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Local Events in the Community of Tuwanek
JUNE 2008
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Tour
Gibsons Area Home Tour and Tea
Gibsons
noon - 4 pm
Six character homes, all in breathtaking settings, open their doors for this unique self-guided tour to benefit Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden Society. Tea is served at Rose Pointe Ocean House in Hopkins Landing from noon to 3.45 (included in the ticket price). Only 200 tickets are available.
$25 from Zocalo or Coast Books (Gibsons), Talewind Books (Sechelt). |
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Live Music
Choirs in Concert
Evergreen Theatre, Powell River
7:30 PM
An evening of choral gems, conducted by Don Jamesl, Paul Cummings, Walter Martella, Ildiko Kelly and Susan Hoekstra
Tix: $10 at the Academy Box Office, 7280 Kemano Street, open Mon. - Thurs., 9.30 - 4.30. |
7 - 12 |
Festival
Gibson's Landing Jazz Week
various venues
the Run-up to the Jazz Festival features live performances at Gibsons and Roberts Creek restaurants. Check newspaper for details. |
13 - 15 |
Live Music
13th Annual Gibson's Landing Jazz Festival
various venues
noon
Jazz concerts in various venues culminate in a daylong jazz immersion at Dougall Park. www.coastjazz.com for details. |
15 |
Live Music
Gibson's Landing Jazz Festival Free Concert
Winegarden Park, Gibsons |
16 |
Festival
Duck Pluck
Dougall Park, Gibsons
More than just a raffle (with great prizes), this event offers family fun. Pluck your duck from the pond and win!
$5 for one duck, 5 ducks for $20 from Patterson's Furniture, Royal Bank or IGA Marketplace (all in Gibsons) |
16 - 29 |
Festival
Symphony and Opera Academy of the Pacific
Powell River
Advanced-level studies in classical symphony and opera prepare advanced students and young professionals (ages 18 - 32) for a career in music performance, with a series of outstanding concerts as a by-product. Concert schedule and ticket info TBA in May at www.soap-powellriver.ca
Tix: $20 at the Academy Box Office, 7280 Kemano Street, open Mon. - Thurs., 9.30 - 4.30 |
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Relay
Canadian Cancer Society Relay for Life
Gordooon Park, Powell River
7 pm - 7 am
A non-competitive overnight relay celebrating canccer survivors raises hope and money for research and a cure. Teams of 8 - 12 take turns walking, strolling or running around the track. Includes extremely moving Survivors Victory Lap, Luminary Ceremony, live entertainment, more. www.bc.cancer.ca |
30 |
Heritage
Quarry Anniversary
Blubber Bay Quarry, Texada Island |
TBA |
Festival
Egmont Day
Beautiful Downtown Egmont
10 am - late
Parade, kids' fishing derby, old-timey races and games, tug of war, kayak races, live music, the Skookum Challenge Burger Eating Contest (urp!), community dance, and FOOD. |

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