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Chemainus Valley weekly events and entertainment schedule – Chemainus Valley Courier

Chemainus Valley weekly events and entertainment schedule - Chemainus Valley Courier

NOW UNTIL THE END OF APRIL

Featured artist: Works by accomplished quiller Sarah Brunt on display, meet Brunt and see a quilling demo Sunday, April 24, noon-3 p.m., Rainforest Arts, 9871 Willow St., Chemainus.

ONGOING

Museum exhibit: Featuring a new ’70s exhibit, open Thursdays to Sundays 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Chemainus Valley Museum, 9799 Waterwheel Crescent.

FRIDAY, APRIL 22-SUNDAY, MAY 22

The 39 Steps: Hitchcock meets hilarious, matinee and evening performances, go to http://tickets.chemainustheatrefestival.ca to reserve, Chemainus Theatre Festival.

FRIDAY, APRIL 22

Meat draw: 4-7 p.m., Chemainus Legion 191 Hall Lounge, 9775 Chemainus Rd.

Bingo: Doors open at 4 p.m., games until 6:30 p.m., Chemainus Legion 191 Hall, 9775 Chemainus Rd.

SATURDAY, APRIL 23

Meat draw: 3-6 p.m., Chemainus Legion 191 Hall Lounge, 9775 Chemainus Rd.

SUNDAY, APRIL 24

Chemainus Classical Concerts: Hand In Hand with Ann Mendenhall, Catharina de Beer, Emily Armour and Rykie Avenant, limited tickets available, call Eleanor Montour ponsored by the Saltair Association for Local Teamwork, 11 a.m.-noon, Centennial Park, Saltair.

TUESDAY, APRIL 26

Meat draw: 3-6 p.m., Chemainus Legion 191 Hall Lounge, 9775 Chemainus Rd.

(To have your event listed, send an email to don.bodger@chemainusvalleycourier.ca.)

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Chemainus Classical Concerts performers, from left: Ann Mendenhall, Catharina de Beer, Emily Armour and Rykie Avenant. (Photos submitted)

Chemainus Classical Concerts performers, from left: Ann Mendenhall, Catharina de Beer, Emily Armour and Rykie Avenant. (Photos submitted)

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Weekly Fringe: Art events are here and ready to alleviate some of your stress | Fringe Arts

Weekly Fringe: Art events are here and ready to alleviate some of your stress | Fringe Arts

Take advantage of the concerts, exhibitions, and films Montreal has to offer!



Graphic Breea Kobernick

Finals are on the way and school stress may seriously be starting to sink in. Take a break, you deserve it! Check out some of the neat art going on this week. 

Monday, March 28

Concordia’s Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery is hosting “Local Records: Andrée Lévesque & Archives Passe-Mémoire.” The creative writing workshop is free and will run from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. It will focus on the power of personal journals and autobiographical writing. The event goes hand-in-hand with the gallery’s current exhibition Moyra Davey: The Faithful. 

Tuesday, March 29

Break up your stressful week preparing for finals with a walk through the McCord Museum. Their latest exhibition is Piqutiapiit, by multidisciplinary artist Niap.The exhibition showcases objects and photographs that pay tribute to the work of Inuit women. 

Wednesday, March 30

Dance company Agora is presenting La disparition des choses, a dance performance that questions ‘what if nature ceased to exist?’ The dancers perform in a way to keep the memory of the environment alive. The show starts at 7 p.m., don’t forget your tickets!

Thursday, March 31

Who says you can’t party the night away on a Thursday? Swedish-Canadian indie band Thus Owls will be performing at Sala Rossa at 8:30 p.m. with doors opening at  8:00 p.m. The band is touring after the release of their fifth album Who Would Hold You If The Sky Betrayed Us? 

Friday, April 1

Concordia’s Soundwalk Symposium is hosting a soundwalk every Friday in April at 11 a.m. The soundwalks are led by local artists and aim to “explore postcolonial perspectives and power dynamics that shape the perspectives of listening to our environment.” 

Saturday, April 2

The visual arts venue Fonderie Darling is offering a few exhibitions. Currently being showcased is Feedback #6: Marshall McLuhan and the arts, an exhibition part of Marshall McLuhan’s series that looks at media and technology in a revolutionary way. 

Read more: Lebanese-Montreal artist Nayla Dabaji explores memory and migration in latest work

Sunday, April 3

Cuddle up this Sunday and take it easy by watching Evan’s Drum. Available for free by the National Film Board of Canada, the film follows a young boy and his mother and their passion to share Inuit drumming. The film is directed by Montreal-based Ossie Michelin, award-winning Inuk freelance journalist and filmmaker.

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Chemainus Valley weekly events and entertainment schedule – Chemainus Valley Courier

Chemainus Valley weekly events and entertainment schedule - Chemainus Valley Courier

FRIDAY, FEB. 25

Meat draw: Proof of vaccination required, 4-7 p.m., Chemainus Legion 191 Hall Lounge, 9775 Chemainus Rd.

Bingo: Doors open at 4 p.m., games until 6:30 p.m., Chemainus Legion 191 Hall, 9775 Chemainus Rd.

SATURDAY, FEB. 26

Food First Chemainus: First seed share, bring seeds, take seeds, door prizes, kids’ crafts, 1-3 p.m., rain or shine, Chemainus United Church, 9814 Willow St., Chemainus.

Meat draw: Proof of vaccination required, 3-6 p.m., Chemainus Legion 191 Hall Lounge, 9775 Chemainus Rd.

TUESDAY, MARCH 1

Meat draw: Proof of vaccination required, 3-6 p.m., Chemainus Legion 191 Hall Lounge, 9775 Chemainus Rd.

(To have your event listed, send an email to don.bodger@chemainusvalleycourier.ca.)

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