Vanishing: Impressions of our Vanishing Coastal Legacy
Until September 13
Gallery @ Artisan Square
Exhibit features the work of distinguished local artists Marc Baur, Georgina Farah and Janet Esseiva.
Rotary Club
September 3
Collins Hall, 7:30pm
Guest speaker: Margaret Butler on the work of Komera in Rwanda
No charge, all are welcome
Tailgate Market
September 5
BICS parking lot
Local producers share bounty of their garden from 10am until they sell out
Handloggers Half Marathon
September 5
9am
21km around Mount Gardner. Can be completed as team of three. Monies raised go to Akili Preparatory School in Kenya.
HandloggersHalf.com
Community Lunch
September 8
11:30am to 1pm
Little Red Church
$5: family event this week only
Community Choir registration
September 9
7pm, Cates Hill Chapel
Sign up for the fall concert season; rehearsals are Wednesday nights, 7:30 to 9:30pm.
Photography Club
September 9
7 to 9 pm
The Gallery @ Artisan Square
Contact Sharron Palmer-Hunt [email protected].
Rotary Club
September 10
Collins Hall, 7:30pm
Guest speaker: Gloria Staudt on the Rotary Peace Fellowship
No charge, all are welcome
Tailgate Market
September 12
BICS parking lot
Local producers share bounty of their garden from 10am until they sell out
Local Food Cooking Demonstration
September 12
10am – noon
Farmers Market at BICS
Featuring Chef Matt Matheson; sponsored by Bowen Grows
Bowen Island Writer’s Group
September 12
Noon - 2 pm
Collins Hall,
Open writer’s forum, all levels, all writing projects welcome.
Enquiries to: [email protected]
Bowen In Aid of Syria
September 12
Doc Morgan’s
4 to 6pm
$20 for a beer and a burger
All funds for Migrant Off Shore Aid Station
Tickets available at Phoenix
Eat, drink, paint
September 12
Gallery @ Artisan Square
Two-hour evening workshop taught by Janet Esseiva
Inspiration: Tom Thomson’s Tamarack Swamp
Register at www.bowenislandrecreation.com
SKY – Seniors Keeping Young
September 14
Bowen Court
9am Exercises with Ali
10am Speaker — Ron Woodall
11am Yoga with Diana Kaile
Deadline for Passionately Speaking: Pecha Kucha on Bowen Island
September 14
Each presenter at the Sept. 26 event has 6.66 minutes to present 20 images for 20 seconds each. To apply to be a presenter, submit your name, info and presentation subject to [email protected]
Busk on Bowen
September 15
in Snug Cove from 12 - 2pm
Featuring Lorraine Ashdown
Islands Trust Town Hall Session
September 16
1:30 to 2:30pm
Cates Hill Chapel
Deadline for delegations: August 19
Rotary Club Social
September 17
6:30pm
See Piers at the Snug Café for location
Wine is Bottled Poetry
September 18
Beer and Wine Cellar
Afternoon of wine sampling with Tinhorn Creek paired with local wine-themed poetry. A fundraiser for the Bowen Island Arts Council.
Out of the Attic
Sept. 18 to Oct. 12
Opening reception: Sept. 18 from 7 to 9:30pm
Gallery @ Artisan Square
Long-forgotten attic masterpieces by various artists uncovered.
Eat, drink, write
September 19
7:30pm
Gallery @ Artisan Square
Two-hour evening workshop taught by April Bosshard
Register at www.bowenislandrecreation.com
Bowen Island Writer’s Group
September 19
Noon - 2 pm
Collins Hall,
Open writer’s forum, all levels, all writing projects welcome.
Enquiries to: [email protected]
Farmers Market
September 19
10am to noon
BICS undercover area
Tables, kids activities and buskers
Weed Warriors
September 19
10am to 1pm
Gather in the Cove at the mouth of Davies Creek. Bring your own tools and water.
Info: 604-947-9240
Terry Fox Run
September 20
Collins Hall
11am registration; 11:30 start
4K & 8K: bicycles okay but no wheelchairs or rollerblades. Dogs on leash welcome.
Community Lunch
September 22
11:30am to 1pm
Legion
$5: adult event
Bowen Island International Wine Festival
September 24
6:30 to 9:30pm
Lodge at Old Dorm
Tickets: $50 in advance at Phoenix or Beer and Wine Cellar.
100% of proceeds go to Bowen Children’s Centre.
Rotary Club
September 24
Collins Hall, 7:30pm
Guest speaker: James Glave on climate reality and solutions
No charge, all are welcome
Alicia Hansen album launch
September 24
Pyatt Hall, Vancouver
8pm
Bowen Island-based singer launches her experimental album, Companion with Ben Brown
$8 in advance from BrownPaperTickets.com or $10 at the door
Bowen Grows Community Feast & Cornucopia Variety Show
September 25
5-9pm
BICS
Contribute Bowen-grown fruits, greens and vegetables at BCS kitchen Sept. 23 and 24 from 6-8pm and Sept. 25 from 9am to 1pm
September 25
BICS
Co-hosted by Bowen Grows CSA , BICS and Bowen Island Community Recreation
Bowen Island Writer’s Group
September 26
Noon - 2 pm
Collins Hall,
Open writer’s forum, all levels, all writing projects welcome.
Enquiries to: [email protected]
Passionately Speaking: Pecha Kucha on Bowen Island
September 26
Gallery @ Artisan Square
Doors open at 7pm; event starts at 7:30pm
Each presenter has 6.66 minutes to present 20 images for 20 seconds each.
Tailgate Market
September 26
BICS parking lot
Local producers share bounty of their garden from 10am until they sell out
Passionately Speaking: Pecha Kucha on Bowen Island
September 26
Gallery @ Artisan Square
Each presenter has 6.66 minutes to present 20 images for 20 seconds each
Rotary Club
October 1
Collins Hall, 7:30pm
No charge, all are welcome
Farmers Market
October 3
10am to noon
BICS undercover area
Tables, kids activities and buskers
Bowen Island Writer’s Group
October 3
Noon - 2 pm
Collins Hall,
Open writer’s forum, all levels, all writing projects welcome.
Enquiries to: [email protected]
Rotary Club
October 8
Collins Hall, 7:30pm
Guest speaker: Gino Rutigliano on the art of wine making
No charge, all are welcome
Book launch
When The Colours Run
By Lisa Shatzky
October 10
Doors open at 7pm; event begins 7:30
Gallery @ Artisan Square
Community Lunch
October 13
11:30am to 1pm
Legion
$5: adult event
Rotary Club
October 15
Collins Hall, 7:30pm
No charge, all are welcome
Weed Warriors
October 17
10am to 1pm
Gather in the Cove at the mouth of Davies Creek. Bring your own tools and water.
Info: 604-947-9240
Floorcloth Workshop
October 20
Gallery @ Artisan Square
Kathleen Ainscough teaches you how to design and paint a canvas floor cloth.
$146 fee includes all required supplies
Rotary Club Social
October 22
6:30pm
See Piers at the Snug Café for location
Eat, drink, paint
October 24
Gallery @ Artisan Square
Two-hour evening workshop taught by Janet Esseiva
Inspiration: Tom Thomson’s The Maple
Register at www.bowenislandrecreation.com
Community Lunch
October 27
11:30am to 1pm
Legion
$5: adult event
Rotary Club
October 29
Collins Hall, 7:30pm
Guest speaker: Robert Ballantyne on publishing e-books
No charge, all are welcome
Community Lunch
November 10
11:30am to 1pm
Legion
$5: adult event
Eat, drink, paint
November 21
Gallery @ Artisan Square
Two-hour evening workshop taught by Janet Esseiva
Inspiration: Tom Thomson’s Wood Interior
Register at www.bowenislandrecreation.com
Community Lunch
November 24
11:30am to 1pm
Legion
$5: adult event
Eat, drink, paint
January 9
Gallery @ Artisan Square
Two-hour evening workshop taught by Janet Esseiva
Inspiration: Lawren Harris’ Winter Wonderland
Register at www.bowenislandrecreation.com
Eat, drink, paint
February 20
Gallery @ Artisan Square
Two-hour evening workshop taught by Janet Esseiva
Inspiration: AJ Casson’s Winter on the Don
Register at www.bowenislandrecreation.com
Eat, drink, paint
March 21
Gallery @ Artisan Square
Two-hour evening workshop taught by Janet Esseiva
Inspiration: JEW MacDonald’s Little Falls
Register at www.bowenislandrecreation.com
