The rain today has made it difficult to setup our paper lanterns, puppets and firesculpture for tonights event, BUT the rain seems to be subsiding and if it holds off for the rest of the afternoon we will be going forward please check here at 4:30 for a final decision – IF THIS MESSAGE REMAINS UNCHANGED AFTER 4:30 IT MEANS WE ARE GOING AHEAD!
Thanks for your understanding and sorry for any inconvenience.
Dec 21, 2011
Augusta and Oxford, 6:30pm parade start.
Lantern making and event details coming soon!
Yes, this is the event formerly known as the Festival of Lights. To best represent the spirit of the event, we have officially renamed it the “Kensington Market Winter Solstice”. Check our Kensington Solstice and Lantern Making pages for more information. Thanks to Tyson Williams for this video of last year’s event! (Scroll down for more archived videos)
Native Women’s Resource Centre is hosting lanternmaking workshops facilitated by Red Pepper.
Please join us:
We are proud to be participating for the fourth year running in the Annual Native Men’s Residence Pow Wow, Saturday June 26th. We have been honoured to facilitate ongoing multi-media drop-in arts activities at Tumivut and Na Me Res for several years, with the tireless assistance of Rachel Schilling. We thank the Toronto and Ontario Arts Councils for making the arts programming possible. Please visit our Art Tent on the Pow Wow grounds to see (and purchase) handmade silkscreen shirts designed and printed by the men of Na Me Res plus other arts and crafts. The children’s art-making will be just outside the tent.
Rain or shine…do not miss this. Wells Hill Park, St. Clair and Bathurst
On June 20th & 21st Red Pepper is honoured to have been invited to facilitate free public arts activities and animate the community parade for the 2nd Annual Ode’min Giizis Festival in Peterborough, Ontario. Don’t miss this amazing celebration. Find us at the Del Crary Park Pow Wow grounds on Sunday and Monday June 20, 21 – or join us for the procession on Monday morning. Details on the Public Energy website. This promo video features footage last year’s event – you’ll recognize us in the procession! Red Pepper thanks Rachel Schilling and residents at Native Men’s Residence for joining us to carry the giant puppets.
Winter Solstice 2009. Click here for Festival info – and here for Lantern Making Workshop info.
Co-Director Gabriella Caruso breathes fire at Red Pepper's Festival of Lights in Kensington Market - photo by Taras Kovaliv
