This Issue!
STAFF
Heather Jeal,
Managing Editor
Martin Dodds,
Web & Layout
Lillian Ferreira,
Design Specialist
Rodolfo Arguello,
Research
CONTRIBUTORS
Writers:
Terri Bodmer
Teresa Nightingale
Carol Upton
Photographers:
Graham Wragg
Joanne Otto
Duane Burnett
duaneburnett.com
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| May 2008 |
| 3 | Opera
La Boheme
Max Cameron Theatre, Powell River
10:00 AM
The second Puccini opera of the season, performed by the New York Metropolitan Opera Company and broadcast live in high definition by satellite.
Tix at the Academy Box Office, 7280 Kemano Street, open Mon. - Thurs., 9.30 - 4.30. |
| 3 | Festival
9th Annual Wood Duck Festival
Ruby Lake (Pender Harbour)
11 am - 5 pm
Free admission to this family-friendly event with live music, crafts, food, walks to nearby Iris Griffith Ecology Centre. Celebrate the conservation initiative that has seen the wood duck population grow from one nesting pair to 25 in 10 short years. |
| 6 | Film
The Mystic Ball
Heritage Playhouse, Gibsons
7:30 PM
www.scfs.ca |
| 8 | Potluck Dinner
International Women's Day Celebration
Roberts Creek Hall
"Dinner: 5.30pm
Entertainment: 8 pm"
Donations welcome |
| 17 - 19 | Live Music
5th Pender Harbour Blues Festival
various venues, Madeira Park & Garden Bay
Daylong entertainment meshes with the May Day weekend festivities. |
| 17 - 19 | Longboarding
Annual Danger Bay Longboarding Challenge
Garden Bay |
| 18 | Live Music
Music on the Rock Concert Series
Willow Farm Nursery, 6739 Norwest Bay Road, Sechelt
2:00 PM
8th year for this series of outstanding concerts presented in the nursery's natural rock amphitheatre and sculpture garden. Browse among the many varieties of Japanese Maples and other rare and wonderful plants before or after the concert. In case of rain, concert moves indoors. Details in newsletter; www.deeprooted.ca/willowfarm |
| 18 | Festival
65th Annual Pender Harbour May Day Celebration
Madeira Park
BC's oldest community May Day celebration starts with a 4 km fun run aat 8 am, then a parade, salmon BBQ, crowning of the May Queen, longboard championship races, contests of all kinds. |
| 19 | Gardening
20th Annual Powell River Spring Garden Tour
Powell River
Self-directed tour introduces and celebrates 10 of the area's interesting, colourful and unique private gardens. Lunch, a display of garden art, and live music at one of the gardens. All proceeds fund public greenspace projects in the Powell River area.
$10 at any Powell River area garden supply shop. |
| 24 | Artist's Reception
Suzanne Mir: Acrylics
Gibsons Public Art Gallery
2 - 4 pm |
| 30 | Artist's Reception
Ian McLeod: Recent Work
The Gallery at Malaspina College, Powell River
7 - 9 pm
Show continues through to June 25. Gallery open during regular College hours. |
| TBA | Artist's Reception
Docks and Wharves
Westwind Gallery, Gibsons
4 - 7 pm
Interpretations of this very Coastal subject by internationally acclaimed artists, including Greta Guzek, Kim LaFave, Anddrew McDermott, Cindy Riach, Kiff Holland and more. |
| TBA | Relay
Canadian Cancer Society Relay for Life
Roberts Creek Community School Fields
7 pm - 7 am
A non-competitive overnight relay celebrating canccer survivors raises hope and money for research and a cure. Teams of 8 - 12 take turns walking, strolling or running around the track. Includes extremely moving Survivors Victory Lap, Luminary Ceremony, live entertainment, more. www.bc.cancer.ca |
| TBA | Gala
11th Annual Sunshine Coast Salmonid Enhancement Society Dinner & Auction
Sechelt Seniors Centre Auditorium
"Cocktails: 5.30pm
Dinner: 6pm"
A testament to why we want to save and enhance this species! (menu at www.scsalmon.org/dinner Live and silent autions, reverse draw and more. This event sells out early; do NOT delay ticket purchase if you wish to attend.
$75 at Chapman Creek Hatchery, Gibsons Building Supply (Gibsons & Sechelt), Harbour Publishing (Pender Harbour) |
| TBA | Run
3rd Annual Granny 5K Run
Sechelt Seniors Centre
starts and finishes at Sechelt Seniors Centre, Trail Ave. More info: Maurice Farn, 604.885.8910. |
| TBA | Sailing
Algerine Passage Race: Comox to Powell River Sail.
604.487.0819 |
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| June 2008 |
| 1 | Tour
Gibsons Area Home Tour and Tea
Gibsons
noon - 4 pm
Six character homes, all in breathtaking settings, open their doors for this unique self-guided tour to benefit Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden Society. Tea is served at Rose Pointe Ocean House in Hopkins Landing from noon to 3.45 (included in the ticket price). Only 200 tickets are available.
$25 from Zocalo or Coast Books (Gibsons), Talewind Books (Sechelt). |
| 4 | Live Music
Choirs in Concert
Evergreen Theatre, Powell River
7:30 PM
An evening of choral gems, conducted by Don Jamesl, Paul Cummings, Walter Martella, Ildiko Kelly and Susan Hoekstra
Tix: $10 at the Academy Box Office, 7280 Kemano Street, open Mon. - Thurs., 9.30 - 4.30. |
| 7 - 12 | Festival
Gibson's Landing Jazz Week
various venues
the Run-up to the Jazz Festival features live performances at Gibsons and Roberts Creek restaurants. Check newspaper for details. |
| 13 - 15 | Live Music
13th Annual Gibson's Landing Jazz Festival
various venues
noon
Jazz concerts in various venues culminate in a daylong jazz immersion at Dougall Park. www.coastjazz.com for details. |
| 15 | Live Music
Gibson's Landing Jazz Festival Free Concert
Winegarden Park, Gibsons |
| 16 | Festival
Duck Pluck
Dougall Park, Gibsons
More than just a raffle (with great prizes), this event offers family fun. Pluck your duck from the pond and win!
$5 for one duck, 5 ducks for $20 from Patterson's Furniture, Royal Bank or IGA Marketplace (all in Gibsons) |
| 16 - 29 | Festival
Symphony and Opera Academy of the Pacific
Powell River
Advanced-level studies in classical symphony and opera prepare advanced students and young professionals (ages 18 - 32) for a career in music performance, with a series of outstanding concerts as a by-product. Concert schedule and ticket info TBA in May at www.soap-powellriver.ca
Tix: $20 at the Academy Box Office, 7280 Kemano Street, open Mon. - Thurs., 9.30 - 4.30 |
| 21 | Relay
Canadian Cancer Society Relay for Life
Gordooon Park, Powell River
7 pm - 7 am
A non-competitive overnight relay celebrating canccer survivors raises hope and money for research and a cure. Teams of 8 - 12 take turns walking, strolling or running around the track. Includes extremely moving Survivors Victory Lap, Luminary Ceremony, live entertainment, more. www.bc.cancer.ca |
| 30 | Heritage
Quarry Anniversary
Blubber Bay Quarry, Texada Island |
| TBA | Festival
Egmont Day
Beautiful Downtown Egmont
10 am - late
Parade, kids' fishing derby, old-timey races and games, tug of war, kayak races, live music, the Skookum Challenge Burger Eating Contest (urp!), community dance, and FOOD. |
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