After a holiday hiatus, the volunteers of the Bargain Barn Thrift Store are back on duty, offering an incredible selection of treasures for sale. Store hours are Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and Thursday from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Money generated by your donations and purchases supports the Pender Harbour Health Centre and bursaries for our high school grads.
Steady Feet balance and mobility classes are happening at Pender Harbour Health Centre on Wednesdays 10 to 11 a.m. and Fridays 2 to 3 p.m. Call to register: 604-885-6866.
The PH Community School programs are getting underway this week. Classes and courses include: yoga, cheese making, violin lessons, first aid classes, drop-in sports, pickleball, art for kids, and Kindersoc. For dates and times or to register, call 604-883-2826.
The Pender Harbour Wildlife Society meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 7 p.m. at PHSS will welcome guest speaker Tony Greenfield, renowned birder expert of Whiskey Jack Tours. He will report on the annual Christmas bird count. This meeting is also the AGM of the Society. Elections will be held for positions on the executive and for directors. All members are urged to attend. Refreshments will be served. See www.penderharbourwildlife.com for information on the Society.
Seniors Initiative has their weekly line up of carpet bowling, Wednesdays 1 to 3 p.m., Harbourside Friendships Thursday featuring Time With Students, 10:30 a.m. to noon when lunch is served, and Friday is yoga classes: 55-plus from 9 to 10 a.m., and chair yoga 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. All activities are at the Hall.
On Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 23 and 24, the Mid-Winter Chamber Music Weekend will glow with the warmth and passion of Johannes Brahms, Robert Schumann and Clara Schumann. Returning audience favourites violinist Gary Levinson and pianist Baya Kakouberi travel from Texas to play two afternoon programs which will include a number of the most beloved compositions of these masters of the Romantic period. On Sunday, they will be joined by celebrated cellist Andres Diaz, recently appointed as the inaugural Koerner chair in cello at Canada’s Royal Conservatory of Music. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at Harbour Insurance in Madeira Park, Sechelt Visitor Centre and online at http://penderharbourmusic.ca
The 40th annual Burns Night, Jan. 23 at the Madeira Park Legion, will include dinner and entertainment from the Coast Fiddlers and the Legion Pipers. Tickets are $35 available at the Legion and Harbour Insurance.
The Pender Harbour Reading Centre is hosting a Chat Café conversation group at the Reading Centre Thursday, Jan. 28 at 2 p.m. The first topic will be generational change. Preregistration is required. Contact the Reading Centre, 12952 Madeira Park Road, 604-883-2983, open Tuesday through Saturday 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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