:00 am-10:00 pm daily. Curated by Kathryn Church, Catherine Frazee and Melanie Panitch, this show premiered in summer 2008 at the Royal Ontario Museum. It is a groundbreaking and artful exhibit that pays tribute to the resilience, creativity, and the civic and cultural contributions of Canadians with disabilities. Recipient of the 2008 Access Award for Disability Issues, and jury-selected for Design at Work 2008. Free.

KickstArt and the Pendulum Gallery present Heroes at the Pendulum Gallery, HSBC Bldg, 885 W. Georgia, March 8 – 27. Co-curated by Elizabeth Shefrin and Bernadine Fox, 20 participating artists from across the country have been asked to engage with notions of The Heroic, as it applies to the disability community. It’s hoped the exhibition will invite visual meditation or commentary within the context of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Mon-Wed 9:00 am – 6:00 pm, Thurs/Fri 9:00 am – 9:00 pm, Sat 9:00 am – 5:00 pm. Free.

KickstArt and UBC present She Laughed! She Cried! at Telus Studio Theatre at the UBC Chan Centre For the Performing Arts, 6265 Cresent Rd, UBC, March 12. A double-header, beginning with Sara Marreiros, a Victoria-based fado artist, with her band. Funny in the Head is the rollicking story of a bipolar comedian’s fight to stay funny, written and performed by Jan Derbyshire. Tickets $22/$16 at ticketmaster.ca, 604-280-3311.

KickstArt, Vancouver International Dance Festival and the Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad present Configurations at the Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre, March 20 and 21, 8:00 pm. Geometry of the Circle, performed by Alison Denham and Mark Brose, is a remount of the critically acclaimed duet choreographed by Canadian modern dance legend Peggy Baker. Bill Shannon, influenced by house and hip hop dance forms, silent film acting and skateboard culture, performs Spatial Theory, a multi-media show in four acts integrating Shannon’s unique hybrid movement on crutches. Tickets $25-35 on March 20; $75 on March 21. Gala also includes Peggy Baker performing Earthling. Tickets at www.vidf.ca.

**All events are ASL Interpreted**