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Sechelt Hospital Foundation invites you to our MedTalks session: Heart & Stroke with keynote speaker Dr. David Wood, a leading physician, clinical professor and expert in cardiovascular health. MedTalks Health & Wellness series is an initiative of Sechelt Hospital Foundation, focused on mental, physical and emotional well-being. The community is invited to learn, laugh and […]
Free but must register here. Dr. Ahmed Al-Rawi from SFU's Disinformation Project research unit will deliver the free 2025 Clifford Smith Memorial Lecture on Saturday, September 13, at 14:00 at Raven’s Cry Theatre, Sechelt. This free, all ages, public lecture will help you understand disinformation and the disruptions it presents in our digital era. What […]
Max 50, Registration required (a few tickets will be held at the door) Celebrate the closing of the Festival with Candace Campo and Trent Maynard as they present their film Nature Girl. After the screening, Candace and Trent will engage in a discussion. Filmmaking duo Trent Maynard and Candace Campo spent five years documenting the surprising […]
We’re thrilled to welcome Bob McDonald—acclaimed author, CBC broadcaster, and longtime host of Quirks & Quarks—to the Raven’s Cry Theatre for a very special fundraising event. With over 800,000 weekly listeners across Canada, Bob is one of the country’s most trusted voices in science communication. He’s just released his memoir "Just Say Yes" and has […]
Honouring Black History Month and a screening of Mighty Jerome. From acclaimed filmmaker Charles Officer comes the story of the rise, fall and redemption of Harry Jerome, Canada's most record-setting track and field star. Gorgeous monochrome imagery, impassioned interviews and astonishing archival footage are used to tell the triumphant and compelling story of what Harry […]
An evening filled with live music by Kiki Connelly and the Understory, delicious refreshments from Emelle’s Market Bistro, a fun photo booth, and plenty of dancing under twinkling lights. Dress to impress and show off your creativity — love is in the air, and style is encouraged. We’ll be hosting a Best Dressed Contest with […]
No Other Land will be our March film. This film, by a Palestinian-Israeli collective of four young activists, was co-created during the darkest, most terrifying times in the region, as an act of creative resistance, and a search for a path towards equality and justice. Doors at 3:30; Entrance by donation
Join us for a free Artist Talk with exhibiting artist Carlyn Yandle and CBC's Early Edition host Stephen Quinn. Yandle and Quinn will be discussing a variety of topics relating to Yandle's exhibition Joyful Making in Perilous Times, including how making is connecting — a form of resistance to forces of individualism. Carlyn Yandle is […]
We close the series with The Stand, a film by Christopher Auchter that honours the Elders, activists and supernatural spirits who helped shape a new future for the Haida Nation—and for all of Canada. In the fall of 1985, a small group of Haida people stood on a muddy logging road on Lyell Island—and refused […]
