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Writing From the Inside Out
Date(s):  Monday, April 12, 2010 - Wednesday, December 29, 2010 
Time:10:00 AM12:00 AM
Location:The Wordlinklounge, 5852 Skookumchuk Rd. Sandy Hook
Presented By:Shelley Harrison Rae
Cost:$20 drop in or 6 sessions for $100
Contact:Shelley Harrison Rae
Phone:604.885.3572
Web Link:making connections through writing
Write from your memories and from your heart in a safe, nurturing environment. Share the creative energy of a small, supportive group. Writers of all genres and all levels welcome. If you choose six sessions, they can be used at any time (ie. do not have to attend six consecutive weeks)

How to Make Jam - Musical Workshop
Date(s):  Saturday, May 22, 2010 - Sunday, July 08, 2029 
Time:1:00 PM12:00 AM
Location:626 Shaw Road, Unit 3, Gibsons
Presented By:Bonar
Cost:$10 drop in fee
A weekly drop-in workshop teaching the music basics of jamming.

Moving the Medicine of Dreams
Date(s):  Monday, May 31, 2010 - Monday, April 25, 2011 
Time:7:00 PM-9:30 PM
Location:Dream Lodge, Wilson Creek
Presented By:Penny Allport
Cost:$25.00 or Two dreamers for $40.00
Tickets:604 885 4663/ pennyallport@gmail.com
Contact:Penny Allport
Phone:604 803 4607 or 604 885 4663
Email:pennyallport@gmail.com
Web Link:http://www.pennyallport.com
Last Monday of each month - Move the Medicine hidden in your dreams. Explore personal dream material in a safe and respectful environment. Harvest the gems from the night and allow them to integrate and increase the potency for life to express itself in the day dream.

Nia in Gibsons
Date(s):  Tuesday, July 06, 2010 - Tuesday, October 05, 2010 
Time:10:15 AM-11:15 AM
Location:Gibsons and Area Community Centre, 700 Park Rd
Presented By:SCRD
Cost:1x wk = $52 for 4wks (20% discount for 2x wk); drop-in $12
Contact:Dhyana Bartkow
Phone:SCRD 604.886.6801
Email:innermoves@sunshine.net
Web Link:http://www.innermoves.com
New weekdays starting in July! Tues, Thurs, Sat. Join Nia black belt, Dhyana, for the original and most advanced form of fusion fitness. Nia blends martial arts, healing arts and dance arts to create a workout that no isolated technique can match. Nia's barefoot, grounded approach to fitness and well-being maximizes body efficiency, cultivates energy and teaches you to consciously move in an integrated way. Learn how to move Your Body's Way for flexibility, mobility, strength, stability, and agility. Preregistered discount thru SCRD or drop-in.

Gibsons School of the Arts Painting Workshops
Date(s):  Monday, July 12, 2010 - Friday, August 27, 2010 
Time:9:00 AM-5:00 PM
Location:464 S Fletcher Rd.
Presented By:John Pryce, Alex Fong, Greta Guzek, Ken Campbell, Sharon Williams, Lisa Birke
Cost:$475
Tickets:contact@gibsonsartschool.net
Contact:Donnie McCara
Phone:604 886 9349
Email:contact@gibsonsartschool.net
Web Link:http://www.gibsonsartschool.net
Six painting workshops with qualified Instructors. We are a not-for-profit orgsanization made up of a group of devoted volunteers, who strive to bring you inspiring opportunties to enhance your skills.

Creative Theatre
Date(s):  Monday, July 26, 2010 - Friday, July 30, 2010 
Location:Music Makers Studio
Presented By:Music Makers
Cost:$225
Contact:Lynne Dickson
Phone:604 885 3494
Email:musicmakers@dccnet.com
Web Link:http://www.music-makers.ca
Students, ages 8 to 12, will create, write and produce their own play including music, script, prop building, costumes etc and will perform their masterpiece on the last day of camp. Registration forms are on the web at www.music-makers.ca

"Seeing with Wild Eyes - Acrylics" - Greta Guzek - FULL
Date(s):  Monday, July 26, 2010 - Friday, July 30, 2010 
Time:9:00 AM-4:00 PM
Location:The Art Building, 464 South Fletcher Rd., Gibsons BC
Presented By:Gibsons School of the Arts
Cost:$475.00
Phone:604-885-2220 or 604-886-9349
Email:info@gibsonsartschool.net
Web Link:http://www.gibsonsartschool.net
Sorry, this class is now full

"Creating A Happy Community" a Buddhist Perspective
Date(s):  Friday, July 30, 2010 - Sunday, August 01, 2010 
Time:7:00 PM-6:00 PM
Location:St. Hilda's Anglican Church, 5838 Barnacle Str., Sechelt, B.C.
Presented By:"Changling Rinpoche"
Cost:Public Talk: $10.00/at door Lojong Teachings: $125.00 two days
Tickets:on-line registration - http://lotusspeech.ca/bcteachings2010.php
Contact:Christine Bird
Phone:604.885.7124
Email:lotusspeech@dccnet.com
Public Talk - Friday, July 30th: 7:00 pm Lojong Teachings - Lojong means "mind training" and is the essence of the Mahayana teachings. The Lojong teachings form profound and effective practices for awakening wisdom and compassion. They teach us to use difficulities to awaken our hearts and give us practical advice for transforming the hardships of life into aids on the path Sat. July 31st: 9:30 am - 5:00 pm Sun. Aug 01: 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Sustainable Living Arts School Workshops - Aug
Date(s):  Monday, August 02, 2010 - Monday, August 16, 2010 
Location:1731 Pell Rd, Roberts Creek
Cost:$25 each
Contact:Robin Wheeler
Phone:604.885.4505
Email:info@ediblelandscapes.ca
Web Link:http://www.ediblelandscapes.ca/slas_program.html
First and third Monday of the month. Aug 2 - observation and triage, harvest and pickling. Aug 16 - the wood shed, preparing for winter

Drawn to Pen & Ink - Catherine Nicholls of thr3fold
Date(s):  Thursday, August 05, 2010 - Friday, August 06, 2010 
Time:10:00 AM12:00 AM
Location:FibreWorks Gallery, Pender Harbour
Presented By:FibreWorks Gallery
Cost:$225.00 + $11.25 GST
Contact:Yvonne Stowell
Phone:604.883.2380
Email:fibreworksgallery@gmail.com
Web Link:http://www.gunboatbaylodge.com/fibreworks.html
Think you can't draw? Following easy steps, you can turn your own images into drawings on fabric and make any project truly personal. This workshop will show you how to create your own designs from images and includes simple pen and ink technique, painting on fabric and all the ideas you'll need to create your own projects.

Throw Yourself a Creative Lifeline
Date(s):  Saturday, August 07, 2010 
Time:11:00 AM-5:00 PM
Location:the wordlinklounge 5852 Skookumchuk Rd, Sechelt
Presented By:Shelley Harrison Rae
Cost:$95 includes lunch
Contact:Shelley Harrison Rae
Phone:604.885.3572
Email:wordlinklounge@gmail.com
Web Link:making connections through writing
Spend the day in the company of writers. Take time to pause, reflect and reconnect with your creative energy.

"Drawing Foundation" - Ken Campbell
Date(s):  Monday, August 09, 2010 - Friday, August 13, 2010 
Time:9:00 AM-4:00 PM
Location:The Art Building, 464 South Fletcher Rd., Gibsons BC
Presented By:Gibsons School of the Arts
Cost:$475.00
Phone:604-885-2220 or 604-886-9349
Email:info@gibsonsartschool.net
Web Link:http://www.gibsonsartschool.net

Childrens Camp:Water Wonders Art, Music and Pool Games
Date(s):  Monday, August 09, 2010 - Thursday, August 12, 2010 
Time:3:00 PM-6:00 PM
Location:Sechelt Aquatic Center
Presented By:SCRD and Tone Indbryn
Cost:$76 for 8-11yrs 4-6pm; $62 3-6yrs 3-3:45pm
Tickets:www.scrd.ca
Contact:Register at 604 885 6801, online at www.scrd.ca or in person at the Sechelt Aquatic Centre or the Gibsons & Area Community Centre.
Phone:604-885-6801
Web Link:scrd childrens art and fitness program
Children and parents create individual and group projects that reflect the wonders of water, our local beaches and the creatures that live there. We will explore using paint, sculpture, collage, drama games, and music. After art & music time enjoy& some fun time in the water with your children. Note: pool admission is included in the course fee. Get creative and cool-off with your little ones at the Sechelt pool this summer.

"Creative Mixed Media Painting - Learn by Doing" - Sharon Lynn Williams
Date(s):  Monday, August 16, 2010 - Friday, August 20, 2010 
Time:9:00 AM-4:00 PM
Location:The Art Building, 464 South Fletcher Rd., Gibsons BC
Presented By:Gibsons School of the Arts
Cost:$475.00
Phone:604-885-2220 or 604-886-9349
Email:info@gibsonsartschool.net
Web Link:http://www.gibsonsartschool.net

"Brush Stroke Camp - Acrylics" - Lisa Birke
Date(s):  Monday, August 23, 2010 - Friday, August 27, 2010 
Time:9:00 PM-4:00 PM
Location:The Art Building, 464 South Fletcher Rd., Gibsons BC
Presented By:Gibsons School of the Arts
Cost:$475.00
Phone:604-885-2220 or 604-886-9349
Email:info@gibsonsartschool.net
Web Link:http://www.gibsonsartschool.net

Art Emersion in the Garden
Date(s):  Wednesday, August 25, 2010 - Saturday, August 28, 2010 
Time:10:00 AM-4:00 PM
Location:Todd Clark Studio, Gibsons
Cost:$290
Tickets:through direct contact with Todd Clark
Contact:Todd Clark or Donna Swain
Email:toddclarkstudio@yahoo.com
Web Link:http://www.toddclarkstudio.com
The first open study group at Todd Clark Studio. Break away from the chaos, sense your environment as Todd guides you in an open air setting, amongst beautiful gardens. This course walks you through a variety of lessons which will open you up to possibilities in abstraction. Demonstrations, engaging lessons, discussions and positive critiques using the elements of design will enhance your work and help you to see your painting with "fresh eyes." Activities are geared towards those with some painting experience.

Sustainable Living Arts School Workshops - September
Date(s):  Monday, September 06, 2010 - Monday, September 20, 2010 
Location:1731 Pell Rd, Roberts Creek
Cost:$25 each
Contact:Robin Wheeler
Phone:604.885.4505
Email:info@ediblelandscapes.ca
Web Link:http://www.ediblelandscapes.ca/slas_program.html
First and third Monday of the month. Sept 6 - Assess winter foods, herb recognition. Sept 20 - Seed Saving, winter gifts, lactofermentation

Weaving the Threads of Life
Date(s):  Sunday, September 12, 2010 - Tuesday, November 23, 2010 
Location:FibreWorks Studio and Gallery and Paradise Found
Presented By:FibreWorks Studio and Gallery and Penny Allport
Cost:$395.00 ($365.00 paid in full by August 12, 2010)
Contact:Fibre Works Studio or Penny Allport
Phone:604 883 2380 or 604 885 4663
Email:fibreworks@gunboatbaylodge.com or pennyallport@gmail.com
Web Link:http://www.gunboatbaylodge.com/fibreworks.html
A 10 week (Tuesdays to Nov 23) experiential and creative inquiry into the 8 Gates of Initiation each of us passes through in life. (Adapted from the research of Cross Cultural Anthropologist Angeles Arrien)Through story telling, reflection, practices of awareness in daily life, writing, poetry, creative explorations and meaning making, we will explore each gate and weave the threads of our life anew. Participants will be invited to offer a fibre art/legacy piece (paper, wood, cloth, thread, yarn, etc.) to a show which will be showcased in the FibreWorks Studio and Gallery in March 2011.

Working Big on Canvas
Date(s):  Saturday, October 16, 2010 - Sunday, October 17, 2010 
Time:10:00 AM-4:00 PM
Location:Music Makers Studio 4669 Simpkins Rd. Davis Bay Sechelt, BC
Presented By:Donna Swain
Cost:$175
Contact:Lynne Dickson
Phone:musicmakers@dccnet.com
Email:donna.swain@hotmail.com
Web Link:Painter, Collage, Mixed Media, Instructor
Oct 16-17. 10-4pm. Instructor Donna Swain: Have you ever wanted to explore the larger canvas? This wokshop encourages particpants to brave the larger canvases. Through daily demonstration, we will cover ways to start, clour, texturize and explore subject matter through espressionism and abstraction. Daily critique on design elements. Acrylic and Mixed Media.

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