In the Community

Write on Bowen 2011 was a great success! On opening night, locals and festival-goers from the mainland enjoyed two compelling readings from Giller prize-nominated authors Timothy Taylor and Annabel Lyon.

I feel more like a prince in protective arrest Than a foreign insurger after a bloody protest Each day I am pampered with care and good food! And all that is done to me makes me feel good At night I am tucked down under pre-heated cover When dirty an

Sunday evening I took in Strange Snow, by Stephen Metcalfe, the third of the four plays that make up the Into The West Theatre Fest produced by Straydog Theatre Company of New York. Wow.

Bowen Island is in for another musical treat on Saturday, July 16, when the Rakish Angles perform a house concert at the home of Susan Munro and Bob Doucet, 1223 Miller Road.

For this year's Bowfest, there is much planned for both the Waterfront Stage and the Harvest Stage.

The registration deadline for The Poetry of Province travel seminar is approaching. Join Bowen Island poet, Heather Haley and anthropologist, chef and Chevalier de Vin Mark Haskell in France from September 22 to 28 at the height of the wine harvest.

On a recent Friday, Cates Hill Chapel was filled to capacity for a presentation on the production and distribution of music. It is not unusual on Bowen Island to get a good crowd for community events but this occasion was different.

Some of the squares bear messages such as "hold on" or "you're not alone." Some have signatures, handprints and images of hope. Many bear the maple leaf or the Japanese flag. The pieces of cloth are works of art produced by local youth.

What a race that was on June 26! This year's Round Bowen Challenge turned out to be an even more enjoyable and exciting event than usual. New competitors, new races, new records.

On Monday July 4, the Bowen Island Golf Club hosted the Srixon Pro Tour in the 1st Annual J&E Backhoe Pro-Am.