PACC’s art workshops kick off tonight at the Library, 7pm

Gernot Dick, visual artist and lecturer, launches the Pemberton Arts and Culture Council's fall workshop series tonight, with a free presentation on Surface-Form relationship, at the Pemberton & District Public Library.   Evening Light in the Lagun Gernot Dick WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 26 Inspiring Artists: Surface-Form Relationship Gernot Dick 7:00–8:30 p.m. Pemberton & District Public Library FREE … Continue reading PACC’s art workshops kick off tonight at the Library, 7pm

The best thing I heard around the campfire this fall

My brother-in-law has an album’s worth of songs, ready to record, although he’s not quite sure how to take that next step. He’s written them all himself – complex, poetic pieces that awe me, make me think that songwriting is really the ultimate craft, fusing lyric and song together. He’s spent years working on them … Continue reading The best thing I heard around the campfire this fall

Adaptation?

Two competing ideas have been flitting about in my head recently in my quest to settle on a topic for this week. One topic I will someday write about attempts to answer this question: Does the winter wren alter its song pattern based on the sound output of a body of water in its environment? … Continue reading Adaptation?

Just Eat It: free film screening tonight at the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre, 6:30pm

As part of Waste Reduction Week, the Squamish Lillooet Regional District's Zero in on Waste team host a free film screening tonight, at the Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre in Whistler, starting at 6:30pm, with Q+A afterwards with the filmmaker and director, Jenny Rustemeyer, of the fantastic Clean Bin Project. We all love food. As a … Continue reading Just Eat It: free film screening tonight at the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre, 6:30pm

Pemberton Arts and Culture Council’s launches a Fall Inspiring Artists Series, Oct 26

via the Pemberton Arts and Culture Council Gernot Dick, visual artist and lecturer, and Dave Steers, photographer, offer three evenings of art presentations and workshops this fall, to hone your skills and inspire your work with a new perspective. All events are open to all levels of art enthusiasts. Attend one or all of the … Continue reading Pemberton Arts and Culture Council’s launches a Fall Inspiring Artists Series, Oct 26

Root vegetables on your mind? Anna Helmer thinks it’s about time you discovered parsnips..

The evolution of parsnips 2016: Here we go from seeding, to sprouting, to sized-right-up-very-nicely-thank-you-very-much. We(I) have nominated parsnips for Crop of the Year award. We(I) will be handing out the gongs next month. I(we) still have a lot of work to do before sitting down for a good session of typing. Looking forward to it. … Continue reading Root vegetables on your mind? Anna Helmer thinks it’s about time you discovered parsnips..