Elin Jonsson & Artine Tony Browne are newly minted Creekers who have arrived with a bang! These two are throwing themselves into the community in a big way, taking on the last-minute planning to organize this year’s Creek Daze! With only three weeks to go, they are already well on their way to creating this year’s celebration of our community, set for Sunday, Aug. 22. They will need your help to pull this off, so let’s show them how this great place gets things done!
Volunteer or sign up to be a vendor at [email protected]. The Higgly Piggly Parade is a go, so get your fairy wings and stilts out of the closet and let your inner Creeker shine!
Two of our own and a pair from up Coast headed out in the Peterbilt (Engine 1-3) as part of fire suppression operations for BC Wildfire Service this week. Deputy Chief Sean Hatanaka and Lt. Russell Monkman of Roberts Creek Fire are working with Halfmoon Bay Fire Capt. Kody Raymond and firefighter Kaiden DeRoon in the Spences Bridge area. I know I speak for the whole community when I wish everyone involved a safe return.
On the outdoor stage of Legion #219 next Saturday, Aug. 7, will be another magical musical evening to help us forget those lost nights of the recent past.
Local blues/folk masterpiece, The Burying Ground, recorded and released a new album last year and then all the tours and gigs slipped away... They are thankful to be playing live again and we are thankful to have them do it! Performing as a quartet for this show, Woody Forster (guitar and voice) and Devora Laye (washboard, saw and voice) will be joined by Clara Rose (fiddle/harmonies) and Wynston Minckler (upright bass). Don’t miss your spot, book at rclegionevents.com. Doors at 4 p.m., music at 5 p.m. Tickets: $8 members, $15 guests of member.
Xwesam Forest Walking with Chief Hiwus Calvin Craigan (hereditary/twice-elected shíshálh Nation) in this place of spiritual and cultural significance is a once in a lifetime opportunity. Saturday, July 31 at 10 a.m., join media artist Joah Lui (aka Digi Majou) and Chief Craigan as they share the intercultural experience of Indigenous stories and teachings, qi gong movement, and bio-sonification of this much-loved community forest. (All ages – no pets.) Tickets and details at eventbrite.ca (Sounds & Spirit of Xwesam Forest).
Great music continues at Slow Sundays. Aug. 1 at noon: Charlotte Wrinch & Michael Friedman, 1 p.m.: Wildflowers – Evolved Ukulele Enthusiasts,1:45: John Van Arsdell – Roberts Creek Writer, 2 p.m.: Lowry Olafson Trio, and finally at 2:45: Tube Radio Quintet. Get some at the gazebo!
When I read Sarita’s description as a PlayShop, I thought, that sounds better than a workshop eh? Aug. 8 it’s playtime, with Clay Resist Printmaking in an Indigo Dye Vat. Fun! Amber Friedman and Sarita Opal Moodie have an afternoon to explore the magical properties of indigo and clay at Wolfpups Studio; tea and light refreshments will be provided, dress to get messy! Search “Indigo Dye Vat” on eventbrite.ca.
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