Nanaimo residents will gather to remember Hiroshima and promote peace during the 10th annual Lanterns for Peace Ceremony Saturday (Aug. 6).
The event, held a Swy-a-lana Lagoon, commemorates Hiroshima Day. It begins at 9 p.m. and culminates with launching lanterns at dusk into the water. It features the Everybody Sings Choir, Margaret Sutton on a traditional Japanese shakuhashi (flute) and a performance by Joan Wallace.
For more information, please contact Grace at 250-741-7411 or Dyane at 250-753-3015.