ThINC Nature House Schedule: Aug 24-28 - Last week!

Catch the last week of the Summer Nature House program from Wednesday, August 24th to Sunday, August 28th. We are offering our usual host of events, including talks, walks, nature crafts, and Junior Biologists. This Thursday is the last Seaquarium drop-in as our curious sea critters will be placed back into the big blue on Friday by our local dive team.

Hope to see you sometime this week, but if not, we will still offer occasional events throughout the year - so keep em' ears open!

Full details can be found here: https://www.thetisislandnatureconservancy.org/single-post/nature-house-week-9-events-august-24-28

Wednesday, August 24
9:00 am start: Wednesday Wander at Fairyslipper Forest (all ages)
2:00 - 4:00 pm: Make your own all-purpose cleaner using herbs from the PAG, Lot 62 North Cove Road (all ages)

Thursday, August 25
9:00 - 11:00am: Harvest Hours at the PAG (all ages), Lot 62 North Cove Road (all ages)
2:00 - 4:00 pm: Seaquarium & Craft Drop In at the Nature Houses (all ages)
7:00 - 9:00 pm: 'What’s the catch? Sourcing local and sustainable seafood on Thetis' with Sahir Advani at Forbes Hall (adult)

Friday, August 26
2:00 - 4:00 pm: Junior Biologist - Naturific - at the Nature House (kids 8 - 12)
4:00 - 6:00 pm: Seaquarium creature release starts at the Nature House (all ages)

Sunday, August 28
9:00 - 11:00 am: Harvest Hours at the PAG, Lot 62 North Cove Road (all ages)

Reminder: COVID-19 Immunization Clinic – Wednesday, September 7th – Forbes Hall

An all-ages (over 6-mo’s) COVID-19 Immunization Clinic for boosters and initial vaccines will be held at Forbes Hall on Wednesday, September 7th.  

Forbes Hall Health Services Group

ThINC Nature House: Sun, Aug 21

9:00 - 11:00 am: Harvest Hours at the PAG, Lot 62 North Cove Road (all ages)
Drop by the People’s Apothecary Garden anytime between 9:00 - 11:00 to take a wander, harvest some herbs, and learn about the PAG's 40 + medicinal plants.

2:00 - 4:00 pm: Family Nature Afternoons at the Nature House (all ages)
This is our last full day with the Seaquarium Creatures! Come learn about all of the different marine life and feed them one last time! We will also be crafting t-shirts this week with nature decals and fabric paints. Please bring a white or light coloured t-shirt if you have one! We will have a couple on hand and some small bags that can be decorated as well!

Vancouver Fringe Festival

As most of you know, I will be performing at the Vancouver Fringe Festival this September 8-18.  The festival is a big event in Vancouver. 70 different artists each present 6 shows spread over 10 days.  That's 420 performances in total! You've got to feel sympathy for the poor organizers. The venues are small theatres scattered around the Granville Island area.  In 2019 over 40,000 people attended. 

My show is called "The Songbird of Vienna".  Here is the gist of the story:

It's the late 1800's in Vienna, the glittering capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Famed as a musical powerhouse, the city has been home to such spectacular talents past and present as Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert and Strauss. Hopeful young composers flock there but not all of them find success. One of the unlucky is Franz. Having given up, his dreams crushed, Franz is waiting for a coach to take him back to his hometown when he discovers a baby bird in distress. He rescues this tiny spark of life. One thing leads to another and through this small act of kindness his fortunes change. Luck, hard work and inspiration, love, friendship and confidence all play their roles on the way to a happy ending. 

This is a story for anyone who has ever felt the joy of rescuing an animal and seeing it thrive - and it's a story for anyone who has ever dreamed a dream and tried to make that dream come true.

Wish me luck!
Michelle Merlindt

ThINC Nature House: Sat, Aug 20

1:00 - 2:00 pm: Swim and Snorkel at the Portal, 254 North Cove Road (all ages)
Cool off from the summer heat by swimming and snorkeling at the beach. We will swim along the shore observing crabs, sea stars, and other sea creatures. We will have a few ThINC members collecting items from deeper water to show more sea life off! There will be no lifeguard on duty, so parents are required to stay and help their kids in the water. The seaquarium will also be open for this visit. Bring sunscreen, floaties, towel, goggles, masks & snorkels for this fun filled day!

Note: Photosynthetic Biodiversity with Andrew Simon at Fairyslipper Forest has been cancelled. We hope to re-offer this event in the fall!

Sunday Afternoon Tea at the Library, August 21

Honeybush tea and assorted goodies, friends and conversation if you feel like it or just grab a bite while you browse the awesome collection in our lovely library. 

Everyone welcome.

Friends of the Library

From the Library...

New to the collection:

Transient Desires by Donna Leon
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
Son of a Trickster by Eden Robinson
Bad Blood by John Carreyroo. 398 Silicon Valley

Enjoy
Celine

Pingulele

The open-to-all ukulele group will be meeting this coming Tuesday at Forbes Hall at 7 pm. 

Same time as the Ping Pong group.  But even though we will be within earshot/snapshot of each other we will be fine.  And maybe each group will be able to poach some new players!  

Tour de Thetis

For all Thetis cyclists: Join the gentle 30 km Tour de Thetis Saturday morning, starting just after 9 at the community centre.

Everyone, including e-cyclists, is welcome.

For more, contact Dave Steen at 250 246 3530 or Fred Clark 250 246 9175.

Sunday Church

The "on screen" speaker this Sunday the 21st is Alistair Begg.
The topic is "Paul's last words",  2Timothy ch 4
10 AM at the Community Centre, all are welcome.
Further info...Ernie 250-252-0144

Yoga with Karen

Hello lovely yogis, wanted to let you all know I will be taking a break from teaching as from now, I will miss you all very much, and wanted to say thank you so much for coming to my classes and all of your kind and generous donations for the Hall.  Will let you know what’s happening closer to the Fall. 

Take good care all of you, enjoy the rest of your summer, so beautiful. 

love

Karen 

kareneroff@gmail.com

ThINC Nature House: Fri, Aug 19

2:00 pm start: Junior Biologist - Batrilliant - at the Nature House (kids 8 - 12)

This week we will learn all about bats, their importance to the environment, the threats they face in human ecosystems, and how they came to achieve the ability to fly. We will also do an echolocation activity and bat craft!