Here’s your chance to help victims of the earthquake in Haiti: join Gabriola musicians at the Gabriola Community Hall for a fundraising concert on Sunday, January 24th, at 7:30pm. (Doors open at 6:45pm.)
This Island to Island benefit includes Victory Anthony & friends, Bob & Gee Bossin, John & Ken Capon & Saburo Murata, Gary Fjellgaard, [...]
Valentine’s Day is coming! Celebrate at Cupid’s Clinic on Sunday, February 14th, from 7 to 11pm. (Address: Dragon’s Lodge, 2950 Dragon’s Lane.)
You’ll enjoy The Martini Foursome, finger food and cash bar, door prizes, raffles and more. Tickets are $25, and raffle tickets $5. Both are available at Artworks.
This event is brought to you by the [...]
On Friday, January 1st, join Gabriola Co-op Radio for one or both of these two shows:
Cover the World With Goodness
At the Haven’s Phoenix Theatre. Doors open at 6 p.m., January 1, and the show runs from 7 to 9. This is a family-oriented presentation where the list of performers includes Tina Jones and Dinah [...]
The Gabriola Women’s Institute invites you to their Bake and Craft Sale, which will be on Saturday, December 5th from 10 am to 1pm at the Women’s Institute Hall. There will be delicious homemade goodies and exquisite knitting.
Gabriola Island Recycling Organization (GIRO) invites you to the GIRO Christmas Sale. It will be at the Rollo Seniors Centre (685 North Road) on Satuday November 28th from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm. GIRO says you’ll find
Loads of gently used and new Christmas gifts, decorations, trees and more.
The Gabriola United Church Christmas Bazaar will be at the Gabriola Community Hall on Saturday, November 14th from 2pm to 4pm. There will be silent auction items, a bake table, a vintage table, a plant table, and a tea room.
Join Lulu on Thursday, October 22nd from 6 to 8 pm at the Surf Lodge. Get a burger and Lulu for only $10.00! Lulu says Join us as we celebrate a new season, and the launch of a new brew! (Lulu is proud to work with the Longwood Brewpub in Nanaimo to bring you what [...]
This year’s Concert on the Green will be on August 6th at the Gabriola Golf and Country Club.
Gates open at 4 pm. At 5:15 pm the concert starts with music from Gabriola’s Ssvelt. At 6 pm the feature act begins: Bobby Bruce’s
The Circus is coming to The Gabriola Commons! On Tuesday, July 21st there will be a full day of circus events featuring The New Old Time Chautauqua. Most events are free; see schedule and event descriptions below. Tickets for the evening’s Big Show are $15 for adults, and $10 for children, seniors and challenged adults. [...]
Zephyr Winds will perform at the Gabriola United Church on Saturday July 11th at 7:30 pm.
Zephyr Winds is a woodwind trio consisting of Lisa McCarthy (flute), Jennifer Weeks (oboe) and Pat Nelson (bassoon). They play music ranging form classical to contemporary. Here’s what they say about the Gabriola concert: This year, we’ll be doing serious [...]
Gabriola’s Himalayan Festival will be on Thursday, July 9th at the Community Hall. It starts at 6pm. This event is a fundraiser for the Citta Hospital in Humla, Nepal.
The evening begins with a Nepali vegetarian dinner. Then Dr Larry Hill will show slides of his recent dental camp at the Citta Hospital in Simikot. After [...]
The Gabriola United Church invites you to their Strawberry Tea. It will be on Saturday, June 27th from 2 to 4pm.
The Gabriola Home and Garden Tour is on June 28th. The tour website explains:
From 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, this self-guided tour of island homes & beautiful coastal gardens will give you an unforgettable taste of island life including local musicians & artisans at featured sites. Organized by People for a Healthy Community to benefit [...]
On Saturday June 20 from 11-4 at The Rollo Centre, Friends of the Library will have a giant used book sale as a fundraiser to support the Gabriola Library. Stock up for your summer reading!
The Gathering Place is hosting a family dinner and dance on Saturday May 30th. This event is a fundraiser to help Gathering Place youth buy African drums.
Dinner will be served at 6:30 pm. (Menu: Mexican chili and rice with iced tea or lemonade.)
Music starts at 7:30. A youth band called Nutter Butter will open, and [...]
The Gabriola Womens’ Institute is having their annual plant sale this Saturday, May 23rd; they say there’ll be a great selection of plants, books, and crafts. It’s at the Women’s Institute Hall from 10 am until 12:30 pm.
People for a Healthy Community invites you to Make a bowl for hunger on Saturday, May 30th.
Drop in Saturday May 30th, 9 am to 3pm
Sunstone Pottery, 520 Argyle Lane
On Saturday May 30th between 9 am and 3pm, our community is invited to Sunstone Pottery, to make a bowl for hunger in support of PHC’s Emergency [...]
The Gabriola Lions are organizing Gabriola’s Walk for Dog Guides. The walk starts at Twin Beaches on Sunday May 31st at 1 pm.
The Purina Walk for Dog Guides site explains:
Join other dedicated Dog Guide supporters across Canada and participate in the largest fundraising event of its kind, the Purina Walk for Dog Guides. There is [...]
The Tour de Gabriola is on June 7th. If you’re a cyclist and you want to ride for a good cause, this event is for you.
Registration is from 9:30 a.m. till 10:30 a.m at these locations: Gabriola Elementary School, Twin Beaches Shopping Centre and Silva Bay Inn. Here’s the registration form.
This is from the press [...]