Tuesday 12 February 2013

Events Calendar - February 11th - 17th

Monday, February 11

BC’s First Family Day

Tuesday, February 12
 
Lunar New Years at the Immigrant Welcome Centre
Everyone is welcome to join us for this whole day celebration, packed with exciting activities, or you may pick any sessions you like.
Schedule:
12:30-1:30 Buddhist Chanting in Vietnamese
1:30-2:30 Buddhist Chanting in English
2:30-3:30 “What is Lunar New Year” & Ceremony
3:30-4:00 Questions & Answers
4:30 Doors open for potluck
5:00-9:00 Potluck followed by International Entertainment
For more information please contact Diversity Projects Coordinator, Shannon Briggs at 250-830-0171 ext. 810 or e-mail Shannon.briggs@immigrantwelcome.ca

Wednesday, February 13

Jam Session at Serious Coffee
Every Wednesday evening a group of musicians sit around and share music in an informal, relaxed setting. Everyone is welcome to come and join in or just sit and listen. At Serious Coffee in Willow Point from 6:30pm-9:30pm. For more information please call 250-923-1312.

Card Craft
Always wanted to make your own cards but never knew how or where to start? Then this is the class for you. We will look at paper selection, layering, available embellishments and creative tips, while leering some basic folding, inking and stamping techniques to create cards that will inspire you to want to do more. All material supplied. 6:30-9:00pm. For more information and registration please call the Community Centre at 250.286.1161.

Thursday, February 14 ~ Valentine’s Day

Snowshoe and Fondue for Two ~ Mt. Washington
Enjoy an hour of snowshoeing through stands of majestic old growth forest in Strathcona Provincial Park, then return to Raven Lodge to enjoy a three-course fondue dinner for two. Your dinner will include a Swiss cheese fondue, followed by a meat and seafood fondue, finishing with fresh fruit and chocolate fondue for dessert. This event is very popular, pre-booking is required. We will depart the lodge at 5pm, please arrive 30 minutes in advance and come see us in the rental shop. Couples can request to sit together or as a group.
Price is $57.75 each with space available for 15 couples. Please call (250) 338-1386 to reserve.
www.mountwashington.ca

4 Days of Love – 4 Course Valentine Menu special
At Quay West Kitchen, February 14th – 17th. For more info call 250-286-9988.

Friday, February 15

Song Circle
Would you like to sing a song, play an instrument, or jam with other music lovers?
Please come out for an evening of informal music at the Community Centre in the lounge (second floor, enter via rear doors). Every Friday from 7PM to 9PM. For more information please email Brian Jones at maddog13@shaw.ca.

Storm Game
Bring the whole family out to cheer on the Campbell River Storm as they take on the Comox Valley Glacier Kings.  Adult tickets only $10. Go Storm! www.campbellriverstorm.com.

Saturday, February 16

Moonlight Night ~ Super Saturday Art Class
Create a magical, moonlight midwinter scene on black construction paper. Use pastels and found objects like twigs & dried leaves with paint. Admission is by donation. Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult. 1-3pm. For more information please call 250.287.2261.

Little Caesars Family Pizza and Movie Night
Spend the evening floating in the leisure pool watching a family movie. Bring your inner tubes or other pool toys to float on. Admission is $6 per person or $15 per family and includes 2 slices of Little Caesars pizza, a drink and an ice cream cone. 6-8pm. For more information please call 250.287.9234.

13th Annual Trivia Night
The BC Ambulance Paramedics present the 13th Annual Trivia Night! This event raises funds for vital equipment purchases needed at medical facilities here on the north Island.
Teams consist of 8 people and the cost is $20 per player. Get your team together today and register! Call the Hospital Foundation Office at (250)850-2418.

PIGS: Canada's Pink Floyd Tribute
PIGS, Canada's most Authentic tribute to Pink Floyd, is thrilled to be returning to the Tidemark theatre. PIGS' claim to fame is their authenticity. The band recreates the Pink Floyd sound with authentic gear and accurate live renditions of the songs. Every last detail of the look, sound, and feel of Pink Floyd's classic era is meticulously worked out and perfected. Audiences can expect long, psychedelic jams to such songs as 'Shine on You Crazy Diamond' and 'Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun' as well as impassioned performances of emotional material like 'Comfortably Numb' and 'Us and Them'. The band plays a full set list of audience favorites, including classics from such legendary albums as Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals, and The Wall. As 2013 marks the 40th anniversary of the release of the legendary album Dark Side of the Moon, PIGS will include an extended tribute to the album in all their shows this year.
Since their inception five years ago, PIGS has been amazing audiences with their dynamic re-creation of one of the world's favorite rock groups. Tickets on sale now at the Tidemark Theatre Box Office for $30 or $20 for students. www.tidemarktheatre.com

Pruning for Health – From Tree to Table
Workshop at Ripple Rock Farm, Quadra Island from 10:00am – 2:00pm. Cost is $59. For more info contact Julia at 250-923-9724.

Award Winning Film ‘ Black Wave’
At the Quadra Island Community Centre at 7:30pm featuring Dr. Riki Ott.

Sunday, February 17

Open House for Tree Planting Exhibition
Calling all Tree Planters! The Museum at Campbell River is planning an Open House on Sunday, February 17, from 1pm to 3pm, in support of the upcoming exhibit entitled ‘Bend, Plant, Move Along: Tree Planting Culture in BC’. This exhibit will examine the experience of tree planting in all of its trials, joys and “soggy, gritty exuberance” to quote Charlotte Gill. The Open House will be hosted by author Charlotte Gill, currently the 2013 Haig-Brown Writer in Residence. The Museum is currently looking for photographs, stories, artifacts, artworks or any other accoutrements surrounding the experience of being a tree planter. All former or current tree planters are invited to drop-by and share their experiences and memorabilia. From the Open House, the Museum aims to create the exhibit ‘Bend, Plant, Move Along’ which is scheduled to open on April 5, 5 pm at the Museum. Please spread the word to anyone who is a member of the tree planting ‘tribe’ of Vancouver Island! Call Ken Blackburn at the Museum at 287-3103 for more information.

Reminders:

Kesu’: The Art and Life of Doug Cranmer ~ Museum - Until February 17
A temporary exhibit curated by the UBC’s Museum of Anthropology that will be on display at the Museum at Campbell River from October 19, 2012 until February 17, 2013. Doug Cranmer was a Kwakwaka’wakw artist (although he referred to himself as a ‘whittler’ and a ‘doodler’) who pushed the boundaries of what many consider to be 'traditional' Northwest Coast art. The exhibit shows a wide range of Cranmer’s artistic works including masks, bentwood boxes, bowls, and prints, and his important “Abstract series” of paintings on mahogany plywood. The museum is open Tuesday to Sunday 12-5pm. For more information please call 250.287.3103.

Two Eyes Five Legs, Right Hand Left Hand ~ Exhibition - January 31 to March 7
Jo Lechay paints in big bold strokes and quick line. Her large images capture expression and movement, fuelled by her long professional career in dance and theatre. Lechay finds the immediacy of children's paintings and the mischief of graffiti especially rich sources of inspiration. She draws and paints best when improvising with her whole body and every undertaking is a visceral investigation of her. The CR Art Gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday from 12-5pm. For more information please call 250.287.2261.

Cool Connections ~ Exhibition - January 31 to March 7
Walton's photographs capture delicate and intimate encounters with the frosted, frozen and fleeting. Her work focuses on detail, glints of unexpected color, and the dance of reflections in a piece of ice. These photographs can be described as naturalistic, but most of them are also abstract". The CR Art Gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday 12-5pm. For more information please call 250.287.2261.



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250-830-0411 ext.1 or info@visitorcentre.ca



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