Upcoming Events in Dunster and area

The Dunster winter market runs Saturdays from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The markets will resume after the holiday season and run every Saturday from January 7 to March 31 (the week before Easter).
A bowl of soup and a sandwich is a steal of a deal for $5.  As always there will be yummy desserts from our local bakers.  It is a good chance to visit and keep up on all the local news over the long winter months.  Plus it is a good fund-raiser for the community hall.  We hope to see you all there.  If you would like to make soup or goodies or for more information, contact Karen Shaw at 250-968-4331.
Also remember that sellers are more than welcome with home-baking, crafts, miscellaneous treasures, etc.

The February Dunster Family Dance will be moved to the second Saturday of February (February 11) because of a scheduled concert at Dunster Fine Arts School on the first Saturday (February 4).

Community Family Dance - The first Saturday of every month from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Dunster Community Hall
Learn new dances and review some of the old ones each month (waltz, fox-trot, two-step, seven-step, three varieties of polkas, schottische, cha-cha, Virginia Reel, Charleston, French Minuet, etc.).
Dance instruction from 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. and short sessions throughout the evening.
Dancing from 8:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Snack break at 8:30 p.m. (pot-luck). Coffee, tea and pop are supplied.
Admission is $5 for anyone over 14  with a maximum of $10 per family.
All proceeds go to Dunster Community Association.
You are also asked to bring some finger food for the snack time.
Everyone pitches in and helps with the cleanup.
All ages are welcome. It is a great workout while having a lot of laughs and fun! It is a fun evening for the whole family from children to grandpa and grandma! Dust of your dancing shoes and get ready for an evening of fun and exercise!  Remember to pass the word around to all your friends and come out.
Call Pete at 250-968-4334 to volunteer in the kitchen or at the door or for more info.
As this is a family dance, no alcohol or drugs please.
Come out for  some fantastic socializing with your neighbours and some toe-tapping dancing!! A fun evening and a great work-out during the winter months! Tell your friends and come out for a good time!

Yoga classes are resuming January 10, 2012
Dunster: Tuesdays, 10-11:30 a.m. at the Dunster Community Hall
Valemount: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6-7:30 p.m. at the Golden Years lodge
Cost per class is $10.00 drop-in.
These classes are suitable for anyone who wants to de-stress, work out the kinks and become more focused and flexible.  Please bring your own mat if possible, and wear loose comfortable clothing.
For more info phone Kathryn Smith at 250-566-4022.

CANCELLED!

Robson Valley Music Society presents: Dunster Schoolhouse Concert Series
Pharis and Jason Romero, Saturday, February 4, at the Dunster Fine Arts School
Tickets: $15 at the door; $8 under 13.
Doors open at 7:00 p.m. Show starts at 7:30 p.m.
Concession  will be available.
Pharis and Jason Romero have one foot firmly planted in tradition, and enough jagged harmonic edges to feel modern. They often sing tradition of the classic powerful brother duet, but they are by no means a throwback, even when performing the traditional and country blues, roots and old time songs from the early days of radio to the 1940s.
Pharis is a noted songwriter - "a BC historical treasure" (BC Folklore Society) - and half of their duet show is original songs of love, loss, work and the country people she grew up and still lives with. Jason is a master banjo player and craftsman, with instruments played by Ricky Skaggs, Jerry Douglas, Dirk Powell, and many others; every banjo they play is made in their Horsefly, BC home workshop. When not playing banjo, Jason's resophonic and acoustic guitar playing is a distinct texture, rhythmic and percussive, over Pharis' rock solid rhythm guitar.
A show with the duet moves from spacious, almost ethereal, folk songs to hard edged country blues, with stories and an easy rapor; it carries a feeling of intimacy and complete love for each other and the music at hand.
#1 Album on the North American Folk DJ playlists - September 2011.
Top Albums of 2011 - Folk Alley, Folk DJ, Uprooted Music Revue and many others
"Completely and absolutely beautiful - just great." -Frank Hennessy, BBC Radio Wales
"With songs that are deceptively simple, their voices blend in harmony and hover in the air before taking up permanent residence with the listener. This album begs you to play it for every friend who comes over." Folk Alley"
www.jasonanndpharis.com
Everyone can come out and hear some great music and even dance to a live band and enjoy some local home-made snacks at the concession that evening. Funds from the concession and $5 of the $15 admission will go to the school fund.

Sunday, February 5 from 10 - ??? community work bee at the Dunster school to clean and organize the elementary room for the Dunster Playgroup . Will need tools to remove plywood from windows (portable drills and screw-drivers) , window cleaner and squeegees, pails and scrub brushes to strip and re-wax the floor (does anyone have the stripping chemicals and/or a floor stripper they could donate/loan?), carpet cleaning fluid and a carpet cleaner, some muscle-power to move some heavier items in and out of the room, and rags and general purpose cleaner to wash down the walls and shelving. And bring a light pot-luck dish for lunch!  For information please contact Nancy Taylor at 250-968-4358, Karita and Augusto at 250-968-4412, or Julie Marlow at 250-968-4538. We really value the involvement of our amazing community to help us jump-start this program for the junior members of Dunster!
Just a reminder: the Dunster Playgroup is now up and running. Welcome all families with kiddies 0 to 5 years - call if you need a lift! In addition, we are still seeking gently used toys of the natural material, non-battery-operated, high play value variety . No toys with many small pieces please. We could also use some 5' x 8' area rugs for our play stations. Thank you, Carol Ann Romanow & the Dunster Playgroup

Addendum: on the advice of Karen Craigue, we will not be stripping the floor, just giving it a good scrubbing. So that's one huge job out of the way! Hope to see you all there!!! Thanks from the Dunster Playgroup.

JOURNEY to the HEART
With a nod to Saint Valentine, this play-shop gets to the matters of the heart. Through movement, breath work and meditation, we will focus on opening the heart and exploring the limitless Love that is our True Nature. We will round out our exploration with poetry and song that celebrates Love in its many disguises.
Saturday, February 11, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., upstairs at the Old Firehall in Jasper (JOY studio)
$50 per person
Please pre-register before February 9 by phoning Annie Baker at 780-852-7436 or by sending an email.

The McBride Roundhouse Theatre announces the 2011-2012 season:

Thursday, February 16, 2012
Charlie Major and Victoria Banks
This is an accoustic show featuring a set by Charlie Major followed by a set by Victoria Banks follweb by a set with them together.

Monday, March 12, 2012
Lorne Elliott
The Lorne Elliott Comedy Show - 2012 will be a great show for the entire family featuring comedy and music.

April/May
TBA

Call Bridget if you or your business is interested in season's tickets (250-968-4365).

Valemount Arts and Cultural Society: Valemount Community Theatre line-up for 2011-2012
March 12 - Calahd Nua - Visiting from Ireland, the ensemble comprises of five extremely talented musicians from three beautiful regions in Ireland, counties Carlow, Waterford and Kilkenny. The tasteful musical arrangements of Caladh Nua include traditional Irish dance music, traditional songs alongside some more recently composed pieces. Caladh Nua has a perfect balance between innovation and preservation of Irelands wonderful music and song tradition.

Roast for Bill Arnold, March 17, organized by the Community Foundations. $25 tickets, silent auction. Watch this website for more info.

Second annual spring craft fair, McBride E-Free Church, April 21
There is no cost for tables and there will be a luncheon available for purchase. Free coffee/tea.
Book your table now with Lorrie at 250-968-4491. 10 tables left.
Open to crafers from any area. Do you sell product from home from a catalogue? You are invited to join as well.
If you have a table you could bring along, please do so.
Lorrie Bressette, Administrator, McBride Evangelical Free Church, (250)569-2378