Coast events January 19 – 31

January 19

Learn to animate with NFB films, Gibsons Public Art Gallery, 7-8:30pm, free

January 19

Game night, Roberts Creek Legion, 7:30pm

January 20

Coffee meet and greet with MP Pamela Goldsmith-Jones, Mad Park Bistro, 12808 Madeira Park Rd., 2:30-3:30pm

January 20

Shadow puppet performance, hosted by SC Literacy Coalition, Roberts Creek Hall, 4-5pm, free

January 20

Robbie Burns night, Pender Harbour Legion, 6:30-9:30pm, $35

January 20

Book-to-movie night presents “Secret Life of Bees”, Sechelt Library, 7-9pm, free with registration at 604-885-3260

January 20

DJ night with Michael Red and Hologram, Roberts Creek Legion, 9pm, members $10, guests $15

January 21

Inspirations wedding fair, Sechelt Band Hall, 11am-3pm, free

January 21

Author event with Gary Bauslaugh, author of  “The Right to Die”, Gibsons Public Library, 3-5pm

January 21

The Burying Ground and Jack Garton, Heritage Playhouse, Gibsons, 7:30-10:30pm, $20 advance, $25 at the door

January 21

Irish and country tunes with Tony James, Gibsons Legion, 8pm, members $5, guests $10

January 21

Dance with Five Alarm Funk, fundraiser for Gibsons Landing Jazz Festival, Roberts Creek Hall, 9pm, $25

January 22

Sunshine Coast Clean Air Society AGM, to expand mandate to combat global warming, Stalashen club house, foot of Field Rd., Wilson Creek, 1-3pm

January 22

Joe Stanton, Garden Bay Pub, 3-7pm

January 23

“Our Little Sister”, presented by SC Film Society, Heritage Playhouse, Gibsons, 7:30pm, members $5, others $9

January 24

Talk on the plans for the Pender Ocean Discovery Station (PODS) in Pender Harbour, Sechelt public library, 1:30-3pm

January 25

Update on the Pender Ocean Discovery Station (PODS) in Pender Harbour and video presentation, sponsored by
the Rotary Club, Pender
Harbour Legion, Madeira Park, 5:30pm

January 25

Screening of “Screenagers”, hosted by SC Literacy Coalition, Heritage Playhouse, Gibsons 7-8:30pm, free

January 25

Writers’ open mic with PJ Reece, five minutes to read your work, Arts Building, Gibsons 7-9pm

January 26

Invest locally meeting, SC Credit Union, Sechelt, 5:30-7pm, free

January 27

Charlotte Wrinch plays dinner music, Roberts Creek Legion, 6-7:30pm, donations for the musician

January 27

Artesia coffee house with singer/songwriter Shadi Toloui-Wallace, poet Nina Haedrich, and Back Porch Reunion with Dale Stavroff, Allan Dionee, Al Burns, Michelle Bruce, and Gord Beynon, SC Arts Centre, Sechelt, 8pm, $10

January 28

Pruning seminar with Cheryl Topping, SC Botanical Garden, West Sechelt, 1pm, by donation

January 28

Public forum on seniors’ care, Sechelt Band Hall, 2-3pm

January 28

A recital by pianist Markus Masaites, winner of the 2016 BC Registered Music Teachers’ Assoc. piano competition, St. Hilda’s Anglican Church, Sechelt, 3pm, by donation

January 28

Honouring prolific Coast writer Terry Barker, an appreciation fest mc’d by David Roche, Gershwin tunes by Anna Lumiere, readings of Terry’s material by various writers, treats by Trish, (and Terry will be in the house), SC Arts Centre, Sechelt, 4-6pm, free

January 28

Beer and Burger fundraiser for Mountain Grind obstacle race, Grasshopper Pub, Pender Harbour, 7-9pm, $25

January 28

Dance with Jim Taylor, Activity Centre, Sechelt, 7pm, members $10, non-members $15

January 28

Old-time Appalachian folk with the Lonesome Ace Stringband from Toronto, Roberts Creek Hall, 8pm, $15

January 29

Hands-on pruning workshop, presented by SC Botanical Garden in a private garden, 2pm, members $15, non-members $20, register at 604-740-3969 or email info@coastbotanicalgarden.org SOLD OUT

January 29

John Reischman & The Jaybirds, Heritage Playhouse, Gibsons, 2pm, $20 advance, $25 at the door

January 30

Sechelt Garden Club presents Stephen Murphy on “all things fungi”, Seaside Centre, Sechelt, 7pm, $5 for non-members

January 31

SC Hospice Society
presentation on advanced care planning, Sechelt Library, 1:30-3pm, registration required at 604-885-3260 or email to info@sechelt.bclibrary.ca