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Thursday, February 13
SC Film Society presents “Boy Erased”, based on the true story of a boy who is forced into conversion therapy when he is outed as gay, Raven’s Cry Theatre, Sechelt, 2pm
Friday, February 14
Pro D day collage workshop for ages 8-13, Arts Centre, Sechelt, 9:30am-3:30pm, register at sunshinecoastartscouncil.com
All ages board game drop-in, Sechelt Public Library, 10am-1pm
Grand opening of Granthams Hall following renovation, 846 Church Rd., Langdale, 11am-noon
Workshop to build a “beneficial bug house”, Deluxe Landscaping, Sechelt, 11am, 604-885-9070
Tech Cafe, learn or teach about your computer, Gibsons Public Library, 2-4pm
Valentine’s with DJ Bridge and special menu from Wilde Kitchen, Roberts Creek Legion, 5pm
Valentine’s Day dinner with flamenco dance show, Corner Cafe Mexican Kitchen, Madeira Park, 5pm, 604-883-2223
Valentine’s Day buffet dinner with music by On the Floor, Blue Ocean Golf Club, dinner 6pm, music 7pm
Valentine’s Day dinner and dance with Deanna Knight and the Hot Club of Mars, Gibsons Legion, 6:30pm
Valentine’s Day dinner and dance with Jim Taylor, Sechelt Legion, 7pm
Valentine’s Day buffet and dance with Halfcut and the Slackers, Holy Family Church, West Sechelt, 7pm
Valentine’s Day dance with DJs Zono Lite and Mix Master J, High Beam Dreams, Gibsons, 7-9:30pm
SC Astronomy Club presents Sarah Pearce on “the history of stellar classification”, Sechelt Public Library, 7pm
Coffee house with Anna Lumiere vocals and piano, vocals and instrumentals with Noah Ord and Anna Lumiere, Raven, and Shine Duo with Nancy Pincombe and Kenneth Johnson, School of Music, Madeira Park, 7:30-9:30pm
Heavy Mellow Chronicles, Gumboot Cafe, Roberts Creek, 8pm
Valentine’s with DJ Snickers, Lighthouse Pub, Sechelt, 9pm
Saturday, February 15
Antique and collectibles roadshow, get your goods appraised, presented by the SC Museum and Archives, Trail Bay Mall, Sechelt, 10am-3pm, 604-886-8232
Black History month celebration with food, dance, films and book launch by Valerie Mason-John, Gibsons Public Market, 10:30am-6pm
Repair Cafe, Sunnycrest Mall, Gibsons, 11am-4pm
Opening reception for exhibits by Marlene Lowden, Lucja Barker and Louise Valentine, Gibsons Public Art Gallery, 2-4pm
Speakers and movie about travelling in India, High Beam Dreams, Gibsons, 3-5pm
The Locals duo entertain, Tapworks, Gibsons, 3:30-5:30pm
Dirty Betty Show, for “single ladies” 19+, Heritage Playhouse, Gibsons, 7:30pm, Eventbrite.ca
Valentine’s dance with Eddy Edrik, Pender Harbour Legion, 7:30pm, 604-883-2235
Blue Line Trio, 101 Brewhouse, Gibsons, 8pm
Annual Bob Marley birthday bash with the Hoolicans, Roberts Creek Legion, 8:30pm
Sunday, February 16
High tea at the winter market, Seaside Centre, Sechelt, noon-4pm, reserve at 604-741-8389
Blue Line Trio, 101 Brewhouse, noon-5pm
Meet the artist, Maurice Spira, Arts Centre, Sechelt. 2-4pm
Sunday blues jam hosted by Simon Paradis, Pender Harbour Golf Club, 2-6pm, by donation
Monday, February 17
Free workshop on “blind contour drawing”, Gibsons Public Art Gallery, 2-3pm, register at marlenelowden@gmail.com,
604-741-2545
Monday, Feb. 17 – Tuesday Feb. 18
SC Film Society presents “Boy Erased”, based on the true story of a boy who is forced into conversion therapy when he is outed as gay, Heritage Playhouse, Gibsons, 7:30pm
Tuesday, February 18
Climate Action Speaker Series presents Jimena Eyzaguirre of ESSA Technologies, hosted by the marine education centre, Gibsons Public Market, 6:30pm
Pender Harbour Wildlife Society presents Indigenous cultural ambassador Candace Campo on First Nations’ perspectives on the natural world, PH Secondary, 7pm
Wednesday, February 19
Screening of “Harriet”, movie about Harriet Tubman’s escape from slavery, Gibsons Public Library, 6pm
Gibsons Garden Club presents Douglas Justice of the UBC Botanical Garden with a guide to the ornamental cherry trees of Vancouver, Heritage Playhouse, Gibsons, 6:30-9pm
Thursday, February 20
Beer and burger fundraiser for Chatelech 2020 graduation, Lighthouse Pub, Sechelt, 5:30-9pm
Friday, February 21
LIFT speaker series on the subject of community service and leadership, hosted by Loretta Macklam, Gibsons Public Library, 12:15-1:15pm
Spectrum Youth Company dancers’ winter show, Heritage Playhouse, Gibsons, 7pm
The Burying Ground and Deanna Knight, the Kube, Gibsons, 8pm
Saturday, February 22
First day of a weekend class on gel plate monoprinting with Jennifer Love, Arts Building, Gibsons, 10am-4pm
Repair Cafe, Trail Bay Mall, Sechelt, 11am-4pm
Spectrum Youth Company dancers’ winter show, Heritage Playhouse, Gibsons, 1pm
Meet the artists, Marlene Lowden, Lucja Barker and Louise Valentine, Gibsons Public Art Gallery, 2-4pm
Chamber music mid-winter weekend concert 1 including Mozart, Bartok, Largo and Schoenfeld, School of Music, Madeira Park, 2-4pm
The Co-Conspirators entertain, Persephone Brewing, Gibsons, 2-4pm
MOTET Chamber Choir presents “Ex cathedra”, St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Gibsons, 2:30pm, by donation
Roberts Creek Scouts walk to celebrate 163rd anniversary of Lord Robert Baden-Powell’s birth, collecting for the food bank, meet at Coast Self Storage, 109-1161 Gibsons Way, Gibsons, 5:30pm
Fiesta Italiana with live jazz, dance and four-course dinner, Gambier Island Community Hall, 6pm
Annual trivia night and games, Seniors Activity Centre, Sechelt, 7pm
Comedy Club standup with headliner Tim Nutt, Heritage Playhouse, Gibsons, 7:30-9:30pm
DJs DaniXLizzy and Emotionr, Lighthouse Pub, Sechelt, 9pm
DJs Deano and HOL4GR4M, fundraiser for new legion floor, Roberts Creek Legion, 9pm-1am
