Upcoming Events, May 23 - May 30
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Date: May 23, 2013
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Venue: West Sechelt Elementary
Pickleball - join us for fun and exercise. Everyone welcome. Drop in, Mondays and Thursdays, 7 to 9pm. West Sechelt Elementary. $4 per person. March 25 to end of June.
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Date: May 23, 2013
Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
• May 23. Step into Spring with Stinging Nettles, a talk by Sara Stewart, 1 to 3pm at Gibsons Arts Building, 464 South Fletcher Rd. in Gibsons. Learn when and how to pick stinging nettles, an edible and medicinal herb that grows wild on the Sunshine Coast. Presented by the Live and Learn Program of One Straw Society. Funded by Vancouver Coastal Health SMARTFund. Pre-register: justin@onestraw.ca
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Date: May 24, 2013
Time: 5:30pm - 11:00pm
• Egmont Movie Night, every Friday at Egmont Community Hall. Doors at 5:30pm, kids movie at 6pm, adult movie at 8pm, free.
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Date: May 24, 2013
Time: 7:30pm - 9:30pm
• May 24. Pecha Kucha, 7:30pm at Gibsons Arts Building, 464 S Fletcher.
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Date: May 24, 2013
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
• May 24. Pender Harbour Choir 40th Anniversary Concert, 7pm at St. Hilda's Church in Sechelt. Tickets at Bluewaters Books, Sechelt Visitor Centre, Laedeli.
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Date: May 24, 2013
Time: 10:30am - 11:30am
Venue: Gibsons Library
A weekly program for children over 2.5 and their parents/caregivers. Come and enjoy stories, songs and crafts, Fridays, 10:30 to 11:30am.
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Date: May 25, 2013
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
• May 25. Sérénade: Benefit Concert for the Ruby Slipper Fund, original and familiar tunes exploring the diverse aspects of love, with Jena Wren, Kenneth Norman Johnson, Peter Williams and Barry O’Hara, 7pm at St. John’s United Church. Tickets at Bluewaters Books and Sechelt Visitor’s Centre.
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Date: May 25, 2013
Time: 10:00am - 3:00pm
• May 25. Book Faire at Sechelt Public Library, 10am to 3pm. Wide selection of books at fabulous prices.
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Date: May 25, 2013
Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm
• May 25. St. Mary's Annual Charity Golf Tournament, SC Golf & Country Club in Roberts Creek. Info: 604-740-1680, 604-741-5139.
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Date: May 25, 2013
Time: 6:00pm - 11:00am
• May 25. Dinner and Dance at Coopers Green Hall, hosted by Welcome Beach Community Association.
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Date: May 25, 2013
Time: 10:00am - 2:00pm
• May 25. Sunshine Coast Akroswirls Do It for Lupus Walk, 10am to 2pm at the Davis Bay Seawall. Ribbon cutting ceremony at 10am under tent. Info: 604-885-7957.
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Date: May 25, 2013
Time: 8:00pm - 11:55pm
• May 25. Electro Statik: DJs at Roberts Creek Legion, 8pm.
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Date: May 25, 2013
Time: 12:00pm - 3:00pm
• May 25. Sunshine Coast Museum and Archives hosts George and Charlotte Gibson Day. Open House noon to 3pm, slideshow at 2pm.
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Date: May 25, 2013
Time: 8:00pm - 11:55pm
• May 25. Inaugural Sunshine Coast Neil Falkner Outward Bound Youth Fundraiser, 8pm to midnight at Roberts Creek Hall, with music from Bigger Bits of String Band (Kaia Nielsen, Mark Lebell, Ken Dalgliesh and John Rule), Aaron Malkin (of Superhero Boy Band) and MC Queenie. Silent auction – start bidding online May 14 to 24 at www.neilfalknerlegacy.ca/new – to raise funds for at-risk youth on challenging, life altering Outward Bound wilderness adventures. Volunteers welcome.
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Date: May 25, 2013
Time: 5:30pm - 9:00pm
• May 25. Potluck Hawaiian Luau at Harmony Hall featuring guitarist Neil Mckenzie, doors open 5:30, no bar. Wear your flowered shirts, muumuus, straw hats. Bring a dish to share, with a tropical flare. Tickets from Gibsons Seniors Society, 604-886-1378.
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Date: May 25, 2013
Time: 9:00am - 2:30pm
• April to September. Sechelt Farmers and Artisans Market, every Saturday, 9am to 2:30pm. Over 60 vendors on Cowrie Street in Sechelt, rain or shine. Info: secheltmarket@gmail.com, www.secheltmarket.org
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Date: May 25, 2013
Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
• May 25. Sunshine Coast Branch of the BC SPCA is inviting the community to an animal-themed day of fun at its annual open house, 1 to 4pm at the shelter at 4376 Solar Road in Wilson Creek.
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Date: May 25, 2013
Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm
• May 25. Sunshine Coast Quilters Guild’s final Resource Day before the summer break at Holy Family Church Hall, 5700 Nickerson Road, Sechelt. Members and guests welcome, doors open at 9am. Business meeting includes election of officers for next year, and a special Quilters Goodies Auction.
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Date: May 25, 2013
Time: 7:30pm - 9:30pm
• May 25. Wood, Dreams and Lightning, a music concert at St. Hilda's Anglican Church, Sechelt, 7:30pm.
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Date: May 26, 2013
Time: 2:30pm - 5:00pm
Venue: Raven's Cry Theatre (reception to follow at SIB Hall)
The Sunshine Coast Community Orchestra Association [SCCOA] began bringing music to life on the Coast 20 years ago with one small orchestra and a vision. On Sunday, May 26, join the SCCOA's three ensembles and their conductors as they celebrate growth, joy, and a shared love of beautiful music at the Raven's Cry Theatre. Returning favourite soloists, Mark Andrews (piano) and Elizabeth Currie-Buono (soprano) join the Coast Symphony Orchestra; and the SC Youth Orchestra and the Suncoast Concert Band share in the celebration. Ticket price includes admission to both the concert and the gala reception to follow.
Tickets: Adults $25 / Youth (18 and under) $15. Available at: Gaia's Fair Trade, Laedeli, Strait Music, Bluewaters Books.
facebook: SCCommunityOrchestraAssociation
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Date: May 26, 2013
Time: 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Venue: St. Hilda's Anglican Church
Monthly Circle every 4th Sunday at 4pm, led by Terry Aleck (Coyote) and Christine McLellan. All are welcome! Bring your own drum or borrow one from us.
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Date: May 26, 2013
Time: 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Venue: Gibsons United Church
• May 26. Spirit Dance Centre and Gibsons United Church offer a special Purification and Blessing Ceremony for Saka Dawa on Sunday May 26. Tibetan Lama Tenzin Tsundu will conduct this ceremony to purify all negativities, in ourselves and in the world, and to give blessings for the community and for all beings. In particular, he would like to give blessings to the Tibetan Resettlement Project and all those involved with this project on the Sunshine Coast. During this ceremony Tsundu-la will offer prayers, chanting and throat singing, and sacred music. Entrance by donation.
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Date: May 26, 2013
Time: 11:30am - 1:00pm
• Sunshine Coast Peace Group holds a vigil in Davis Bay every Sunday, 11:30am to 1pm in an effort to bring our troops home.
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Date: May 27, 2013
Time: 7:00pm - 8:30pm
• April 8 to May 27. Are you a family member or caregiver of someone who has been diagnosed with cancer? The Ruby Slipper Caregivers Support Group is facilitated by Mary Pinniger, an eight-week program running every Monday, 7 to 8:30pm at the Community Resource Centre, 5520 Trail Avenue, Sechelt (entrance is at the left of the building near the back). Registration required: 604-885-4088 or admin@communityresourcecentre.info
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Date: May 27, 2013
Time: 7:30pm - 9:30pm
• May 27. Sechelt Garden Club with Sheila Watkins on how to choose drought resistant plants and how to avoid watering, 7:30pm at Seaside Centre.
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Date: May 28, 2013
Time: 1:30pm - 3:30pm
• May 7, 14, 21, 28. Basic Computer Skills. Free basic computer skills course taught by Janice Rafael, experienced computer trainer. Each week, new skills are taught, computers are supplied. At Gibsons and District Public Library, four Tuesdays, 1:30 to 3:30pm. Registration required: 604-886-2130.
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Date: May 29, 2013
Time: 11:00am - 11:40am
Venue: Gibsons Library
Come and enjoy songs, rhymes, stories and fun. This weekly Wednesday program is for children under 2.5 and their parent/caregiver.
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Date: May 29, 2013
Time: 3:00pm - 6:00pm
• May 29. Day of the Honey Bee: Come talk to your local beekeepers from the local beekeepers association, 3 to 6pm at Roberts Creek Market.
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Date: May 29, 2013
Time: 3:00pm - 6:00pm
• April to October. Farm Gate Market: Every Wednesday from 3 to 6pm at Roberts Creek Hall, fun and friendly market features local and organic produce, baked goods, eggs, preserves and more. Info: farmgatekeeper@gmail.com
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Date: May 29, 2013
Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm
• May 29. Sailing Photo Show: So Where Do You Go at Night?, a sailing adventure with Patrick Hill, 6 to 7:30pm at Gibsons & District Public Library. Register: 604-886-2130.
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Date: May 30, 2013
Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Venue: Seaside Centre
• May 30. Come celebrate the birth of five social enterprises exploring solutions on the Sunshine Coast: Care Share, Hop Farm, Childcare, Ride Share, Zero Waste Interior Design - enjoy a glass or whine, hobnob with the change-making community and select a winner. Register at: barnraisers.eventbrite.ca
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Date: May 30, 2013
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Venue: Doris Crowston Gallery, SC Arts Centre
Author George Connell launches his new novel 'Saint Thomas of Egmont' with readings and signing copies of the book that will be on sale.
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Date: May 30, 2013
Time: 4:00pm - 5:00pm
• May 30. French Connection/Connexion française: French Conversation Group/Une Occasion de Parler français, 4 to 5pm at Gibsons Library. Speak French in a relaxed atmosphere, all levels.
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Date: May 30, 2013
Time: 5:30pm - 10:00pm
• Green Drinks: an off-line pit-stop for anyone passionate about building a better future for generations to come, a collaboration of the One Straw Society and Deer Crossing the Art Farm, 5:30pm at the Gumboot Cafe, last Thursday of every month, guest speakers, short films, focused discussions, inspiring conversation. See www.facebook.com/GreenDrinksSunshineCoast
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Date: May 30, 2013
Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm
• Spin-in at FibreWorks Studio & Gallery, Madeira Park, 10am, last Thursday of every month. SC Spinners & Weavers Guild gather in the studio to spin and share information, non-Guild members welcome. Info: http://fibreworksgallery.com
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Date: May 30, 2013
Time: 7:00pm - 10:30am
Venue: Lighthouse Pub
A fundraiser for the Halfmoon Bay Childcare Centre at the Lighthouse Pub. Tickets are $30 and include a burger and a beer, with a night of comedy to follow from three of Vancouver's funniest comedians on the circuit today. Burger and beer start at 7pm and the show starts at 8:30.
More events from May
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Egmont Movie Night |May 03, May 10, May 17, May 24, May 31 |• Egmont Movie Night, every Friday at Egmont Community Hall. Doors at 5:30pm, kids movie at 6pm, adult movie at 8pm, free.Read More
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Cattail Weaving |May 31 |• May 31. Cattail Weaving with Annette Clarke, 1 to 3pm at Easter Egg Farm, 2546 Miles Road, Roberts Creek (off Joe Road). Learn about harvesting, drying and working...Read More
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Do-Re-TEA! |May 31 |• May 31. Do-Re-TEA! presents Gemini with Val and Julie Rutter performing at Living Faith Lutheran Church in Davis Bay, 3pm. An afternoon cream tea will be served af...Read More
Events for June
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Pickleball - join us for fun and exercise. Everyone welcome. Drop in, Mondays and Thursdays, 7 to 9pm. West Sechelt Elementary. $4 per person. March 25 to end o...Read More
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• April to September. Sechelt Farmers and Artisans Market, every Saturday, 9am to 2:30pm. Over 60 vendors on Cowrie Street in Sechelt, rain or shine. Info: secheltma...Read More
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Native Drumming Circle |Jul 28 |
Monthly Circle every 4th Sunday at 4pm, led by Terry Aleck (Coyote) and Christine McLellan. All are welcome! Bring your own drum or borrow one from us.Read More -
Come and enjoy songs, rhymes, stories and fun. This weekly Wednesday program is for children under 2.5 and their parent/caregiver.Read More
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Farm Gate Market | |• April to October. Farm Gate Market: Every Wednesday from 3 to 6pm at Roberts Creek Hall, fun and friendly market features local and organic produce, baked goods, e...Read More
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Green Drinks | |• Green Drinks: an off-line pit-stop for anyone passionate about building a better future for generations to come, a collaboration of the One Straw Society and Deer ...Read More
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• Spin-in at FibreWorks Studio & Gallery, Madeira Park, 10am, last Thursday of every month. SC Spinners & Weavers Guild gather in the studio to spin and share inform...Read More
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• June 1. Sérénade: Benefit Concert for the Ruby Slipper Fund, original and familiar tunes exploring the diverse aspects of love, with Jena Wren, Kenneth Norman John...Read More
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Book Launch | |• June 1. Book Launch for St. Thomas of Egmont by George Connell, 1 to 3pm at Gibsons & District Public Library. RSVP: 604-886-2130.Read More
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• Are you coping with cancer and need to talk about it? The Ruby Slipper Cancer Support Group meets every first and third Saturday of the month, 1 to 3pm at the Comm...Read More
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Egmont Day | |• June 1. Egmont Day at Egmont Community Hall, parade, food, kids’ games, fishing derby, canoe races, dinner and family dance to celebrate Egmont community.Read More
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• June 1 & 2. New Suncoast Phoenix Choir’s debut concert, Hey Look Me Over. Saturday 7:30pm at St. Hilda’s, Sechelt or Sunday, 2:30pm at Gibsons United Church.Read More
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• June 3. Gibsons Seniors Society General Meeting, 1:30pm at Harmony Hall. Kathy Thomas will speak on Alzheimers.Read More
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Chronic Pain Self-Management Program (CPSMP) |Jul 02, Jul 09, Jul 16 |
• Learn practical strategies to help you take control of symptoms, better manage pain, and work more effectively with health care providers, a free workshop for adul...Read More -
• Pender Harbour Free Community Meal, first Wednesday of each month, 6pm at Christ the Redeemer Church, next to Pender Harbour High School. A time of friendship and...Read More
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• June 5. Mom and Babe Drop-in, 1 to 3pm at the Sechelt Health Unit, 5571 Inlet Avenue, with discussion on Injury Prevention. Geared towards moms with babes one year...Read More
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• June 5. Sunshine Coast and Environmental Tourism, a presentation by Catherine Evans of Capilano Universe, 6pm at Gibsons & District Public Library. A case study ex...Read More
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• June 7 to 9. Pender Harbour Blues Festival at various venues in Madeira Park and Garden Bay. See www.penderharbourbluesfestival.com for full schedule.Read More
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• June 8. 4th Annual Home and Cottage Show at Gibsons and Area Community Centre, 700 Park Road. Free admission, 100 exhibitors, food booth and more.Read More
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• June 8. Saturday Jazz in the Library, music from Gibsons Landing Jazz Festival, 12:30 to 2pm at at Gibsons & District Public Library, hot coffee and cool jazz with...Read More
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• June 9. Vivaldi Chamber Choir presents Shakespeare’s Songbook, 2pm at St. Hilda’s Church, Sechelt.Read More
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• Sunshine Coast NewComers Club Luncheon, noon at Sunshine Coast Golf Club, Roberts Creek. New to the Coast? Want to meet people and feel part of your community? Hav...Read More
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• Second Wednesday of every month, Davis Bay - Wilson Creek - Selma Park Community Association at the Hall, 5123 Davis Bay Road, 7pm. See www.davisbaybc.caRead More
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• Royal Astronomical Society, Sunshine Coast Centre regular club meeting, 2nd Friday of each month at the Sechelt Arts Centre, 7:30pm. Learn what is currently observ...Read More
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• June 14. 18th Annual Gibsons Landing Jazz Festival, Gibsons Landing various locations. Presented by Sunshine Coast Jazz and Entertainment Society. See www.coastjaz...Read More
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• Are you coping with cancer and need to talk about it? The Ruby Slipper Cancer Support Group meets every first and third Saturday of the month, 1 to 3pm at the Comm...Read More
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Quilters of all skill levels meet on the third Sunday of the month to share experience and work on projects together. New and returning members are always welcome.Read More
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• June 17. Gibsons Seniors Society Monthly Birthday Lunch, 1pm at Harmony Hall, sing-along, jokes, cake, open to all.Read More
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• Sunshine Coast Senior Citizens (COSCO-BC) An educational activist organization concerned with social justice and equality issues. Meetings take place at the Royal ...Read More
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• June 19. Gibsons Library Hosts Festival Book Club with Festival of the Written Arts 2013 author Kate Braid, 6pm. Registration required: 604-886-2130.Read More
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Food Bank | |• St. Bartholomew's Anglican Church Food Bank (every third Wednesday of the month) in the parish hall, 1 to 3pm.Read More
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• Parkinson’s Self-Help Support Group meets 3rd Thursday every month at St. Hilda’s Church, Sechelt, 10:30am to noon. For people with Parkinson’s, caregivers and fri...Read More
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Social / Games Night |Jul 18 |• Social / Games Night at Coopers Green Hall, hosted by Welcome Beach Community Association, every third thursday of the month.Read More
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• June 20. Welcome Beach Community Association AGM, 7pm at Coopers Green Hall.Read More
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Astro-Café |Jul 19 |• Astro-Café, 8:30pm at Pier 17, Davis Bay, hosted by Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Sunshine Coast. Astro-Cafés are held on the third Friday of the month. Tea...Read More
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• June 22. Annual Children’s Festival in Dougall Park in Gibsons Landing, 10:30am to 3:30pm, a fun-filled family day of music, crafts, pony rides, barbecue, huge raf...Read More
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• June 29. Malaspina Regatta in the Pender Harbour area. Race runs between Pearson Island and Martin Island, www.gardenbaysailingclub.comRead More
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Pride Dance | |• June 29. Sunshine Coast Pride Dance at Roberts Creek Hall. See www.facebook.com/SunshineCoastPride for details or to volunteer.Read More
