The Stockey Centre

Legends of Soul: Aretha Franklin, Sam Cooke, and Friends
2019-04-05 20:00 (America/Toronto) | The Stockey Centre, 2 Bay Street, Parry Sound, Ontario, P2A 1S3, Canada
“Legends of Soul: Aretha Franklin, Sam Cooke and Friends” celebrates the greatest hits from the greatest artists in Soul Music history! This brand new, audience-interactive touring show feature outstanding live musical performances of classic Soul songs from Aretha Franklin, Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, James Brown, Otis Redding, Tina Turner, Wilson Pickett and more. “Legends of Soul” features star performers from the “Motown Gold” show including the incredible lead vocalists Shelley Hamilton and Justin Bacchus, alongside the fabulous Rudy and the Angels band. Song highlights include “RESPECT”, “Sittin’ at the Dock of the Bay”, “Another Saturday Night”, “I Feel Good”, “Hit the Road Jack”, “Midnight Hour”, “You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman”, “You Send Me” amongst the many audience favourites. Get your tickets early to ensure the best seats to this amazing evening of Soul!

Film at the Stockey: Ben is Back
2019-04-04 19:00
Nineteen-year-old Ben Burns (Lucas Hedges) unexpectedly returns to his family’s suburban home on Christmas Eve. Ben’s mom, Holly (Julia Roberts), is relieved and welcoming but wary of her son’s drug addiction. Over a turbulent 24 hours, new truths are revealed, and a mother’s undying love gets put to the test as Holly does everything in her power to keep Ben clean. (R)

Art Classes & Wine Glasses
2019-03-26 18:30 - 20:30
With Artist Instructor Marc DeGroote
No experience required! Come out and unwind with a glass of wine as local artist Marc DeGroote leads the class in an acrylic paint on 12”x16” canvas project. We’ll supply you with the materials needed, including brushes, paint, aprons and canvases. Please arrive a few minutes early to secure your seats, as painting will begin at 6:30 PM.
One glass of wine is included in the price of admission. Additional drinks will be available at our cash bar. Outside food and drink are not allowed – NO BYOB. This is a 19+ only event – all participants will be required to provide photo I.D.
Tickets for this event are only $29.95 +HST. There are only 20 seats available, so act fast!
About the Artist Instructor:
Marc De Groote was born in Belgium and immigrated to Canada in 1957, at the age of ten.
Wildlife Artist extraordinaire, this Artist’s exceptional talent came to life in 2001. A self-taught Artist who will astonish you with the incredible detail achieved in his creations of mixed media, Acrylics, Oils, Watercolours, Graphite, all form part of Marc’s palette. Seldom will you experience the feeling of such closeness with nature as when you view Marc’s fine art. Marc has spent many years traveling, closely observing and enjoying the beauty of nature and all of its pleasures.
The painting for the March 26 class:

International Paddling Film Festival & Great Gear Auction
2019-03-23 19:00
International Paddling Film Festival & Great Gear Auction
Hosted by White Squall
Saturday, March 23, 2019
5:30 pm Social & Great Gear Auction
7:00 – 10:00 pm Showtime (15 minute intermission)
$20/adult + HST, $10/Students + HST

Join us at the Stockey Centre in Parry Sound for the world’s best paddling films. Come early at 5:30 for Happy Hour and an incredible outdoor gear auction all in support of GlobalMedic – one of Canada’s most effective disaster response teams.
The festival showcases the world’s best paddling films and inspires people to explore rivers, lakes & ocean, embrace the outdoor lifestyle and appreciate the heritage of the wild place we paddle.
The world tour travels to over 120 screenings around the globe.
All funds raised support GlobalMedic a Canadian disaster relief organization of first responders.
If you help us hit the $5000 mark, the White Squall crew will chop a hole in the ice, and take an icy plunge in Cole Lake.

Rescue Vehicles Demonstration
2019-03-22 12:00 - 16:00
You are invited to attend the “Day of Search and Rescue” event hosted by the Town of Parry Sound at the Stockey Centre on Friday, March 22.
The event will include 6 participants, with booths set up in the lobby of the Stockey Centre, as well as demonstrations of SHERP world’s most powerful ATVs and hovercrafts by manufacturers from Seguin and Markham, Ontario on Georgian Bay.
Weather permitting, the demonstrations will include ”live” rescue exercises on ice and open water in collaboration with the Town of Parry Sound Fire Department.
Representatives of all the participating companies will be available to answer questions and demonstrate their products and services.
The event will provide an opportunity to promote Parry Sound as a future cluster for search and rescue equipment manufacturers and help attract SMEs from the GTA and across the province. It will allow participants to network with officials from local municipalities, as well as provincial and federal governments and explore opportunities in the area.
Time: 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Location:
Charles W. Stockey Centre for the Performing Arts
Two Bay Street
Parry Sound, Ontario P2A 1S3

Film at the Stockey: Beautiful Boy
2019-03-21 19:00
Teenager Nicolas Sheff (Timothée Chalamet) seems to have it all with good grades and being an actor, artist, athlete and editor of the school newspaper. When Nic’s addiction to meth threatens to destroy him, his father (Steve Carell) does whatever he can to save his son and family. (R)
Nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for Timothée Chalamet.

Art Classes & Wine Glasses
2019-03-12 18:30 - 20:30
With Artist Instructor Andrea McIntyre
No experience required! Come out and unwind with a glass of wine as local artist Andrea McIntyre leads the class in an acrylic paint on 12”x16” canvas project. We’ll supply you with the materials needed, including brushes, paint, aprons and canvases. Please arrive a few minutes early to secure your seats, as painting will begin at 6:30 PM.
One glass of wine is included in the price of admission. Additional drinks will be available at our cash bar. Outside food and drink are not allowed – NO BYOB. This is a 19+ only event – all participants will be required to provide photo I.D.
Tickets for this event are only $29.95 +HST. There are only 20 seats available, so act fast!
About the Artist Instructor:
After a long hiatus from high school art, Andrea has begun to include art in her creative expression. Like her mother, Fran Rutke, Andrea likes to try new things and so bounces from medium to medium. She has yet to decide which is her favourite. In all her work, she attempts to focus on beauty, be it of colour or any of the Creator’s work. She hopes to grow to channel art from spirit. Meanwhile, she studies through workshops and happy little accidents.
The painting for the March 12 class:

March Break at the Stockey Centre
2019-03-12 - 2019-03-16
Tuesday March 12

11am – Little Fingers Music presents SNOWgarden Party! An environmentally friendly interactive Rock Operetta
1pm – 3pm: Science North and their ‘Make It Move’ program

Wednesday March 13

1pm – 3pm: Zoo To You, An interactive animal display show

Thursday March 14

11am – 2pm: Goat Petting Zoo with Sky River Meadows Farm

Friday March 15

Join us for a March Break birthday party for Bobby Orr
FOR KIDS AGES 4-10 | FREE EVENT LIMITED TO 40 KIDS | REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Bobby Orr Hall of Fame | March 15, 2019 | 11-2, Lunch @ 12:30
Celebrate Bobby Orr’s 71st birthday with party games, a hockey skills competition, colouring pages and more. We’ll have a pizza lunch, cake and a goody bag for each participant and decorate a birthday card to send to Bobby Orr.
Register via the Box Office in person at 2 Bay Street or over the phone at 877-746-4466 ext. 205
*Bobby Orr will not be present.
All children must be accompanied by an adult who remains with them for the duration of the event.

Saturday March 16

1pm – Family Film: Ralph Breaks the Internet

Classic Albums Live performs Queen – A Night at the Opera
2019-03-09 20:00
Remember when you used to listen to an entire album? Classic Albums Live does. For the first time in popular music, the greatest albums from the 60s and 70s are recreated live on stage, note for note- cut for cut.

“This has never been done before,” says series producer, Craig Martin. “There’s a real thirst to hear these albums performed start to finish. For many of us this is the music we grew up with – the soundtrack of our lives.”
“All of our focus is put into the music.” Says Martin, “We perform the works of the Beatles, Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin the same way an orchestra performs the works of Mozart. We don’t bother with imitation or impersonation. The bands are big – upwards of 11 pieces. We research these albums and go to great lengths to reproduce each and every sound live. We never use tape or computers. We’ll bring in a children’s choir, a sitar player a string quartet, whatever it takes to get it right.”
Each album calls for a new group of musicians. “That’s the real challenge,” says Martin, “Finding the right musicians for the right album. So far we’ve been bang on with every performance.” Members of Nelly Furtado, Moist, Jesse Cooke, Honeymoon Suite, David Usher and the Headstones have all taken part in the performances.
Now Classic Albums Live brings Queen’s Night at the Opera to the Stockey Stage. A Night at the Opera is the fourth studio album by the British rock band Queen, released on 21 November 1975. It was reportedly the most expensive album ever recorded at the time of its release. The album takes its name from the Marx Brothers film of the same name, which the band watched one night at the studio complex when recording.

Film at the Stockey: The Wife
2019-03-07 19:00
Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for Glenn Close. Winner of Best Actress for Glenn Close at the Golden Globe Awards, Critic’s Choice Awards, and Screen Actor’s Guild Awards.
Joan and Joe remain complements after nearly 40 years of marriage. Where Joe is casual, Joan is elegant. Where Joe is vain, Joan is self-effacing. And where Joe enjoys his very public role as the great American novelist, Joan pours her considerable intellect, grace, charm and diplomacy into the private role of a great man’s wife. As Joe is about to be awarded the Nobel Prize for his acclaimed and prolific body of work, Joan starts to think about the shared compromises, secrets and betrayals. (R)

Brass Transit
2019-03-02 20:00
What happens when eight of Canada’s most in-demand musicians and singers gather together out of a common love for one of the most successful pop/rock groups of all time?
Brass Transit – a dynamic, crowd-pleasing, studio-tight powerhouse, and the world’s foremost CHICAGO tribute!
Brass Transit was formed in 2008 and brought together 8 of Canada’s most talented, accomplished and award- winning players. Their sole purpose was to pay tribute to the decades-long, multi-platinum songbook of CHICAGO.
An indication of the band’s authenticity and high-level musicianship: Chicago’s current ranks already include one longtime veteran of Brass Transit!
Since then, the band has toured North America steadily, dazzling audiences with flawless performances and spectacular attention detail. Hits like: Saturday In The Park, 25 or 6 To 4, If You Leave Me Now, Feelin’ Stronger Every Day and Beginnings have left crowds in awe, evoking multiple standing ovations and comments like: “Spine-Tingling!” “Brought me back to my youth!” and “Perfect in every detail!”.
Brass Transit goes far beyond just imitating the songs; they embody the music. They recently produced their first (self-titled) album, taking songs by other top artists from the seventies and recording them with horns in the CHICAGO style. The result is a fresh approach to some of the greatest hits of the era. They also recently scored their show for full symphony orchestra with original arrangements that are truly spellbinding.
Tickets to this event go on sale to Stockey Centre members on Saturday November 10 at 10am and to the general public on Saturday November 17 at 10am. Contact our Box Office at 877-746-4466 to become a member or visit us at 2 Bay Street in Parry Sound.

Workshop: Nuno Felted Scarf
2019-03-02 09:30 - 12:30
On March 2 we will explore Nuno Felting. Nuno, which is the Japanese word for cloth, is made by enticing wool to migrate through a light fabric to create a new material. Join us and create a very unique & beautiful scarf! The workshop will be led by local artisan Heather Darlington.

Please bring a beach towel to class, all other materials are supplied.

Registration for this workshop is $45 + HST. This workshop is limited to 15 registrants, so get your spot before they’re gone!

Musicians of Eastview Secondary School
2019-02-28 19:00
Music students of Barrie’s Eastview Secondary School will be presenting a choral and orchestral concert at the Stockey Centre on Thursday, February 28, 2019 at 7:00pm. Admission is free. The students involved in this renowned music program will be presenting this performance as part of their tour to compete in the Northern Ontario Music Festival in Sudbury. Choral selections will include the works of John Rutter, Ola Gjeilo, Stephen Chatman, and Oscar Peterson. Orchestral selections will include the works of Handel, Harry Sommers, and Rodgers and Hammerstein.

Art Classes & Wine Glasses
2019-02-26 18:30 - 20:30
With Artist Instructor Melissa Beasley
No experience required! Come out and unwind with a glass of wine as local artist Melissa Beasley leads the class in an acrylic paint on 12”x16” canvas project. We’ll supply you with the materials needed, including brushes, paint, aprons and canvases. Please arrive a few minutes early to secure your seats, as painting will begin at 6:30 PM.
One glass of wine is included in the price of admission. Additional drinks will be available at our cash bar. Outside food and drink are not allowed – NO BYOB. This is a 19+ only event – all participants will be required to provide photo I.D.
Tickets for this event are only $29.95 +HST. There are only 20 seats available, so act fast!
About the Artist Instructor:
Melissa is a Visual Arts Teacher Parry Sound High School, and she is passionate about encouraging creativity and critical thinking through the arts. She focuses on building up skills sequentially to create beautiful art that teaches about the foundations of design while practicing techniques used by the masters.
Her two favourite quotes about art and education are: “Art is the signature of civilizations”, and “See the gifts in differences”.
The painting for this event:

The Outside Track
2019-02-22 20:00
Winner of ‘Best Group’ in both the Live Ireland awards and the Tradition In Review awards, The Outside Track are one of the top Celtic acts in the world. They were ‘Best Live Act’ nominees in the MG Alba Scots Traditional Music Awards, and won the German Radio Critics Prize, for their album Flash Company. Live Ireland called them, ‘Among the top bands in the world – stunning on every cut!’.
The Outside Track’s marriage of Celtic music, song and dance has been rapturously received around the world. Hailing from Scotland, Ireland, and Cape Breton, its five members are united by a love of traditional music and a commitment to creating new music on this as a foundation. They blend fiddle, accordion, harp, guitar, flute, whistle, step-dance and vocals with breathtaking vitality. Their blend of boundless energy and unmistakable joie de vivre has won them a large following around the globe.
Tickets to this event go on sale to Stockey Centre members on Saturday November 10 at 10am and to the general public on Saturday November 17 at 10am. Contact our Box Office at 877-746-4466 to become a member or visit us at 2 Bay Street in Parry Sound.

Film at the Stockey: What They Had
2019-02-21 19:00
After her ailing mother wanders off during a blizzard, Bridget (Hilary Swank) returns to her childhood home in Chicago, accompanied by her rebellious daughter. Forced to referee between her father’s stubborn insistence that his wife remains at home and her equally determined brother’s efforts to place her in a “memory care” facility, Bridget struggles to make sense of a lifetime of family conflict. With her mother’s decline becoming increasingly obvious, long-simmering resentments bubble to the surface. (R)

Workshop: Felted Art
2019-02-16 09:30 - 12:30
Come join us on February 16 to learn the basics of needle felting – also known as dry felting. This felt is created by using a special needle. Felting needles have barbs on them that snag and tangle the wool to create the felt. In this course you will learn the techniques to paint a picture with wool.
All materials are supplied. The workshop will be led by local artisan Heather Darlington.
Registration for this workshop is $45 + HST. This workshop is limited to 15 registrants, so get your spot before they’re gone!
Please bring a photo of something you would like to paint with wool.

POSTPONED: Art Classes & Wine Glasses
2019-02-12 18:30 - 20:30
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FEBRUARY 19 2019.
With Artist Instructor Marc DeGroote
No experience required! Come out and unwind with a glass of wine as local artist Marc DeGroote leads the class in an acrylic paint on 12”x16” canvas project. We’ll supply you with the materials needed, including brushes, paint, aprons and canvases. Please arrive a few minutes early to secure your seats, as painting will begin at 6:30 PM.
One glass of wine is included in the price of admission. Additional drinks will be available at our cash bar. Outside food and drink are not allowed – NO BYOB. This is a 19+ only event – all participants will be required to provide photo I.D.
Tickets for this event are only $29.95 +HST. There are only 20 seats available, so act fast!
About the Artist Instructor:
Marc De Groote was born in Belgium and immigrated to Canada in 1957, at the age of ten.
Wildlife Artist extraordinaire, this Artist’s exceptional talent came to life in 2001. A self-taught Artist who will astonish you with the incredible detail achieved in his creations of mixed media, Acrylics, Oils, Watercolours, Graphite, all form part of Marc’s palette. Seldom will you experience the feeling of such closeness with nature as when you view Marc’s fine art. Marc has spent many years traveling, closely observing and enjoying the beauty of nature and all of its pleasures.
The painting for the February 12 class:

Grandma Used To Heckle Me Comedy Tour
2019-02-08 20:00
Nationally touring stand up comedian Jeff Leeson (As seen on: Global TV, CTV, Amazon Prime, Sirius XM) brings his nationwide tour to The Stockey Centre for a night of live stand up comedy you will never forget!! A 19 year veteran of stand up comedy Jeff Leeson is one of Canada’s most unique and respected performers. The Grandma Used to Heckle Me Comedy Tour is named after Jeff’s most recent special that is currently being pitched to TV networks and Streaming sites around the world. With an extremely impressive blend of long form improv and traditional stand up comedy this is one show you do not want to miss!! Get your tickets today!

Day of Rescue Amphibious Vehicles Joint Demonstration and Trials
2019-02-08 11:00 - 16:00
ATASD (www.atasd.ca) – SHERP (www.sherp.ca) teams are scheduling a big “Day of Rescue Amphibious Vehicles Joint Demonstration and Trials” on Friday February 8, from 11am to 4 pm in Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada. This event will be arranged at the Stockey Centre/Georgian Bay area in the downtown of Parry Sound with active support and assistance from municipal and provincial Ontario governments. Two SHERP ATVs (www.sherp.ca), ATASD ACV(www.atasd.ca), hovercrafts from “Air Rider Hovercraft” (www.airriderhovercraft.com), rescue airboats from USA manufacturer “1000 Islands Airboats” (www.1000islandairboats.com) will be shown in action – riding over water-ice-snow-ground.
Authorities of the Provincial Government of Ontario, as well as RCMP, DND, Ontario Fire Department officers have initially confirmed their interest in attending. We would like kindly to invite you and representatives of your organizations come and join us. We are also inviting other manufacturers, as well operators of amphibious vehicles and rescue equipment to bring their crafts for the demonstration to the public and government authorities. Video of the first joint SHERP – ATASD trials conducted in the Parry Sound area could be found below:

Film at the Stockey: Bel Canto
2019-02-07 19:00
A famous American soprano becomes trapped in a hostage situation when she’s invited to perform for a wealthy industrialist in South America. Based on the novel by Ann Patchett, starring Julianne Moore, Ken Watanabe, and Sebastian Koch. (14A)

Doc Walker: Acoustic Songs & Stories from The Heartland
2019-02-03 20:00
Country legends Doc Walker have released their new album, Weathervane. The first single from the new record, “Heart of the Heartland” pays homage to small town pride across the country.
Produced by Gavin Brown and Dave Wasyliw, and written by Chris Thorsteinson, Dave Wasyliw, Todd Clark, Gavin Slate, the song was inspired by hometown pride, fond memories of youth and continuing to find new inspiration in one’s roots, in this case, Portage la Prairie, Manitoba and Winnipeg, which has long been home for bandmates Dave Wasyliw and Chris Thorsteinson.
“Heart of the Heartland is about all of the lives that were lived, and all of the memories that were created in a now dying town. One man’s connection to the broken concrete and dilapidated structures that harbour the ghosts of his entire childhood, and his unshakable hometown pride,” says bandmate Dave Wasyliw. “In short, Weathervane is the record we’ve always wanted to make. We don’t set out in a specific direction when we start writing for an album. We write, and write, and re-write. Much like a weathervane, it’s almost as if we’ll lick our finger, and hold it to the wind to see if we are on the right track.”
“Weathervane to me is a reflection of the amazingly crazy life I’ve lived. I am one of those guys that never left his home town, yet had the opportunity to travel the world. I’ve seen Canada from coast to coast many times throughout the years staring out the windows of vans, old buses, new buses, trains and planes, and every time I’m shocked by the beauty of our country, but my heart has always been in the Prairies,” says lead singer, Chris Thorsteinson.
With over 20 Top 10 singles in total, Doc Walker is one of the most recognized Canadian country acts of the past two decades. The group has received multiple Canadian Country Music Awards, including Fans’ Choice, Group or Duo of the Year, CMT Video of the Year, Single of the Year, and Country Music Program or Special of the Year. In addition, Doc Walker has been nominated for several JUNO Awards for Country Album of the Year, including a win in 2009 for the album Beautiful Life.

Film at the Stockey: Sharkwater Extinction
2019-01-31 19:00
Presented with Films That Make You Think
Discovering that sharks are being hunted to extinction, and with them the destruction of our life support system – activist and filmmaker Rob Stewart embarks on a dangerous quest to stop the slaughter. Following the sharks – and the money – into the elusive pirate fishing industry, Stewart uncovers a multi-billion dollar scandal that makes us all accomplices in the greatest wildlife massacre ever known.
This film is rated PG.

Art Classes & Wine Glasses
2019-01-29 18:30 - 20:30
With Artist Instructor Melissa Beasley
No experience required! Come out and unwind with a glass of wine as local artist Melissa Beasley leads the class in an acrylic paint on 12”x16” canvas project. We’ll supply you with the materials needed, including brushes, paint, aprons and canvases. Please arrive a few minutes early to secure your seats, as painting will begin at 6:30 PM.
One glass of wine is included in the price of admission. Additional drinks will be available at our cash bar. Outside food and drink are not allowed – NO BYOB. This is a 19+ only event – all participants will be required to provide photo I.D.
Tickets for this event are only $29.95 +HST. There are only 20 seats available, so act fast!
About the Artist Instructor:
Melissa is a Visual Arts Teacher Parry Sound High School, and she is passionate about encouraging creativity and critical thinking through the arts. She focuses on building up skills sequentially to create beautiful art that teaches about the foundations of design while practicing techniques used by the masters.
Her two favourite quotes about art and education are: “Art is the signature of civilizations”, and “See the gifts in differences”.
The painting for the January 29 class:

Workshop: Wet Felted Vessel
2019-01-26 09:30 - 12:30
Come out on January 26 and learn the basic techniques of wet felting. Using hot water, soap and friction you will create a 3 dimensional vessel using a resist method. The workshop will be led by local artisan Heather Darlington.

Please bring a beach towel to class, all other materials are supplied.

Registration for this workshop is $45 + HST. This workshop is limited to 15 registrants, so get your spot before they’re gone!

Rabbit & Bear Paws
2019-01-25 18:00
A Free Family event!
Rabbit and Bear Paws comes to Parry Sound!
Join us at the Charles W. Stockey Centre on January 25th 2019. Dinner at 6pm, show at 7pm.
Everyone gets a free signed book too!
Sponsored by Shawanaga Healing Centre and The Family Well Being Program.

Film at the Stockey: Puzzle
2019-01-24 19:00
A woman who has a talent for assembling jigsaw puzzles sneaks away from her suburban town and goes to New York City, where she partners with a man for a puzzle tournament in Atlantic City. As she experiences independence for the first time, she begins to view her value and the pieces of her own life in a whole new light. (14A)

Longye: The Jungle God
2019-01-17 19:00
A FILM BY LESLEY MAPSTONE
This is a free event. There will be a Q & A session with Lesley Mapstone – writer, director, producer, and host of Longye – after the film.
People are disappearing from a remote mountain village in Nepal where the inhabitants believe a jungle god has abducted them.
In Nepal’s Himalaya, close to the border of Tibet, where mountain mists shroud old growth forests and bamboo jungles, lies the remote village of Thulo Syabru that has been culturally isolated for hundreds of years.
It was settled by Tibetans who have retained their shamanic beliefs, honouring both Buddhist and shamanic idols. Of all the shamanic gods the most powerful is a deity known to the villagers as Longye, a wild jungle shaman resembling the yeti, that abducts people into its world.
Villagers frequently disappear from Thulo Syabru without a trace. In the past year, two men have vanished after claiming they were being followed by spirits, and with no police to help solve their mysteries, the villagers believe Longye took them.
This 20 minute documentary tells the story of the missing men from the perspective of shamans and villagers, and with haunting cinematography of one of the world’s last remaining undeveloped landscapes.
It creates the case that the extinction of nature deities follow the same pattern as the extinction of wildlife, they are both pushed back from the outskirts of human settlement, and the development of agriculture, population and tourism have transformed the nature of a god from teacher to tormentor.
ABOUT LESLEY MAPSTONE
Lesley Mapstone is an adventure seeking British & Canadian journalist, photographer and first time filmmaker who lives between Vancouver and Kathmandu. Before making the choice to embrace her passion to travel, write, photograph, and document interesting perspectives that started with this film, Lesley lived on 4 continents where she directed sales teams on behalf of television networks and the Shanghai municipal government, and published a popular Vancouver magazine. Her other passion is helping animals. Lesley is a conservationist at heart, who wishes to lend her voice to the protection of culture, wildlife and wild places by inspiring perspectives through storytelling.

Art Classes & Wine Glasses
2019-01-15 18:30 - 20:30
With Artist Instructor Marc DeGroote
No experience required! Come out and unwind with a glass of wine as local artist Marc DeGroote leads the class in an acrylic paint on 12”x16” canvas project. We’ll supply you with the materials needed, including brushes, paint, aprons and canvases. Please arrive a few minutes early to secure your seats, as painting will begin at 6:30 PM.
One glass of wine is included in the price of admission. Additional drinks will be available at our cash bar. Outside food and drink are not allowed – NO BYOB. This is a 19+ only event – all participants will be required to provide photo I.D.
Tickets for this event are only $29.95 +HST. There are only 20 seats available, so act fast!
About the Artist Instructor:
Marc De Groote was born in Belgium and immigrated to Canada in 1957, at the age of ten.
Wildlife Artist extraordinaire, this Artist’s exceptional talent came to life in 2001. A self-taught Artist who will astonish you with the incredible detail achieved in his creations of mixed media, Acrylics, Oils, Watercolours, Graphite, all form part of Marc’s palette. Seldom will you experience the feeling of such closeness with nature as when you view Marc’s fine art. Marc has spent many years traveling, closely observing and enjoying the beauty of nature and all of its pleasures.
The painting for the January 15 class:

Film at the Stockey: Leave No Trace
2019-01-10 19:00
A father and daughter live a perfect but mysterious existence in Forest Park, a beautiful nature reserve near Portland, Oregon, rarely making contact with the world. But when a small mistake tips them off to authorities, they are sent on an increasingly erratic journey in search of a place to call their own. (PG)
