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1 event, -  The dedicated authors from the Mini One-Day Writer's Retreat will be reading from their manuscripts at the SCWES May Meeting, Sunday, May 31st, 2-4:30 pm, featuring Joan Fletcher's launch of her scifi novel, "The Data Raiders." Free |
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1 event, An informal space to share and discuss poems you love, poems that you are currently reading, or poems you have written! Poems can be from any publication or book, as well as from online resources. For teens and adults This event happens on the first Tuesday of the month, 10:30-11:30am in the Community Room Free |
1 event,Calling all readers, performers, and writers! Join us on the first Wednesday of each month to share your own original material, or your favourite work by someone else: novels, stories, poems, songs, plays, memoirs, creative nonfiction, etc. Come enjoy reading, performing, or just listening. Five minutes maximum per person, please. Teens, adults, and performers at […] Free |
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1 event, - Order of Canada recipient Michael Robinson will present his entertaining memoir about his community consultation work with Indigenous people to safeguard traditional resources. Texada Seniors Centre. For more information contact Mark at mmerlino@prpl.ca Free |
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3 events, - Come join our discussion of Betty Baxter’s new book! When Betty Baxter was hired to coach the Canadian women’s volleyball team in 1980, she was met with a media frenzy as the first woman in the position. Then her career was cut short—Baxter was fired in January 1982 and tossed from volleyball at age twenty-nine […] Free - Join us to recognize National Indigenous Peoples Day by watching a powerful documentary on Haida resistance and environmental justice. On a misty morning in the fall of 1985, a small group of Haida people blockaded a muddy dirt road on Lyell Island, demanding the government work with Indigenous people to find a way to protect […] Free - |
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4 events,Local author Jocelyne Gregory leads this writing group. Saturday May 9, 10:15-11:30am Online Registration required. Free - Bring your knitting, crochet, or stitching and join us outside for this annual event. Drop in, no registration needed. Free - Celebrate Pride with an inspiring afternoon of storytelling from Quirk-e (Queer Imaging and Riting Kollective for Elders), a Vancouver-based collective of queer elders who have been creating, connecting, and advocating together since 2006. Through powerful readings of original work, Quirk-e members share stories of creativity, resilience, and living authentically across generations. Join us for readings followed by a thoughtful discussion […] Free |
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1 event,Third Wednesdays, from 5:30-6:30pm in the tasting room. 10% off food and drinks for all who gather. New books announced every month-try it, you just might like it and it's a great way to meet new people in an analogue fashion....in real life! More info sharleneandsean@gmail.com. |
1 event, - Writing Workshop with Fran Bourassa Calling all poets, writers, and would-be writers of all ages and experience levels! Bypass your inner “editor” to find your authentic voice. Practice “free writing” short pieces from “word whip” prompts that elicit memories, emotions, and powerful ideas for poetry and stories. This method is quick, powerful, and everyone can […] Free |
2 events,Fri. noon-5pm; Sat. 10am-5pm; Sun. noon-3pm. Huge selection of quality used books for sale. Fiction, non-fiction, kids' books, CDs, DVDs. Donations of gently read books accepted on Friday and Saturday - one box per family per day. No donations Sunday, please. Books in good condition only, no textbooks, library books, encyclopedias, magazines. All proceeds in […] Free - Presents his new book Travels with a Restless Recluse about his motorcycle journey through Europe. For information contact Mark at mmerlino@prpl.ca Free |
1 event,Fri. noon-5pm; Sat. 10am-5pm; Sun. noon-3pm. Huge selection of quality used books for sale. Fiction, non-fiction, kids' books, CDs, DVDs. Donations of gently read books accepted on Friday and Saturday - one box per family per day. No donations Sunday, please. Books in good condition only, no textbooks, library books, encyclopedias, magazines. All proceeds in […] Free |
2 events,June 21 - July 1. A vibrant multi‑day cultural celebration held annually in Ch’atl’ich | Sechelt, running from National Indigenous Peoples Day (June 21) through to Canada Day (July 1), a unique partnership between the District of Sechelt, the shíshálh Nation, and the syíyaya Reconciliation Movement, and honours Indigenous culture, community, and shared history. Watch […] Fri. noon-5pm; Sat. 10am-5pm; Sun. noon-3pm. Huge selection of quality used books for sale. Fiction, non-fiction, kids' books, CDs, DVDs. Donations of gently read books accepted on Friday and Saturday - one box per family per day. No donations Sunday, please. Books in good condition only, no textbooks, library books, encyclopedias, magazines. All proceeds in […] Free |
2 events,June 21 - July 1. A vibrant multi‑day cultural celebration held annually in Ch’atl’ich | Sechelt, running from National Indigenous Peoples Day (June 21) through to Canada Day (July 1), a unique partnership between the District of Sechelt, the shíshálh Nation, and the syíyaya Reconciliation Movement, and honours Indigenous culture, community, and shared history. Watch […] - Fourth Monday of every month from 3-5 pm at the Library to collect book donations from the community. These books are sold to raise funds for library services and initiatives. Please only bring books in good condition, and no textbooks. Free |
1 event,June 21 - July 1. A vibrant multi‑day cultural celebration held annually in Ch’atl’ich | Sechelt, running from National Indigenous Peoples Day (June 21) through to Canada Day (July 1), a unique partnership between the District of Sechelt, the shíshálh Nation, and the syíyaya Reconciliation Movement, and honours Indigenous culture, community, and shared history. Watch […] |
3 events,June 21 - July 1. A vibrant multi‑day cultural celebration held annually in Ch’atl’ich | Sechelt, running from National Indigenous Peoples Day (June 21) through to Canada Day (July 1), a unique partnership between the District of Sechelt, the shíshálh Nation, and the syíyaya Reconciliation Movement, and honours Indigenous culture, community, and shared history. Watch […] - A space for writers (beginners are very welcome!) to work together on their own writing or play with some prompts. There will be a check in to review writing challenges or plans for the session, followed by quiet writing time and then a check out with a chance to share experiences or a piece of […] Free - Join us for a poetry reading with Arleen Paré, featuring poems from her recent collection Encrypted, an intimate and moving exploration of family, mental health, and intergenerational connection through her relationship with her grandson. Arleen Paré is a Victoria writer with ten collections of poetry, one chapbook and one co-edited anthology. She’s been short-listed for […] Free |
2 events,June 21 - July 1. A vibrant multi‑day cultural celebration held annually in Ch’atl’ich | Sechelt, running from National Indigenous Peoples Day (June 21) through to Canada Day (July 1), a unique partnership between the District of Sechelt, the shíshálh Nation, and the syíyaya Reconciliation Movement, and honours Indigenous culture, community, and shared history. Watch […] - Award-winning poet Arleen Paré, from Victoria, presents a timely and emotional poetry collection—Encrypted is a tribute to family and youth in a time of complex anxiety and loneliness. In September 2020, Arleen Paré’s almost twenty-year old grandson moved into the basement of her home to attend courses nearby. After suffering a bout of severe anxiety […] Free |
1 event,June 21 - July 1. A vibrant multi‑day cultural celebration held annually in Ch’atl’ich | Sechelt, running from National Indigenous Peoples Day (June 21) through to Canada Day (July 1), a unique partnership between the District of Sechelt, the shíshálh Nation, and the syíyaya Reconciliation Movement, and honours Indigenous culture, community, and shared history. Watch […] |
1 event,June 21 - July 1. A vibrant multi‑day cultural celebration held annually in Ch’atl’ich | Sechelt, running from National Indigenous Peoples Day (June 21) through to Canada Day (July 1), a unique partnership between the District of Sechelt, the shíshálh Nation, and the syíyaya Reconciliation Movement, and honours Indigenous culture, community, and shared history. Watch […] |
2 events,June 21 - July 1. A vibrant multi‑day cultural celebration held annually in Ch’atl’ich | Sechelt, running from National Indigenous Peoples Day (June 21) through to Canada Day (July 1), a unique partnership between the District of Sechelt, the shíshálh Nation, and the syíyaya Reconciliation Movement, and honours Indigenous culture, community, and shared history. Watch […] - Author Jan DeGrass will launch her new book of stories, Temptations and Travels, that are part imagination, part memory in the natural beauty of the Sunshine Coast Botanical Gardens. Temptations and Travels is a collection of stories that wander freely between fiction and lived experience. Here are tales of travels, trials and temptations. Some tales […] Free |
1 event,June 21 - July 1. A vibrant multi‑day cultural celebration held annually in Ch’atl’ich | Sechelt, running from National Indigenous Peoples Day (June 21) through to Canada Day (July 1), a unique partnership between the District of Sechelt, the shíshálh Nation, and the syíyaya Reconciliation Movement, and honours Indigenous culture, community, and shared history. Watch […] |
1 event,June 21 - July 1. A vibrant multi‑day cultural celebration held annually in Ch’atl’ich | Sechelt, running from National Indigenous Peoples Day (June 21) through to Canada Day (July 1), a unique partnership between the District of Sechelt, the shíshálh Nation, and the syíyaya Reconciliation Movement, and honours Indigenous culture, community, and shared history. Watch […] |
1 event,June 21 - July 1. A vibrant multi‑day cultural celebration held annually in Ch’atl’ich | Sechelt, running from National Indigenous Peoples Day (June 21) through to Canada Day (July 1), a unique partnership between the District of Sechelt, the shíshálh Nation, and the syíyaya Reconciliation Movement, and honours Indigenous culture, community, and shared history. Watch […] |
1 event, - “All the world’s a stage.” Shakespeare’s popular pastoral comedy about love, disguises, swapped gender roles, and banishment into the woods comes to the Sunshine Coast this summer! A community cast of 22 volunteers, with live Renaissance music from the Fairy Band. Tickets available online and at the door, $20 suggested donation or pay what you […] $20 |
2 events,Fri. noon-5pm; Sat. 10am-5pm; Sun. noon-3pm. Huge selection of quality used books for sale. Fiction, non-fiction, kids' books, CDs, DVDs. Donations of gently read books accepted on Friday and Saturday - one box per family per day. No donations Sunday, please. Books in good condition only, no textbooks, library books, encyclopedias, magazines. All proceeds in […] Free “All the world’s a stage.” Shakespeare’s popular pastoral comedy about love, disguises, swapped gender roles, and banishment into the woods comes to the Sunshine Coast this summer! A community cast of 22 volunteers, with live Renaissance music from the Fairy Band. Tickets available online and at the door, $20 suggested donation or pay what you […] $20 |
2 events,Fri. noon-5pm; Sat. 10am-5pm; Sun. noon-3pm. Huge selection of quality used books for sale. Fiction, non-fiction, kids' books, CDs, DVDs. Donations of gently read books accepted on Friday and Saturday - one box per family per day. No donations Sunday, please. Books in good condition only, no textbooks, library books, encyclopedias, magazines. All proceeds in […] Free “All the world’s a stage.” Shakespeare’s popular pastoral comedy about love, disguises, swapped gender roles, and banishment into the woods comes to the Sunshine Coast this summer! A community cast of 22 volunteers, with live Renaissance music from the Fairy Band. Tickets available online and at the door, $20 suggested donation or pay what you […] $20 |