Gabriola Island Events Blog

January 2010

Friday, January 1st – Gabriola Co-op Radio CKGI presents “Cover The World With Goodness” live at The Haven. A fundraiser for our new community radio station. Doors, 6pm; show, 7-9pm. All ages. Tickets $15 or $25 for both Haven and Surf Lodge show, available at Artworks & Falconer Books Nanaimo.

Friday, January 1st – Gabriola Co-op Radio CKGI presents “Under the Covers”, adult variety show at The Surf. Admission restricted to 19 years or older. Content may not be suitable for all audiences, please use listener discretion. Doors: 9pm. Show: 10pm to midnight. Tickets $15 or with the Haven show $25.

Saturday, January 9th -Day long kickoff of “2010–Year of the Clinic” celebration for islanders of all ages. Put on by the Gabriola Health Care Auxiliary at the Community Hall.

Saturday, January 9th – Poetry Gabriola presents Veda Hille and Her Band: “Do You Want What I Have Got?” This is the first of four performances in the “Words & Music” concert series. In acknowledgment of the tough times we are weathering, Poetry Gabriola is offering each of these concerts for the low ticket price of $20. More information and online ticket sales at www.poetrygabriola.com.

Saturday, Jan. 16th and Sunday, Jan. 17th – Antony Holland in “Tuesdays with Morrie” returns to Western Edge for two shows only. All tickets: $18 before Jan. 1st, $22 starting Jan. 1st. Tickets are available by phone at 250-325-7777 (Nanaimo) or 1-888-320-3343, and at Falconer Books (Port Place Mall) and Gabriola Artworks.

Thursday, January 21st - at The Roxy, The Haints with The Fiddlesniffers. The Haints play old-time stringband music. These are four world-class musicians in this traditional style (Pharis Romero, Jason Romero, Erynn Marshall and Carl Jones). The Fiddlesniffers (Victor Anthony and Alison Humphries) play “hillbilly chamber music” which is traditional fiddle tunes arranged for two acoustic guitars, one fingerpicked and the other flatpicked.

Saturday, January 30th – at The Roxy, Sarah Tradewell with special guest Victor Anthony. Sarah is a dazzling young fiddler from Victoria. She plays traditional Irish tunes (and whatever else strikes her fancy) with a few vocal numbers in the mix as well. Victor will play a short set of trad material to open the show. www.sarahtradewell.com.

Happy New Year, let 2010 be a fabulous year!

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