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Cuba Ballet Dance Tour
2008-05-21 21:14:00
Cuba Education Tour s is offering a special tour for the 60th Anniversary of the Ballet Nacional de Cuba from October 28 to November 7, 2008. The 11-day tour coincides with the 21st Biennial Havana International Festival of Ballet, and the opening and closing ceremonies plus seven evenings of performances are included. Cuba’s famous prima ballerina and founder of the National Ballet, Alicia
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Demeters Coffee Vault Nanaimo
2008-05-16 00:17:00
Demeter’s Coffee Vault , 499 Wallace Street, is an elegant coffee shoppe in the European tradition. It’s housed in the former Merchant’s Bank in downtown Nanaimo, erected in 1912 and designed by the architect of the Parliament Buildings in Victoria. The eclectic Renaissance design is evident in the beams supporting the ceiling and semicircular windows. The twirling fans, antique furniture, and

Ken Lavigne In Concert
2008-05-08 03:10:00
Poised for his debut at New York's Carnegie Hall in January of 2009, award-winning Vancouver Island tenor Ken Lavigne will present a thrilling evening of gorgeous music and entertaining stories at The Port Theatre, 125 Front Street, Nanaimo, on May 17, 2008. Accompanied by a lush 40-piece orchestra conducted by Simon Capet, Lavigne will feature some of his favourite works that showcase his
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Canadian Baby Harp Seal Slaughter
2008-05-04 21:55:00
Michelle Martin of Nanaimo sent me this: The Canadian baby harp-seal slaughter is the largest massacre of marine mammals on the planet. An average of 350,000 baby seals (from two weeks to three months old) are slaughtered on the Canadian ice every March/April. Veterinarians present on the ice during the slaughter have estimated that at least 40 percent of these baby animals are skinned while
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Malaspina Choir Spring Concert
2008-04-29 17:28:00
Celebrate the joy of our Nanaimo spring with rousing choral music featuring the majestic sounds of the Malaspina Choir and the Vancouver Island Symphony. The soaring voices of the choir are being joined by the exquisite musicianship of the symphony in a fabulous spring choral extravaganza which features music by Handel, Mozart and Beethoven and concludes with the majestic, celebratory Lord Nelson
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Coming of Age Concert
2008-04-29 05:04:00
The Nanaimo Conservatory of Music will be having its 30th Anniversary Showcase Concert , "Coming of Age", at 7:30 pm on Saturday, May 3, 2008, at the Port Theatre. This celebratory concert will entertain all ages with a wonderful variety of music. Enjoy the outstanding talents of many of the Conservatory teachers, students, and alumni. The Nanaimo Youth Concert Choir will delight with their fresh

Morden Black Track Tour
2008-04-28 19:06:00
The Friends of Morden Mine is organizing a "Black Track " walking tour of the Morden Colliery Historic Provincial Park at 10 am on Sunday, May 4, 2008, to coincide with South Wellington Day. The tour will be led by historian and newspaper columnist Tom Paterson. The term “Black Track” harks back to the days of the South Wellington coal mining railway whose route became blackened with coal dust
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Nanaimo STAND for Housing
2008-04-28 16:57:00
Homelessness and affordable housing are in crisis in our province. There are more than 10,000 homeless people in our province and at least 56 homeless British Columbians died during 2006 and 2007. Affordable rental housing has disappeared while land prices have soared. There has been no federal social housing program since 1993. Social Assistance rates do not meet basic needs and minimum wage
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Randy Cormier Drums Workshop
2008-04-27 18:12:00
Randy Cormier will be presenting a Drums Workshop titled “How to be a Great Rock Drummer” at the Blues Underground Club, 10 Lois Lane (below the China Steps), Nanaimo, on Saturday, May 3, 2008, at 1:00 pm. The cost is $30 per person and to register you can sign up at the Blues Underground at the Tuesday or Thursday night jams. For more information contact Tom Dodge at 250-751-1516 or Tony Bridge
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FCA Art Show in May
2008-04-27 02:31:00
The Nanaimo Chapter, Federation of Canadian Artists (FCA), will hold its first show of 2008 in the Nanaimo Art Gallery Downtown, 150 Commercial St., from May 1 to May 28, 2008. The show is sponsored by the Nanaimo Art Gallery. The official opening and awards ceremony is on Thursday, May 1, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. The Nanaimo Chapter has over 100 artist-members from the Central Vancouver Island
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Nanaimo Anti Sealing Demonstration
2008-04-25 07:43:00
The Pacific Biological Station, 3190 Hammond Bay Road, Nanaimo, is marking its centennial with an open house on the weekend of Saturday, April 26, 2008, and the West Coast Anti Sealing Alliance plans to be there. The PBS is operated by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) who manage and subsidize the Canadian Commercial Seal Hunt on the East Coast of Canada. Although the Nanaimo facility may not
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Inhumane Seal Hunt Continues
2008-04-24 07:56:00
As the inhumane slaughter of 275,000 baby seals continues on the Canadian ice, Dr. Inge Bolin of Nanaimo has compiled this list of reasons why a humane hunt will never be possible: 1. Fisheries Minister Loyola Hearn and other politicians consider the horrendous, bone-chilling slaughter you see in Seal sHurt.com and hundreds of other videos and photos, as being humane. 2. It is impossible to
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Pacific Biological Station Centennial
2008-04-22 16:16:00
The Pacific Biological Station , 3190 Hammond Bay Road, Nanaimo, will mark its centennial with an open house on Friday, April 25, 2008, from 3 pm to 9 pm, Saturday, April 26, 2008, from 9 am to 6 pm, and Sunday, April 27, 2008, for 9am to 3 pm. There will be live tank displays, a research vessel for touring, cooking demonstrations, research displays, and many other activities. The Pacific
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Tatt and the Sly Dawg
2008-04-22 02:34:00
On Saturday, April 26, 2008, the Nanaimo Blues Society will be having the third in their series of live recording sessions at the Blues Underground Club, 10 Lois Lane (below the China Steps), Nanaimo, featuring Tatt and the Sly Dawg Blues Band. Doors open at 7:30 pm, the session starts at 8:00 pm, and admission is by donation.

Arts and Culture Week
2008-04-21 02:06:00
The week of April 20 to 26, 2008, has been proclaimed Arts and Culture Week in British Columbia, and among the hundreds of events taking place this week, the Nanaimo Arts Council is presenting Stories for All. Since 2004, writers of all ages have been recognized at the Nanaimo Short Fiction Contest Awards. This year the awards will take place on Friday, April 25, during an evening of readings and

Nanaimo Earth Day 2008
2008-04-20 16:45:00
Nanaimo will celebrate Earth Day 2008 at Bowen Park from 10 am to 5 pm on Saturday, April 26, 2008. There will be live entertainment, guest speakers, demonstrations, information booths, craft displays, and food concessions. Many interesting local groups will have tables promoting globally conscious alternative options for our community. Come out and share in this family event overflowing with
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Departure Bay Neighbourhood Association
2008-04-19 16:15:00
The Departure Bay Neighbourhood Association is having its Annual General Meeting on Thursday, April 24, 2008, from 7 pm to 9 pm at the Kin Hut, Departure Bay Beach, Nanaimo. A presentation and slide show titled “Departure Creek and its Fish Resource” by Charles Thirkill, author of The Nature of Nanaimo, will follow the elections and reports. Refreshments will be served. For more information call

Teachers Introduction to Cuba
2008-04-18 19:39:00
Every summer a select delegation of Canadian teachers is welcomed to Havana and extended a rare glimpse into Cuba n culture and society. They are hosted by island experts in the fields of education, art, and history. While in Cuba they are treated as honored guests. The 2008 Teachers Introduction to Cuba Tour departs on August 2, 2008. Cuba Education Tours and its colleagues in Havana warmly

Truth about the Seal Massacre
2008-04-18 01:28:00
Dr. Inge Bolin of Nanaimo has sent this message to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation: Dear CBC, We would like to thank you for starting to broadcast the truth about Canada's Seal Massacre . It was refreshing to hear Farley Mowat give his opinion about the atrocities on the Canadian ice that have turned the world against us. It is good to hear honest, brave and wise people like him and Captain
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MGM Seashore Bed and Breakfast
2008-04-17 17:18:00
For a real Vancouver Island experience, it’s hard to beat MGM Seashore Bed and Breakfast , 4950 Fillinger Cres. off Hammond Bay Road in North Nanaimo. True to it’s name, MGM backs onto one of Nanaimo’s most beautiful coastlines with a sweeping view of the Salish Sea. Marilyn and Glenn McKnight built this upscale three-story house themselves in 1997, as you’ll guess from the attention to detail.
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Arms and the Man
2008-04-16 16:39:00
All’s fair in love and war, or is it? The Nanaimo Theatre Group is to present Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw, under the direction of Roger Desprez. Arms and the Man is one of Shaw’s most popular classical comedies, crackling with wit and charm as it illuminates the humour of both heroic and romantic ideals turned on their heads. Though satirizing Victorian mores and hypocrisy, the play

NALT Watershed Progressive Hike
2008-04-15 18:33:00
The Nanaimo and Area Land Trust is sponsoring a shoreline to summit hike on Saturday, April 19, 2008, as part of the Brant Wildlife Festival. The group will hike the Millstone River system to Buttertubs Marsh and Westwood Lake, and from there on up the Westwood Ridges or to the Mount Benson summit. This will be a progressive guided hike through the Millstone River watershed. The hike has been
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Nanaimo Olympic Live Site
2008-04-15 03:47:00
At 1:00 pm on Friday, April 18, 2008, the Olympic Live Site (the Big TV Screen) will be officially opened on Harbourfront Plaza next to the library in downtown Nanaimo. The minister responsible for the Olympics will be there and various politicians will make the usual speeches. Musical entertainment will be supplied by the Nanaimo Blues Society All Stars, beginning at 12:30 pm. If the sun is

Heroic Farley Mowat Seized
2008-04-13 05:21:00
This morning our Coast Guard boarded and seized a Dutch protest vessel of the Gulf of St Lawrence well outside Canada’s twelve mile territorial limit. The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society had sent the Farley Mowat into the area to document the slaying of 275,000 baby seals currently underway on the ice flows off Newfoundland. This seizure in international waters is intended to hide the truth

Summer and the Sinners
2008-04-12 17:11:00
Summer and the Sinners will be appearing at The Queens, 34 Victoria Cres., Nanaimo, on April 18 and 19, 2008. If you miss them there, they’ll be at Tania’s Downtown, 75 Front St., Nanaimo, on May 17, 2008.
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