Richmond Delta Regional Heritage Fair
May 6-7, 2011
9th Annual
Richmond Delta Regional Heritage Fair A celebration of Canadian history and heritage. Richmond Cultural Centre 7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond, BC 604-247-8300
For more information contact: Richmond Fair Coordinator Delta Fair Coordinator
Tel: 604-247-8334 Tel: 604-946-9315
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
richmonddelta.heritagefair.ca
Richmond Heritage Commission BRITANNIA
HERITAGE SHIPYARD
Student Fair Day
Friday, May 6
Drop-In Activities for all Students Timeline Challenge Richmond Archives (entrance by Library doors), 9:30am-2:30pm
Take the Timeline Challenge for a chance to win a cool prize. Grab a worksheet and get to know Richmond through its photographs.
Opening Ceremony
Quilting Bee
A kick-off to two days of Heritage Fair fun.
Printmaking Studio (2nd floor), 9:30am-2:30pm
Quilting is considered one of the oldest types of art. Come see how it’s done by our Quilting Expert, Audrey Page.
Crossword Challenge Richmond Museum, 9:30am-2:30pm
Grab a worksheet at the front of the Museum and explore The Cutting Edge: A History of Technology and Richmond exhibit. Drop off your completed worksheet in the entry box for a chance to win a cool prize!
Cannery Crafts Rotunda, 9:30am-2:30pm
Learn how to lure a salmon and make your own colourful fishing hook. Want more of a challenge? Create your own unique salmon can label and you could win free entry into the Gulf of Georgia Cannery.
Library Scavenger Hunt Library – Kids Place Librarian’s Desk, 9:30am-2:30pm
Grab a worksheet from Kids Place and get to know Brighouse Library. Drop off your completed worksheet in the entry box for a chance to win a cool book prize!
Toys Unplugged Rotunda, 9:30am-2:30pm
Come learn what kids did for fun before there was electricity with the Delta Museum. Try your hand at some old fashioned games and toys and even make your own toys to take home with you.
Performance Hall, 9:15-9:30am
Public Fair Day
Saturday, May 7
Drop-In Activities for all Visitors Greetings in Tagalog Rotunda, 10am-12pm
Learn about the Philippines while making greeting cards and learning a few phrases in Tagalog, the language of the Philippines.
Quilting Bee Rotunda, 10am-2:30pm
Quilting is considered one of the oldest types of art. Come see how it’s done by our Quilting Expert, Audrey Page.
Let’s Make a Medicine Bag
Britannia Boatbuilders
Rotunda, 10am-2:30pm
Coast Salish Cultural Interpreter Roberta Price will share the historical teachings of the medicine pouch. Learn how to create your own medicine pouch.
Britannia Boatbuilders Plaza, 10am-2:30pm
Put your building skills to the test and put together a wooden model of a gill-netter fishing boat to take home, presented by Britannia Shipyard, National Historic Site.
Let’s Make a Medicine Bag
Kids Animation Workshop Media Lab, 12-3pm
Filmmaker Jeff Chiba Stearns will host a dropin animation workshop, presented by Reel 2 Real.
Closing Awards Ceremony
Performances
Outstanding Heritage Fair projects will be recognized with National, Provincial and Regional Awards. The 2011 Richmond Heritage Awards will also be presented.
Performance Hall, 1-2:30pm
Performances from Richmond Secondary School’s Mandarin and Japanese MC Club Groups, the JASPers, and more!
Performance Hall, 2:30-3pm
Photos: Richmond Museum
Congratulations to Heritage Fair students from: • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Cornerstone Christian Academy Delta Secondary Devon Gardens Elementary Gilmore Elementary Kingswood Elementary Ladner Elementary McCloskey Elementary McKay Elementary McNeely Elementary McRoberts Secondary South Park Elementary Whiteside Elementary Woodward Elementary
Thank you to the generous contributions of our community friends: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Black Bond Books Volunteers of the Delta Museum & Archives Delta School District Aboriginal Program Envision Financial H.R. MacMillan Space Centre LOMCIRA Richmond Arts Centre Safeway (10151 No.3 Rd) Siya Ye Yoyes Stanley Park Horse-Drawn Tours Starbucks Coffee (Richmond Centre) Steveston Museum Subway (5263 Ladner Trunk Road) Subway (1060-5300 No. 3 Road) Gwen Szychter Tim Horton’s Community Cruiser Vancouver Canadians Vancouver Maritime Museum White Spot (Ackroyd) White Spot (Richmond Centre)
9th Annual
Richmond Delta Regional Heritage Fair A celebration of Canadian history and heritage. Richmond Cultural Centre 7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond, BC 604-247-8300
For more information contact: Richmond Fair Coordinator Delta Fair Coordinator
Tel: 604-247-8334 Tel: 604-946-9315
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
richmonddelta.heritagefair.ca
Richmond Heritage Commission BRITANNIA
HERITAGE SHIPYARD
Student Fair Day
Friday, May 6
Drop-In Activities for all Students Timeline Challenge Richmond Archives (entrance by Library doors), 9:30am-2:30pm
Take the Timeline Challenge for a chance to win a cool prize. Grab a worksheet and get to know Richmond through its photographs.
Opening Ceremony
Quilting Bee
A kick-off to two days of Heritage Fair fun.
Printmaking Studio (2nd floor), 9:30am-2:30pm
Quilting is considered one of the oldest types of art. Come see how it’s done by our Quilting Expert, Audrey Page.
Crossword Challenge Richmond Museum, 9:30am-2:30pm
Grab a worksheet at the front of the Museum and explore The Cutting Edge: A History of Technology and Richmond exhibit. Drop off your completed worksheet in the entry box for a chance to win a cool prize!
Cannery Crafts Rotunda, 9:30am-2:30pm
Learn how to lure a salmon and make your own colourful fishing hook. Want more of a challenge? Create your own unique salmon can label and you could win free entry into the Gulf of Georgia Cannery.
Library Scavenger Hunt Library – Kids Place Librarian’s Desk, 9:30am-2:30pm
Grab a worksheet from Kids Place and get to know Brighouse Library. Drop off your completed worksheet in the entry box for a chance to win a cool book prize!
Toys Unplugged Rotunda, 9:30am-2:30pm
Come learn what kids did for fun before there was electricity with the Delta Museum. Try your hand at some old fashioned games and toys and even make your own toys to take home with you.
Performance Hall, 9:15-9:30am
Public Fair Day
Saturday, May 7
Drop-In Activities for all Visitors Greetings in Tagalog Rotunda, 10am-12pm
Learn about the Philippines while making greeting cards and learning a few phrases in Tagalog, the language of the Philippines.
Quilting Bee Rotunda, 10am-2:30pm
Quilting is considered one of the oldest types of art. Come see how it’s done by our Quilting Expert, Audrey Page.
Let’s Make a Medicine Bag
Britannia Boatbuilders
Rotunda, 10am-2:30pm
Coast Salish Cultural Interpreter Roberta Price will share the historical teachings of the medicine pouch. Learn how to create your own medicine pouch.
Britannia Boatbuilders Plaza, 10am-2:30pm
Put your building skills to the test and put together a wooden model of a gill-netter fishing boat to take home, presented by Britannia Shipyard, National Historic Site.
Let’s Make a Medicine Bag
Kids Animation Workshop Media Lab, 12-3pm
Filmmaker Jeff Chiba Stearns will host a dropin animation workshop, presented by Reel 2 Real.
Closing Awards Ceremony
Performances
Outstanding Heritage Fair projects will be recognized with National, Provincial and Regional Awards. The 2011 Richmond Heritage Awards will also be presented.
Performance Hall, 1-2:30pm
Performances from Richmond Secondary School’s Mandarin and Japanese MC Club Groups, the JASPers, and more!
Performance Hall, 2:30-3pm
Photos: Richmond Museum
Congratulations to Heritage Fair students from: • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Cornerstone Christian Academy Delta Secondary Devon Gardens Elementary Gilmore Elementary Kingswood Elementary Ladner Elementary McCloskey Elementary McKay Elementary McNeely Elementary McRoberts Secondary South Park Elementary Whiteside Elementary Woodward Elementary
Thank you to the generous contributions of our community friends: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Black Bond Books Volunteers of the Delta Museum & Archives Delta School District Aboriginal Program Envision Financial H.R. MacMillan Space Centre LOMCIRA Richmond Arts Centre Safeway (10151 No.3 Rd) Siya Ye Yoyes Stanley Park Horse-Drawn Tours Starbucks Coffee (Richmond Centre) Steveston Museum Subway (5263 Ladner Trunk Road) Subway (1060-5300 No. 3 Road) Gwen Szychter Tim Horton’s Community Cruiser Vancouver Canadians Vancouver Maritime Museum White Spot (Ackroyd) White Spot (Richmond Centre)
