After years of living alone, Dawn Gibbons decided to get a dog for companionship. She found four-year-old Daphne through an animal rescue organization after a breeder had surrendered her. In July, 2022, Daphne crossed the rainbow bridge. Her story lives on in her series of children’s books.

Daphne’s passing opened space for another blind dog to have a life of joy and adventure, so Dawn adopted Maxwell who had his eyes surgically removed before being adopted. Dawn and Maxwell live and travel full-time in a campervan and will someday return to their home in Calgary, Alberta.

Film "Maria Callas"

(Limited space please contact the Haskin's if you wish to attend)

Lively discussion of Current Affairs

Discussion Group is now full

American soprano Angel Blue headlines as the Ethiopian princess torn between love and country in a new production of Verdi’s Aida by Michael Mayer that brings audiences inside the towering pyramids and gilded tombs of ancient Egypt with intricate projections and dazzling animations. Romanian-Hungarian mezzo-soprano Judit Kutasi also stars as Aida’s rival, Amneris, alongside Polish tenor Piotr Beczała as the soldier Radamès—completing opera’s greatest love triangle. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium to conduct the January 25 performance, which will be transmitted live from the Metropolitan Opera stage to cinemas worldwide.

Theme:  Spanish Wines and Tapas

Sorry Event now full if you have not been notified by Ken.

Syd Bosel, who at the age of 63 became a professional standup comedian.

Hi, I’m Syd, a stand-up comic and comedic storyteller originally hailing from Vancouver, now calling Comox, BC my home.

I regularly headline and tour with "Jokers Canada" and "Hot Flash Comedy." You might have also heard me on CBC’s “The Debaters”, "Just for Laughs" and "Laugh Out Loud." Over the years, I've had the pleasure of opening for amazing comedians like Maria Bamford, Debra DiGiovanni, Simon King, and Julie Kim. My album dropped Oct 1/24, “Thanks for Swinging By”.

My most recent…and coolest accolade, is coming in first in BC’s Yuk Yuk’s competition. I beat out 60 comics …. and I am the first woman to have won the Yuk Off!

In 2018, I was thrilled to place first and be voted Fan Favourite in the “BC’s Funniest New Female Comic” competition. The following year, I was a finalist in the “Great Canadian Yuk Off” and placed 2nd out of 65 comics in the “Funniest Person with a Day Job” competition. Most recently, in 2023, I was honored to be voted “Best of the Fest” at the Nanaimo Fringe Festival and received 4 Yeses on “Canada’s Got Talent”.

Try out our first H'appie Hour.  Bring an appetizer to share and your favorite drink.

Darla will be our first host.  If you are interested in hosting in your home for the next one let the Event Committee know.

Current Affairs Discussion Group

Contact Ken for availabilty

Theme:  Argentinian Wines

Sorry Event now full if you have not been notified by Janice or Dave

Following a string of awe-inspiring Live in HD performances, Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen returns to the Metropolitan Opera as Leonore, the faithful wife who risks everything to save her husband from the clutches of tyranny in Beethoven’s Fidelio. Completing the distinguished cast is British tenor David Butt Philip as the political prisoner Florestan, Polish bass-baritone Tomasz Konieczny as the villainous Don Pizarro, veteran German bass René Pape as the jailer Rocco, Chinese soprano Ying Fang and German tenor Magnus Dietrich as the young Marzelline and Jaquino, and Danish bass Stephen Milling as the principled Don Fernando. Susanna Mälkki conducts the March 15 performance, which will be transmitted live from the Met stage to cinemas worldwide.

Join Liz iin a traditional Irish Hooley to be hosted at their new abode.  

A new Event - H'appie Hour.  Bring an appetizer to share and your favorite drink.

Shauna and Doug are your hosts. Contact them at their link below if you are interested.

If you are interested in hosting in your home for the next one let the Event Committee know.

 Join us for Pub Night at the Heritage House Pub.

Contact Ken if you are interested, guests welcome!

With a Canadian military father, Kim spent her childhood living in various parts of Canada and Europe. She and her husband, Mike Simpson, served twenty-year careers in the Canadian Forces. Retiring in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island, they focussed on raising their two sons, Brian and Kyle, pursued second careers as professional ski patrollers on nearby Mount Washington and for a time owned a sea kayaking company based on the west coast of Vancouver Island.

Since Mike’s death in 2007, seeking solace and following her nomadic spirit, Kim has indulged her passion for off-the-beaten-path international travel. When at home she walks with friends, writes and enjoys her unconventional garden. 

Film "Memoirs of a Geisha"

(Limited space please contact the Haskin's if you wish to attend)

 ROYSTON SEASIDE TRAIL 

April 25, 2025 

We will meet at 1:45 and depart at 2 pm 

The route takes about 60 minutes. 

A portable toilet can be found enroute 

Coming from Courtenay on the 19A take the Royston Road (traffic light intersection) 

down towards the water where you will find parking 

R.S.T. is an easy trail with only two smaller hills. The views over the seaside towards Comox are spectacular. 

There are picnic tables close to the parking area. 

Royston has a Coffee house, unfortenuately they do close at 3 pm. 

CONTACT Cheryl of you have questions/

A new Event - H'appie Hour.  Bring an appetizer to share and your favorite drink.

Barb S. Is your Host. Contact her at the link below if you are interested.

If you would like to host in your home for the next one let the Event Committee know.

On April 26, Mozart’s timeless comedy returns to cinemas worldwide with a live transmission from the Metropolitan Opera. Conductor Joana Mallwitz, in her Met debut, takes the podium to conduct a stellar ensemble cast including American bass-baritone Michael Sumuel as the clever valet Figaro, Ukrainian soprano Olga Kulchynska as the wily maid Susanna, Canadian baritone Joshua Hopkins as the skirt-chasing Count, Italian soprano Federica Lombardi as his anguished wife, and French mezzo-soprano Marianne Crebassa as the adolescent page Cherubino.

Bus trip to Victoria to see Rigoletto by Verdi.

Contact Liz Datoo for tickets and details. 

Ticket Prices $57.66, $88.30 and $144.20

Plus, return bus cost $55-$70 

Theme:  Canadian EH?

Sorry Event now full if you have not been notified by Cheryl or Ernie

Repeat Performance of April 26th

Mozart’s timeless comedy returns to cinemas worldwide with a live transmission from the Metropolitan Opera. Conductor Joana Mallwitz, in her Met debut, takes the podium to conduct a stellar ensemble cast including American bass-baritone Michael Sumuel as the clever valet Figaro, Ukrainian soprano Olga Kulchynska as the wily maid Susanna, Canadian baritone Joshua Hopkins as the skirt-chasing Count, Italian soprano Federica Lombardi as his anguished wife, and French mezzo-soprano Marianne Crebassa as the adolescent page Cherubino.

Live Performance May 17th Sold Out but tickets available for June 7th repeat performance.

Met Music Director Yannick Neacute-Seguin takes the podium on May 17 to conduct Strauss's one-act tragedy, which will be transmitted live from the Metropolitan Opera stage to cinemas worldwide. Leading the company's first new production of the work in 20 years, Claus Guth, one of Europe's leading opera directors, gives the biblical story a psychologically perceptive Victorian-era setting. South African soprano Elza van den Heever leads a celebrated cast as the abused and unhinged antiheroine, with Swedish baritone Peter Mattei as the imprisoned prophet Jochanaan; German tenor Gerhard Siegel as Salome's lecherous stepfather, King Herod; American mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung as his wife, Herodias; and Polish tenor Piotr Buszewski as Narraboth.

Hosts Peter and Denise Evans

Theme:  French Wines

Event may be full, please check with host as space is limited.

Film  "De-Lovely" (Cole Porter)

(Limited space please contact the Haskin's if you wish to attend)

A new Event - H'appie Hour.  Bring an appetizer to share and your favorite drink.

Barb S. Is your Host. Contact her at the link below if you are interested.

If you would like to host in your home for the next one let the Event Committee know.

The Metropolitan Opera’s 2024–25 Live in HD season comes to a close with a live transmission of Rossini’s effervescent comedy on May 31. Russian mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina headlines a winning ensemble as the feisty heroine, Rosina, alongside American tenor Jack Swanson, in his Met debut, as her secret beloved, Count Almaviva. Moldovan baritone Andrey Zhilikhovsky stars as Figaro, the ingenious barber of Seville, with Hungarian bass-baritone Peter Kálmán as Dr. Bartolo and Russian bass Alexander Vinogradov as Don Basilio rounding out the principal cast. Giacomo Sagripanti conducts Bartlett Sher’s madcap production.

Repeat of May 17th Live Performance -  June 7th. Check with Theatre fpr exact time

Met Music Director Yannick Neacute-Seguin takes the podium on May 17 to conduct Strauss's one-act tragedy, which will be transmitted live from the Metropolitan Opera stage to cinemas worldwide. Leading the company's first new production of the work in 20 years, Claus Guth, one of Europe's leading opera directors, gives the biblical story a psychologically perceptive Victorian-era setting. South African soprano Elza van den Heever leads a celebrated cast as the abused and unhinged antiheroine, with Swedish baritone Peter Mattei as the imprisoned prophet Jochanaan; German tenor Gerhard Siegel as Salome's lecherous stepfather, King Herod; American mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung as his wife, Herodias; and Polish tenor Piotr Buszewski as Narraboth.

Repeat Performance from May 31st Live Performance

The Metropolitan Opera’s 2024–25 Live in HD season comes to a close with a live transmission of Rossini’s effervescent comedy on May 31. Russian mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina headlines a winning ensemble as the feisty heroine, Rosina, alongside American tenor Jack Swanson, in his Met debut, as her secret beloved, Count Almaviva. Moldovan baritone Andrey Zhilikhovsky stars as Figaro, the ingenious barber of Seville, with Hungarian bass-baritone Peter Kálmán as Dr. Bartolo and Russian bass Alexander Vinogradov as Don Basilio rounding out the principal cast. Giacomo Sagripanti conducts Bartlett Sher’s madcap production.

https://prismafestival.com/sail/

Contact Jim Boase who is arranging group tickets for Return Ferry, Lunch and Concert or follow the link to purchase your own tickets:

Reserved seating.

Date: Saturday June 21 ,2025
Time: 1:30PM
Location: Evergreen Theatre
                   5001 Joyce Ave
                   Powell River, BC
                   V8A 5R2

Program:

2:00 • SAIL TO THE SYMPHONY
PRISMA Festival Orchestra
Darkness Into Dawn

This matinée concert features a reprise of our June 20th evening program, as we welcome not only locals but over 300 Sail to the Symnhonv' Tour patrons from Vancouver Island. Experience the emotional depth of Gustav Mahlers
Kindertotenlieder, seamlessly intertwined with the raw intensity of his Symphony No. 6.

Wine Tour at Beaufort Vineyard and Estate Winery

Tour includes vineyard, cellar, barrel room, tasting and picnic. $40

Details to follow, please sign up with Dave.