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Copper Thunderbird Postponed
2010-03-03 12:26:00 Nanaimo's Western Edge Theatre has announced that its production of Copper Thunderbird , originally scheduled for late March, 2010, will be postponed to October, 2010. This is a result of the provincial government's cuts to the arts says Western Edge artistic producer Frank Moher.
2010 Brant Wildlife Festival
2010-03-03 12:26:00 The Brant Wildlife Festival is celebrating it's 20th Anniversary during the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity. Events run from March 5 to April 28, 2010, while the Brant geese and other wildlife rest and feed on Vancouver Island shores on their way to their northern breeding grounds.
Drawing Workshop Series
2010-03-01 12:25:00 Instructor Robyn Foster of Creative Escape Art Programs is teaching a series of workshops on drawing at Studio 366, 366 Selby Street, Nanaimo. More About: Drawing , Series , Workshop
Best of Nanaimo Banners
2010-03-01 12:25:00 The Nanaimo Art Gallery has announced its 2010 Festival of Banners with the theme The Best of Nanaimo. Entry forms will be available at both gallery locations at 900 Fifth Street and 150 Commercial Street.
Assessing the Opportunity Seminar
2010-03-01 12:25:00 On Tuesday, March 9, 2010, the Mid-Island Science, Technology & Innovation Council (MISTIC) is hosting a New Ventures BC seminar titled Assessing the Opportunity . Participants will learn how to advance their corporate development. More About: Seminar
Wild West Express Ride
2010-02-26 12:23:00 On Saturday, March 27, 2010, the Wild West Express will leave Nanaimo at 4:30 pm and head south to the Cowichan Valley for a special feast at the Quw?utsun? Cultural Centre. This fundraiser is in support of the restoration of the historic Nanaimo Train Station. More About: Ride
Andy McKinnon in Nanaimo
2010-02-25 07:57:00 Andy MacKinnon, co-author of the popular field guide Coastal Plants of British Columbia, will be the guest speaker at NALT?s Edible Wild Plants Project on Thursday, March 4, 2010, at the Beban Park Recreation Centre, 2300 Bowen Road, Nanaimo. More About: Andy
Nanaimo?s Art 10 Gallery
2010-02-25 07:57:00 Nanaimo?s Art 10 Gallery was launched 26 years ago after brainstorming by a group of ten artists who wanted to showcase their work. The name Art 10 Gallery stuck even though membership had climbed to 13 artists by the time the gallery opened.
Tom O?Flaherty Business Series
2010-02-25 07:57:00 MISTIC, the Mid-Island Science, Technology, and Innovation Council, is hosting a four-phase Access to Capital Program developed and facilitated by Tom O'Flaherty, former president of Bedford and Richmond Software (Maximizer). More About: Business , Series
Spring Art Mart
2010-02-25 07:57:00 The Nanaimo Art Gallery, 150 Commercial Street, is having a Spring Art Mart from May 12 to May 22, 2010. This is an opportunity for art owners to offer art for sale to the public as well as supporting the Nanaimo Art Gallery through this fundraiser.
Robyn Foster Workshop
2010-02-25 07:57:00 Studio 366, 366 Selby Street, Nanaimo, is presenting a series of art classes with Robyn Foster, owner of Creative Escape Art Programs and a specialist on visual art programs on Vancouver Island. More About: Workshop
Copyright for Artists Workshop
2010-02-25 07:57:00 CARFAC BC and the Nanaimo Art Gallery are presenting a Copyright for Visual and Media Artists Workshop with attorney Martha Rans on Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010, from 7 to 9 pm.
Godspell the Musical
2010-02-25 07:57:00 The Nanaimo Theatre Group at The Bailey Studio, 2373 Rosstown Road, is presenting Godspell the musical from February 17 to March 6, 2010. The director is Sheila Coultish, musical director Arvon Brunt. More About: Musical
Nanaimo Literary Luminaries
2010-02-25 07:57:00 From 11 am to 3 pm this Saturday, February 20, 2010, the Nanaimo Museum, 100 Museum Way, is presenting some of Nanaimo?s most notable authors at Literary Luminaries, an event to celebrate Heritage Week.
Visceral Allegories by Doug Biden
2010-02-25 07:57:00 The Nanaimo Art Gallery, VIU campus location, 900 Fifth Street, is hosting a traveling exhibition from the Burnaby Art Gallery titled Visceral Allegories: A Retrospective of the Work of Doug Biden from February 19 to April 20, 2010.
Clarinet Heartstrings and Brass
2010-02-25 07:57:00 On Saturday, February 27, 2010, the Vancouver Island Symphony will present A Clarinet, Some Heartstrings, and the Big, Bad Brass with Nanaimo?s Susanne Bullock, principal clarinettist.
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 More About: Cuba , Dance
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 More About: Concert
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 More About: Baby , Seal , Harp , Slaughter
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 More About: Concert , Spring
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 More About: Tour
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 More About: Housing , Stand
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 More About: Randy
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 More About: Show
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 More About: Demonstration
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 More About: Hunt
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 More About: Centennial
Tatt and the Sly Dawg
More articles from this author: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. 1, 2 |
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