Dale Colleen Hamilton is presenting her one-woman show, She Won't Come in from the Fields, on Wednesday, March 12 at the Duncan library on James Street.
The 30-minute show and conversation about regenerative food growing and climate change solutions is written and performed by Hamilton. Admission is free.
Hamilton has been writing and producing theatre for more than 40 years and comes from a longtime farm family in Ontario. She is a member of a number of farmers' organizations and has a Masters in Environmental Studies from York University where she focused her research on regenerative farming.
This show is about "a feisty farm woman [who] is fed up with the conventional way her son is farming the family land. That’s why she’s staging a one-woman protest, chaining herself to a fence post, refusing to come in from the fields until he agrees to try farming regeneratively. In the process, it hits home to both of them that working together is the best way to regenerate their farm and help reverse climate change," described a press release for the show.
A conversation with the audience about climate solutions and challenges to farming will follow the performance.
It starts at 6:30 p.m.
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The Cowichan Valley Music Teachers Association is hosting a Wine and Chocolate Evening fundraiser on Saturday, March 15.
"In a tradition that began in 2015, our adult students will share their music, while everyone enjoys wine, chocolate and other delicious refreshments (yes, we have an abundance of non-alcoholic drinks and non-chocolate delicacies, too)," said a press release for the event.
The fundraiser is in support of young music students who otherwise would not be able to afford music lessons.
For your donation at the door (suggested $20 per person or $30 per couple, but any amount will be gratefully accepted) you will receive a glass of wine and all the refreshments you can eat.
"There is no charge for the music, fun, cheering, and laughter," the release said.
Performers for the evening include Annick and the Lakeside Loungers, as well as Brenda’s Brats and the Vancouver Island Adult Harp Ensemble. Adult students will also sing, play piano, flute, harp, cello and more.
Guests are welcome to browse a large table of music books and take home any they like. There will also be a silent auction.
The evening will be emceed by Connie Masson.
The wine is supplied our sponsor Vigneti Zanatta. The event is for people 19 years and older.
For more information, visit www.CowichanMusic.com.
Doors open at St. Peter Quamichan Church Hall, 5800 Church Rd. in Duncan at 6:30 p.m.
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The Cowichan Musical Society made a couple of announcements last week.
Following the success of Legally Blonde last month, the society confirmed next year's show will be Cinderella.
They are currently looking for applicants to fill the roles of drama director, choreographer, vocal director, set designer, and costume designer.
Those interested should send a copy of their resume to cowichanmusicalsociety@gmail.com by March 9.
Stay tuned for notice about auditions for the show.
The Cowichan Musical Society also invited people to apply for their recently established Cowichan Musical Society Scholarship Program.
They are open to post secondary students up to the age of 29 who have spent at least two years participating on or off stage with the group's productions. Awards will range between $500 and $1,000.
Check the Society's website (www.cowichanmusicalsociety.org) for the application form.
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Imagine That! gallery in downtown Duncan promises "something special" in their window displays for the month of March.
They will feature the work of four women who have contributed to the success and longevity of the artists' co-operative the runs the gallery.
"Each one has been (or is) president of our board, and each actively produces works of art for our shop," said a press release.
The artists are Sandra Greenaway, Robin Millan, Margot Page and Lorraine Taylor.
Their works will be in the window displays until March 28.
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The Freedom From War Coalition is screening the film The Trust Fall: Julian Assange on Saturday, March 29 at the Duncan United Church Hall.
Assange was released after five years in London’s maximum-security prison in June 2024, after his lawyers agreed to a plea deal.
"The disclosures of WikiLeaks and Assange from 2010 to 2024 ignited a firestorm of controversy and a relentless pursuit by the most powerful empire on the planet," said a press release for the event. "The Trust Fall: Julian Assange examines the meaning and significance of the insights WikiLeaks shared with the world, the resulting behaviour of the governments involved, the extraordinary personal risk taken by Assange and the wider fundamental issues around press freedom which affects all of us and our right to know."
The Trust Fall is narrated by Susan Sarandon, Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters, rapper M.I.A. and Rage Against the Machine’s guitarist Tom Morello.
Admission is free, but a donation in encouraged to help the group cover the cost of the event. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for a 7 p.m. start.
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The Duncan Family Research Centre is hosting a free genealogy class at the Duncan library on Saturday, March 15 at 3 p.m.
The class will teach attendees how to find and use English wills to research their ancestors further than just parish records.