One Straw Society brings us an extravagant, outdoor, farm-to-table soirée! A multi-course, Coast culinary collaboration from Persephone Brewery, Wilde Kitchen, Bruinwood Distillery, Brickers Cider, and both the Gumboot Cafe and the Restaurant, to support the Tiny Farm, One Straw’s exciting community project. To comply with social distancing requirements, tickets will be available for groups of four to six people per table; they are committed to creating a safe and enjoyable evening for your “bubble.” A vegetarian option is available, as well as a limited number of tickets for groups less than four. If there is more than one vegetarian per table, please email coordinator@onestraw.ca with details. Fundraising is for Tiny Farm projects, programming, and infrastructure to create an innovative mixed-use community food hub and build food security on the Coast, as well as to facilitate agricultural education and empowerment for folks of all ages. The Tiny Farm is located behind the Gumboot Restaurant at 1041 Roberts Creek Rd. Search Tiny Farm, Big Table at eventbrite.ca for meal tickets, $75 per person with a cash bar. The event runs this Sunday evening, Aug. 23, from 5 p.m. till 9 p.m.
Hawthorn Ceramics will be opening the studio this Saturday and Sunday! Beth has lots of new pieces being fired this week so get out and get yours! Aug. 22 and 23 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 1551 Lockyer Rd.
A bunch of Canadian punk rock icons, like Danko Jones, Sum 41 and Roberts Creek’s own Modern Terror, are among those coming together to offer support for young people affected by the coronavirus pandemic through collaborating on a cover of Wipers’ 1980 classic, Is This Real?, to benefit youth mental health charity, Kids Help Phone. Donate at https://fizzgi.gs/pages/is-this-real and catch Jamie, Jeff and Limo at the 219 Saturday, Aug. 29!
Get your advance tickets for the 219 in person at the Legion or click rclegionevents.com. All shows open at 4 p.m. unless otherwise posted. Here’s what’s coming! Aug. 21 Georgia Fats, Aug. 22 Muffdusters, Kownterpoint, and Bad PR (at noon), Aug. 23 Charlotte Wrinch (at 2), Aug. 28 Hoolicans, Aug. 29 The Daggers with Modern Terror, Sept. 5 The High Quadra Ramblers, Sept. 6 The VanRays (2 p.m.), Sept. 11 Geoff Berner, Sept. 13 Burying Ground (2 p.m.), Sept. 19 Mud Bay Blues, Sept. 25 Staggers and Jaggs. We can count ourselves lucky to have the dedicated crew who put on these shows with attention to keeping us well. Cheers!
Slow Sundays this week is guaranteed to please, starting with Gratefully Dead Seagulls Quartet at 1 p.m. (folk, country and 60s rock), followed by Quarantrio (Yvonne, Katie and John – clarinets) and a local favourite, The Billy Hillpicker Band, bring their Coastal Bluegrass to the gazebo just after 2.
Here’s something new! A Debate Club at the Community Hall, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. every 1st and 3rd Tuesday! All are welcome. Masks are mandatory! If you have no mask, one will be provided. Questions? email ellarowell03@gmail.com and follow on instragram @robertscreekdebate.
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