MAY 1st to
7th
Friday,
May 1st - 3rd Annual Vancouver Island Fibre Fest returns to the Campbell River Community Centre! Friday from 1-8pm – admission by donation; 250-286-1161
- Painter’s Lodge Opens for the Season! Let the ‘Spring Fling’ Salmon Fishing Derby begin! Also enjoy live entertainment Friday nights at the Tyee Pub (8pm). 250-286-1102
- Provincial Tenpin Bowling Tournament at CR Bowling Centre, 7pm (no charge to attend!)
- Urban Dance Connection Gala at the Tidemark Theatre, 7:30pm ($16); 250-287-7465
- Celebrate Youth Week at Strathcona Gardens. Tonight, cosmic roller-skating, lazer tag and Zumba from 7-9pm; 250-287-9234
- A comedy night with Don Burnstick at Thunderbird Hall, 8pm; tickets $23, available from Quinsam Health Centre (250-286-8064) or CR Indian Band (250-286-6949) – cash only!
- “CURL” blues favs & awesome originals, 8pm at Heriot Bay Inn on Quadra. 250-285-3322
Saturday,
May 2nd
- Fibre Fest continues at the Community Centre from 9:30am-4pm; 250-286-1161
- 10th Annual Photographers at Painter’s; 1-800-663-7090 http://www.painterslodge.com/event-calendar/photographers-at-painter-s.htm
- Annual Harbour Day Celebration at Discovery Harbour Shopping Centre & Marina from 10am-5pm. Lots of stuff for the whole family! Kidz Zone, Lifestyle Show, Eco-Tours, Shopping & a Treasure Hunt with 99.7 2DAY FM.
- Canadian Authors for Indies! Coho Books will welcome author Aaron Shepard from 11am-2pm (cake cutting at 2pm!) and author Shari Green from 2pm-5pm; www.cohobooks.com or www.authorsforindies.com
- Alimar Art Studio Opening & Sale, 10am-3pm at 727 South Island Hwy (beside Rotary Beach Park)
- 54th Annual Plant Sale at St. Peter’s Church, 9am-1pm; 250-203-0347.
- Quadra Island Farmers’ Market & Bazaar, 10am-2pm
- Annual Volunteer Broom Bash with Greenways Land Trust and Time Hortons. 10am-12pm at Myrt Thompson Trail (the end of Maple Street). Dress sensibly for weather – gloves and equipment provided; 250-287-3785
- Gently Used Shoe Sale from 10am-4pm on Cedar (across from the Community Centre). Buy shoes, purses, scarves and jewelry to benefit the River Spirit Dragonboat Society; www.riverspirit.ca
- Saratoga Speedway Grand Opening with HUGE fireworks! www.saratogaracing.ca
- Live music every Saturday night at the Royal Coachman Pub, 8pm, with ‘How Could I’ and friends; 250-286-0231
- Stand-up & improv comedian Roman Danylo at Heriot Bay Inn on Quadra ($79 incl. dinner!); 250-285-3322
Sunday,
May 3rd
- Pier Street Farmer’s Market is BACK! Sundays from 10am-2:30pm – live music with Anela Kahiamoe.
- Fibre Fest continues at the Community Centre from 9:30am-4pm; 250-286-1161
- 10th Annual Photographers at Painter’s continues; 1-800-663-7090
- Alimar Art Studio Opening & Sale continues, 10am-3pm.
- Walk for Hearts – 1:30pm registration at Willow Point Hall, 2pm walk along the SeaWalk and back.
- Gently Used Shoe Sale continues from 10am-4pm; www.riverspirit.ca
- Dancestreams – the Island’s longest established youth dance company – will be at the Tidemark Theatre for one show only! 3pm ($15); 250-287-7465
- 13th Annual CR Motorcycle Swap Meet at the Eagles Hall ($5 admission); 250-830-4260
- Jazz & Blues event at the Royal Coachman pub from 1-4pm every Sunday! 250-286-0231
Monday,
May 4th
- May the 4th be with you
- Halbe Hall Fundraiser at Salmon Point Restaurant from 4-7pm: meet the artists and see their work for sale! $20 includes admission, burger, fries and a beverage.
Tuesday,
May 5th
- 70th Anniversary celebration of the liberation of the Netherlands at the end of WWII. Parade at 5:30pm leading to Spirit Square for a brief ceremony, followed by a social at the Royal Canadian Legion at 7:30pm.
Wednesday,
May 6th
- ‘A Day at the Royal Horticultural Society’s Malvern Autumn Show’ – be an armchair tourist with the CR Garden Club! 7-9pm at the CR Baptist Church Band Room
- Rivercity Players presents a dramatic comedy by Sir Terrance Rattigan, “In Praise of Love”, 7pm at 1080 Hemlock (tix available from CR laundromat, Impressions Custom Framing or Comfort Zone Foods - $20)
Thursday,
May 7th
- Register with the Museum for an Intermediate level Intertidal Walk “Molloscs 101” with Sandra Milligan from 1-3pm; 250-287-3103
- Honeymoon Suite, 7:30pm at the Tidemark Theatre – with all their 80s classics: “New Girl Now”, “Burning In Love”, “Stay In The Light”, “Lethal Weapon” and more! Call 250-287-7465 for tickets ($47 – 19+ event)
- Rivercity Players presents “In Praise of Love”, 7pm.
UPCOMING
May 8th – Family Intertidal Walk – register with
the Museum: 250-287-3103
May 8th – Rotary Honors Concert
May 9th – Mother’s Day Spring Craft Fair with Cr
Judo Club from 9:30am-3pm
May 9th – Elk Falls Suspension bridge Grand
Opening & Ribbon Cutting
May 9th – Fire Department Open House
