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Shari Ulrich finds her way – with lots of wonderful surprises

Recording artist Shari Ulrich moved to Bowen Island with her daughter Julia and Julia's dad when Julia was three years old. Within a year, Julia was starting piano lessons with Sandy Melody and violin with Alison Nixon.

Children's Centre celebrates 40 years of caring for island's youngest residents

Ann Silberman BI Children's Centre Friday night at the Bowen Children's Centre was a blast - so many folks out enjoying themselves, listening to the wonderful tunes of Shari Ulrich with back up artists Julia Graff (her daughter) and Teddy Littlemore

Happy birthday, Canada

Shauna Jennings Bowen Island Community Recreation Programmer Bowen Island Community Recreation is hosting its annual Canada Day Celebration on Friday July 1 from 12 to 3 p.m. at the festival field in Crippen Park.

Art exhibit a privilege to attend

The Art at Endswell exhibition of original works, ceramics and prints by Nicolette McIntosh on June 18 was a memorable event, as well as a privilege to attend.

Popular acting studio moves to Bowen

The busiest acting studio in Vancouver has arrived on Bowen, at least as far as the business end of things goes.

Drawn From Words: new exhibit tells a story

"My main interest is storytelling through visual media.

Historians honour long-time volunteers

The tightly knit group which attended the Bowen Island Museum and Archives annual general meeting on Sunday afternoon witnessed some important goings on.

Whisk up a story for library contest

Sign up for the library's writing contest. The theme is food. Submissions are due Thursday, August 11. There are weekly events for children ages five to nine starting Wednesday, July 6 from 11 a.m. to noon and Thursday, July 7 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.

Learn how to lift your words off the page

With just two weeks to go until Write on Bowen, several workshops are filling up. Local writers interested in attending one, two, or more workshops (or purchasing a pass) should register soon to secure the events they want to attend.

Summer Market seeks more vendors

There was a time when the island's Summer Market was a bustling, thriving social centre. On a holiday weekend in the summer, there could be 30 vendors selling everything from organic pies to jewellery to handknit sweaters to crafts.