Ms. Que Banh<p>Please boost if you're in these areas to help us recruit enough volunteers!</p><p>Hey <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Saanich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Saanich</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Esquimalt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Esquimalt</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/VictoriaBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VictoriaBC</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ViewRoyal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ViewRoyal</span></a> folks! Who wants to join me & other crafty <a href="https://beige.party/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>community</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/volunteers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>volunteers</span></a> to make new <a href="https://beige.party/tags/lanterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lanterns</span></a> & help at this year's Esquimalt <a href="https://beige.party/tags/LanternFestival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LanternFestival</span></a> ? <br>I'll be at all the weekday evening lantern-making shifts 😊</p><p>Please sign up at the link provided!</p><p>We are getting things rolling for the Esquimalt Lantern Festival! We need crew to help us build new lanterns mid-September as well as help at the event itself. This year, we have expanded the <a href="https://beige.party/tags/festival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>festival</span></a> slightly by having <a href="https://beige.party/tags/LanternMaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LanternMaking</span></a> for the general public on Thursday, Sept 25 & the main event on Friday, Sept 26.</p><p><a href="https://www.townshiparts.org/esquimalt-lantern-festival.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">townshiparts.org/esquimalt-lan</span><span class="invisible">tern-festival.html</span></a></p><p>The Esquimalt Lantern Festival (ELF) is an annual, all ages, <a href="https://beige.party/tags/FreeEvent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeEvent</span></a> held at the <a href="https://beige.party/tags/EsquimaltGorgePark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EsquimaltGorgePark</span></a> on the traditional land of the Esquimalt and <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Songhees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Songhees</span></a> Nations.</p><p>It features <a href="https://beige.party/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> by local musicians, handmade lanterns, large-scale <a href="https://beige.party/tags/puppets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>puppets</span></a> , and interactive <a href="https://beige.party/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> installations throughout the park. The festival's mandate is to create a warm, welcoming environment that celebrates all things <a href="https://beige.party/tags/weird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weird</span></a> and wonderful!</p><p>DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA FOR THE EVENT?<br>Send our Artistic Producer Jessica Hickman an email at esqlanternfest@gmail.com</p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/YYJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YYJ</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/AllAges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AllAges</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Inclusive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Inclusive</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/AccessibleEvent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AccessibleEvent</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/OutdoorsEvent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OutdoorsEvent</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/LightTheNight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LightTheNight</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/HandmadeLanterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HandmadeLanterns</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/LanternsFest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LanternsFest</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ArtsAndCrafts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArtsAndCrafts</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/CommunityEvent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityEvent</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/CommunityBuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityBuilding</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/FamilyFriendly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FamilyFriendly</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/VancouverIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VancouverIsland</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/VanIsle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VanIsle</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/PacificNorthwest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PacificNorthwest</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/PNW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PNW</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ArtsAndCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArtsAndCulture</span></a></p>