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November 2019
Free Your Singing Voice with Sarona
Sarona Mynhardt believes that anyone who can talk can sing! She also believes that the key to a great singing voice, regardless of your age, is healthy vocal technique. Join our fun and interactive workshop that will provide you with memorable tools to achieve and maintain a healthy voice throughout your life and especially as you age. During the morning sessions Sarona will lead you through a basic Vocal Technique system and introduce you to a 5 day workout with…
Find out more »TRANSITION: From Sketch to Watercolour
Hiroshi Shimazaki takes his workshops to the next level. For those who took Travel Sketching I and/or II and others who have practised landscape sketching and painting. The focus will be (A)consideration of sketch elements to be translated into watercolour; (B)preparation for enlargement and balanced presentation through drawing; (c)application of paints - timing, areal coverage, intensity. $100 ($90 for GPAG members)
Find out more »Yoga on Tap
Join yoga teachers Marlene Lowden and Samantha Burke every Saturday Morning at 9:45 for drop in Yoga in the warehouse. 20$ drop in, includes a flight of beer, cider or Kombucha afterwards.
Find out more »PR – Podcasting 101
This one-day intensive, hands-on workshop will introduce storytelling for podcasting, interview skills, editing and introduce basic equipment and software, and more! To register contact Megan Cole at 604-485-4796
Find out more »Build Your Own Home for Wildlife
Bee house, Bat house, Swallow box, Duck box, Owl box from one of our easy-to-assemble kits. Drop by between 11am and 3pm.
Find out more »Whoville Tree Workshop
All the other who's in whoville will want to know where you got your whimsical holiday decoration from. No fees for instruction, you just need to cover the cost of supplies used (roughly $45). There is a $10 deposit to reserve your space, this deposit to will be deducted from your purchases on the day of the class. Please, no outside plant material. We will have everything you need for the workshop.
Find out more »“Doesn’t Have to Be About Mental Health” writing workshop series
Sat Nov 2, 16, & Dec 21. Drop in Wed Dec 4. For people who have lived experience with mental illness themselves or through a loved one or friend. Whether you write prose, poetry, comix, or don’t know yet what form you like, come and explore. There will be time to develop a longer piece over several workshops or to create something new each time. Anything can happen and everything is possible. With poet/playwright/novelist Lenore Rowntree, co-editor and a contributor…
Find out more »Breathe
A Journey into the Breath to detoxify and expand lung capacity. Learn breath techniques to quit addictions, clear grief and enjoy a natural high. You will learn various forms of advance pranyama as well as partake in a "breath wave journey". Bonus: You will receive a nourishing tea to help remove mucus from the lungs. Please eat lightly as you will be needing a decently empty stomach for the workshop (eat a big lunch , skip supper) .
Find out more »Guitar & Banjo Workshops with Ryan McNally
November 18th at The Kube, 104-875 Gibsons Way Ryan McNally (on tour from Whitehorse) teaches two, back to back workshops: Finger Style Blues, Ragtime and Folk Guitar 7 -8pm & Claw Hammer and 3 Finger Old Time Style Banjo - 8:15-9:15pm $20 for one OR $30 for both. Pre-register with Devora at wayoutwest.booking@gmail.com for more info: https://www.facebook.com/events/2225663824211875/
Find out more »Sassy Jazz: 30 mins of Fitness with Style + 30 mins of Awesome
Work it! Cross floor and choreography: heels optional, spaces ltd, performance opportunities.
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SongShine
Tuesdays to June 2, 2020. We offer an immersive, holistic and fun program that is based on the leading edge science of neuroplasticity and the brain’s ability to reorganize and change itself! By stimulating alternative brain pathways singing and music fortify both the singing and speaking voice. SongShine engages participants in a music therapy-based singing intervention that can significantly improve voice, respiratory control, and swallowing, while enhancing the quality of life for people that struggle with vocal atrophy due to…
Find out more »Tuesday Afterschool Art Program Launch Class
Ages 9 and up. Sept 17 - Nov 19: $180 + GST, 10 classes
Find out more »Parenting the Non-Binary Child
With Tien Neo Eamas. If you are consciously parenting your child, GENDER is a huge area to navigate. Join me, your Gender Guide, for a new workshop designed to equip you with evolved awareness, language and concepts around gender. This workshop will support you to parent with freedom and ease, empowering your children to be the light that they truly are.
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Weavers Circle with Mary Bentley
Wednesdays - Mary is a consummate teacher with 30+ years’ experience to share, leading novice weavers through their first warp to advanced weavers working on an intricate technique alike. The classes are held in an informal, go at your own pace and follow your personal passion on the loom. Space in the Studio is limited to 14, allowing for one on one instruction coupled with the camaraderie of your fellow weavers. Bring your enthusiasm to the circle.
Find out more »Karen’s Paint Day/Night – TREE FAMILY (Mixed Medium)
$45 inclusive with beverage
Find out more »Free Your Singing Voice – Vocal Technique 101
Wednesdays to Jan 22. You can be the confident singer you want to be whether you are in a Choir, Ukulele group or a solo performer! Sarona believes that anyone that can talk can sing! She also believes that the key to a great singing voice is healthy vocal technique, and that singers should be trained to use their voices with versatility, freedom, ease, endurance, and without any discomfort in the throat or any other part of the body. Weekly…
Find out more »Strengthening Families Together
Wednesdays to Dec 4. BC Schizophrenia Society presents this 10-session course for families and friends who have a loved one living with any serious mental illness, FREE at the Gibsons Public Library. Through this course, participants will learn about: -Different types of mental illnesses -Medications and treatments of mental illnesses -How to cope with and support a loved one who is living with a mental illness. To register, call Donna at 604.865.2098 or email bcsssunshinecoast@gmail.com.
Find out more »Musicianship and Sightreading for Singers
Wednesdays to Jan 22 2020. Weekly group classes with Sarona provide a great opportunity to continue to work on some of the basic elements that form the foundation to a solid Vocal Technique in a safe and supportive environment. Take your skills one step further as we focus on more advanced techniques, sight singing and pitch work - a perfect tool for Choral and Solo singers to give you the control and skill to sing thorugh phrases with ease, maintain…
Find out more »Pottery Classes
This is an invitation to attend our Fall Pottery Classes and experience the beauty and wonder of the Earth! The classes are a mix of beginners to more experienced adult students and are adjusted to your learning needs. They are limited to 5 students, each with their own wheel, maximizing one-on-one instruction time, covering basic wheel throwing techniques to more advanced for intermediate students. The course runs for 8 weeks, 3 hours/week, Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday evenings from 6pm -…
Find out more »PR – Wine & Art Nights at Edie Rae’s Cafe
16” x 20” canvas, group instruction and one on one assistance with the incredibly talented Ursula Medley. Open to all! Please prepay at the café or e-transfer to jpinpr@hotmail.ca. $50 includes art supplies, canvas, art instruction and wine tasting.
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Guided Painting Class
We have an incredible guest artist on tour from the group of instructors at Island Paint Night to host a fabulous art class! They specialize in teaching paintings of beautiful West Coast scenes. This session is called "Misty Mount Baker". When you sign-up for one of our events, you will be provided with all of the equipment needed to create the art-piece of the night.
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