Discovery Passages Events

OCTOBER 27th to NOVEMBER 2nd

Monday, October 27^th        

• Wanderlust Film Series at the Campbell River Library. Whether you’re a travel hound or home bound, this eclectic variety of Travel Themed Films is designed to inspire and delight. Monday evening at 6pm: “The Life Aquatic”. More info at 250-287-3655. 
• Hypnotist Vance Romane brings his stop smoking seminar to the Anchor Inn & Suites at 7pm. Advance tickets are $79 (1-888-222-6608) or at the door (6:15pm), $115. For more info visit www.VanceRomane.com 
• Hudson’s Farm is Open daily in October, 11:30am-5pm; come pick your special pumpkin and other thanksgiving vegetables, too! 3205 North Island Highway. 
• The Pumpkin Patch at Shamrock Farm is open every day in October, 10am-5pm, U-pick pumpkins, corn/hay maze, hay rides, spooky pumpkin barn, witches brew café, evening events, pumpkin contests, bonfire pit, sweet treats and tricks, pumpkin pie, hot chocolate, spiced apple cider – it’s all available! Call 250-339-0477 for more information.

Tuesday, October 28^th

• Balance Equestrian Centre is hosting a Play Day horse show at 4pm. Spectators are welcome to come see our riders compete and have fun on horseback! 2105 Shetland Road. Call 250-202-310 for details or visit www.BalanceEquestrian.ca 
• CR Fall Festival of Film: The Grand Seduction; visit www.tidemarktheatre.com for tickets and information. Proceeds go back to the community. $12 at the door. 
• Open Studio: Life Drawing. This is a non-instructional program designed for those who wish to practice their figure drawing skills. Bring along your drawing/painting materials and the gallery will provide the art model! Tuesdays from 6:30-9pm until November 11th. Drop in for $12.50 (GST included). Call 250-287-2261 for more information.

Wednesday, October 29^th

• Halloween Fun Swim at Strathcona Gardens. Dive in for a night of frightful family fun with games, prizes and the floating skeleton game! Just $2 which includes admission to our haunted house: 6:30-8pm. 250-287-9234 
• Rivercity Players present Noises Off, “the funniest farce ever written” by Michael Frayn. Tickets are $20, available at Impressions Custom Framing (250-286-1612), CR Laundromat (250-286-662) and Comfort Zone Foods (250-923-3973). Warning of occasional coarse language. Runs October 29^th, 30^th, November 1^st, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th and 8^th at 7:30pm with one matinee at 2pm on November 2^nd. Presented at Rivercity Stage at 1080 Hemlock Street. 
• The Downtown Campbell River BIA presents the Downtown Pumpkin Walk! Follow the pumpkins along Shoppers Row & Tyee Plaza between October 29th & 31st – Everyone is invited to come see the decorated stores and carved pumpkins.

Thursday, October 30^th

• Rivercity Players present “Noises Off”, 7:30pm. 

Friday, October 31^st  

• Calling all goblins, superheroes, princesses & witches! You are invited to creep through Downtown & pick up goodies from participating businesses as the BIA Pumpkin Walk wraps up with a Halloween Night ‘Trick or Treat’ between 4:30pm and 6:30pm. 
• Halloween Party at the Royal Coachman. Great live music featuring “Mother Earth” and prizes for costumes! 6pm, 250-286-0231; www.theroyalcoachmaninn.com 
• Halloween Party at the Quinnie. Get dressed to scare and dance the night away to great, live music. Prizes and pumpkin carving! 250-287-1828; www.quinsamhotel.com 
• Halloween Party at Heriot Bay Inn on Quadra Island. Costume Party with Prizes! Featuring a travelling-caravan ruckus of alt-country-gypsy-circus music, Blackberry Wood. A not to be missed dance party - $10 at the door. 250-28-3322; www.heriotbayinn.com

Saturday, November 1^st

• A comedic, one-woman “tour de force” entitled Til' Death: the Six Wives of Henry VIII will bring to life all the messy details in this highly acclaimed Monster Theatre production, 7:30pm at the Quadra Community Centre stage. Equal parts comedy, tragedy and reality TV show, “Til’ Death” has captured the attention of audiences across the country. Advance tickets are $15, available at the Music Plant in Campbell River and at Impressions or Works of H’Art on Quadra. 
• It’s “a guaranteed party!” at the Tidemark Theatre with The Rocky Horror Picture Show up on the big screen. Lots of people will dress up (there is a costume contest before the show!); there will be props and dancing and all around audience participation. 8am-10pm, $35; 250-287-PINK 
• Interactive comedy dinner show fundraiser for the CR Genealogy Society, 5pm at the Maritime Heritage Centre. Music by Kin-fo and catering by the Royal Coachman. Tickets ($40) available at the Maritime Heritage Centre or the Genealogy Society Library. 
• Rivercity Players present “Noises Off”, 7:30pm.  
• Super Saturday drop-in art at the Art Gallery: Name Logo. Taking your own name, create a logo using a range of different materials. 1-3pm, 250-287-2261. 
• Painting & Potters Show (Christmas Bazaar) at the Community Centre gym and upstairs lounge. Includes a silent auction of donated items, plus knitting, quilts, crafts, baked goods and much more. Concession available to raise money for Specialized Recreation programs. Funds from the bazaar go to support 50+ Active Living programs. Free admission, 10am-1pm; 250-286-1161. 
• 8^th Annual Pumpkin Smash in the Parking lot of Strathcona Gardens, hosted by the Campbell River Compost Education Centre. Have a smashing good time while helping to keep tons of organic waste out of the landfill. Pumpkins will be turned into rich compost instead of ghoulish waste. 250-287-1625. Runs Saturday and Sunday. 
• St Peter’s Anglican Church Book Sale, 9am-3pm at 228 South Dogwood Street.

Sunday, November 2^nd     Daylight Savings: Fall Back!

• Trevor Cole and Bill McDonald would like to invite you to an Art show of their work: acrylic & watercolour paintings as well as custom wood turning and carving. 1-4pm at 3709 Shoreline Drive. 
• 8^th Annual Pumpkin Smash in the Parking lot of Strathcona Gardens; 250-287-1625. 
• Rivercity Players present “Noises Off”, 2pm matinee.

UPCOMING

November 4th – Musical Tribute to Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons at the Tidemark Theatre

November 7^th – The Comedy Assassins: Killer Stand-Up Comedy at Thunderbird Hall; 20-923-8151

November 8^th – Hospital Foundation’s annual Dinner & Dance ft. The Timebenders!

November 8^th – Holiday Pottery Sale & Show at the Sportsplex

November 8^th – Freeman & Hill free Folk Music Concert

November 8^th – Remembrance Day Talk at the Museum with Catherine Gilbert; 250-287-3103

November 11^th – Remembrance Day

November 13^th – Campbell River Art Gallery’s Annual Artisans’ Market opens! 250-287-2261

November 14^th – The Third Course Wine Festival at North Island College; 250-923-9708

November 15^th & 16^th – CR Judo Club’s Christmas Craft Fair

Discovery Passages Events

OCTOBER 20th - 26th

Monday, October 20^th        

• Wanderlust Film Series at the Campbell River Library. Whether you’re a travel hound or home bound, this eclectic variety of Travel Themed Films is designed to inspire and delight. Monday evening at 6pm: “Outsourced”. More info at 250-287-3655. 
• Hudson’s Farm is Open daily in October, 11:30am-5pm; come pick your special pumpkin and other thanksgiving vegetables, too! 3205 North Island Highway. 
• The Pumpkin Patch at Shamrock Farm is open every day in October, 10am-5pm, U-pick pumpkins, corn/hay maze, hay rides, spooky pumpkin barn, witches brew café, evening events, pumpkin contests, bonfire pit, sweet treats and tricks, pumpkin pie, hot chocolate, spiced apple cider – it’s all available! Call 250-339-0477 for more information.

Tuesday, October 21^st

• Many Paths to a Dream: Diana Stevan has worked as a family therapist, CBC TV sports writer broadcaster, teacher, model and actress, but her big dream has always been to write a novel. “A Cry from the Deep” is a romantic mystery/adventure story, and Diana will be reading from it at the book launch, 6:30pm at the Campbell River Library, as well as talking about her self-publishing journey with Trevor McMonagle.   Q & A to follow!   
• Open Studio: Life Drawing. This is a non-instructional program designed for those who wish to practice their figure drawing skills. Bring along your drawing/painting materials and the gallery will provide the art model! Tuesdays from 6:30-9pm until November 11th. Drop in for $12.50 (GST included). Call 250-287-2261 for more information. 
• Join local naturopathic doctors for the screening of 2011 tiff film “Pink Ribbons, Inc.” followed by a panel discussion to raise awareness for breast cancer. 7-9:30pm in the Lounge at the Campbell River Community Centre. Suggested $10 donation – all proceeds go to Ottawa Integrative Cancer Centre research.

Friday, October 24^th       

• The CR Art Gallery presents the award-winning film “Herb & Dorothy”. The incredible true story of a postal worker and a librarian who built a wold-class art collection. Tickets are $20, available at the Tidemark Theatre. Doors open at 6pm, reception at 6:30pm, film begins at 7:30pm. The night will also feature a contemporary art exhibition, wine, wearable art, door prizes and more! 
• Pool Party Mayhem (Teen Swim)! $6 admission includes snacks, challenges, pool games and prizes – for grades 6 and up. For more info call 250-287-9234. 
• Fall Home Expo 2014 at the Sportsplex – experience the newest and best of everything for the home all at one location in 3 action-packed days! Friday 1pm-6pm; www.homeshowtime.com 
• Pumpkins for Polio Auction at the CR Men’s Club – painted/carved by local artists.

Saturday, October 25^th   

• Hallowe’en at the Museum! Spooky lego from 1-2:30pm (kids can choose from the Museum’s huge collection to make the scariest creations possible), $5 per child. Then from 2-4pm, explore the exhibits, complete with eerie visions and creepy sounds, and find surprises around every corner! Be sure to visit the genuine gypsy fortune teller and stop by the theatre for story-telling! Just a toonie for admission; 250-287-3103. Sunday, too! 
• Inclusion is co-hosting an evening of great music at the Community Centre with special guest performer Blaine Waldbauer. All funds raised go to the Homeless in Campbell River. 7-9:30pm; admission by donation with refreshments available. 
• Vampire & Werewolf themed party (ages 6-12) at Strathcona Gardens. Skate, dance, sing karaoke and lip sync to your favorite themed tracks, including songs from Teen Wolf, Vampire Diaries & the Twilight Saga. There will also be TV/movie trivia games! Skate rentals and pizza included in admission: $10. Call 250-287-9234 for more info. 
• Slopstacle Fun for all ages at Strathcona Gardens, 2-4pm; 250-287-9234. 
• Harbour Grill fundraising dinner for Breast Cancer Research. 50% of dinner cost and tips will go towards Research. Reserve at 250-287-4143 or visit www.harbourgrill.com 
• Fall Home Expo 2014 at the Sportsplex  continues: 9:30am-5:30pm; www.homeshowtime.com 
• Pumpkin Fest 2014 at Coastal Black; open every weekend in October, 10am-4pm, until the 26^th. Call 250-337-8325 for more information.

Sunday, October 26^th  

• Haunted Barn at Balance Equestrian Centre from 3-5pm; Pony rides 3:30-5pm for $5 or $8 for both! 2105 Shetland Road; 250-202-3105. 
• Hallowe’en Lego Fun and Haunted House at the Museum; 1-4pm. 250-287-3013. 
• Fall Home Expo 2014 at the Sportsplex  continues: 10am-4pm; www.homeshowtime.com 
• Pumpkin Fest 2014 at Coastal Black; 250-337-8325

 UPCOMING

October 29^th – Halloween Fun Swim at Strathcona Gardens for $2! 6:30-8pm

October 29^th+ - “Noises Off” by Michael Frayn presented by River City Players; 250-286-1612

October 29^th-31^st – Downtown BIA Pumpkin Walk.

October 31^st – Halloween Party at the Royal Coachman.

October 31^st – Halloween Party at the Quinnie

October 31^st – Halloween Party at Heriot Bay Inn on Quadra Island.

November 1^st – “Til Death: the Six Wives of Henry VIII” at Quadra Community Centre

November 1^st – The Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Tidemark Theatre; 250-287-PINK

November 1^st – Interactive comedy dinner show for the CR Genealogy Society

November 8^th – Hospital Foundation’s annual Dinner & Dance ft. The Timebenders!

Discovery Passages Events

OCTOBER 13th -19th

Monday, October 13th        
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

• Hudson’s Farm is Open daily in October, 11:30am-5pm; come pick your special pumpkin and other thanksgiving vegetables, too! 3205 North Island Highway. 
• The Pumpkin Patch at Shamrock Farm is open every day in October, 10am-5pm, U-pick pumpkins, corn/hay maze, hay rides, spooky pumpkin barn, witches brew café, evening events, pumpkin contests, bonfire pit, sweet treats and tricks, pumpkin pie, hot chocolate, spiced apple cider – it’s all available! Call 250-339-0477 for more information.

Tuesday, October 14th    

• Campbell River Festival of Film continues at the Tidemark Theatre with “The Lunchbox”. Find out more at www.tidemarktheatre.com; 7pm-8:45 ($12). 
• Open Studio: Life Drawing. This is a non-instructional program designed for those who wish to practice their figure drawing skills. Bring along your drawing/painting materials and the gallery will provide the art model! Tuesdays from 6:30-9pm until November 11th. Drop in for $12.50 (GST included). Call 250-287-2261 for more information.

Thursday, October 16^th

• The zaniness continues as best friends, Toopy and Binoo, return to the live stage with their brand new theatrical production, “Fun and Games”, at the Tidemark Theatre! The dynamic duo perfectly blends optimism, imagination and spontaneity in their quest to find the best game ever – the show integrates music, theatre, dance, puppetry and innovative multimedia technology to create an off-the-wall experience that will delight the entire family! Tickets at 287-PINK ($25); www.tidemarktheatre.com

Friday, October 17th      

• Drum legend Terry Bozzio performs solo drum music on the world’s largest tuned drum and percussion set as he celebrates the 50^th anniversary of his first drum lesson. Drawing from jazz, classical and ethnic percussion styles from around the world, ‘An Evening with Terry Bozzio’ is sure to enthrall you – 7:30pm at the Tidemark Theatre; 287-PINK for tickets ($32). 
• The 13^th Annual Chum Derby at Browns Bay (17^th – 19^th) with live entertainment in the evenings, lots of great fishing and prizes! www.brownsbayresort.com  

Saturday, October 18th

• Super Saturday: Full Body Tracings. Recreate yourself – make a body double or twin by tracing around your actual body and dressing it up with tissue paper for a lively and colourful you. Free drop-in, 1-3pm at the Art Gallery; 250-287-2261. 
• Discover Old Time Gospel Singing, 7pm at the Discovery Community Church (250 10^th Ave). 
• Brian Scott is hosting a workshop to raise money for scholarships at NIC Foundation. ‘Sketching for Travellers’ will look at awakening the senses to “see the world as child”. Please bring your own folding chair and park at the Black Creek General store. Scott’s studio is across the street at 8269 Island Highway, 10am-12pm. 
• Used Book Sale, 10am-5pm, at the Tyee Plaza to support the Cancer Unit and Library. Contact Margaret to donate to the sale (250-923-1760). 
• Gardeners Green Folk Club’s first house concert of the new season! William Pint and Felicia Dale present a lively program of exclusively maritime music. Seating is limited: call 250-337-5337 with enquiries and info on tickets. 
• Pumpkin Fest 2014 at Coastal Black; open every weekend in October, 10am-4pm, until the 26^th. Call 250-337-8325 for more information.

Sunday, October 19th

• Can you survive the apocalypse? The ‘Zombie Escape’ 4km obstacle course will challenge your fitness, wit and ability to avoid hungry members of the undead. Finish the race with at least one of your flags attached to survive. Event will be held at Willow Point Park. Visit the Sportsplex or Community Centre to register ($10) or go to www.facebook.com/CampbellRiverZombieEscape  and volunteer as a zombie! 
• 25^th Anniversary of ‘the friendliest little road race on Vancouver Island’: the Miracle Beach 10K & 5K. The route is popular with beginner runners who are looking for a relaxed, fun event while seasoned runners love the flat, fast course for posting personal best race times. The race starts at 10am in the Miracle Beach Nature House parking lot. There is an early start for 10K walkers at 9:30am. After the main race there is the very popular 1K fun run for the kids, which is free (register on site). Following this the runners head to the beach for soup provided by Fusilli Grill, cookies, awards and draw prizes of pumpkins and pies! Contact crriverrunners@gmail.com for details. 
• Canadian Country Music Star, George Canyon, is at the Tidemark Theatre with a ‘Decade of Hits’ accompanied by Jordan McIntosh; www.tidemarktheatre.com  
• Pumpkin Fest 2014 at Coastal Black; 250-337-8325

UPCOMING

October 21^st – Book launch for Diana Stevan’s debut novel, A Cry from the Deep, at the CR Library

October 22^nd+– “Noises Off” by Michael Frayn presented by Rivercity Players

October 24^th – Fall Home Expo 2014 at the Sportsplex; www.homeshowtime.com

October 25^th – Halloween Howl at Black Creek Community Centre; pre-register at 250-339-2255

October 26^th – Haunted Barn at Balance Equestrian Centre; 250-202-3105