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May 12
Guided tour of SCRD’s Chapman water treatment plant, upper Selma Park, 1-2pm, rsvp at 604-885-6800 ext. 6481
May 12
Coffee house with Robin Atichison and Nelson Giles with vocals, guitar and harmonica, Reflections ladies’ vocal ensemble, and Paula Steward with piano and voice, School of Music Madeira Park, 7:30-9:30pm, $10 suggested donation
May 12
SC Astronomy club presents Prof. Sun Kwok on the origins of life, Arts Centre, Sechelt, 7:30-9pm, by donation
May 12-14
Driftwood Players present the comedy “Office Hours”: Fri. Roberts Creek Hall, 7:30pm; Sat. Botanical Garden, West Sechelt, 7:30pm; Sun. Harmony Hall, Gibsons, 2pm; $20
May 12-14
Book Faire, Sechelt Library, Fri. noon-5pm, Sat. 10am-5pm, Sun. 10am-3pm
May 13
“Lunch in Lund” annual motorbike rally, leaving 8:30am from Christian Life Assembly parking lot, Gibsons, 604-886-7107
May 13
Bird count walk with local experts, Ruby Lake Resort, 9am-noon, BBQ lunch 1pm, $15, rsvp at 604-883-2269
May 13
Suncoast Phoenix choir garage and bake sale, Masonic Hall, Roberts Creek, 10am-3pm
May 13
Family art time, Gibsons Public Art Gallery, 10am-noon, members $15, others $20
May 13
Catholic Women’s League bake and plant sale, St. Mary’s Church, Gibsons, 10am
May 13
Nancy and John Denham present the “KAIROS blanket exercise” about colonization of Indigenous people, St. Hilda’s Anglican Church, Sechelt, 10:30am-3:30pm, rsvp 604-885-5019
May 13
Opening reception for exhibits by Colin Righton and Carol Millar, Arts Centre, Sechelt 2-4pm
May 13
Meet the artist, Duncan Chrystal, Gibsons Public Art Gallery, 2-4pm
May 13
Danceworks Academy presents “Metamorphosis”, Heritage Playhouse, Gibsons, 2pm & 7pm, $20, students and kids $15
May 13
Gibsons Yacht Club annual pig roast, Gibsons Marina, 4:30pm, members $20, guests $25
May 13
SC Roller Girls vs Squamish Sirens, SC Arena, Sechelt, 5-9pm, $10, children/seniors $5
May 13
Glenn Millar & the Bowie Brothers, Mad Park Bistro, Madeira Park, 6-9pm, $5 plus tips for musicians, reservation required 604-883-2223
May 13
Former BC Premier Ujjal Dosanjh reads from his memoir “Journey After Midnight: India, Canada and the Road Beyond”, Arts Centre, Sechelt, 8pm, by donation
May 13
“Going Rogue 2” with music by Warless and djs, presented by Coast Rogue Arts Society, Roberts Creek Hall, 8pm, $25
May 13
Astronomy public viewing, observatory at Sechelt Airport, 8pm, 778-458-2666
May 13
The Relics, Gibsons Legion, 8pm, members $5, guests $10
May 13
Boudoir Rouge Burlesque Showcase, Roberts Creek Legion, 8:30pm, members $10, guests $20
May 14
Mother’s Day pancake breakfast, fundraiser for Make-A-Wish Foundation, Kinsmen Hall, Dougall Park, Gibsons, 9am-noon, small $4, large $6, kiddy $2
May 14
Mother’s Day all ages event with Martini Madness, Champagne Cowboys, Bits of String Family Band, Beachcombers Ukulele Band, Graham Walker and Friends, fundraiser for Slow Sundays in the Creek, Roberts Creek Hall, 2-4:30pm, by donation
May 14
Mother’s Day spring concert with Suncoast Concert Band, Sechelt Band Hall, 2:30pm, $20, under 13 $5
May 15
Children’s author Margriet Ruurs reads from “Stepping Stones – A Refugee Family’s Journey”, Sechelt Library, 6:30-7:30pm, register at 604-885-3260
May 15
Valley Youth Fiddlers (101 people with accompanists) from Smithers, performing a full-length musical, Chatelech Secondary, Sechelt, 7pm, $15, child/student/senior $10
May 15
SCRD community dialogue, Frank West Hall, Elphinstone, 7pm
May 16
Annual Sechelt Rotary “Dad n’ me” dance for girls 5 to 13, Chatelech Secondary, Sechelt, 6-9pm, girls $10, men $15
May 16
Pender Harbour Wildlife Society presents biologist Michelle Evelyn on conservation work in the Clowhom watershed, Pender Harbour Secondary, 7pm, free
May 16
SCRD community dialogue, Coopers Green Hall, Halfmoon Bay, 7pm
May 17
SCRD community dialogue, Roberts Creek Hall, 7pm
May 17
We’ensday III, the music of Ween by request, Gumboot Cafe, Roberts Creek, $5-10 sliding scale
May 18
SCRD community dialogue, Seaside Centre, Sechelt, 7pm
