The second annual Night Market at the park takes place tomorrow night (Friday, Aug. 15) from 5 to 9 p.m. at Stan Clarke Park in downtown Squamish. The evening will include 20 vendors who will exhibit local and handmade products. Enjoy the vintage lamps placed around the park courtesy of artists Brett Easton, and Elisa Langenstam will have poems and shells hanging in the trees. This fun, open-air party features live music, delicious food and activities for the children, including face painting.
A traditional Chinese Medicine workshop takes place at the Squamish Public Library tonight (Thursday, Aug. 14) at 7 p.m. This will be an introduction to acupuncture and Chinese medicine. Lecturer Andrea Lamont has her Masters of Science in Traditional Oriental Medicine. The lecture will provide a forum for the audience to ask questions.
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The Squamish Food Bank Society will hold its annual general meeting in the Alano Club on Third Avenue on Tuesday (Aug. 19) from 6 to 7 p.m. Also, the next distribution date for the Food Bank will be on Wednesday (Aug. 20) from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Alano Club.
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Archivist Trevor Mills is looking forward to presenting the history of the famed Royal Hudson and how it got its name, and he will be at the Squamish Public Library on Tuesday (Aug. 19) at 6:30 p.m. for this informal presentation.
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Birthdays will be celebrated at Hilltop House on Wednesday (Aug. 20) at 2 p.m. when Ray Gaumond, Randy Walter, Jessie Orr and Herbert (Smitty) Smith will be honoured.
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There is still time for seniors to book their ticket for the bus trip on Friday (Aug. 22) to the North Vancouver Shipyards Night Market. The bus will leave the Squamish Seniors Centre at 4 p.m. and return at 9 p.m. There is entertainment, good food, music, art, handmade products, fresh produce, jewelry, clothing and much more. The price is right at $10 per person.
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The Squamish Public Library is pleased to offer a feature-length documentary telling the story of jockey Ron Turcotte, who, along with his legendary horse Secretariat, won the prestigious American Triple Crown in 1973. Follow Turcotte’s rise to fame, the fall in 1978 that left him a paraplegic and his emotional journey back to the people and places that marked his life. The date is Thursday (Aug. 21) at 6:30 p.m.
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The WOW riders will meet on Monday (Aug. 18) at 9 a.m. at the Squamish Adventure Centre for carpooling to Burnaby for a ride on the Greenways trails. For more information, call Shirley at (604) 898-5715.
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The Over the Hill Hikers will meet on Tuesday (Aug. 19) at 9 a.m. at the corner of Ross and Government roads for a Callaghan Lake hike. For more information, call Heather at (604) 892-9003.
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The Tantalus Walking Club will meet on Thursday (Aug. 21) at 10 a.m. at the Valleycliffe Mall for a walk over the Stawamus dike. For more information, call Joyce at (604) 898-5594.
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The Hearts in Motion Walking Club will meet tomorrow (Friday, Aug. 15) at 10 a.m. at the Eagle Grove complex on Pemberton Avenue for a trail walk. Theresa Tang from the Heart and Stroke Foundation will join us for coffee following the walk. For more information, call Yvonne at (604) 898-5268 or myself at (604) 815-0152.
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The 4th annual community Potluck Picnic for Big Brothers/Big Sisters will be held at the main beach at Alice Lake on Tuesday (Aug. 19) from 4 to 8 p.m. Everyone is invited but please take a salad or dessert to share. Hamburgers will be provided.
