Winter lights at the Lantern Festival

Pamela Sunshine, a.k.a. Pamela Carr was among those who performed at the fourth annual Lantern Festival, much to the delight of crowd of young children. The festival was at the Haney Place Mall.

Photographs by: Maria Rantanen , Maple Ridge Times

The fourth annual Lantern Festival was held last Friday, (Feb. 24th) at Haney Place Mall featuring music, performances, and poetry readings.
But the highlight of the event was a lantern parade around Memorial Peace Park that started at 7 p.m.
The free, family-oriented festival brings a "bright spot in the dead of winter," according to the lantern festival's co-chair Sammy Nelligan.
The lantern festival began as a lead-up to the 2010 Olympics with Spirit of B.C. celebrations. But the tradition is expected to continue long after the Winter Games in Vancouver faded into the history books.

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Lantern Festival February 24th, 2012

I am so happy to be performing again at this years Lantern Festival at Haney Place in Maple Ridge.  I get to do two sets, one of my childrens songs and one featuring my songs about the Fraser Valley.

The fourth annual Lantern Festival will begin at Haney Place Mall this Friday at 4 p.m. with music, performances, and poems, and end outside with a lantern parade around Memorial Peace Park starting at 7 p.m.
The festival will bring a "bright spot in the dead of winter," according to the lantern festival's co-chair Sammy Nelligan. The free family-oriented event will include local dance groups, and as a new feature, Hmong dancers from northern China.

Read more: http://www.mrtimes.com/entertainment/Lanterns+light+peace+park/6183248/story.html#ixzz1nHJjZ7al

Family Show at Civic Square

This afternoon I will be performing at Civic Square Park in Burnaby.
There will be three performances this afternoon and last time I was there I saw face painting, balloons, roving entertainers and stilt walkers. So much to do.
Here is the list of performances scheduled for this afternoon, July 17th.

1-1:45pm Miryana Heath (The Princess and the Pea puppet show)

2-2:45pm Pamela Sunshine

3-3:45pm Dixie Star Storytelling

This is a great free family event and I encourage you to come down if you are in the area.

27th Annual Burnaby Discovery Day Festival

CELEBRATE ARTS, CULTURE & YOUR COMMUNITY!

 

I will be performing at this years 27th Annual Burnaby Discovery Day Festival on the Discovery Day Stage from 12:45 to 1:30.

Discovery Days is on Sunday, July 10, 2011 and runs from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
 Here's some information on this amazing festival.
Burnaby’s largest community grass roots festival provides opportunities for fun and creativity for the whole family. The event promotes community pride by inviting and showcasing a variety of service and “helping” organizations and groups involved in arts and culture, heritage, sports, leisure, and the environment. Discovery Day addresses key municipal goals concerning leisure services and arts and culture, presenting a variety of music, live theatre, street performances, and interactive visual arts activities. Free.

Summer Sundays at Civic Square

This afternoon I will be performing at the 2011 Summer Sundays at Civic Square in Burnaby.  Come on down and share in the music and perhaps some stories as well.
Join in the fun as Summer Sundays at Civic Square returns for a fourth season of great local entertainment.  These free family-friendly shows offer something for everyone and are an easy choice when planning your weekend activities.  Pull up a piece of lawn, enjoy the beautiful garden scenery, and get ready for some sizzlin' Summer Sundays!
Also performing are The Billionaires and Dixiestar Storytelling.

Pamela Sunshine at the BC Buds 7th Annual Spring Arts Fair

I am so happy to be performing at this years BC Buds 7th Annual Spring Arts Fair on May 21st and 22nd. It is held every spring long weekend at the Firehall Arts Centre.
I will be joined by Beth Southwell on accordian, penny whistle and djembe. We will be doing songs from the Pamela Sunshine CD Growing Up Green and I will have my instruments there for lots of audience participation! Kids and adults alike are invited to join in with the percussion instruments.

As the Firehall Arts Centre website says:
" Nothing would be the same without spring in Vancouver or BC Buds. Each and every May long weekend for seven seasons this inventive arts fair showcases all that makes the west coast what it is - a vibrant, creative, driving force. Mark you calendars and take in dance, theatre, music, play readings and more!

BC BUDS allows established and emerging artists to present new and experimental work while giving audiences an opportunity to explore and experience the arts in informal and unorthodox settings.

Enjoy theatre, dance, music and inter-disciplinary arts making magic and mayhem with performances taking place in the Firehall Arts Centre's stairwells, courtyard, hallways and on bicycles, while other artists perform outdoors, on sidewalks and in vans."

I will be performing on the new Courtyard Deck Saturday May 21 @ 2:30-2:50pm & Sunday May 22 @ 2:30-2:50pm.  It would be great to see you there.

Pamela Sunshine Earth Run Show at Ambleside Park, North Van

The Earth Run North Shore is happening on Sunday April 24th
I will be singing songs from Growing UP Green at 11:10 just before the Kids Easter Egg Hunt. It is the perfect place to be sharing my upbeat songs on an environmental theme.
This will be a great day for getting out and joining with others to improve community and celebrate Earth Day and Easter, all at once.

The Earth Run Foundation is a charitable organization with a mandate to bring people together to...ward building a sustainable future. By engaging the private and public sector, we raise awareness and funding for local environmental organizations.

Through funding local initiatives, we help people improve the quality of life in their communities and for all residents on the planet. Cities around the world big or small can host an Earth Run by organizing a 5 or 10K community run/walk.

Earth Run's core values centre on bringing people together to create awareness and support for local environmental initiatives that help:

* build green communities
* protect wilderness environments
* protect wildlife
* promote sustainable lifestyles

So come on out and have a great time in Ambleside Park. Enjoy the beauty of the North Shore.

Looking forward to a Day of Stories and Songs

Hello
I am so happy today as I get to share stories and songs in two different Earth Day Celebrations.
This is what I love to do most in my life.

There is a Storytelling Tent in Memorial Peace Park in Maple Ridge for today's Celebrate Earth Day Event hosted by the CEED Centre. Jack Emberly and Dennis LeClerc will also be telling stories there.
I am on first things at 10:00 AM as I am then driving into Vancouver for the Evergreen Earth Day Event.

They too have a tent set up for music etc and I will be singing songs from my Growing Up Green CD there at 1:15. This is such an honour for me and I am so grateful to these organizations for all the hard work they put in to create these events for their communities.

I hope to meet lots of new friend in Vancouver and connect with many of my old Maple Ridge friends too. Happy Earth Day to all.

Pamela Sunshine sings for Earth Day at Jericho Beach Park

Every month is Earth month for Evergreen, but in April they really kick it up a notch.
Discover how YOU can make Vancouver more livable on Earth Day and every day.

Come celebrate Earth Day in beautiful Jericho Beach Park. This family-friendly event will also mark Evergreen’s 20th Anniversary of bringing nature back to cities across Canada.
Featuring green partners and exhibitors, guided nature tours, a native plant sale and art activities, as well as hand-on restoration efforts with the Jericho Stewardship Group and Evergreen.

I am so thrilled to be a part of the celebration. I will be singing songs from Growing Up Green as well as some of my other songs that involve the audience in lots of participation. If you are in Vancouver come out to beautiful Jericho Beach Park and join me from 1:15-2:00.

There are so many ways to enjoy this wonderful day. 
Here is the schedule of events planned for
11am: Welcome and First Nations Blessing – Siyamin Stamsh Cultural Society
12pm: Nature Tour – Nature Vancouver
1:15pm: “Growing Up Green” Show – Pamela Sunshine
2pm: Nature Tour – Nature Vancouver

There are also ongoing events to enjoy.

  
Restoration Activity
Plant a tree, shrub or groundcover to restore critical habitat at Jericho Beach Park.
Exhibitor's Fair
Engage in hands-on activities with local organizations who promote local food, ecology and personal sustainability year-round.
Make Your “Green Pledge”
Draw your idea on our “All Hands in the Dirt” banner to show how you will celebrate Earth Day every day.
Decorate Our Urban Orchard
Paint a pot to decorate Evergreen's Urban Orchard—coming to Vancouver this summer!
Native Plant Sale
Pick up a beautiful, low-maintenance native plant for your own backyard.
Arrive in style! Please consider walking, cycling, taking public transit or carpooling with your friends to the event.