Mabuhay Community Events
Mabuhay Community Events
Filipino Community Events Calendar
Complete Community Calendar Form
Mabuhay House Society Community Events Form is a dedicated platform designed to support Filipino communities and associations in showcasing Filipino events for youth, social services, or arts and culture. This form serves as a centralized hub for sharing details about cultural, social, and educational activities, fostering greater visibility, collaboration, and participation within the community.
To have your event included in the Mabuhay House Community Calendar, please submit your event details by the 20th of each month. The calendar will be updated and published on the first Tuesday of the following month on our website and monthly newsletter.
For any questions or assistance, feel free to email us at info@mabuhayhouse.ca.
Anahaw Filipino Canadian Performing Arts Society in BC
You are Invited!
Join us for the Oath-Taking Ceremony, Dinner & Dance hosted by Anahaw Filipino Canadian Performing Arts Society in BC!
Sapin-Sapin: Filipino Theatre Festival Sep 12
Sapin-Sapin: Filipino Theatre Festival
✉️ You’re invited to the Sapin-Sapin: Filipino Theatre Festival. This year we will be featuring three short plays written in different languages in the Philippines. The community event highlights local Filipino talents through singing, acting, dancing, and drag. What’s a Filipino event without free food? If you got nothing to do on a Friday night, come hang out and bring a friend!
🚫 CONTENT WARNING: The short plays feature mature themes and language, making the event strictly 19+. Viewer discretion is advised.
🎟️ Ticket is by donation. Donate what you can, no one turned away for lack of funds!
📅 September 12, 2025 (Friday)
📍 Russian Hall (600 Campbell Ave, Vancouver, BC V6A 3K1)
🚪 Doors open at 6PM
Presented by NPC3 Society and Sapin-Sapin: Filipino Theatre Festival
With support from the United Way BC's Kapwa Strong Fund
And in-kind contributions from Russian Hall and the Federation of Russian Canadian (FRCBC)
See you there!
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please reach Josh at joshrasalan@npc3.ca.
PAGLAUM: Healing Circle
PAGLAUM Weekly Healing Circle
A safe space to breathe, feel, move, connect—and just be.
Starting August 26th, this weekly offering invites those impacted by the Lapu Lapu Festival tragedy to gather in healing and solidarity. These trauma-informed sessions are designed to support the rehabilitation of victims and affected community members—through breath, gentle movement, embodied practices, and community care.
Each session begins with a healing circle and ends with fellowship and the sharing of Filipino snacks—honoring tradition, culture, and connection.
🧘🏽♀️ Led by Bernadette Pacana, Filipino Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT)
📍 Formative Motion Society, 345 West Broadway, Vancouver @333nergydanceandwellness
📅 Tuesdays | 🕑 2:00–3:00 PM | 🗓 August 26th– October 28th, 2025
✅ Free to join - REGISTER HERE
🍽 Stay for Filipino snacks + community connection - @kape.coffee @leavenlygoodsbakery
Offered in partnership with @formativemotionsociety@unitedway_bc @formativemotionsociety@mabuhayhouse, and other community collaborators.
This is an invitation to begin again—with care, hope, and collective healing.
Joint Chartering and Induction Ceremonies 2025
Joint Chartering and Induction Ceremonies 2025
We are proud to share that the Philippine Society of Mechanical Engineers (PSME) Canada Chapter and the Institute of Integrated Electrical Engineers (IIEE) Canada Chapter will be holding their Joint Chartering and Induction Ceremonies 2025!
📅 When: Saturday, September 20, 2025 | 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
📍 Where: Crystal Ballroom, Hilton Vancouver Metrotown
👉 Address: 6083 McKay Ave., Burnaby, BC
This is a historic moment for our engineers in Canada as they officially charter their chapters and induct new officers and members.
🔹 Registration Fee: $75 (via e-transfer to dios.mendoza@yahoo.com)
🔹 Dress Code: Formal | Coat & Tie | Barong | Filipiniana
Let’s celebrate this milestone for our Filipino engineers, showing the strength, talent, and professionalism of our community here in Canada. Mabuhay ang mga Inhinyerong Pilipino sa Canada!
Outliers and Outlaws + Because of You: A History of Kilawin Kolektibo
Outliers and Outlaws + Because of You: A History of Kilawin Kolektibo
Sept 21, 2025
12:30 PM
Location
International Village
Watch Online in BC
Sept 22, 12 AM - Sept 28, 11:59 PM
Join us for this joint screening of two documentaries: Outliers and Outlaws and Because of You: A History of Kilawin Kolektibo.
With the dream of escaping to an idyllic lesbian community, hundreds of women and lesbian couples descended upon the small town of Eugene, Oregon in droves in the 1960s to 1990s in search of a life and community free from the constraints of patriarchy, misogyny, and homophobia. Through intimate archival footage and endearing interviews with the now-elders that lived this history, Outliers and Outlaws reveals the untold story of this large, vibrant lesbian community.
Part of the Eugene Lesbian History Project, this film not only documents a unique local history, but also affirms the profound liberatory possibilities of daring to imagine–and to try to build–a world that uplifts love between and among women. Directed by veteran documentarian Courtney Hermann and featuring music by Dolly Parton.
Followed by a post-screening Q&A with the filmmakers of Outliers and Outlaws.
PAGLAUM: Healing Circle
PAGLAUM Weekly Healing Circle
A safe space to breathe, feel, move, connect—and just be.
Starting August 26th, this weekly offering invites those impacted by the Lapu Lapu Festival tragedy to gather in healing and solidarity. These trauma-informed sessions are designed to support the rehabilitation of victims and affected community members—through breath, gentle movement, embodied practices, and community care.
Each session begins with a healing circle and ends with fellowship and the sharing of Filipino snacks—honoring tradition, culture, and connection.
🧘🏽♀️ Led by Bernadette Pacana, Filipino Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT)
📍 Formative Motion Society, 345 West Broadway, Vancouver @333nergydanceandwellness
📅 Tuesdays | 🕑 2:00–3:00 PM | 🗓 August 26th– October 28th, 2025
✅ Free to join - REGISTER HERE
🍽 Stay for Filipino snacks + community connection - @kape.coffee @leavenlygoodsbakery
Offered in partnership with @formativemotionsociety@unitedway_bc @formativemotionsociety@mabuhayhouse, and other community collaborators.
This is an invitation to begin again—with care, hope, and collective healing.
Jimuel Dave Dagta, Art on the Spot
Join us for a captivating musical performance by Deer Lake Artist in Residence, Dave Dagta. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to listen to Dave—a celebrated composer, arranger and keyboardist—play the 14-string bandurria.
PAGLAUM: Healing Circle
PAGLAUM Weekly Healing Circle
A safe space to breathe, feel, move, connect—and just be.
Starting August 26th, this weekly offering invites those impacted by the Lapu Lapu Festival tragedy to gather in healing and solidarity. These trauma-informed sessions are designed to support the rehabilitation of victims and affected community members—through breath, gentle movement, embodied practices, and community care.
Each session begins with a healing circle and ends with fellowship and the sharing of Filipino snacks—honoring tradition, culture, and connection.
🧘🏽♀️ Led by Bernadette Pacana, Filipino Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT)
📍 Formative Motion Society, 345 West Broadway, Vancouver @333nergydanceandwellness
📅 Tuesdays | 🕑 2:00–3:00 PM | 🗓 August 26th– October 28th, 2025
✅ Free to join - REGISTER HERE
🍽 Stay for Filipino snacks + community connection - @kape.coffee @leavenlygoodsbakery
Offered in partnership with @formativemotionsociety@unitedway_bc @formativemotionsociety@mabuhayhouse, and other community collaborators.
This is an invitation to begin again—with care, hope, and collective healing.
Treasure of the Rice Terraces
Treasure of the Rice Terraces
Filipino Canadian filmmaker Kent Donguines travels back to the Philippines to reconnect with his roots. In a nation with over 134,000 years of history and centuries of colonization — under Spanish, American, and Japanese rule — Donguines notes a shared feeling of weakened traditional identity among many Filipinos he knows and meets. A vital part of their heritage, the centuries-old practice of tattooing, was banned by colonizers and even shunned by Filipinos.
Donguines travels to Buscalan, a secluded mountain community, to discover more about the revival of Indigenous Kalinga tattoos. Guided by 107-year-old master artist Apo Whang-od, Donguines learns the deep history and symbolism behind the tattoos. The revival of this Indigenous body art tradition offers a powerful way to preserve culture, spark pride, and strengthen identity, and Treasure of the Rice Terraces shows how traditions can survive, evolve, and inspire both local communities and cultural identity worldwide.
Featuring:
Maria “Apo-Whang-Od” Oggay, Kent Donguines, Grace Palicas, Lars Krutak, Kim Atienza, Michelle Marquez Dee
Director : Kent Donguines
Kent Donguines is a Filipino Canadian filmmaker based in Vancouver. He is the CEO of Aimer Films Inc. and produced the award-winning CBC short documentary This Ink Runs Deep, which premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. He also wrote, directed, and produced the Telus Storyhive short film Kalinga (2020), a documentary about the sacrifices Filipina nannies make to work in Canada. That film had its world premiere at the DOXA Documentary Film Festival and won the Kathleen Shannon Award from the Yorkton Film Festival. Donguines recently completed his first feature documentary, Canadian Adobo.
Filmography: Kalinga (2020); Brown Enough (2021); Paco (2022)
Treasure of the Rice Terraces
Treasure of the Rice Terraces
Filipino Canadian filmmaker Kent Donguines travels back to the Philippines to reconnect with his roots. In a nation with over 134,000 years of history and centuries of colonization — under Spanish, American, and Japanese rule — Donguines notes a shared feeling of weakened traditional identity among many Filipinos he knows and meets. A vital part of their heritage, the centuries-old practice of tattooing, was banned by colonizers and even shunned by Filipinos.
Donguines travels to Buscalan, a secluded mountain community, to discover more about the revival of Indigenous Kalinga tattoos. Guided by 107-year-old master artist Apo Whang-od, Donguines learns the deep history and symbolism behind the tattoos. The revival of this Indigenous body art tradition offers a powerful way to preserve culture, spark pride, and strengthen identity, and Treasure of the Rice Terraces shows how traditions can survive, evolve, and inspire both local communities and cultural identity worldwide.
Featuring:
Maria “Apo-Whang-Od” Oggay, Kent Donguines, Grace Palicas, Lars Krutak, Kim Atienza, Michelle Marquez Dee
Director : Kent Donguines
Kent Donguines is a Filipino Canadian filmmaker based in Vancouver. He is the CEO of Aimer Films Inc. and produced the award-winning CBC short documentary This Ink Runs Deep, which premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. He also wrote, directed, and produced the Telus Storyhive short film Kalinga (2020), a documentary about the sacrifices Filipina nannies make to work in Canada. That film had its world premiere at the DOXA Documentary Film Festival and won the Kathleen Shannon Award from the Yorkton Film Festival. Donguines recently completed his first feature documentary, Canadian Adobo.
Filmography: Kalinga (2020); Brown Enough (2021); Paco (2022)
PAGLAUM: Healing Circle
PAGLAUM Weekly Healing Circle
A safe space to breathe, feel, move, connect—and just be.
Starting August 26th, this weekly offering invites those impacted by the Lapu Lapu Festival tragedy to gather in healing and solidarity. These trauma-informed sessions are designed to support the rehabilitation of victims and affected community members—through breath, gentle movement, embodied practices, and community care.
Each session begins with a healing circle and ends with fellowship and the sharing of Filipino snacks—honoring tradition, culture, and connection.
🧘🏽♀️ Led by Bernadette Pacana, Filipino Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT)
📍 Formative Motion Society, 345 West Broadway, Vancouver @333nergydanceandwellness
📅 Tuesdays | 🕑 2:00–3:00 PM | 🗓 August 26th– October 28th, 2025
✅ Free to join - REGISTER HERE
🍽 Stay for Filipino snacks + community connection - @kape.coffee @leavenlygoodsbakery
Offered in partnership with @formativemotionsociety@unitedway_bc @formativemotionsociety@mabuhayhouse, and other community collaborators.
This is an invitation to begin again—with care, hope, and collective healing.
Lasa ng Imperyo/A Taste of Empire
Lasa ng Imperyo/A Taste of Empire - Lasa Ng Imperyo/Taste of Empire
October 9-19, 2025
Presentation House Theatre
333 Chesterfield Avenue, North Vancouver, BC V7M 3G9
Superstar of the culinary world, Master Chef Maximo Cortés is offering an exclusive demonstration, sharing the secrets of his trademarked Imperial Cuisine cooking techniques with you, his lucky, elite guests! Or at least, he would have, if he had shown up.
Luckily, the witty and intrepid Sous-Chef Mela is here to save the day! Her task? To cook rellenong bangus, or stuffed milkfish, a dish whose intricate preparation process takes its roots from the country's culinary traditions and colonial past. In a surprising fusion of theatre and gastronomy, this live cooking demonstration pairs the harsh truths of a global food system with shocking humour. Performed in Tagalog with English surtitles, this show guides audiences across the layered history of Philippine cultural heritage through a live cooking demonstration.
This adaptation of Jovanni Sy's A Taste of Empire reimagines this acclaimed play through a fresh female perspective. As the dish is brought to life, so too are the stories embedded within its ingredients.
Food will be served. Contact 604-990-3473 if you have allergy concerns.
Ages: 14+
A rice & beans theatre Production
Presented by Presentation House Theatre
With Community Partners Kasama Chocolate and NPC3
Translated and performed by Carmela Sison in Tagalog with English surtitles.
Ang superstar ng mundo ng kulinariya, si Sir Chef Maximo Cortés, ay dapat sanang magbahagi ng kanyang sikretong teknik sa pagluluto ng Imperial Cuisine sa isang eksklusibong demo para sa inyong mga maswerteng piling panauhin. Ito sana ang kanyang gagawin kung siya ay sumipot.
Buti na lang narito si Chef Mela. Matalino, matapang, at handang sagipin ang araw. Ang kanyang misyon? Magluto ng rellenong bangus, isang putaheng may komplikadong proseso at malalim na pinagmulan mula sa tradisyunal at kolonyal na kasaysayan ng Pilipinas. Sa isang kakaibang pagsasanib ng teatro at gastronomiya, ihahatid ng live na cooking show na ito ang mga mapapait na katotohanan tungkol sa pandaigdigang sistema ng pagkain, na may halong nakakalokang katatawanan. Itatanghal ito sa Tagalog na may Ingles na surtitles. Gagabayan ng palabas ang mga manonood sa patong-patong na kasaysayan ng kulturang Pilipino sa pamamagitan ng isang live na demonstrasyon ng pagluluto.
Ang adaptasyong ito ng A Taste of Empire ni Jovanni Sy ay muling binibigyang-hugis ang kilalang dula mula sa sariwang pananaw ng isang babae. Habang niluluto ang putahe, unti-unting bubuhayin ang mga kuwentong nakapaloob sa bawat sangkap.
Lasa ng Imperyo/A Taste of Empire
Lasa ng Imperyo/A Taste of Empire - Lasa Ng Imperyo/Taste of Empire
October 9-19, 2025
Presentation House Theatre
333 Chesterfield Avenue, North Vancouver, BC V7M 3G9
Superstar of the culinary world, Master Chef Maximo Cortés is offering an exclusive demonstration, sharing the secrets of his trademarked Imperial Cuisine cooking techniques with you, his lucky, elite guests! Or at least, he would have, if he had shown up.
Luckily, the witty and intrepid Sous-Chef Mela is here to save the day! Her task? To cook rellenong bangus, or stuffed milkfish, a dish whose intricate preparation process takes its roots from the country's culinary traditions and colonial past. In a surprising fusion of theatre and gastronomy, this live cooking demonstration pairs the harsh truths of a global food system with shocking humour. Performed in Tagalog with English surtitles, this show guides audiences across the layered history of Philippine cultural heritage through a live cooking demonstration.
This adaptation of Jovanni Sy's A Taste of Empire reimagines this acclaimed play through a fresh female perspective. As the dish is brought to life, so too are the stories embedded within its ingredients.
Food will be served. Contact 604-990-3473 if you have allergy concerns.
Ages: 14+
A rice & beans theatre Production
Presented by Presentation House Theatre
With Community Partners Kasama Chocolate and NPC3
Translated and performed by Carmela Sison in Tagalog with English surtitles.
Ang superstar ng mundo ng kulinariya, si Sir Chef Maximo Cortés, ay dapat sanang magbahagi ng kanyang sikretong teknik sa pagluluto ng Imperial Cuisine sa isang eksklusibong demo para sa inyong mga maswerteng piling panauhin. Ito sana ang kanyang gagawin kung siya ay sumipot.
Buti na lang narito si Chef Mela. Matalino, matapang, at handang sagipin ang araw. Ang kanyang misyon? Magluto ng rellenong bangus, isang putaheng may komplikadong proseso at malalim na pinagmulan mula sa tradisyunal at kolonyal na kasaysayan ng Pilipinas. Sa isang kakaibang pagsasanib ng teatro at gastronomiya, ihahatid ng live na cooking show na ito ang mga mapapait na katotohanan tungkol sa pandaigdigang sistema ng pagkain, na may halong nakakalokang katatawanan. Itatanghal ito sa Tagalog na may Ingles na surtitles. Gagabayan ng palabas ang mga manonood sa patong-patong na kasaysayan ng kulturang Pilipino sa pamamagitan ng isang live na demonstrasyon ng pagluluto.
Ang adaptasyong ito ng A Taste of Empire ni Jovanni Sy ay muling binibigyang-hugis ang kilalang dula mula sa sariwang pananaw ng isang babae. Habang niluluto ang putahe, unti-unting bubuhayin ang mga kuwentong nakapaloob sa bawat sangkap.
Lasa ng Imperyo/A Taste of Empire
Lasa ng Imperyo/A Taste of Empire - Lasa Ng Imperyo/Taste of Empire
October 9-19, 2025
Presentation House Theatre
333 Chesterfield Avenue, North Vancouver, BC V7M 3G9
Superstar of the culinary world, Master Chef Maximo Cortés is offering an exclusive demonstration, sharing the secrets of his trademarked Imperial Cuisine cooking techniques with you, his lucky, elite guests! Or at least, he would have, if he had shown up.
Luckily, the witty and intrepid Sous-Chef Mela is here to save the day! Her task? To cook rellenong bangus, or stuffed milkfish, a dish whose intricate preparation process takes its roots from the country's culinary traditions and colonial past. In a surprising fusion of theatre and gastronomy, this live cooking demonstration pairs the harsh truths of a global food system with shocking humour. Performed in Tagalog with English surtitles, this show guides audiences across the layered history of Philippine cultural heritage through a live cooking demonstration.
This adaptation of Jovanni Sy's A Taste of Empire reimagines this acclaimed play through a fresh female perspective. As the dish is brought to life, so too are the stories embedded within its ingredients.
Food will be served. Contact 604-990-3473 if you have allergy concerns.
Ages: 14+
A rice & beans theatre Production
Presented by Presentation House Theatre
With Community Partners Kasama Chocolate and NPC3
Translated and performed by Carmela Sison in Tagalog with English surtitles.
Ang superstar ng mundo ng kulinariya, si Sir Chef Maximo Cortés, ay dapat sanang magbahagi ng kanyang sikretong teknik sa pagluluto ng Imperial Cuisine sa isang eksklusibong demo para sa inyong mga maswerteng piling panauhin. Ito sana ang kanyang gagawin kung siya ay sumipot.
Buti na lang narito si Chef Mela. Matalino, matapang, at handang sagipin ang araw. Ang kanyang misyon? Magluto ng rellenong bangus, isang putaheng may komplikadong proseso at malalim na pinagmulan mula sa tradisyunal at kolonyal na kasaysayan ng Pilipinas. Sa isang kakaibang pagsasanib ng teatro at gastronomiya, ihahatid ng live na cooking show na ito ang mga mapapait na katotohanan tungkol sa pandaigdigang sistema ng pagkain, na may halong nakakalokang katatawanan. Itatanghal ito sa Tagalog na may Ingles na surtitles. Gagabayan ng palabas ang mga manonood sa patong-patong na kasaysayan ng kulturang Pilipino sa pamamagitan ng isang live na demonstrasyon ng pagluluto.
Ang adaptasyong ito ng A Taste of Empire ni Jovanni Sy ay muling binibigyang-hugis ang kilalang dula mula sa sariwang pananaw ng isang babae. Habang niluluto ang putahe, unti-unting bubuhayin ang mga kuwentong nakapaloob sa bawat sangkap.
Lasa ng Imperyo/A Taste of Empire
Lasa ng Imperyo/A Taste of Empire - Lasa Ng Imperyo/Taste of Empire
October 9-19, 2025
Superstar of the culinary world, Master Chef Maximo Cortés is offering an exclusive demonstration, sharing the secrets of his trademarked Imperial Cuisine cooking techniques with you, his lucky, elite guests! Or at least, he would have, if he had shown up.
Luckily, the witty and intrepid Sous-Chef Mela is here to save the day! Her task? To cook rellenong bangus, or stuffed milkfish, a dish whose intricate preparation process takes its roots from the country's culinary traditions and colonial past. In a surprising fusion of theatre and gastronomy, this live cooking demonstration pairs the harsh truths of a global food system with shocking humour. Performed in Tagalog with English surtitles, this show guides audiences across the layered history of Philippine cultural heritage through a live cooking demonstration.
This adaptation of Jovanni Sy's A Taste of Empire reimagines this acclaimed play through a fresh female perspective. As the dish is brought to life, so too are the stories embedded within its ingredients.
Food will be served. Contact 604-990-3473 if you have allergy concerns.
Ages: 14+
A rice & beans theatre Production
Presented by Presentation House Theatre
With Community Partners Kasama Chocolate and NPC3
Translated and performed by Carmela Sison in Tagalog with English surtitles.
Ang superstar ng mundo ng kulinariya, si Sir Chef Maximo Cortés, ay dapat sanang magbahagi ng kanyang sikretong teknik sa pagluluto ng Imperial Cuisine sa isang eksklusibong demo para sa inyong mga maswerteng piling panauhin. Ito sana ang kanyang gagawin kung siya ay sumipot.
Buti na lang narito si Chef Mela. Matalino, matapang, at handang sagipin ang araw. Ang kanyang misyon? Magluto ng rellenong bangus, isang putaheng may komplikadong proseso at malalim na pinagmulan mula sa tradisyunal at kolonyal na kasaysayan ng Pilipinas. Sa isang kakaibang pagsasanib ng teatro at gastronomiya, ihahatid ng live na cooking show na ito ang mga mapapait na katotohanan tungkol sa pandaigdigang sistema ng pagkain, na may halong nakakalokang katatawanan. Itatanghal ito sa Tagalog na may Ingles na surtitles. Gagabayan ng palabas ang mga manonood sa patong-patong na kasaysayan ng kulturang Pilipino sa pamamagitan ng isang live na demonstrasyon ng pagluluto.
Ang adaptasyong ito ng A Taste of Empire ni Jovanni Sy ay muling binibigyang-hugis ang kilalang dula mula sa sariwang pananaw ng isang babae. Habang niluluto ang putahe, unti-unting bubuhayin ang mga kuwentong nakapaloob sa bawat sangkap.
PAGLAUM: Healing Circle
PAGLAUM Weekly Healing Circle
A safe space to breathe, feel, move, connect—and just be.
Starting August 26th, this weekly offering invites those impacted by the Lapu Lapu Festival tragedy to gather in healing and solidarity. These trauma-informed sessions are designed to support the rehabilitation of victims and affected community members—through breath, gentle movement, embodied practices, and community care.
Each session begins with a healing circle and ends with fellowship and the sharing of Filipino snacks—honoring tradition, culture, and connection.
🧘🏽♀️ Led by Bernadette Pacana, Filipino Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT)
📍 Formative Motion Society, 345 West Broadway, Vancouver @333nergydanceandwellness
📅 Tuesdays | 🕑 2:00–3:00 PM | 🗓 August 26th– October 28th, 2025
✅ Free to join - REGISTER HERE
🍽 Stay for Filipino snacks + community connection - @kape.coffee @leavenlygoodsbakery
Offered in partnership with @formativemotionsociety@unitedway_bc @formativemotionsociety@mabuhayhouse, and other community collaborators.
This is an invitation to begin again—with care, hope, and collective healing.
Lasa ng Imperyo/A Taste of Empire
Lasa ng Imperyo/A Taste of Empire - Lasa Ng Imperyo/Taste of Empire
October 9-19, 2025
Superstar of the culinary world, Master Chef Maximo Cortés is offering an exclusive demonstration, sharing the secrets of his trademarked Imperial Cuisine cooking techniques with you, his lucky, elite guests! Or at least, he would have, if he had shown up.
Luckily, the witty and intrepid Sous-Chef Mela is here to save the day! Her task? To cook rellenong bangus, or stuffed milkfish, a dish whose intricate preparation process takes its roots from the country's culinary traditions and colonial past. In a surprising fusion of theatre and gastronomy, this live cooking demonstration pairs the harsh truths of a global food system with shocking humour. Performed in Tagalog with English surtitles, this show guides audiences across the layered history of Philippine cultural heritage through a live cooking demonstration.
This adaptation of Jovanni Sy's A Taste of Empire reimagines this acclaimed play through a fresh female perspective. As the dish is brought to life, so too are the stories embedded within its ingredients.
Food will be served. Contact 604-990-3473 if you have allergy concerns.
Ages: 14+
A rice & beans theatre Production
Presented by Presentation House Theatre
With Community Partners Kasama Chocolate and NPC3
Translated and performed by Carmela Sison in Tagalog with English surtitles.
Ang superstar ng mundo ng kulinariya, si Sir Chef Maximo Cortés, ay dapat sanang magbahagi ng kanyang sikretong teknik sa pagluluto ng Imperial Cuisine sa isang eksklusibong demo para sa inyong mga maswerteng piling panauhin. Ito sana ang kanyang gagawin kung siya ay sumipot.
Buti na lang narito si Chef Mela. Matalino, matapang, at handang sagipin ang araw. Ang kanyang misyon? Magluto ng rellenong bangus, isang putaheng may komplikadong proseso at malalim na pinagmulan mula sa tradisyunal at kolonyal na kasaysayan ng Pilipinas. Sa isang kakaibang pagsasanib ng teatro at gastronomiya, ihahatid ng live na cooking show na ito ang mga mapapait na katotohanan tungkol sa pandaigdigang sistema ng pagkain, na may halong nakakalokang katatawanan. Itatanghal ito sa Tagalog na may Ingles na surtitles. Gagabayan ng palabas ang mga manonood sa patong-patong na kasaysayan ng kulturang Pilipino sa pamamagitan ng isang live na demonstrasyon ng pagluluto.
Ang adaptasyong ito ng A Taste of Empire ni Jovanni Sy ay muling binibigyang-hugis ang kilalang dula mula sa sariwang pananaw ng isang babae. Habang niluluto ang putahe, unti-unting bubuhayin ang mga kuwentong nakapaloob sa bawat sangkap.
Lasa ng Imperyo/A Taste of Empire
Lasa ng Imperyo/A Taste of Empire - Lasa Ng Imperyo/Taste of Empire
October 9-19, 2025
Superstar of the culinary world, Master Chef Maximo Cortés is offering an exclusive demonstration, sharing the secrets of his trademarked Imperial Cuisine cooking techniques with you, his lucky, elite guests! Or at least, he would have, if he had shown up.
Luckily, the witty and intrepid Sous-Chef Mela is here to save the day! Her task? To cook rellenong bangus, or stuffed milkfish, a dish whose intricate preparation process takes its roots from the country's culinary traditions and colonial past. In a surprising fusion of theatre and gastronomy, this live cooking demonstration pairs the harsh truths of a global food system with shocking humour. Performed in Tagalog with English surtitles, this show guides audiences across the layered history of Philippine cultural heritage through a live cooking demonstration.
This adaptation of Jovanni Sy's A Taste of Empire reimagines this acclaimed play through a fresh female perspective. As the dish is brought to life, so too are the stories embedded within its ingredients.
Food will be served. Contact 604-990-3473 if you have allergy concerns.
Ages: 14+
A rice & beans theatre Production
Presented by Presentation House Theatre
With Community Partners Kasama Chocolate and NPC3
Translated and performed by Carmela Sison in Tagalog with English surtitles.
Ang superstar ng mundo ng kulinariya, si Sir Chef Maximo Cortés, ay dapat sanang magbahagi ng kanyang sikretong teknik sa pagluluto ng Imperial Cuisine sa isang eksklusibong demo para sa inyong mga maswerteng piling panauhin. Ito sana ang kanyang gagawin kung siya ay sumipot.
Buti na lang narito si Chef Mela. Matalino, matapang, at handang sagipin ang araw. Ang kanyang misyon? Magluto ng rellenong bangus, isang putaheng may komplikadong proseso at malalim na pinagmulan mula sa tradisyunal at kolonyal na kasaysayan ng Pilipinas. Sa isang kakaibang pagsasanib ng teatro at gastronomiya, ihahatid ng live na cooking show na ito ang mga mapapait na katotohanan tungkol sa pandaigdigang sistema ng pagkain, na may halong nakakalokang katatawanan. Itatanghal ito sa Tagalog na may Ingles na surtitles. Gagabayan ng palabas ang mga manonood sa patong-patong na kasaysayan ng kulturang Pilipino sa pamamagitan ng isang live na demonstrasyon ng pagluluto.
Ang adaptasyong ito ng A Taste of Empire ni Jovanni Sy ay muling binibigyang-hugis ang kilalang dula mula sa sariwang pananaw ng isang babae. Habang niluluto ang putahe, unti-unting bubuhayin ang mga kuwentong nakapaloob sa bawat sangkap.
ASAP Vancouver
OCTOBER 18, 2025 | SATURDAY
Show 1: 12:30 PM • Show 2: 7:30 PM
PACIFIC COLISEUM
HASTINGS PARK, VANCOUVER BC
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directly at +1-604-252-3700 for assistance with your ASAP Vancouver concert tickets.
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Lasa ng Imperyo/A Taste of Empire
Lasa ng Imperyo/A Taste of Empire - Lasa Ng Imperyo/Taste of Empire
October 9-19, 2025
Superstar of the culinary world, Master Chef Maximo Cortés is offering an exclusive demonstration, sharing the secrets of his trademarked Imperial Cuisine cooking techniques with you, his lucky, elite guests! Or at least, he would have, if he had shown up.
Luckily, the witty and intrepid Sous-Chef Mela is here to save the day! Her task? To cook rellenong bangus, or stuffed milkfish, a dish whose intricate preparation process takes its roots from the country's culinary traditions and colonial past. In a surprising fusion of theatre and gastronomy, this live cooking demonstration pairs the harsh truths of a global food system with shocking humour. Performed in Tagalog with English surtitles, this show guides audiences across the layered history of Philippine cultural heritage through a live cooking demonstration.
This adaptation of Jovanni Sy's A Taste of Empire reimagines this acclaimed play through a fresh female perspective. As the dish is brought to life, so too are the stories embedded within its ingredients.
Food will be served. Contact 604-990-3473 if you have allergy concerns.
Ages: 14+
A rice & beans theatre Production
Presented by Presentation House Theatre
With Community Partners Kasama Chocolate and NPC3
Translated and performed by Carmela Sison in Tagalog with English surtitles.
Ang superstar ng mundo ng kulinariya, si Sir Chef Maximo Cortés, ay dapat sanang magbahagi ng kanyang sikretong teknik sa pagluluto ng Imperial Cuisine sa isang eksklusibong demo para sa inyong mga maswerteng piling panauhin. Ito sana ang kanyang gagawin kung siya ay sumipot.
Buti na lang narito si Chef Mela. Matalino, matapang, at handang sagipin ang araw. Ang kanyang misyon? Magluto ng rellenong bangus, isang putaheng may komplikadong proseso at malalim na pinagmulan mula sa tradisyunal at kolonyal na kasaysayan ng Pilipinas. Sa isang kakaibang pagsasanib ng teatro at gastronomiya, ihahatid ng live na cooking show na ito ang mga mapapait na katotohanan tungkol sa pandaigdigang sistema ng pagkain, na may halong nakakalokang katatawanan. Itatanghal ito sa Tagalog na may Ingles na surtitles. Gagabayan ng palabas ang mga manonood sa patong-patong na kasaysayan ng kulturang Pilipino sa pamamagitan ng isang live na demonstrasyon ng pagluluto.
Ang adaptasyong ito ng A Taste of Empire ni Jovanni Sy ay muling binibigyang-hugis ang kilalang dula mula sa sariwang pananaw ng isang babae. Habang niluluto ang putahe, unti-unting bubuhayin ang mga kuwentong nakapaloob sa bawat sangkap.
Lasa ng Imperyo/A Taste of Empire
Lasa ng Imperyo/A Taste of Empire - Lasa Ng Imperyo/Taste of Empire
October 9-19, 2025
Superstar of the culinary world, Master Chef Maximo Cortés is offering an exclusive demonstration, sharing the secrets of his trademarked Imperial Cuisine cooking techniques with you, his lucky, elite guests! Or at least, he would have, if he had shown up.
Luckily, the witty and intrepid Sous-Chef Mela is here to save the day! Her task? To cook rellenong bangus, or stuffed milkfish, a dish whose intricate preparation process takes its roots from the country's culinary traditions and colonial past. In a surprising fusion of theatre and gastronomy, this live cooking demonstration pairs the harsh truths of a global food system with shocking humour. Performed in Tagalog with English surtitles, this show guides audiences across the layered history of Philippine cultural heritage through a live cooking demonstration.
This adaptation of Jovanni Sy's A Taste of Empire reimagines this acclaimed play through a fresh female perspective. As the dish is brought to life, so too are the stories embedded within its ingredients.
Food will be served. Contact 604-990-3473 if you have allergy concerns.
Ages: 14+
A rice & beans theatre Production
Presented by Presentation House Theatre
With Community Partners Kasama Chocolate and NPC3
Translated and performed by Carmela Sison in Tagalog with English surtitles.
Ang superstar ng mundo ng kulinariya, si Sir Chef Maximo Cortés, ay dapat sanang magbahagi ng kanyang sikretong teknik sa pagluluto ng Imperial Cuisine sa isang eksklusibong demo para sa inyong mga maswerteng piling panauhin. Ito sana ang kanyang gagawin kung siya ay sumipot.
Buti na lang narito si Chef Mela. Matalino, matapang, at handang sagipin ang araw. Ang kanyang misyon? Magluto ng rellenong bangus, isang putaheng may komplikadong proseso at malalim na pinagmulan mula sa tradisyunal at kolonyal na kasaysayan ng Pilipinas. Sa isang kakaibang pagsasanib ng teatro at gastronomiya, ihahatid ng live na cooking show na ito ang mga mapapait na katotohanan tungkol sa pandaigdigang sistema ng pagkain, na may halong nakakalokang katatawanan. Itatanghal ito sa Tagalog na may Ingles na surtitles. Gagabayan ng palabas ang mga manonood sa patong-patong na kasaysayan ng kulturang Pilipino sa pamamagitan ng isang live na demonstrasyon ng pagluluto.
Ang adaptasyong ito ng A Taste of Empire ni Jovanni Sy ay muling binibigyang-hugis ang kilalang dula mula sa sariwang pananaw ng isang babae. Habang niluluto ang putahe, unti-unting bubuhayin ang mga kuwentong nakapaloob sa bawat sangkap.
PAGLAUM: Healing Circle
PAGLAUM Weekly Healing Circle
A safe space to breathe, feel, move, connect—and just be.
Starting August 26th, this weekly offering invites those impacted by the Lapu Lapu Festival tragedy to gather in healing and solidarity. These trauma-informed sessions are designed to support the rehabilitation of victims and affected community members—through breath, gentle movement, embodied practices, and community care.
Each session begins with a healing circle and ends with fellowship and the sharing of Filipino snacks—honoring tradition, culture, and connection.
🧘🏽♀️ Led by Bernadette Pacana, Filipino Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT)
📍 Formative Motion Society, 345 West Broadway, Vancouver @333nergydanceandwellness
📅 Tuesdays | 🕑 2:00–3:00 PM | 🗓 August 26th– October 28th, 2025
✅ Free to join - REGISTER HERE
🍽 Stay for Filipino snacks + community connection - @kape.coffee @leavenlygoodsbakery
Offered in partnership with @formativemotionsociety@unitedway_bc @formativemotionsociety@mabuhayhouse, and other community collaborators.
This is an invitation to begin again—with care, hope, and collective healing.
PAGLAUM: Healing Circle
PAGLAUM Weekly Healing Circle
A safe space to breathe, feel, move, connect—and just be.
Starting August 26th, this weekly offering invites those impacted by the Lapu Lapu Festival tragedy to gather in healing and solidarity. These trauma-informed sessions are designed to support the rehabilitation of victims and affected community members—through breath, gentle movement, embodied practices, and community care.
Each session begins with a healing circle and ends with fellowship and the sharing of Filipino snacks—honoring tradition, culture, and connection.
🧘🏽♀️ Led by Bernadette Pacana, Filipino Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT)
📍 Formative Motion Society, 345 West Broadway, Vancouver @333nergydanceandwellness
📅 Tuesdays | 🕑 2:00–3:00 PM | 🗓 August 26th– October 28th, 2025
✅ Free to join - REGISTER HERE
🍽 Stay for Filipino snacks + community connection - @kape.coffee @leavenlygoodsbakery
Offered in partnership with @formativemotionsociety@unitedway_bc @formativemotionsociety@mabuhayhouse, and other community collaborators.
This is an invitation to begin again—with care, hope, and collective healing.
PAGLAUM: Healing Circle
PAGLAUM Weekly Healing Circle
A safe space to breathe, feel, move, connect—and just be.
Starting August 26th, this weekly offering invites those impacted by the Lapu Lapu Festival tragedy to gather in healing and solidarity. These trauma-informed sessions are designed to support the rehabilitation of victims and affected community members—through breath, gentle movement, embodied practices, and community care.
Each session begins with a healing circle and ends with fellowship and the sharing of Filipino snacks—honoring tradition, culture, and connection.
🧘🏽♀️ Led by Bernadette Pacana, Filipino Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT)
📍 Formative Motion Society, 345 West Broadway, Vancouver @333nergydanceandwellness
📅 Tuesdays | 🕑 2:00–3:00 PM | 🗓 August 26th– October 28th, 2025
✅ Free to join - REGISTER HERE
🍽 Stay for Filipino snacks + community connection - @kape.coffee @leavenlygoodsbakery
Offered in partnership with @formativemotionsociety@unitedway_bc @formativemotionsociety@mabuhayhouse, and other community collaborators.
This is an invitation to begin again—with care, hope, and collective healing.
Rex Navarrete
REX NAVARRETE - THE ORIGINAL GAGO CANADA TOUR (VANCOUVER)
Sep 7, 6:30-10:30 pm
$58 VIP w/ photo-op | $48 GA
Filipino-American comedy icon Rex Navarrete returns to Vancouver with his hit stand-up special, The Original Gago Canada Tour. With over two decades of global success, Rex delivers a night of laughter, cultural hilarity, and relatable family jokes — joined by guest comedians Darwin Barcellano, Jane Vee, and Mike Saddi.
Mga Kwento - Many Stories:
Mga Kwento - Many Stories:
Sunday September 7th from 5:00 - 8:00 PM at the k'emk'em'elay healing garden 117 E Hastings St
Stories connect us. Stories teach us. Stories allow us to dream up new worlds, building a bridge to our ancestors & future generations. Stories shape and define us, stories heal us.
Join us for an evening of ‘kuwentuhan’ (sharing stories) at the Ke'kemkemelay Healing Garden at 117 E Hastings St. Kuwentuhan is an Indigenous Filipino storytelling method that invokes Kapwa (shared self) through sharing our individual stories and forming them into a collective that represents our history, cultural values and wisdoms. In the wake of the Lapu Lapu tragedy, we invite those affected to move through moments of darkness and into the light through an evening of multisensory play, poetry, storytelling & film.
Through an open format play, participants are encouraged to explore the garden and the activations offered to the space such as: charm making inspired by anting-anting, chocolate tastings provided by Kasama chocolate, sharing circle with invited Filipino poets & storytellers, collective mythology writing relay & film presentations.
The programme is curated in collaboration & friendship by Sophia Santos English & anata laylay.
This event is FREE but spots are limited so please RSVP to sophia@gachet.org to reserve your spot!
The project is graciously funded by United Way Kapwa Strong Fund.
Kamayan Festival
Step into a world of sensory delight at Kamayan Fest, where the heart of Filipinx culture comes alive. Delight in the colourful local artwork, groove to the rhythms of DJ Niña Mendoza, and savour delectable dishes crafted by Chef Mark Singson. This celebration is more than an event—it’s a tribute to community, diversity, and Filipinx excellence.
Explore Filipinx art and culture through engaging activations, innovative creators, and artistic visionaries, each sharing stories of resilience, identity, and pride. Every element of this festival celebrates the joy, creativity, and resilience of Filipinx heritage.
Dance and sing along to live performances and DJs blending OPM classics with contemporary beats, ensuring an electrifying dance floor. And of course, karaoke and line dancing are on the agenda—it’s not a Filipinx party without them!
Delight in a culinary adventure that fuses traditional Filipinx flavours with a modern twist—each bite a tribute to home-cooked recipes passed down through generations. BBQ chicken feet, anyone?
We acknowledge that Kamayan Fest is held on the traditional and unceded territories of the the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, who have been the stewards of this land for generations. We honour their enduring connection to this land, their culture, and their contributions to our community.
As we celebrate Kamayan Fest, we recognize the importance of supporting and standing in solidarity with Indigenous peoples. We commit to learning from and engaging with the Indigenous communities whose land we are privileged to gather on, respecting their rights and heritage.
2025 Canadian Open Sepak Takraw Championship
2025 Canadian Open Sepak Takraw Championship
Get ready for an action-packed day of high-flying kicks, teamwork, and world-class athleticism as athletes compete in the thrilling sport of Sepak Takraw — the “kick volleyball” that will leave you in awe!
Get ready for an action-packed day of high-flying kicks, teamwork, and world-class athleticism as athletes compete in the thrilling sport of Sepak Takraw — the “kick volleyball” that will leave you in awe!
Saturday, September 6, 2025 ,
8:00 AM – 3:30 PM | Round Robin Matches
3:45 PM – 6:00 PM | FINALS
📍 Maple Ridge Christian School GYM 12140 – 204 B Street, Maple Ridge, BC
🎟️ Admission: By donation at the door (support the growth of Sepak Takraw in Canada!)
This is your chance to experience one of the most dynamic and gravity-defying sports in the world — where players use their feet, head, knees, and chest to keep the ball in play!
Brought to you by BC Sepak Takraw Club & Sepak Takraw Canada.
For more info, sponsorships, or to volunteer: 📞 (778) 317-7948 | 📧 STAC@SepakTakraw.ca
Don’t miss it — come cheer, support, and witness the rise of Sepak Takraw in Canada!
💥 Please share and help us promote this sport far and wide
Filipino Fest
FREE EVENT
Celebrate Filipino culture
Come celebrate Filipino culture at Museum of Surrey with food, live performances, vendors, textile displays, Tagalog and English storytelling sessions and more!
Activities include exhibitor activations, family art, photo opportunities, market and food vendors, DJ's performances and more!
Performers
Food vendors
Cake It Easy
Chay’s Delights
Boodle Filipino Fiesta
Masarap Desserts
Dale's Food Products
Mr. Siopao De Langley
Sago Togo
Sensory-friendly space
A sensory friendly space will be provided on-site for attendees looking for a quiet, comfortable space during the event.
PAGLAUM: Healing Circle
PAGLAUM Weekly Healing Circle
A safe space to breathe, feel, move, connect—and just be.
Starting August 26th, this weekly offering invites those impacted by the Lapu Lapu Festival tragedy to gather in healing and solidarity. These trauma-informed sessions are designed to support the rehabilitation of victims and affected community members—through breath, gentle movement, embodied practices, and community care.
Each session begins with a healing circle and ends with fellowship and the sharing of Filipino snacks—honoring tradition, culture, and connection.
🧘🏽♀️ Led by Bernadette Pacana, Filipino Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT)
📍 Formative Motion Society, 345 West Broadway, Vancouver @333nergydanceandwellness
📅 Tuesdays | 🕑 2:00–3:00 PM | 🗓 August 26th– October 28th, 2025
✅ Free to join - REGISTER HERE
🍽 Stay for Filipino snacks + community connection - @kape.coffee @leavenlygoodsbakery
Offered in partnership with @formativemotionsociety@unitedway_bc @formativemotionsociety@mabuhayhouse, and other community collaborators.
This is an invitation to begin again—with care, hope, and collective healing.
Pinoy Fiesta: Unang Hirit sa tag-init
UNANG HIRIT ANNOUNCEMENT: Mga Kababayan, dahil sa request ninyo, Tuloy Na Tuloy Na! ang Pinoy Fiesta: Unang Hirit sa Tag-init on August 31, 2025 @ Trout Lake Park, 3300 Victoria Street, Vancouver.
Our Filipino-Canadian community experienced difficult challenges this year that create the feeling of uneasyness about what is to come. For these reasons we will make the celebration of Pinoy Fiesta: Unang Hirit very safe and special. Together, we will embrace our challenges and move forward with hope and not backward with fear and division. Let us unite to overcome darkness with hope. Hope is the only thing that keep us and our community alive.
Our theme for this year is "Himig at Ilaw ng Pag-asa. (The Sound and Light of Hope)". Kaya Tara na at humirit. Magka-isa para sa bagong pag-asa.
Pinoy Fiesta 2025 is a tribute to the strength and resilience of our community in the midst of darkness.
For inquiries email us at pinoyfiestacanada@gmail.com, FB message us here or call/text 236-979-2993 or 778-709-6694.
UP Alumni Association in BC: BALAGTASAN
GUSTO MO BANG SUMAMA?!
Let’s celebrate the Filipino spirit through arts and culture!
At Balagtasan 2025, where we honor the past and embrace the future.
See you at Praise International Church in Surrey, BC
Friday, August 29 | 7:00 PM — and yes, the show is FREE!
Let’s jam, let’s vibe, let’s come together as one.
We rise above challenges, with our heritage, our pride, under the same sun.
Don’t miss out, ‘wag magpahuli.
REGISTER na dito , ‘wag nang magpabebe!
#Balagtasan2025 #Healingthroughcultureandarts #Alpas #UPAABCCommunity
PAGLAUM: Healing Circle
PAGLAUM Weekly Healing Circle
A safe space to breathe, feel, move, connect—and just be.
Starting August 26th, this weekly offering invites those impacted by the Lapu Lapu Festival tragedy to gather in healing and solidarity. These trauma-informed sessions are designed to support the rehabilitation of victims and affected community members—through breath, gentle movement, embodied practices, and community care.
Each session begins with a healing circle and ends with fellowship and the sharing of Filipino snacks—honoring tradition, culture, and connection.
🧘🏽♀️ Led by Bernadette Pacana, Filipino Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT)
📍 Formative Motion Society, 345 West Broadway, Vancouver @333nergydanceandwellness
📅 Tuesdays | 🕑 2:00–3:00 PM | 🗓 August 26th– October 28th, 2025
✅ Free to join - REGISTER HERE
🍽 Stay for Filipino snacks + community connection - @kape.coffee @leavenlygoodsbakery
Offered in partnership with @formativemotionsociety@unitedway_bc @formativemotionsociety@mabuhayhouse, and other community collaborators.
This is an invitation to begin again—with care, hope, and collective healing.
Alliance Philippines: Salo-Salo Supper Club
Mabuhay! You are invited to experience Filipino culture through food, language, and community!
What is Salo-Salo Supper Club?
Each session centers around a simple Filipino meal and a language theme, offering participants the chance to practice speaking in an informal, peer-led environment.
Activities include guided conversations, vocabulary building, and cultural games, all grounded in the everyday language of family, identity, and belonging.
The program is part of a broader effort to nurture a connection to Filipino heritage among second-generation youth and newcomers. It affirms that language learning doesn’t have to happen in a classroom, it can happen around the dinner table, over laughter, lumpia, and lived experience.
Come hungry for more than just a meal, come for the stories, the laughter, and the kwentuhan!
🗓 Dates: August 5 and 19, 5:00-8:00 pm
📍 Venue: Metrotown (Bayanihan) Banquet Hall
Tickets:
✅ Adults: $35 per session or $60 for a 2-Session Pass (save $10)
✅ Teens: $15 per session (with parent/guardian consent)
*Limited subsidized spots are available for those facing financial barriers. Email alliancephilippines.org@gmail.com to inquire.
Let’s share stories, sing songs, and celebrate our Filipino heritage together. See you every Tuesday!
🇵🇭 RSVP Now! Seating is limited!
M3ASBC's Art Exhibition
A year in the making...
We're so excited to announce that M3ASBC will be bringing you a free art exhibit, gallery style!! A 6-day event to commemorate M3ASBC's 1st anniversary.
See the expression and creativity poured into each and every piece
Dinner+Dance ($45 only) the last day Aug 15th, to celebrate the artists, their work and M3ASBC!!!. Prepare to be amazed!!!
Open Call: The Balikbayan Project
OPEN CALL: THE BALIKBAYAN PROJECT
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Centre A is delighted to announce a new 4-month mentorship program called The Balikbayan Project, for self-identifying Filipino youths starting on August 30, 2025. Facilitated by Lead Programmer, Geraldine Yaris aims to reflect on the Filipino concept of Kapwa which encapsulates shared identity and interconnectedness. This youth programming series and culminating exhibition will provide an opportunity for youths to commune, grieve and respond to the continued need for a physical space for the Filipino community, especially in the light of the Lapu Lapu tragedy which occurred on April 26, 2025. Balikbayan, literally meaning return to one’s country, refers to the practice of shipping goods from overseas Filipinos back to their families and signifies the return of youth to their own roots through culture, community, acts of care, sharing, and resourcefulness.
This project centres self-identifying, underrepresented Filipino youths who may not have had formal opportunities to engage in the arts, cultural mentorship, or community leadership. Centre A aims to support these youths in cultivating leadership skills, affirming cultural identity through culturally specific art-making and community-building workshops that contribute to the long-term resilience of Filipino arts and culture in British Columbia. This cohort model also ensures that participants build peer networks that extend beyond the program, contributing to a stronger, more interconnected Filipino Canadian arts ecosystem.
The participants will leave with an opportunity to showcase their work in a collaboratively curated exhibition at Centre A from January – March 2026.
This program is supported by United Way’s Kapwa Strong Fund.
PARTICIPANT ELIGIBILITY:
Open to self identifying Filipino youth or young adults between the ages of 18-25 at the start of the program residing in Metro Vancouver (a maximum of five participants will be chosen for the program)
Must be able to commit to the entirety of the program’s duration (a total of 10 sessions over a 4-month period)
Have an interest in contemporary art and culture, writing, and/or curation, and be passionate about Vancouver’s arts and cultural scenes
Have an interest in Filipino arts and culture
Be willing to learn, listen, and work alongside a community of fellow youths, guest speakers, artists, curators and Centre A Staff
Able to commit to developing work(s) and participate in the curation of the exhibition
BENEFITS:
A two-month long group exhibition of the participant’s works from January – March 2026 collaboratively curated with other cohort members
Usage of the Centre A Gallery space throughout the program
Curatorial, administration and marketing support and mentorship, including event assets such as social media promotion, postcards and exhibition photos
Exclusive access to five arts, culture and community talks/workshops with other participants
Space, refreshments, and facilitation for five cohort meet-ups to connect, reflect on the talks/workshops and plan for the culminating exhibition
The opportunity to connect and collaborate with other emerging arts practitioners in Vancouver
Opportunities for networking and collaboration with local and international publishers, publications, galleries, and arts institutions
ABOUT THE LEAD PROGRAMMER:
Geraldine Yaris is a queer, multidisciplinary, Filipino-Canadian artist and cultural worker from the unceded territory of the kʷikʷəƛ̓əm, Coquitlam. Outside her role as the Communications Officer at Centre A, her favourite activities include painting, dancing, and the occasional karaoke night. She has often struggled with where her Filipino identity fits into her creative journey. After Lapu Lapu day, the grief of the Filipino diasporic community was made highly visible—all the while, Filipinos continued to face structural barriers to cultural community hubs and resources through which to process collectively. Experiencing this gap in need has inspired Geraldine to leverage the impact of her work in the arts sector, to create programs that strengthen her community by uplifting her peers. She holds a Bachelor of Design degree from Capilano University and has collaborated with Capilano Courier, City of Coquitlam, One More Life Gallery, SADMAG, Chairman Ting and more.
PROGRAM DETAILS
LOCATION: Programming will be conducted IN-PERSON at Centre A, 205–268 Keefer Street, Vancouver, BC. Accessibility details are listed below in the “About Centre A” section
DATES:
Saturday August 30, 2025
Saturday September 6, 2025
Saturday September 20, 2025
Saturday October 4, 2025
Saturday October 18, 2025
Saturday November 1, 2025
Saturday November 15, 2025
Saturday November 29, 2025
Saturday December 6, 2025
Saturday December 13, 2025
REMUNERATION: Each participants will receive an honorarium of $1,500 for the successful completion of the program (including attendance of a minimum of 8 of 10 sessions) as well as an artist exhibition fee of $644. (CARFAC 2026 rate)
HOW TO APPLY
Deadline to submit: August 11, 2025, 11:59 PM PST
If you believe you would be a fit for this program, please send the following in a single PDF file by email to info@centrea.org with “APPLICATION: The Balikbayan Project” in the subject line
Your application should include:
Your contact information
A letter of intent (500 words maximum) outlining your background and interest in contemporary art and/or Filipino culture, as well as your goals for participating in the program
A portfolio showcasing your artistic practice (3 pages maximum) or a link to website or social media
Any accessibility needs
Successful applicants can expect to hear back by August 16, 2025. Due to the large volume of applications, we are unable to respond to every applicant.
If you require assistance with submitting your application, please get in touch with us at +1 (604) 683-8326 or info@centrea.org.
ABOUT CENTRE A
Established in 1999, Centre A is the only public art gallery in Canada dedicated to contemporary Asian and Asian diasporic perspectives. We are committed to providing a platform for engaging diverse communities through public access to the arts, creating mentorship opportunities for emerging artists and arts professionals, and stimulating critical dialogue through provocative exhibitions and innovative public programs that complicate understandings of migrant experiences and diasporic communities. In addition to our exhibition space, we house a reading room with a collection of books on transnational Asian art, including the Finlayson Collection of Rare Asian Art Books.
Centre A is located in Vancouver’s historic Chinatown, on the second floor of the Sun Wah Centre Mall. The gallery is located on the second floor of a wheelchair-accessible building which has an elevator. Bathrooms are gendered with accessible stalls. Please contact us at info@centrea.org for full details, including any accommodation requests.
Mother Language Festival 2025
Join us at the annual Mother Language Festival, a vibrant, family-friendly celebration of the more than 170 mother languages spoken in Surrey and the 200+ spoken across BC.
Hosted by the Mother Language Lovers of the World Society (MLLWS) and supported through the City of Surrey’s Cultural Grants Program, this festival brings communities together to honour the deep connections between language, identity, and culture.
Experience an evening of live music, dance, storytelling, and spoken word—performed by cultural groups from across Surrey’s diverse communities, including First Nations, African, South Asian, Chinese, Filipino, Latin American, and Nepali traditions. Past performances have included powerful drumming in Kwak’wala, bright button blankets, traditional sweets, and interactive crowd participation.
Whether you speak your mother language fluently or are reconnecting with your roots, this festival is a reminder that every language matters. As the birthplace of International Mother Language Day—an occasion recognized by UNESCO thanks to the advocacy of MLLWS—Surrey proudly continues to lead in promoting linguistic diversity and intercultural understanding.
SINE PILIPINAS 2025
SinePilipinas 2025 Official Films
Experience the best of Filipino cinema.
2PM TO 4PM - Unsurrendered 2
4PM TO 6PM - Honor: Legacy of Jose Abad Santos
SinePilipinas (Philippine Independent Film Festival) is a biennial film screening event in Canada that showcases the creativity, depth, and storytelling of Philippine independent cinema. The 2025 edition brings a diverse lineup of full-length feature films and short films from talented filmmakers in the Philippines and around the world — including works by young and emerging artists.
Get ready to return to the theatres and immerse yourself in award-winning Filipino films across genres — from drama and romance to comedy, documentary, and everything in between.
Film Schedule : check the full screening schedule here – for film information, please visit the film’s pages
Featured Lineup includes 6 Full-Length Feature Films and 10 Short Films
This event is proudly organized by the INARTE Society (Filipino-Canadian Society for Integrated Arts & Events) in special partnership with Eduksine Philippines.
SINE PILIPINAS 2025
SinePilipinas 2025 Official Films
Experience the best of Filipino cinema.
12- 2 PM: Short Film Festival
2PM - 4PM- Her Locker
4PM - 6PM- Ang Guro Kong Di Marunong Magbasa
6PM - 8PM- Esoterika: Manila
SinePilipinas (Philippine Independent Film Festival) is a biennial film screening event in Canada that showcases the creativity, depth, and storytelling of Philippine independent cinema. The 2025 edition brings a diverse lineup of full-length feature films and short films from talented filmmakers in the Philippines and around the world — including works by young and emerging artists.
Get ready to return to the theatres and immerse yourself in award-winning Filipino films across genres — from drama and romance to comedy, documentary, and everything in between.
Film Schedule : check the full screening schedule here – for film information, please visit the film’s pages
Featured Lineup includes 6 Full-Length Feature Films and 10 Short Films
This event is proudly organized by the INARTE Society (Filipino-Canadian Society for Integrated Arts & Events) in special partnership with Eduksine Philippines.
Adivay 2025
Mark your calendars!
Adivay 2025 is happening on August 9, 2025 (Saturday) from 8AM to 6PM at Fraser Foreshore Park - Picnic Areas, Burnaby BC!
Join us as we celebrate culture, community, and the future — Benguet style! There will be booths from all 13 municipalities showcasing food, crafts, music, and more!
Kalajo... Umali Kayo... Umay Kayo! Everyone is welcome!
Save the date. Bring your family and friends.
Hosted by: Benguet Society of British Columbia (BSBC)
For more info or to support, check the poster or visit: facebook.com/benguetsociety
SINE PILIPINAS 2025: Mambabatok
SinePilipinas 2025 Official Films
Experience the best of Filipino cinema.
SinePilipinas (Philippine Independent Film Festival) is a biennial film screening event in Canada that showcases the creativity, depth, and storytelling of Philippine independent cinema. The 2025 edition brings a diverse lineup of full-length feature films and short films from talented filmmakers in the Philippines and around the world — including works by young and emerging artists.
Get ready to return to the theatres and immerse yourself in award-winning Filipino films across genres — from drama and romance to comedy, documentary, and everything in between.
Film Schedule : check the full screening schedule here – for film information, please visit the film’s pages
Featured Lineup includes 6 Full-Length Feature Films and 10 Short Films
This event is proudly organized by the INARTE Society (Filipino-Canadian Society for Integrated Arts & Events) in special partnership with Eduksine Philippines.
Alliance Philippines: Salo-Salo Supper Club
Mabuhay! You are invited to experience Filipino culture through food, language, and community!
What is Salo-Salo Supper Club?
Each session centers around a simple Filipino meal and a language theme, offering participants the chance to practice speaking in an informal, peer-led environment.
Activities include guided conversations, vocabulary building, and cultural games, all grounded in the everyday language of family, identity, and belonging.
The program is part of a broader effort to nurture a connection to Filipino heritage among second-generation youth and newcomers. It affirms that language learning doesn’t have to happen in a classroom, it can happen around the dinner table, over laughter, lumpia, and lived experience.
Come hungry for more than just a meal, come for the stories, the laughter, and the kwentuhan!
🗓 Dates: August 5 and 19, 5:00-8:00 pm
📍 Venue: Metrotown (Bayanihan) Banquet Hall
Tickets:
✅ Adults: $35 per session or $60 for a 2-Session Pass (save $10)
✅ Teens: $15 per session (with parent/guardian consent)
*Limited subsidized spots are available for those facing financial barriers. Email alliancephilippines.org@gmail.com to inquire.
Let’s share stories, sing songs, and celebrate our Filipino heritage together. See you every Tuesday!
🇵🇭 RSVP Now! Seating is limited!
Pride Parade
Join us this Pride Season at our FREE Tahanan Natin events! Whether you want to be in community through art-making workshops or to march along with us at the Vancouver Pride Parade, we'd love to have you!
Visit linktr.ee/ppvs (in our bio) for more information and to sign up!
🌈 Vancouver Pride Parade: Tahanan Natin Tent
📍 Sunday, August 3 | 3pm | Nelson Park
⌚ Drop by anytime! No registration necessary.
Art Heals- Day 2
An event that is geared towards the community healing from the tragedy of the LAPU LAPU BLOCK PARTY TRAGEDY through the different art mediums from visual arts to performing arts.
Pinoy Pride Vancouver Society: Drumming Rehearsal
Join us this Pride Season at our FREE Tahanan Natin events! Whether you want to be in community through art-making workshops or to march along with us at the Vancouver Pride Parade, we'd love to have you!
Visit linktr.ee/ppvs (in our bio) for more information and to sign up!
🌈 Drumming Rehearsal
📍 Saturday, August 2 | 3pm | Queensborough (Location TBA)
Art Heals- Day 1
An event that is geared towards the community healing from the tragedy of the LAPU LAPU BLOCK PARTY TRAGEDY through the different art mediums from visual arts to performing arts.
Pinoy Pride Vancouver Society: Bahay Kubo Decorating Party
Join us this Pride Season at our FREE Tahanan Natin events! Whether you want to be in community through art-making workshops or to march along with us at the Vancouver Pride Parade, we'd love to have you!
Visit linktr.ee/ppvs (in our bio) for more information and to sign up!
🌈 Bahay Kubo Decorating Party
📍Saturday, August 2 | 9am–9pm | Queensborough (Location TBA)
⌚ Join us anytime throughout the day!
Pinoy Festival 2025
The “Pinoy Festival: Panahon na para Magsaya 3 (Come Join the Fun)” is part of June Filipino Heritage Month celebrations and it will be a showcase of Filipino food and food trucks, traditional dances, cultural performances, small business vendors and artisans, live Filipino bands and more.
Admission is free, and it is a family-friendly event that will have something for everyone.
Filipino Flag Raising Community Fiesta & 4/26 Memorial
Join the United Filipino-Canadian Associations in BC (UFCABC) and TransLink as we come together to celebrate Filipino Heritage Month with the annual Filipino Flag Raising Community Fiesta and a solemn 4/26 Memorial Ceremony at the historic Filipino Plaza.
Tulay at Gabay
Are you a care worker, hospitality worker, construction worker, international student, or temporary work permit holder feeling uncertain about your future in Canada? You are not alone.
Tulay at Gabay is a community gathering dedicated to providing guidance, support, and resources amid Canada’s changing immigration policies. We understand the challenges many Filipinos face — whether it's navigating work permits, seeking permanent residency, or addressing concerns about being out of status.
Join us for a safe, welcoming, and informative event where we will discuss policy changes, share experiences, and explore possible solutions together. UPAABC is committed to standing with our community and advocating for fair immigration policies.
Let’s connect, learn, and support each other. Your voice matters. ❤️
📅 Date: May 10, 2025
🕤 Time: 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM
📍 Location: Training Room, 312 Main St., Vancouver, B.C. (Enter via Cordova St.)
👥 Who Should Attend?
Care workers/Caregivers
Health workers
Hospitality workers
Construction workers
Seasonal workers (e.g. farmers)
International students and spouses
Temporary and/or open work permit holders
Community support workers
💡 What to Expect:
✔️ Insights on Canada’s immigration policy changes
✔️ Open discussion on the impact on the Filipino community
✔️ Identifying necessary support services and advocacy steps
✔️ A safe space to share experiences and concerns
This event is free, but registration is required. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
Together, we can build bridges of support and guidance. Register now and join the conversation! ❤️
If you have questions or need clarifications regarding the event and its program, please email Avie Olarte (avie.olarte@upaabc.org) or Deniece Liza (deniece.liza@upaabc.org).
Get an event ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/tulay-at-gabay-tickets-1289251037559?aff=oddtdtcreator
Free Income Tax Clinic
Seniors Brigade Society BC, in Collaboration with CRA-CVITP and Strata LMS 2424, is hosting a free income tax clinic.