Community Event

Event Details:
🕖 Painting starts at 6:00 PM (doors open earlier)
📍 Brackendale Art Gallery
🎟 Tickets: $40

No experience needed — just bring yourself and a willingness to play with paint. We’ll provide canvases, easels, brushes, and simple acrylics, and you’re welcome to bring your own preferred medium. Zephyr @ The BAG will have the kitchen and bar open for snacks, dinner, and drinks while you paint.

Join Kelsea Rae Ceramics at Smoke Bluffs Coffee House for a cozy evening of pottery carving. Carving is one of the most creative and fleeting stages of pottery, a step that happens between throwing and glazing, and one that you don’t often get to practice yourself.

Each participant will receive a wheel-thrown tumbler, handmade by yours truly, ready to be transformed with your own design. I’ll guide you through hand-carving techniques including sgraffito (carving through a colored underglaze to reveal the clay beneath) and misima (carving lines and inlaying them with contrasting underglaze).

No experience is needed, just come ready to get creative. After the workshop, I’ll glaze and fire your piece in my studio, and your finished tumbler will

Looking for a fun way to stay sharp, connected, and energized? Join us for Keepin' It Fresh—a trial workshop designed especially for retired Squamish residents. Through interactive social games, you'll engage in lighthearted group activities that bring people together in a circle of creativity and connection. No experience needed—just bring your curiosity and sense of play!
What You'll Gain:
-Boost brain health and mental flexibility
-Reduce stress through laughter and play
-Build meaningful friendships and community
-Improve communication and listening skills
-Strengthen confidence in a supportive environment
-Encourage resilience and adaptability
-Reignite creativity at any age
-Enjoy gentle movement and emotional wellbeing
Whether you're seeking laughter, friendship, or a fresh way to stay vibrant, Keepin' It Fresh is for you!

In the beginner Improv class the focus is on building confidence and fostering a supportive environment for exploration through laughter. Through group exercises and games you will be introduced to the foundations of improv such as “Yes, And”, spontaneity, active listening, being present in the moment, self awareness, vulnerability, taking risks, making and accepting offers. This class is all about stepping out of your comfort zone, trusting yourself and failing joyfully. Excludes May 18th for a public holiday.