An Evening in Dr. Sun Yat Sen Garden – Enchanted Evening

As somebody who likes to take pictures, I always try to find new places to take pictures; however, there favourite spots. One of mine is Dr. Sun Yat Sen Garden located in Vancouver Chinatown. Because I often visit it, I chose to obtain a membership card. About a month ago, I received an email about their Enchanted Evening Concert series. I visited there on the evening of July 18th.

That night, the group playing was Tzimmes who played “Middle Eastern, Folk and Worldbeat Diversity with Jewish music”. Odd to have Jewish music in Chinese Garden? Well, yes to an extent. However, do not let it fool you. Sure, some of the lyrics were yiddish but some of the lyrics were Ladino (a Spanish-Jewish mix), which I was able to understand a little bit (again, I am a Spanish speaker). Sure, I didn’t understand all the lyrics but, sometimes, you don’t have to: The way a song is sung can also tell part of the story by itself. In th end, it was enjoyable.

This event runs each Friday until September 5th. Tickets are $18 for non-members and $15 for members. More information is available in Dr. Sun Yat Sen Garden’s site.