Gabriola’s Winter Solstice Celebration will be held at the Gabriola Commons on Sunday, December 20th. The Commons says:
All events are indoors, except a possible bonfire.
4:30 pm: circle dancing and chanting
5:30 pm: potluck supper
6:00 pm: music and merriment (bring your musical instruments)
evening: bonfire outside depending on interest and the weather
Victor Anthony’s 3rd annual Concert For The Commons is set for Saturday, December 5th (and Sunday, December 6th) at The Roxy. All ticket proceeds will go to funding the many various projects both planned and ongoing at the Gabriola Commons.
Last year, Victor was joined onstage by Gabriola favourites Kathy McIntyre and Nathan Tinkham and this [...]
The People for a Healthy Community AGM will be on November 14th from 2:30 to 4pm. This meeting will be in the main house at The Gabriola Commons. The theme is poetry slam – bring some social justice poetry to share, and help dream up the future of PHC. There will be a garden tour [...]
Gabriola’s Agricultural Fall Fair will be on Sunday, September 20th. It’s from noon to 3pm at the Gabriola Commons.
The poster advertises:
Rabbits and roosters, The breathtakingly beautiful, the largest, the smallest, the funniest! There’ll be cotton candy and apple juicing, miniature goats and sheep, with fleece to felt, spinners and weavvers and boat builders and rug [...]
This workshop will take place on Saturday, September 19th from 1 to 5 pm at the Gabriola Commons. Register now if you’re planning to attend, as there are only 20 spaces available. Here are all the details about the workshop, the presenter, and how to register:
You’re invited to a haiku presentation on Sunday, July 26th at 10 am. It’s at the Gabriola Commons. Here are all the details from the Poetry Gabriola Society’s announcement:
Come Paint Your Community at the Gabriola Commons, Saturday, August 1st between 12 and 2:00. We will be making the first annual Commons Community Quilt. Quilt squares and paints and brushes, or fabric crayons, will be provided, with many willing artists around to assist you.
All the hundreds of squares will then be sewn together by [...]
The circus is coming to Gabriola, and volunteers are needed to help with circus events on Monday, July 20th and Tuesday, July 21st. It will be fun with lots of opportunity to enjoy amazing teamwork. To sign up, contact Janice Harris of the Gabriola Commons Volunteer Team: 250-247-7562 or primeexec@shaw.ca.
Here we have details about [...]
You’re invited to a potluck picnic at the Gabriola Commons at 6 pm on Monday, July 20th. This is your chance to meet and mingle with circus performers from The New Old Time Chautauqua, while enjoying fine food and conversation.
Chautauquans and local musicians who are invited to bring their instruments will be on hand to [...]
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. [...]
The Gabriola Commons Foundation is having its first annual general meeting on June 27th. It’s at 1:30 pm, at the Gabriola Commons.
Come learn to use a scythe at the Gabriola Commons. On Saturday, May 23rd, the Commons will offer a free scything workshop from 2pm to 4pm. They write:
Everyone welcome… come try it out, find out where to buy a scythe of your own and generally learn more about moving, and drying and storing hay.
They list [...]
Update: this event has been cancelled due to lack of registration.
Brian Hoover and Shasta Martinuk will teach a Ta Ke Ti Na workshop at the Gabriola Commons on Friday May 8th and Saturday May 9th.
The Ta Ke Ti Na page on the instructors’ website explains:
Ta Ke Ti Na is a musical group process that uses [...]
The Gabriola Commons Spring Fair will be on Saturday, May 2nd, from 11 am to 2 pm.
This event sounds perfect for Gabriola gardeners and would-be gardeners: there’ll be a seed swap, and tips from local gardeners. Maybe you’ll go have a peek at the community garden allotments.
You’ll also have a chance to learn about [...]
This year’s Easter egg hunt will be at the Gabriola Commons, starting at 1 pm sharp on April 11th. The Kerplunks will be there (12 to 1 pm), so how could any kid resist this event?
The concession will be open from 11:30 to 1:30. The concession is a by donation thing – it’s a fundraiser [...]
Email from the Gabriola Commons says:
On March 21st there will be an Open House at the Commons that will give you the opportunity to discover what has been happening, what is happening and what some of the plans are for what will be happening at the Commons. As well as the Open House [...]
Join TouchWood Mysteries and friends in celebrating the launch of Never Sleep with a Suspect on Gabriola Island – an Islands Investigations International Mystery by Sandy Frances Duncan and George Szanto.
This event will be at the Gabriola Commons on March 22nd from 3 to 5 pm.
Here’s a bit about the book from the book’s page [...]