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Bâ€"K Volvo "The festival is a wonderâ€" ful opportunity to immerse oneself in the texture, colour and splendour of East Asian The annual event feaâ€" tures academic and business panel discussions, as well as a variety of cultural activiâ€" ties. Renison College offers an extensive East Asian studies program, including language courses in Chinese, Japanese and Korean. enison College at the RUniversity of Waterloo will â€" host its â€" sixth annual East Asian Festival Oct. 30â€"Nov. 4, celebrating Canadian and East Asian connections in culture, eduâ€" cation, trade and technoloâ€" Renison College holds East Asian festival Authorized Volvo Retailer 533 King St. N., Waterloo (519) 885â€"5091 Visit our web site at www.bkvolvo.com On Nov. 2, at UW‘s Davis Centre, a showcase of acadeâ€" mic opportunities will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Then at 1.30 p.m. jn On Nov. 1, at 7 p.m. at UW‘s Davis centre, there will be a special showing of the film The Man Who Might Have Been, a documentary about a canadian diplomat Herbert Norman, who was born and raised in Japan. The festival opens Oct. 30 at 7 p.m. in UW‘s University Club, with an exhibition of art by Marjorie Pigott and musical performances by soprano Christine Komatsu and Korean Kayagum player, Heeâ€"Sun Kim. culture through an array of activities organized by the college with the help of the local Asian communiâ€" ty," said Kim Barrieauâ€" McKee, the festival‘s coordiâ€" nator. A 30â€"minute film, Kokoro, produced by Shikatania and Kitchener native Phillip Hoffman, will also be shown. On Nov. 3, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., in Renison‘s Chapel Lounge, UW chanâ€" cellor Val O‘Donovan, who is also chairman of the board of COM DEV, will address the participants of Business Day Seminar on initiating and expanding companies‘ business connections in A literary evening begins at 7 p.m. at the Kitchener public library, featuring author Gerry Shikatani who will read excerpts from his books, Lake and Other Stories, A Passion for Food, and poems related to food from his book, Aqueduct. Renison‘s Chapel Lounge, guest speaker Ashley Poy will talk about "Caring with an open Heart: The contribuâ€" tion of Eastern Traditions." For more information, call Kim Barrieauâ€"McKee at (519) 884â€"4404, ext. 657 or visit the East Asian Festival‘s web site at http://www.reniâ€" son.uwaterlo0.ca This is a fun â€"filled day for the whole family, complete with _ demonstrations _ of traditional dances, martial arts, music, costumes and crafts. The festival will conclude with a Cultural Day celebraâ€" tion _ at . the Waterloo Recreation Complex from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. At noon, Yoshio Nakatani, president of Toyota Canada Inc., will be featured as the keynote speaker. As well, panelists from the manufacturing and serâ€" vice sectors and highâ€"tech businesses will be available to share their insights and answer questions. East Asia.