Skip to content

Chemainus Valley weekly events and entertainment schedule

For the Week of Nov. 9-15
9139432_web1_edie_sparkles_350-copy
Edie Daponte dazzles, performing the music of Edith Piaf Sunday in Crofton.

FRIDAY, NOV. 10

Muffin morning: 9:30-11 a.m., Chemainus 55+ Activity Centre, 9824 Willow St., Chemainus.

Meat Draw: Chemainus Legion 191, 4-7 p.m., 9775 Chemainus Rd.

Bingo: Every Friday, doors open at 5 p.m. and games begin at 6:30 p.m., Chemainus Legion 191 Hall, 9775 Chemainus Rd.

Panel discussion: Impacts of Global Warming on local fisheries and forestry, with local and provincial government perspectives, panelists include Geoff Strong (climatologist), Richard Beamish (oceanographer), Erik Piikkila (forest ecologist), Jon Lefebure (Mayor of North Cowichan), Doug Routley (MLA Nanaimo-Cowichan), 7 p.m., Chemainus United Church.

SATURDAY, NOV. 11

Remembrance Day: cenotaph service at 10:50 a.m., Chemainus Cenotaph, Willow Street.

SUNDAY, NOV. 12

First Birthday Open House: Bob Johns and the Upbeats play at noon, Yetta, Glenn and band at 1 p.m., JoHannah Knight at 2 p.m., Michael Clarke from Rock Legends at 3 p.m., evening entertainment from 4 to 6:30 p.m. features local Walden Plays, followed by The Grinning Barretts, and then the night will finish with Lawson Kelly, there will be happy hour pricing all day, special casks, a new anniversary beer and maybe some old seasonals will make an appearance, Riot Brewing, 101A-3055 Oak St., Chemainus.

Pat’s House of Jazz: Sidney chanteuse Edie Daponte channels iconic French cabaret singer Edith Piaf in a new one-woman show, admission $20 at the door, Osborne Bay Pub at the Crofton Hotel,1534 Joan Ave., Crofton. For information, call 250-324-2245.

MONDAY, NOV. 13

Bingo Mondays: Doors open at 4:45 p.m., bingo starts at 6:40 p.m., Chemainus 55+ Activity Centre, 9824 Willow St., Chemainus.

TUESDAY, NOV. 14

Meat draw: Chemainus Legion 191, 3-6 p.m., 9775 Chemainus Rd.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 15

Blood Pressure Clinic: 9:30-11 a.m., Chemainus 55+ Activity Centre, 9824 Willow St., Chemainus.

Soup and Sandwich: $6, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m, Chemainus 55+ Activity Centre, 9824 Willow St., Chemainus.

Fun darts: everyone welcome, 7 p.m., Chemainus Legion 191, 9775 Chemainus Rd.



Don Bodger

About the Author: Don Bodger

I've been a part of the newspaper industry since 1980 when I began on a part-time basis covering sports for the Ladysmith-Chemainus Chronicle.
Read more