• April 17 to May 22. Free Chronic Pain Self-Management Program. Six sessions at the Sechelt Seniors Centre, 5604 Trail Avenue, Tuesdays 12:30 to 3pm. Register: 1-866-902-3767 or 604-940-1273 or selfmgmt@uvic.ca
• May 15. Diana Phillips book signing for her memoir, Beyond the Home Ranch, stories of life in British Columbia’s back country. At Talewind Books in Sechelt at 2pm and Bluewaters Books in Madeira Park at 4pm.
• April 3 to May 29. The BC Schizophrenia Society Sunshine Coast Branch presents Strengthening Families Together, a free eight-session educational course for family and friends of adolescents and adults with mental illness. Classes are held Tuesdays, 6:30pm at the Salvation Army Administration Office, Seaview Plaza, #5 - 682 Gibsons Way. Info: 604-740-0406, or rpavitt@dccnet.com
• May 15. Friends of the Sunshine Coast Conservation Association (FOSCCA) event, 5 to 7:30pm at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre.