Secret Salon Series 2025

We are delighted to continue developing our Secret Salon Series, offering immersive cultural experiences that merge art, education, science, diverse traditions, music, and nature in unexpected ways. Events are held at Secret Headquarters, our beautiful studio in East Vancouver, home to hundreds of artist-made lanterns as seen at our Annual Winter Solstice Festival.

The Secret Salon Series is presented by the Secret Lantern Society in association with the AIA Arts In Action Society.

Events are added on an ongoing basis so please check back frequently!

Upcoming Salons

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Past Salons

Secret Salon Series 2024

We are delighted to continue developing our Secret Salon Series, offering immersive cultural experiences that merge art, education, science, diverse traditions, music, and nature in unexpected ways. Events are held at Secret Headquarters, our beautiful studio in East Vancouver, home to hundreds of artist-made lanterns as seen at our Annual Winter Solstice Festival, and frequented by felines.

Events are added on an ongoing basis so please check back frequently!

Past Salons

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Drawing
from life and death

Tuesday, March 19
6:30 - 9:30 PM PST

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Tiny Feathered Travellers

Monday, May 20
9:00 - 12:00 PM PST

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The secret life of crows

Saturday, October 5th
5:30 - 8:00 PM PST

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Dark tales of solstice past

Saturday, December 14
7:00-8:30 PM PST

Traditional Egg Dying:
A Spring Ritual of the Ancestors

Thursday, April 18
6:00 - 9:30 PM PST

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Drawing from life and death: avian variants

Thursday, June 6
6:30-9:30 PM PST

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The Etiquette (and rhetoric) of Dying

Wednesday, October 16th
7:00 - 9:00 PM PST

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Taiwanese lanterns & Tea ceremony

Friday, April 26
6:00 - 8:00 PM PST

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Exploring Midsummer Traditions of Ukraine

Wednesday, June 19
6:00-9:30 PM PST

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Block printing for lanterns

Monday, October 28th
6:00 - 8:00 PM PST

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A Proud Metis Dwelling Here,
in the Lee of The Sisters

Thursday, May 2
7:30 - 9:30 PM PST

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Morris! A celebration of English folk traditions!

Tuesday, June 25
7:00-10:00 PM PST

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Exploring Winter Traditions of Ukraine

Tueday, December 10th
6:00-9:30 PM PST

Secret Salon Series 2023

Our inaugural Secret Salon Series was a delightful exploration of cultures, tastes and traditions! We were able to fulfill our ambition of offering immersive cultural experiences that merge art, education, science, music, and nature in unexpected ways. All gatherings were held at Secret Headquarters, our beautiful lantern-lit studio in East Vancouver, an intimate space that inspires connection, curiosity and creativity.

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WALKING AN ANCIENT LABYRINTH PATH

Saturday, December 2
2:00 - 4:30 PM PST
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THE SECRET LIFE OF CROWS: DECODING THE MYSTERIES OF CORVID BEHAVIOUR

Thursday, June 1
7:00 - 9:30 PM PST
Event finished

EXPLORING WINTER TRADITIONS OF UKRAINE

Saturday, December 9
7:00 - 9:00 PM PST
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Exploring Midsummer Traditions of Ukraine

Tuesday, June 20
7:00 - 9:30 PM PST
Event finished

WINTER TRADITIONS OF THE SQUAMISH PEOPLE

Thursday, December 14
7:00 - 9:00 PM PST
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IN THE MOSS WITH KʷASI? SIEGL

Wednesday, July 19
7:00 - 9:00 PM PST
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DARK TALES OF SOLSTICE PAST

Saturday, December 16
7:00 - 8:30 PM PST
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