Saturday 24 May 2014

Discovery Passages



May 26th – 
June 1st    
 




Monday, May 26th

  • Bike to Work Week!  www.biketowork.ca  Monday Breakfast Station 6:30am-8:30am at CBI Rehabilitation in Motion (Willow Point)

Tuesday, May 27th

  • Bike to Work Week!  www.biketowork.ca  Tuesday Movie Night 7pm-8:30pm at the Museum (Hosted by North Island Epic) 
  • Jewelry making with Barbara Goertz at the Campbell River Art Gallery. Basic beading experience required for this 2-class workshop to create a pendant with a cabochon! Materials can be paid for at the workshop – call 250-287-2261 to register.  
  • Medical Hope for Syria. Join Dr. Saren Azer (president of the Canadian non-profit ISPHR) as he speaks about his volunteer work in a Syrian refugee camp and their need for medical supplies. Admission is by donation with all proceeds going to provide medical supplies to the Syrian refugee camps. Event will take place at 415 Pinecrest (United Church) 7pm-9pm; Contact Brenda Harrison at 250-287-8198 for more info.

Wednesday, May 28th 

  • Bike to Work Week! www.biketowork.ca  Wednesday BBQ 4pm-6pm at Spirit Square (hosted by CR Head Injury Society) 
  • Family Storytime at the Campbell River Library, 10:30am-11am. Grab your friends for a lively half-hour of books, rhymes and songs about adventure, friendship and other marvelous things! Register at the Library or just drop-in! 250-287-3655

Thursday, May 29th 

  • Bike to Work Week!  www.biketowork.ca  Thursday Breakfast Station 6:30am-8:30am at the Campbell River Christian School 
  • Meaningful Media Night, 6pm at Robron Centre. On the last Thursday of each month the Immigrant Welcome Centre presents an opportunity for compelling discussion on a contemporary issue. This month’s film is “This (Illegal) American Life” and the topic is immigration, temporary foreign workers and racism. Admission is FREE and snacks/drinks are by donation. Contact Shannon at 250-830-0171 ext. 810 for more information. 
  • North Island Hospitals Project community information meeting at the Maritime Heritage Centre from 7pm-9pm. 
  • Antics Theatre dinner theatre: “Opening Night” by Norm Foster at Willow Point Hall.

Friday, May 30th

  • Bike to Work Week!  www.biketowork.ca  Friday Breakfast Station 6:30am-8:30am at On The Rocks Climbing Gym/Outdoor Addictions (in Campbellton) 
  • Fun Fair and Silent Auction at ecole Mer-et-montagne from 5pm-8pm. Over 20 Carnival games: climbing wall, fish pond, Bounce-O-Rama, cake walk, car race and much more! Prizes for everybody and a BBQ – come have fun with the whole family (in two languages!). Call Xavier at 250-923-3359  for more info. 
  • Come see Communitas at their new location (1423 – 16th Ave. Unit A) on Friday from 11:30am-1:30pm. Join us for hotdogs, games, prizes and info on our services, employment opportunities and the Snoezelen Room. www.communitascare.com  
  • Sound Healing Retreat with Jonathan Goldman at Ocean Resort in Oyster Bay. Find out more at www.soundsdivine.ca

Saturday, May 31st

  • Quadra Island Community Market & Bazaar: arts, crafts, flea market finds, jewelry, soaps and more at the Quadra Community Centre, 10am. Yummy lunches, too – everyone welcome! Please call 250-285-3747 for more information. 
  • Saratoga Speedway! Gates open at 5:30pm, racing starts at 7pm. More info at SaratogaRacing.ca/2014-race-schedule.
  • Avast ye Sailors and Wenches – Come join the search for Buried Treasure in this musical retelling of Robert Louis Stevenson’s “Treasure Island”. With Jim Hawkins, Long John Silver and crew brought to life by RainCoast Creative Performing Arts students. Younger students will treat us to a pre-show mini-musical called “Hats”. The whole family will enjoy this double feature at the Tidemark Theatre, shows at 2pm and 7pm.  
  • Annual Swing for Charity at Storey Creek Golf Course; 250-202-7500 
  • Bring your old, ‘sensitive’ documents to CR Crime Stoppers for Operation Paper Shred in the Strathcona Gardens Parking Lot (next to the RCMP Detachment Office) 10am-4pm and they will shred it for you on the spot! The Kinsmen Club will also have hot dogs and hamburgers available, the RCMP Safety Bear will be in attendance and ‘camera ready’ or you can get a photo with a Mountie in Red Serge! All proceeds go to support CR Crime Stoppers. 
  • Relay for Life 2014 from 7pm to 7am at Phoenix Middle School. For more info call 250-218-7158 or email campbellriverrelay@bc.cancer.ca


Sunday, June 1st   

  • Pier Street Famers Market & Arts Fair: Sundays 10am-2:30pm down between the Maritime Heritage Centre and the Fishing Pier. Fresh breakfast, lunch, coffees, pastries, breads, arts and crafts, live entertainment and more!!   
  • 2014 Island Cup Series: Campbell River XC Finals at Snowden Demonstration Forest. 10am – race plate pickup & last chance registration; Racing begins at Noon! To learn more about this event or to register, go to www.islandcupseries.com/portfolio/xc-finals-campbell-river-june-1st-2#sthash.RILIealM.dpuf or call Dan at 250-286-1184.


UPCOMING
June 5th – Heart & Stroke’s Annual Big Bike event – contact 250-754-5274 or www.bigbike.ca
June 7th & 8th – Quadra Island Studio Tour – tickets available at 1235 Shoppers Row!
June 8th – Shito-Ryu Karate Car Wash/Garage Sale/Bake Sale Fundraiser at OK Tire; 9am-2pm
June 13th – David James & Big River: tribute to Johnny Cash at the Tidemark Theatre
June 13th-22nd – 8th Annual BC Shellfish and Seafood Festival in the Comox Valley; 250-890-7561
June 14th & 15th – Annual Wine & Blues Fest by the Sea. Tickets available at the Visitor Centre
June 14th & 15th – Mineral Club’s Annual Rock and Gem Show at Timberline Secondary; 250-923-1740
June 21st – The 11th Annual Kusam Klimb Endurance Event www.kusamklimb.ca ; 250-282-0018
June 21st & 22nd – Quadra Island Quilt & Garden Tour. Tickets available at the Visitor Centre

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