What’s Up in Nanaimo This Week
September 22, 2016 – September 28, 2016
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FEATURED EVENTS
4th Annual Latin American Festival, Sat @ 5 PM, Beban Park Recreation Centre, $20
Come out to emmerse yourself in local Latin American culture! This year’s event will showcase food from different Latino countries , entertainment from talented local performers, and don’t forget to bring your dancing shoes because we will be dancing until the last one drops!
Etsy Made in Canada, Sat@ 10-4, Northtown Centre, FREE
This is a yearly event, where over 30 Etsy communities will be celebrating the buy local movement by simultaneously participating in pop-up markets all across Canada and this year Nanaimo is included. The etsy Nanaimo team of local entrepreneurs are proud to have 45 artists and entrepreneurs represented at their event. This is a family friendly event, woth free kids activities such as face painting and craft tables.
CONCERTS and LIVE MUSIC
Brisas del Palmar, Thu & Fri @ 7pm, Roxy Thetare (Gabriola), $20-15
This group is bringing their fantastic music once again to Gabriola Island. Last chance before they return to Cuba. You won’t be disappointed.
Live at Longwood, Thurs @ 8PM-10PM, Longwood Brew Pub, FREE
Live acoustic music…every Thursday night! This week featuring Josh Gellman
South American All-Stars, Cheko & The Lion Rockers, Fri @10pm, The Queens, $12
NANAIMO REGGAE MASSIVE presents a night of roots reggae, cumbia, and reggaeton featuring two great bands and local DJ, Rebel Selector! See these great bands in an iconic music location in Nanaimo.
Darby Mills of ‘The Headpins’, Sat @ 9 PM, the Queens, $22.50 – $25
Canadian rock icon Darby Mills of the “Headpins” rocks out at the Queens.
Marty Steele, Sat @ 6pm-8pm, New York Style Pizza & Pasta, FREE
Enjoy a great meal and some local live talent.
BoodAboom Live, Sat @9pm, Corner Lounge, $5
BoodAbooM is bringing their high energy dance party back to The Corner Lounge. Roots, rock, pop, reggae, blues and southern rock are all on the agenda for an up tempo night of wearing out your dancing shoes.
KIDS ACTIVITIES
Art Lab Studio, Sat @ 9:30-12:30, Nanaimo Art Gallery, $12/child
Let your kids connect with artists, experiment with materials, learn new techniques, and have fun with art making.
Harvest Barn Dance, Sat@ 6:30, Costin Hall (Lantzville), $5
Come out for a fun all-ages event. There will be food, drinks and live fiddle music. No dance skills required – all dances will be taught that evening.
Nanaimo Rivers Day, Sun @11-2:30pm, Bowen Park, FREE
Nanaimo Rivers Day is a celebration of the world’s waterways. Activities for the day include community group information and interactive booths, interpretive stream walk and fry trapping, live music by local bands.
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS
From Farm to Table, Thu @ 6-9pm, Costin Hall (Lantzville), $65
Carolyn Herriot will prepare meals based on her Zero-Mile Cookbook from healthy local ingredients.
Out of Sight, Daily @ 10 AM, Nanaimo Art Gallery, FREE
Out of Sight features some of the work of Eadweard Muybridge (1830-1904) and Harold Edgerton (1903-1990), two giants in the history of photography.
Voices from the Engraver Exhibition, Daily except Sun, Nanaimo Museum, $2
From concept to final product, the artistry behind Canadian currency and stamps is on exhibit at the Nanaimo Museum.
Island Sleuth Mystery Event, Fri @ 7pm, Eagle Mountain Church, $20
Everyone will enter a makeshift “crime scene,” be handed a “case file” along with a fake “warrant” and will be asked to solve an island-based mystery. Prizes and bragging rights are up for grabs.
Nanaimo to Cowichan Wine Tour, Fri 10-4:30pm, $75 (special price: mention that you saw this on harbourliving.ca), regular price $120 registration required
Join us for a 6 hour tour to three wineries in the Cowichan Valley. Tour includes a behind the scenes tour of one of the local wineries, private tastings, bottled water to ensure the next day is a good one, more wine samples than they should probably give you and discounts on wine at select wineries
Comedy Night with Garrett Clark, Sat @ 8pm, Lantzville Pub, $15 Starting his comedy career at the soft, supple and pink-arsed age of 15, Garrett Clark is sure to make you laugh.
Cheese Making Course, various dates, Gabriola Island, $100, registration required
Join Paula and learn the art of making your own cheese. The course will teach several different cheeses and includes lunch as well as take home instructions and ingredients. .
VIU Mariners Soccer, Sat & Sun @ 1pm & 3:30, Merle Logan Turf Field, FREE
The local mens and women univerty soccer teams are hosting Langara (Vancouver) and Douglas College (New Westminster)
TELUS Walk to Cure Diabetes 2016 – Nanaimo, Sun @ 10 AM, Rotary Bowl, By Donation
Walk together to demonstrate a desire to cure, better treat and prevent Type 1 diabetes (T1D). Families, organizations and communities register, raise funds and celebrate together on Walk day with fun activities, refreshments and inspirational messaging.
FARMER’S MARKETS
Island Roots Bowen Road Market, Weds @ 4-6:30pm and Sat @9-12pm, Beban Park, FREE
Nanaimo’s premier food-oriented market promoting the 100 mile diet.
Bastion Waterfront Farmers Market, Fri @10am-2pm, Pioneer Plaza, FREE
Find farmers, bakers, crafters and anything else locally grown, made or baked.
Cedar Farmers Market, Sun @10-2pm, Crow and Gate Pub Field, FREE
The market boasts over 70 full time vendors making it one of the region’s largest.
Lantzville Market, Sun @ 1:30-4pm, St. Phillips Church, FREE
This is a great little market featuring local vendors from Nanaimo and Region
Gabriola Farmers’ Market, Sat @ 10-2pm, AGI Hall, FREE
Find farm fresh produce, fresh baked and over 30 local artisans and health practitioners
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