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Sep

Tue

20 year-retrospective: Visual Artist Kelly Irving – Pender Is. Library

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Sep 3 – Oct 31 all-day

Pender Island Public Library presents:

Art in the Library: Kelly Irving

We are proud to exhibit a 20-year retrospective show of visual artist Kelly Irving throughout September and October 2019.

Kelly bought his first digital camera in 1999, a Kodak DC40 with 0.4 mega pixels! The show will feature samples of his digital photography, including commercial and fine art images. We will be treated to a wide variety of technical skills through portraits, travel photography and manipulated images made with digital imaging products including point and shoot cameras, digital SLRs, phone cameras and scanners used as cameras.

Drop by the Library to see the show!

For more info: Kelly Irving website

Categories: Library: Pender

Sep

Sat

Art Exhibition – Geena Powa Sutherland – Galiano Is. Library

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Sep 7 – Oct 31 all-day

The Galiano Library presents:

An Art Exhibition by Geena Powa Sutherland

“Believing, Honouring & Freedom”

Sept. & Oct. 2019 at the Library

Geena Powa Sutherland is a Nuu-Chah-Nulth and Coast Salish artist from the Hesquiaht First Nation, on the West Coast of Vancouver Island. She takes great attention and reflection in developing her artistic talent based on her cultural teachings from strong family roots. Currently, Geena is a Native Education Worker for Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council.

Geena’s love and respect for her culture and ancestry are clearly evident in her art. Her art is shared and gifted through traditional First Nations’ Potlatches as she continues to support community solidarity and strengthen bonds between First Nations Tribes, organizations and individual community members.

Geena graduated from Vancouver Island University with a Bachelor’s in First Nations. She has two sons and enjoys spending time with her large family of connections. Geena continues to build a legacy for our future generations by sharing her gifts with many.

Artist Statement:
“My life and work are guided by my connections to the land and water. My blood memory of family teachings and the places which hold my roots perpetuate these sacred understandings and messages in my artwork.”

Categories: Library: Galiano

Oct

Sun

Street & Travel Photography: Legal and Ethical Considerations: Kelly Irving – Pender Is. Library

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Oct 20 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Pender Island Public Library presents: Sunday Afternoon at the Library

Kelly Irving : Street & Travel Photography: Legal and Ethical Considerations

Sunday Oct. 20, 2019

2:00 – 3:00 pm

Join lifelong Penderite Kelly Irving for a journey through his selected travel photos. Since completing a BFA at UVic, Kelly has travelled and photographed his way through Europe to South/Southeast Asia and Ecuador, capturing stunning images of people and places.

“Although I love my home, I also love to travel. Visual input is of primary importance in my life: it feeds my visual output. Home and foreign landscapes, cosmopolitan galleries and graffiti walls influence my work. And all those people…”

Kelly will expand on the legal and ethical considerations when photographing subjects on your own adventures around the world.

Free event. Seating is limited, come early!

A 20-year retrospective of Kelly’s art is on display in the library during Sept./Oct. 2019. For more info on the artist: Kelly Irving website

Categories: Adults Library: Pender Teens

Oct

Tue

Beginners French Classes – Galiano Is. Library

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Oct 22 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am

Learn a Language at the Library – Galiano Is. Library

Beginners French Classes

Tuesdays, Sept. 3 – Oct. 22, 2019

10:00 am to 11:30 am.

Improve your French, make new friends, and explore French culture with instructor Sylvie Beauregard. Have fun while learning another language, one of the best ways to challenge the brain and improve memory.

To register, contact Sylvie at 250-539-3077 or misha@xplornet.ca.

Fee for 8 classes is $75, payable on first day of class. Minimum of 6 enrolled students in each class.

Categories: Adults Library: Galiano

Oct

Wed

Intro to French Classes – Galiano Is. Library

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Oct 23 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am

Learn a Language at the Library – Galiano Is. Library

Introduction to French

Wednesdays Sept. 4 – Oct. 23, 2019

10:00 am to 11:30 am.

To register, contact Sylvie at 250-539-3077 or misha@xplornet.ca.

Fee for 8 classes is $75, payable on first day of class. Minimum of 6 enrolled students in each class.

Categories: Adults Library: Galiano

Advanced French Classes – Galiano Is. Library

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Oct 23 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm

Learn a Language at the Library – Galiano Is. Library

Advanced French Classes

Wednesdays, Sept. 4 – Oct. 23, 2019

11:30 am to 1:00 am.

To register, contact Sylvie at 250-539-3077 or misha@xplornet.ca.

Fee for 8 classes is $75, payable on first day of class. Minimum of 6 enrolled students in each class.

Categories: Adults Library: Galiano

Oct

Thu

Beginners Spanish – Galiano Is. Library

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Oct 24 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am

Learn a Language at the Galiano Island Library – Fall 2019

Spanish Language Class for Beginners

Thursdays, Oct. 3 to Nov. 21, 2019.

9:30 am to 11:00 am

Learn in this class how the Spanish language works. Spanish is a beautiful and very useful language. To be able to communicate in Spanish and understand more of the culture of Hispanic countries will add pleasure to your travels.

Contact Carmita to register. Each session lasts 8 weeks and costs $75 per person, payable on the first day of class. All classes are 90 minutes each. Minimum of 6 enrolled students in each class.

Sponsored by Galiano Library.

Categories: Adults Library: Galiano

Advanced Spanish – Galiano Is. Library

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Oct 24 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm

Learn a Language at the Galiano Island Library – Fall 2019

Advanced Spanish Language Class

Thursdays, Oct. 3 to Nov. 21, 2019.

11:30 am to 1:00 pm.

Contact Carmita to register. Each session lasts 8 weeks and costs $75 per person, payable on the first day of class. All classes are 90 minutes each. Minimum of 6 enrolled students in each class.

Sponsored by Galiano Library.

Categories: Adults Library: Galiano

Oct

Sat

Let Them Eat Dirt – the documentary – Galiano Island

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Oct 26 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

The Galiano Library Presents: Let Them Eat Dirt – the Documentary

Presenter: Dr. B. Brett Finlay, Microbiologist

Saturday Oct. 26, 2019

3:00 pm

South Community Hall