Pender Harbour Chamber Music Festival Midwinter Weekend Concerts has two concerts this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 27 and 28, both at 2 p.m. The amazing performers are Terence Tam, violin, Yariv Aloni, viola, Pamela Highbaugh Aloni, cello, Lorraine Min, piano. Tickets are $25 at Harbour Insurance and Sechelt Visitor Centre. Visit www.penderharbourmusic.ca for more info.
The Pender Harbour Community School offers drop-in programs four nights a week at the PH Secondary School gym: pickleball, Tuesdays and Thursdays 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.; floor hockey on Tuesdays 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. for boys in grade 10 and older; soccer Wednesdays 7 to 9 p.m.; and basketball on Fridays 7 to 9 p.m.
The popular Indian Cooking Classes with Sushma are back. Feb. 5 learn to make pakora, butter chicken and basmati. Feb. 26 enjoy creating curry chicken, curry chickpeas, rice and roti. March 12 cook up tiki, curry cauliflower, potatoes and lentils. Each class is $55 or all three for $150. Classes are 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the PH Secondary School in the Foods Room. Registration is required; call the PHCS at 604-883-2826.
A representative from WorkBC’s Open Door Group will be at the PHCS on Wednesdays, Feb. 14 and 28, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call 604-885-3351 for an appointment.
On Feb. 1 Lin Chen of Seniors First BC and April Struthers of the BC Association of Community Response Networks will offer a free presentation on financial and other kinds of adult abuse. They will cover signs to watch for to keep yourself safe, what you can do to watch out for family, friends and neighbours, and provide resources to help. Presentation is 1 p.m. at the PH Community Hall.
The date is set for the sweetest party of the year, the National Cupcake Party for Humane Societies and the SPCA, on Saturday Feb. 24 in downtown Madeira Shopping Centre. There will be endless delicious cupcakes, pupcakes and baked treasures to enjoy with a warm sumptuous cup of steeped tea. Shop for your pet at the No Flea Flee Market, new and gently used items at super silly (cheap) prices. The call is out to you talented bakers to help fill our tables with your favourite recipes. Call 604-989-0851 for more info.
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