Italian Day on Commercial Drive, Vancouver (June 5th)
One of the things I love the most (in addition to my friends John and Minna Van living there) about Commercial Drive is its ethnic diversity and the mosaic of cultures you have there. Interestingly enough, Commercial Drive used to be an ethnic enclave for the Italian community, and it continues to be celebrated that way. I had a chance to cover Italian Day on Commercial Drive last year, but this year I’m in Victoria so I will be unable to do so. But you can follow my friend Minna’s Twitter stream as I’m sure she’ll be livetweeting from there. Today June 5th, in addition to being World Environment Day and Ships to Shore Steveston, is Italian Day on Commercial Drive. In fact, June is Italian Heritage Month, so one more reason for you to check out this festival.
Come celebrate ‘all that is Italian’ from Venables to the Grandview cut on Commercial Drive, Vancouver’s original ‘Little Italy’. Join over 50,000 attendees on June 5th 2011 from noon until 8pm as ‘La Dolce Vita’ hits the street in style to include food, entertainment, fashion, specialty products, activities and much more. Share the spirit, pride and tradition as we pay tribute to the Italian community and the contributions made to this city as Vancouver celebrates its 125th birthday and Italians commemorate Italy’s 150th anniversary of unification. Viva l’Italia e benvenuti a tutti!
If you attend, please post photos so that I can blog about them.
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