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November 2021
Craft workshop – Dó paper bracelet making – POSTPONED
THIS WORKSHOP IS POSTPONED TO DECEMBER OR JANUARY DEPENDIGN ON OUR HOST'S SCHEDULE FVH regularly teams up with Hong Ky to run small workshops – we benefit from a reduced price. Summary about what dó paper is and how it is made Introduction to the tools and materials used for making the bracelets Introduction to samples Guidance and instruction as we make our own bracelet(s) Duration: appx 2 hours Venue: TO BE ANNOUNCED but it will probably be in a cafe Max no…
Find out more »Hanoi city walk (English) – Bạch Mã temple and surrounding area – FULL
THIS WALK IS NOW FULL - PLEASE SIGN UP FOR THE WAITING LIST. Welcome to a stroll around some of Hanoi’s Old Quarter and the ’36 Streets’. This is the Bạch Mã temple walk where we discover why a white horse was so instrumental in the building of the Thang Long citadel, how today’s trade of Hàng Buồm street with alcohol shops and bars is a far cry from its original activity, we visit a number of lesser known and hidden places of…
Find out more »Craft workshop – Indigo dyeing workshop – FULL
THIS WORKSHOP IS FUILL. PLEASE RSVP FOR THE WATIING LIST. WE WILL RUN THE WORKSHOP AGAIN IN DECEMBER, THOSE ON THE WAITING LIST WILL TAKE PRIORITY. Duong Thi Thanh and her team at the Indigo Store preserve and restore the traditional culture of the Black Tay ethnic minority in Sapa, supporting 120 producers across 7 different ethnic minorities in the production of organic plants, handmade textiles and employ disabled/deaf staff helping them have a sustainable livelihood etc. Indigo is a deep rich violet-blue…
Find out more »Kaleidoscope Viet – Hanoi Community Radio – SHOW 4
Tune into our FVH Kaleidoscope Viet show on the last Sunday of each month 4pm on HCR (Hanoi Community Radio). https://www.hanoicommunityradio.com/ Big thanks to the HCR team for including FVH in this new community. Each month we feature a cultural or heritage topic in a podcast/magazine/documentary style show. We upload each show to our FVH youtube channel after each broadcast and will inform you through our mailings. SHOW 4 This show explores more about Nguyễn Văn Quỳ, how he composed his…
Find out more »December 2021
FVH Boocklub – Dumb Luck by Vũ Trọng Phụng
"Our FVH bookclub is back and, over the next few months, we will focus on Vietnamese classics that have been translated into English. We open with Dumb Luck to welcome the new illustrated edition in Vietnamese and the announcement of a movie to be released soon. This is an iconic book in Vietnamese literature and one of our favourite to read and review. And a really fun one if you are new to Vietnam/Hanoi and Vietnamese literature. The book club…
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