Government of Yukon
Yukon at 2010
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Yukon Events at 2010
Yukon 2010 event schedule
(Ongoing events listed below)
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| Friday, February 12 |
| Opening Ceremonies of 2010 Winter Games |
| Sunday, February 14 |
| 8 pm First People’s Performance featured at We yah hani nah Coastal First Nations Dance Festival 2010 at Centennial Theatre, 2300 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver |
| Tuesday, February 16 |
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5:30 pm & 7:30 pm |
| Wednesday, February 17 |
| 8 pm New Songs New Voices concert, Gordie Tentrees at the Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre, 181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver |
| Thursday, February 18 |
| Canada’s Northern House: Arctic Sports and Dene Games demonstrations, 11 am, noon, 2 pm, 4 pm. Daniel Tlen at 11 am. Ta’an Kwachan Dancers noon |
| 2 pm New Traditions: YFN 2010 Exhibition Opening Reception at the Inuit Gallery of Vancouver, 206 Cambie Street, Gastown |
| 7:30 pm Ivan Coyote featured at Vancouver International Writers Festival and Winterruption at Performance Works, 1218 Cartwright Street, Vancouver |
| 8 pm – 3 am YukonFest 2010 featuring Root Sellers, Soir de Semaine, Spring Breakup, Sophisticated Cavemen, Sasquatch Prom Date at the Railway Club, 579 Dunsmuir Street, Vancouver |
| Friday, February 19 |
| Canada’s Northern House: Rick Sward at 4 pm, Ivan Zenovitch at 5 pm, and Diyet at 8 pm |
| 3 – 7 pm From Darkness to Light Pan Northern Showcase featuring Yukon, NWT and NU artists with Traditional Sport demonstrations at the Surrey Celebration Site, Holland Park, Corner of King George Highway and Old Yale Road, King George Hwy Skytrain Station, Surrey |
| 6:30 – 9 pm Sasquatch Prom Date featured at West Vancouver at the West Vancouver Atrium, West Vancouver Spirit Square, 2121 Marine Drive |
| 8 pm – 3 am YukonFest 2010 featuring Root Sellers, Soir de Semaine, Spring Breakup, Sophisticated Cavemen, Sasquatch Prom Date at the Railway Club, 579 Dunsmuir Street, Vancouver |
| Saturday, February 20 |
| Air North 2010 Yukon Special Charter welcome reception at Canada’s Northern House, 602 West Hastings Street, Vancouver |
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Canada’s Northern House: Sasquatch Prom Date at 11:30 am, Air North special charter lunch at noon, Spring Breakup at 1 pm, Sophisticated Cavemen 2 pm, Daniel Tlen at 3 pm, Kevin Barr at 3:40 pm and Boyd Benjamin at 4:20 pm. With Ross River Drummers between each set |
| 6:30 pm One Word: The Yukon Experience, Yukon Day Victory Ceremony Performance at BC Place Stadium featuring Yukon and headliner Stereophonics |
| 6:30 – 9 pm Sophisticated Cavemen featured at the West Vancouver Atrium, West Vancouver Spirit Square, 2121 Marine Drive, West Vancouver |
| Sunday, February 21 |
| 11 am – 3 pm Yukon First Nations Day at the Aboriginal Pavilion, Queen Elizabeth Theatre Plaza, West Georgia Street & Hamilton Street, Vancouver |
| 6:30 – 9 pm Soir de Semaine featured at the West Vancouver Atrium, West Vancouver Spirit Square, 2121 Marine Drive, West Vancouver |
| Root Sellers with Yukon Urban Dance Ensemble at the Vancouver Live Site in David Lam Park, 200 Pacific Blvd. Vancouver |
| Yukon Performances at the Vancouver and Whistler Athletes’ Villages |
| Monday, February 22 |
| Canada’s Northern House: Ta’an at 11 am. Sophisticated Cavemen at noon |
| 6:30 – 9 pm Yukon First Nations ShowcaseWest Vancouver Atrium, West Vancouver Spirit Square, 2121 Marine Drive, West Vancouver |
| Yukon Performances at the Vancouver and Whistler Athletes' Villages |
| Tuesday, February 23 |
| Canada’s Northern House: Arctic Sports and Dene Games demonstrations at 1 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm. Rick Sward (Sophisticated Cavemen) at 4 pm, Ivan Zenovitch (Sophisticated Cavemen) at 5 pm. Ryan McNally (Sasquatch Prom Date) at 6 pm. Sasquatch Prom Date at 7 pm and 8 pm. |
| 3 – 7 pm Canada’s North Day, From Darkness to Light Pan Northern Showcase, featuring Yukon, NWT and NU artists, with Traditional Sport demonstrations at Richmond O Zone, 7191 Granville Street, Minoru Park, Richmond |
| 7:30 pm Sewing Our Traditions: Dolls of Canada’s North Opening Reception at Gateway Theatre, 6500 Gilbert Road, Richmond |
| 10 pm Ivan Coyote featured at Vancouver International Writers Festival and Winterruption at The Candahar, Playwrights Theatre Centre, Granville Island, Vancouver |
| Wednesday, February 24 |
| 6:30 - 9 pm Root Sellers with Yukon Urban Dance Ensemble youth performance at the West Vancouver Atrium, West Vancouver Spirit Square, 2121 Marine Drive, West Vancouver |
| Thursday, February 25 |
| Canada’s Northern House: Arctic Sports and Dene Games demonstrations at 4 pm and 5 pm. Yukon Urban Dance Ensemble at 2 pm, Soir de Semaine at 4 pm. Sophisticated Cavemen (trio) at 6 pm. |
| Friday, February 26 |
| Canada’s Northern House: Crash the Car at 7 pm |
| Sunday, February 28 |
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Canada’s Northern House: Crash the Car at 4 pm |
| Closing Ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Games |
Ongoing events
Thursday January 14 - Sunday April 11
- Art of Craft featuring Lyn Fabio, Helen O’Connor and Paul Gort, Museum of Vancouver, 1100 Chestnut Street, Vancouver, Tuesday to Sunday 10 am - 5 pm, and Thursdays 10 am - 8 pm.
Tuesday January 19 - Sunday March 7
- Hans Gatt/Gattsled featured in High Performance, Evolution and Innovation in Canadian Design, Charles H. Scott Gallery, Emily Carr University, Granville Island, 1399 Johnston Street, Vancouver
Friday January 22 - Sunday March 21
- Endlessly Traversed Landscapes featuring Hannah Jickling and Valerie Salez. Billboard installations of their snow shoveling performances on Transit Shelter faces
Thursday February 4 - Monday March 8
- Joseph Tisiga featured in Monster, West Vancouver Museum 680 - 17 Street, West Vancouver.
Monday February 8 – Friday March 5
- Ted Harrison Exhibition, Painting Stories. Daily, West Vancouver Ferry Gallery, 1414 Argyle Avenue, West Vancouver.
Friday February 12 to Wednesday February 17
- Yukon Canada International Snow Sculpting Team at Whistler Olympic Park.
Friday February 12 – Thursday February 28
- Sewing Our Traditions: Dolls of Canada’s North Exhibition, Daily, Gateway Theatre, 6500 Gilbert Road, Richmond.
Thursday February 18 – Thursday March 11
- New Traditions: YFN 2010 Exhibition: Inuit Gallery of Vancouver, 206 Cambie Street, Gastown, Daily with open house/ reception Thursday, February 18.
Wednesday February 17 – Monday February 21
- Wednesday February 17 – Monday February 21 Yukon First Nations Booth, Four Host First Nations Artisan Market, 10 am – 10 pm, Vancouver Community College, 250 West Pender Street, Vancouver
Wednesday February 17 – Friday February 26
- Yukon Performances, Daily at Canada’s Northern House, 602 West Hastings Street, Vancouver
- Arctic Sports and Dene Games featuring Yukon, NU and NWT athletes, Daily, Various venues throughout lower mainland
Wednesday February 17 - Friday February 26
- Pan Northern performances at Grouse Mountain featuring Yukon, NU and NWT performers with Traditional Sport demonstrations
Sunday February 21 - Tuesday February 23
- Talking Stick Festival, 7 pm, Roundhouse, Yaletown, directly across from Yaletown Sky Train Station, 181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver, solo performances by Yukon First Nation performers
Tuesday February 23 – Sunday February 28
- Visions of the North Artisan Market, Richmond O Zone, 7191 Granville, Minoru Park.
Friday February 26 and Saturday February 27
- Cultural Olympiad presents Soir de Semaine, Winterruption Picnic Pavilion, Granville Island, Vancouver, at 11 am and 12:30 pm
Wednesday March 17 and Thursday March 18
- Daniel Janke (Alice and Other Heroes) at 9 pm, Performance Works, 1218 Cartwright Street, Vancouver
The “Spring Breakup & John Wort Hannam” Tour
- Tuesday January 26 - Northern Arts and Cultural Centre Northern Performers Festival, Yellowknife, NWT
- Wednesday February 10 - The Folk Exchange , Winnipeg Folk Fest, Winnipeg, MB
- Thursday February 11 - The Exchange, GrassRoots, Regina, SK
- Friday February 12 - The Esplanade Studio Theatre, Medicine Hat, AB
- Saturday February 13 - Amigos Cantina, Saskatoon, SK
- Sunday February 14 - The Old Firehall, Yukon Arts Centre, Whitehorse, YT
