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Welcome to GungHaggisFatChoy.com
Home to my passions for my inter-cultural adventures, Gung Haggis Fat Choy: Robbie Burns Chinese New Year Dinner event. Save Kogawa House campaign, Gung Haggis Fat Choy Dragon Boat team, Find what you are looking for by 1) scroll the topics links, 2) use the search function ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Join the Gung Haggis Fat Choy Dragon Boat team for lots of summer fun, fitness and friendship. We are a social team full of cultural vigor, that likes to eat. We have been featured on television, local, national and international. We have a unique and internationally famous fundraiser dinner event. We practice Sunday 1:30 pm -3:30 pm Tuesday 6pm-7:45pm Wednesday 6pm - 7:45 pm We meet at Dragon Zone clubhouse - just south of Science World in Creekside Park above the Aquabus and dragon boat docks. Our coach Todd Wong has 15+ years of experience including novice, recreational and competitive levels, and both community and corporate teams. Our 2005 Season brought us the David Lam Award for being the team that best represented the multicultural spirit of the Alcan Dragon Boat Festival, and Bronze medals at the Vancouver International Taiwanese Dragon Boat Race. In 2007, we won Gold in B Division at Vernon Races. For more information: Click on Gung Haggis Fat Choy Dragon Boat team information phone: 604-987-7124- e-mail: gunghaggis at yahoo dot ca ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2009 TICKETS Available in October 2008 WHAT: GUNG HAGGIS FAT CHOY: Toddish McWong's Robbie Burns Chinese New Year Dinner - 12th Annual Dinner, celebrating 250th Anniversary of Robert Burns' birth + Chinese New Year's Eve. WHEN: 6PM January 25 2009, SUNDAY doors open 5pm WHERE: Floata Chinese Restaurant, #400-180 Keefer St. CULTURE: Our Performers create something special for us every year with traditional and contemporary performances featuring everything in-between and beyond! FOOD: A quirky fusion/mix/buffet of Scottish Canadian and Chinese Canadian culture 10 course Chinese banguet dinner 2004 - The debut of Gung Haggis Won-Ton 2005 - Haggis lettuce wrap! 2007 - Haggis dim sum appetizer buffet 2008 - Scotch tastings! Watch for more surprises in 2008! Description of 2006 Gung Haggis Fat Choy Dinner featuring performers: Rick Scott & Harry Wong, The Shirleys, Joe McDonald & Brave Waves, Sean Gunn, author Joy Kogawa, with co-host Prem Gill . Media Inquiries Call Gung Haggis Productions 604-987-7124 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sponsors
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Sunday, October 30
Vancouver Chinatown recieves two new "gates": Jade Abacus and white marble gate
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Todd
on Sun 30 Oct 2005 10:34 AM PST
Two new "Gates" were revealed in Vancouver's Chinatown on Oct 22 and Oct 29th.
The first was the gift from Vancouver's sister city of Guangzhou. White marble panels set on the original chinese gate from Expo 86, in front of the Chinese Cultural Centre on Pender St. The second is a public art commission by artist Gwen Boyle, a green jade abacus, at the Keefer St. entrance to "historic" Shanghai Alley. more »
Thursday, October 27
Heartbeat: Action-Musical returns to the Centre for another run
by
Todd
on Thu 27 Oct 2005 01:06 AM PDT
Heartbeat, Dennis Law's latest action-musical is an exciting fantasia of a show combining Chinese dance, music, martial arts and gymnastics. The story presents the history of Chinese drums as seen through a sequence of dream events by a young girl named Jade. Dances from different Chinese dynasties and regions are matched with the drumming sequences.
Check out my August 25th review and some more pictures more »
Wednesday, October 26
Artist Gwen Boyle Unveils SUAN PHAN: the jade abacus gateway sculpture
by
Todd
on Wed 26 Oct 2005 11:57 PM PDT
Artist Gwen Boyle Unveils SUAN PHAN: the jade abacus gateway sculpture
 My new friend Gwen Boyle is unveiling her latest art installation in Chinatown at the intersection of Keefer Street and historic Shanghai Alley. I visited the site, but her jade abacus is still covered up for the Saturday unveiling. Gwen tells me the following: "My grandfather's beautiful wooden magical abacus was the main concept behind Suan Phan As a public artwork Suan Pahn will foster dialogue between strangers (this happened all afterenoon we were working it was great fun).. about family ... as with all first generations - there are tales... especially when I drive around the street with my mother with her memories.. somewhat fading but still intact" Along a short walk, I showed my girlfriend the Shanghai Alley attractions featuring: Millenium Gate, designed by my architect cousin Joe Wai, the Han Dynasty Bell, and the 8 panels depicting Chinese Canadian History that my cousin Hayne Wai was involved with. Below is a press release I wrote for Gwen. October 29 Saturday 3 - 5 p.m. Shanghai Alley, Vancouver Chinatown approximately 35 West Keefer St. between Carrall St. and Abbott St. 1/2 block West of the Dr. Sun Yat Sen Classical Chinese Garden. You are invited to the unveiling of a large jade abacus, an interactive public artwork in the form of a sculptured gate by artist Gwen Boyle. The work is entitled Suan Phan which frames a functioning abacus of carved jade beads. The artist's purpose is to mark time past and the flow of life through historic Shanghai Alley as Chinatown enters a period of urbanization. The sculpture was commisioned by Pinnacle International with the City of Vancouver, Public Art Program. Artist Gwen Boyle spent her childhood in Chinatown living with her mother and grandfather who was a respected jeweller and goldsmith, Dong Jam Lung. He formed traditional icons out of chinese gold and was one of only three goldsmith working in that mode in North America during the 1920's. Gwen's 104 year old mother, Mrs. Daisy Dong will perform the unveiling. She arrived in Canada at age 6, in 1907. Meet the artists and her mother at the reception following the unveiling.  Check out a CBC Radio interview of Gwen at: http://www.cbc.ca/artspots/html/artists/gboyle/ Other Vancouver public art by Gwen Boyle includes: Foot Notes (1994) Fifty-seven unpolished black granite tiles with words randomly into the sidewalk.describing False Creek Basin. Time and the Riverrewinding earth's time tape (1998) in Lang Park, in Richmond BC. New Currents An Ancient Stream (1994) - a cascading urban stream at the Southwest corner of Alberni and Bute St.  Here's a picture of author Joy Kogawa enjoying Gwen's installation work New Currents An Ancient Stream which features the quote from Leonardo da Vinci: "In rivers, the water you touch is the last of what has passed, and the first of that which comes; so with time present." For information contact: Gwen Boyle 604-506-8008 gwenboyle@telus.net Tuesday, October 18
CineCity looking for visible minority and aboriginal filmakers... Here's your chance!
by
Todd
on Tue 18 Oct 2005 12:28 AM PDT
Citytv is committed to supporting emerging and established Canadian filmmakers. Through the CineCity: Vancouver's Stories initiative we are continuing our commitment to the local film community by helping emerging visible minority and Aboriginal filmmakers produce short, dramatic films in British Columbia. These projects are supported through development, production and ultimately, Citytv will broadcast the finished productions. more »
Wednesday, October 12
Jeff Chiba Stearns: Kelowna Filmmaker Wins Best Animation Award at International Film Festival
by
Todd
on Wed 12 Oct 2005 02:04 AM PDT
Jeff Chiba Stearns grew up in Kelowna with Japanese and European/British heritage. He created a wonderful animation film titled "What Are You Really?" that captures the struggles of dealing with racial identities, looks and cultural heritage. He does this in a very fun way. I recommend watching the film, and I hope to have Jeff and his film as a featured guest at the next Gung Haggis Fat Choy dinner - January 22, 2006. more »
Monday, October 3
Mike Dangeli: New works for September
by
Todd
on Mon 03 Oct 2005 05:30 PM PDT
Mike Dangeli: New works for September
Mike Dangeli is a wonderful new friend I met while carving our Gung Haggis Fat Choy dragon boat head and tail. Mike specializes in the art of his First Nations heritage drawn from Nisga’a, Tlinget and Tsimshian Nation Check out his new works below - or pictures of us carving together on www.klorker.com with carver Eric Neighbor. or see him featured on the Alaska Native Artists website.
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