Local card-making buff, Ruth Moore, will be leading this card-making and crafts class. Ages 4-8.
Call 604-885-3260 or email info@sechelt.bclibrary.ca the library to register.
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Just Dance Tournament
Ages 8+ Go head-to-head with your friends in Nintendo Switch’s ultimate dance video game. This energetic dance game uses popular music and simple choreographies to get you moving and giggling. It scores points based on accuracy and coordination, which will determine our winners! Snacks provided and all experience levels are welcome.
PJ Storytime and Stuffie Sleepover – Part 2
Come and watch the slideshow and discover all the fun your stuffie had overnight in the library!
Families are invited to bring their stuffies for a special storytime. Feel free to wear your PJs. The stuffed animals will spend the night and we will have a slideshow the next day to see all the fun they had during their sleepover. If a child doesn’t wish to leave a toy overnight, they can still attend for storytime.
PJ Storytime and Stuffie Sleepover – Part 1
Families are invited to bring their stuffies for a special storytime. Feel free to wear your PJs. The stuffed animals will spend the night and we will have a slideshow the next day to see all the fun they had during their sleepover. If a child doesn’t wish to leave a toy overnight, they can still attend for storytime.
NSMEC Marine Science Summer Camps for Kids
The Nicholas Sonntag Marine Education Center offers experiential, educational spring break and summer day camps for school age children in Gibsons and throughout the Sunshine Coast! We keep our group sizes small, and our staff-child ratio high, to maximize fun and safety. Our camps focus on various themes around local marine ecology, biology, and conservation – taking place inside our aquarium, and outside at nearby beaches and parks.
Summer Camps Options :
Ocean Explorers (entering Grades 2-4 in September 2022)
Sunshine Coast Marine Safari (entering Grades 5-6 in September 2022)
Rogue Fest
Rogue Fest is a 3 day outdoor festival where you can discover your new favourite band, get inspiration from engaging visual and interactive arts, participate in a community mural, and check out some killer local food and libations all on an idyllic farm surrounded by second and third growth forest.
For further festival information, please visit http://roguefest.ca
Summer Sk8 Skool ’22
Wednesdays July: 6, 13, 22 Aug 3, 10, 17.
Intro to Skateboarding for ages 5-12 from beginner to SK8TR in 6 classes. Limited to 20 students per class.
Full summer pass $200; Only July OR August $100; Drop-In (space permitting) $40.
Email skiskoolscbc@gmail.com to register. Payment & waiver forms required to confirm spot.
Movie at the Library – The Bad Guys
It’s too hot! Come inside and cool off with a family friendly movie. Children under 6 must be accompanied by a caregiver. Popcorn provided.
Drop-in.
Squamish Stories with Kung Jaadee
In her live storytelling performance, Kung Jaadee will share her telling of Squamish legends popularized by Indigenous activist and poet E. Pauline Johnson’s book, “Legends of Vancouver.” Kung Jaadee (Roberta Kennedy) is a professional storyteller, educator and published author belonging to the X̱aayda (Haida), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) First Nations. Her Haida name, Kung Jaadee, means ‘Moon Woman’ and was presented to her at her great uncle’s memorial feast by her cousin Crystal Robinson. Over the past 28 years, Kung Jaadee has performed traditional Haida legends, while also sharing vivid personal stories about her clan’s survival of the smallpox epidemic, and the history and culture of her people. Call 604-886-2130 to register.
All ages welcome.
PR – Opportunity: Audition Notice
A BeanstalkTheatre Company production: Mary Poppins Jr.:
CASTING CALL
Looking for Actors Ages 13-18 & Two Children between ages 8-12
Audition Dates: Aug 19 – 11am-3pm & Aug 24 – 4-8pm.
Actors are required to prepare a monologue and a song for auditions. Click here https://www.beanstalktheatrecompany.com/ for more information.
If you would like to try out, send us a message with first name of the actor auditioning and the audition date you plan to attend.
Drop-in Writing with Kallie George
For ages 7-13. Bring something you’re working on or just be ready to learn! Kallie George is a children’s editor, creative writing teacher, and author of a number of children’s books including The Secret Fawn which was recently shortlisted for the 2022 Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature Prize.
PR – Candy Bones Theatre – OOPSIE
As part of our Summer Reading Club program, we are pleased to host Candy Bones Theatre with Candice Roberts and her live performance of OOPSIE – the Play, ideal for ages K-7. Register via the Summer Reading Club portal, or email Sonia Zagwyn at szagwyn@prpl.ca anytime after July 4th.
Summer Reading Club – Messy Science!
Wednesdays. Drop off your child at this exciting program where they can experiment with science! We’ll be doing a different science experiment every week outside the library. Different Topic Each Week. The weeks will alternate between activities for kids aged 5-8 and kids aged 9-12. See web for details https://sechelt.bc.libraries.coop/calendar/
Registration required, call the library or send an email to info@sechelt.bclibrary.ca
PR – Texada Aerospace Camp
July 27-30. The purpose of the Aerospace Camp is to immerse youth from 10 to 16 years in the basics of aviation and aerospace sciences using unique training aids specifically designed and built by experienced volunteer technicians, pilots and scientists. The curriculum consists mainly of hands-on projects.
All the details and register here.
Kids Camps: Exploring Textiles
July 18– 20, 2022 | Monday – Wednesday; 10 – 3pm
Ages: 8-13, Max 12 participants
Instructor: Natalie Grambow
Cost: $140/$180 (Member/Non-Member)
This year we are delighted to offer 3 kid’s summer workshops, each combining art making with outdoor exploration. In the morning participants learn to weave, collage or paint led by a senior artist/teacher. In the afternoon, walks and discussions take over as we explore natural spaces near the Art Centre. Workshops run 10:00 – 3:00 each day, with a break provided for lunch. Participants must bring their own lunch, a water bottle and a mask if needed for any indoor activities.
Coast Fiddle Camp
Camp date July 18-19-20, 2022 – 9am – 12pm, Davis Bay Community Hall. Instructors include: JJ Guy, Gordon Stobbe, Geoff Horrocks, Trish Horrocks and Jennie Bice.
Presented by Coast String Fiddlers. For more information about CFSA and how to join contact : csfandbttb@gmail.com
Details and register here
54th Halfmoon Bay Fair
Back at Coopers Green Park after a 2-year interlude. Main Stage, Food Court, Libations Lounge, Marketplace, Kids and Adults Fun Zones.
Two-Day Painting Camp For Kids
July 13 & 15, 10AM – 11:30AM. Ages 6-12. With artist Ann-Marie Brown.
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