Harbourfront Centre is celebrating the Lunar New Year with CIBC LunarFest. CIBC LunarFest is Canada's premier presenter of contemporary expression in Asian arts and culture, and this year's festival, celebrating the dawn of the Year of the Dragon, will be centred on the theme of "Treasures of the Sea."

The festival's centrepiece will be a giant Lantern Aquarium. Inside, a variety of exhibitions of traditional and contemporary arts created by some of Taiwan's foremost artisans explore the world under the sea.

Guests will taste a stellar line-up of wines from Lifford Wine, savour gourmet food, mingle with high profile female food and wine personalities, and enjoy lively entertainment. A raffle and silent auction will round out the evening activities. Proceeds from this year's elegant event will benefit The Belinda Stronach Foundation "Girls & Woman" project. Taking centre stage this year is Mark McEwan, acclaimed chef. Guests will have the opportunity to meet Mark and each will receive a complimentary copy of his new book “Great Food at Home.”

Show Notes:
In this podcast: Why protest the Olympics, Aboriginal activists speak out, talking diversity of tactics, and all about Vancouver's Red Tent campaign for housing.

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(2:38 - 6:29) The Olympic torch was intended to sail through the city on a sea of goodwill.

(6:55 - 9:11) Thousands of protesters also convened at the Vancouver Art Gallery just before the start of the Olympic Opening Ceremonies, kicking off a march through Vancouver's downtown.

(9:37 - 10:10) Not everyone was in favor of protesting the Olympics.

In our 100th podcast, we're talking a hundred! A centenarian shares advice, cancelling highway plans, and remembering the birth of the aged rabble radio. You could also win an ipod nano!

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(1:35 - 3:47) Highlights from the first 100 episodes.

(3:57-4:48) Wayne remembers the first meeting of what has become the rabble podcast network.

(5:10 -6:10) Introducing our new comment line. First caller wins an ipod nano. 1-360-566-2214

(6:10 -15:51) Stephen Rees on why a new highway plan should be scrapped to make way for farmland. It's all thanks to the global recession.

Our opening speaker is Sudha Krishna! Sudha is the news director at NowPublic. In the past has worked as the senior producer of the CBC's ground breaking award winning cross platform TV show -- ZED.

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The annual march celebrating workers and the labour movement starts out at Queen and University, proceeds W along Queen to Dufferin and S into the CNE grounds. Free (incl free admission to CNE).