The Lyrid Meteor shower is lighting up B.C.’s skies right now. A few skywatchers in Abbotsford have already staked out their piece of the heavens to watch the fiery display. @GordonLoverin met with astronomy hobbyists to learn more about the cosmic event. pic.twitter.com/KK6LjRKbMF — CBC British Columbia (@cbcnewsbc) April 20, 2021
Lyrids/Kyklos Online Festival 2021 - submitted by Sonia Connolly and Lori Larsen The Lyrids Folk Dance Festival has joined forces with Kyklos International Folk Dancers for a joint online festival on April 23-25, 2021. It has been a delightful side benefit of the pandemic to work together across national borders. The two committees have gotten [...]
This is the email that was sent to all registrants on March 14, 2020: Dear Lyrids festival registrants, Thank you all for registering in a timely manner. We were going to have such a fabulous festival! However, due to COVID-19, we are hitting the pause button. The teachers and band* have agreed to do the festival on [...]
Review of the 2018 Lyrids Folk Dance Festival DVD appeared in the Report To Members of the Society of Folk Dance Historians, Volume 31, Number 2. Have a look!
Registration for the fifth annual Lyrids Folk Dance Festival in Vancouver, BC is open! The festival on the weekend of April 20-22, 2018, features Cristian Florescu and Sonia Dion. Cristian and Sonia are teaching a program of Romanian and International dances. Osem i Devet with Miamon with musicians Michael Lawson on accordion, David Bilides on tupan, Miamon Miller [...]
LYRIDS FOLK DANCE FESTIVAL April 21 to 23, 2017 in beautiful Vancouver, BC, Canada Registration for the fourth annual Lyrids Folk Dance Festival has surpassed expectations!94 full-time registrations received alreadySaturday part-time registrations are closed (not including dinner/party)Hurry! Accepting only a few more full-time registrations! Yves and France at Salt Spring Island Folk Dance Festival in [...]
LYRIDS FOLK DANCE FESTIVAL April 21 to 23, 2017 in beautiful Vancouver, BC, Canada Registration for the fourth annual Lyrids Folk Dance Festival in Vancouver, BC is open! 18 registrations already received Yves and France at Salt Spring Island Folk Dance Festival in 2013 LYRIDS WEBSITE Orkestar RTW playing at 2016 Lyrids Folk Dance Festival [...]