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Thursday, March 5
Free workshop on writing about your work, Arts Centre, 2-4pm, pre-register at sunshinecoastartscouncil.com
Thursday, Mar. 5 – Saturday, Mar. 7
SD46 Musical Theatre Ensemble presents the musical “Newsies”, Chatelech Secondary, Thurs.& Fri. 7pm, Sat. 2pm & 7pm, share-there.com
Friday, March 6
Opening reception for exhibit by Carylann Loeppky, The Kube, Gibsons, 6-9pm
Rand Rudland presents on New Zealand’s “subantarctic islands”, presented by the SC Natural History Society, Arts Centre, Sechelt, 7:30pm
Saturday, March 7
First day of weekend women’s songwriting workshop, Soundgarden Retreat Centre, Roberts Creek, 9:30am-4:30pm, 604-562-9773
Great big garage sale, Holy Family Catholic Church, West Sechelt, 10am-2pm
Early Years Fair with face painting and petting zoo, for children birth-5yrs and their families, Early Years Centre, 5538 Shorncliffe Ave., Sechelt, 10am-1:30pm
Permaculture workshop, presented by One Straw Society, Roberts Creek Community School, 10am-12:30pm
First day of weekend beginners oil painting workshop, 1495 Henderson Ave., Roberts Creek, 10am-3pm, carolynndoan.com
First of four Saturday classes in watercolour painting by Roberta Manuel, The Arts Building, Gibsons, 10am-1pm
Pawsitivly Pender Harbour, with cupcakes and no-flee flea market, fundraiser for SPCA, Elderdog and Gibsons Wildlife, Earthfair Store, Madeira Park, 11am-3pm
Oyster shuck, Fisherman’s Market, Gibsons Public Market, noon-4pm
Tech Cafe, learn or teach about your computer, Gibsons Public Library, 2-4pm
Bellows and Strings, Noah Ord and Anna Lumiere, Gibsons Public Market, 2:30-4:30pm
Vagina Monologues, fundraiser for SC Community Services, Heritage Playhouse, Gibsons, 3pm and 7:30pm
Trivia night, fundraiser for St. Hilda’s Anglican Church, Seniors Activity Centre, Sechelt, 7pm, register teams at 604-838-2663
Rosie & the Riveters, folk-pop anthems, High Beam Dreams, Gibsons, 7-9:30pm
House concert with Jennifer Scott, Rene Worst and Steve Giltrow, Roberts Creek, location at 604-740-0963
Literary Readings on the Coast presents novelist Kathy Page, Arts Centre, Sechelt, 7:30pm CANCELLED
Half Cut & the Slackers, Gibsons Legion, 8pm
Rumours Burlesque, Roberts Creek Hall, 8-11:30pm, boudoirrougeburlesque@gmail.com
West Coast break beats with Scotty Stylus and DeepBassPervert, Roberts Creek Legion, 9pm
Sunday, March 8
International Women’s Day potluck lunch with speaker Donna Thomas, sponsored by SC Labour Council, 1:30-3:30pm
Sunday blues jam hosted by Peter Van Trio, Clubhouse Restaurant at Pender Harbour Golf Club, 2-6pm, by donation
Carlos del Junco and the Blues Mongrels, Heritage Playhouse, Gibsons, 2pm, 604-740-5825
Jazz vespers with Moss Trio (Anna Lumiere, Graham Ord and Aristazabal Hawkes), St, Hilda’s Anglican Church, 4-5pm
Monday, March 9
Full Moon Rising Drum Circle, everyone welcome, Sargeant Bay Provincial Park, Halfmoon Bay, 7-8pm, onefeatherhealing.com
Tuesday, March 10
Artist Gigi Hoeller addresses Pender Harbour Women’s Connection, School of Music, Madeira Park, 10am
Sea Cavalcade planning meeting, everyone welcome, Kinhut, Dougall Park, Gibsons, 7pm
Community Dialogue on fire safety with representatives of fire departments and the SCRD, sponsored by the Town of Gibsons, High Beam Dreams, Gibsons, 7pm
Thursday, March 12
SC Film Society presents Best Picture Oscar winner “Parasite”, an impoverished Korean family insinuates themselves into a wealthy family, Raven’s Cry Theatre, Sechelt, 2pm
Dinner music with Bonar, Entre Deux Mers Bistro, Sechelt, 5-8pm
Presentation on syiyaya Reconciliation Movement, with “world cafe” discussion, Gibsons Public Library, 6:30-9pm, rsvp to scsyiyaya@gmail.com
Friday, March 13
SC astronomy club presents UBC astronomy professor Harvey Richer on being an observational astronomer, Sechelt Public Library, 7pm
Coffee House with singers David Jones, Michelle Morand and Lori Carmichael, and the Lynne Urquhart Band, School of Music, Madeira Park, 7:30-9:30pm
Saturday, March 14
Seedy Saturday, speakers, workshops and vendors, Roberts Creek Community School (11am-2pm), RC Masonic Hall (10am-4pm) and RC Library (9:30am-2pm), onestraw.ca
Free seminar on taxes in retirement, Capilano University, Sechelt, 10:30am-noon or 1:30-3pm,
Repair Cafe, Sunnycrest Mall, Gibsons, 11am-4pm
