Want your event added to this list? Send it to pieta.woolley@gmail.com.

First up, the weekly markets:

Saturdays and Sundays
PR Farmers’ Market
10:30 to 12:30 Saturdays, 12:30 to 2:30 Sundays, at the Farmers’ Market. 4365 McLeod Road – just off Padgett. Pony rides Saturdays, Miniature Train Sundays.

Saturdays
32 Lakes Market
9 to 3 pm, beside 32 Lakes on Marine. Gathered Farm and local artisans.

Sundays
Texada Island Farmer’s Market
Noon til 1:30 pm, Gillies Bay ball field. 

Tuesdays

Savary Island Farmer’s Market

Starting June 28. 11am to 1pm.

Wednesdays
Uptown Midweek Market
4:30 to 6:30 pm, outside the CRC on Joyce Avenue.

Thursdays
Thursday Night Markets
6 to 9 pm, Westview Terminal Pier. Every Thursday night through September 1.

Next, one-off events all summer:

August 26-30

Vengeance

7pm nightly at The Patricia Theatre. The darkly comic, slyly sharp, mystery thriller…

August 26 & 27

Edible Garden Tour

Self-guided tour by Lift’s Food Security Program and Skookum Food Provisioners. Marvel in the abundance of our local food producers, and learn more about qathet’s food systems on this free two-day, self-guided tour! In person tour guidebooks will be available at The Nook and more places by august 15. The online tour will be live august 31 at

http://skookumfood.ca/egt/. For details go to www.facebook.com/qathetediblegardentour/

Saturday, August 27

Kiwanis Giant Book Sale

10am to 1pm, 4943 Kiwanis. Fill a bag for $5.  

August 27 & 28
qathet Studio Tour

qathetstudiotour.ca

Saturday August 27

Roger Langmaid in concert at the Boardwalk Restaurant

5 to 8pm, in Lund. https://boardwalkrestaurantpowellriverlund.com

Saturday, August 27

Kiwanis Giant Closing Out Book Sale

4943 Kiwanis Ave. Doors open at 10am and close at 1 pm. Fill a Bay for $5. DVDs are 4 for a $1. $$ raised goes to Cops for Cancer/Camp Good Time/ Officer P. Caza

Sunday August 28

KP Duty in concert at the Boardwalk Restaurant

5 to 8pm, in Lund. https://boardwalkrestaurantpowellriverlund.com

Sunday, August 28

Stephen Vogler Sunday Social

7pm, Wildwood Public House

Tuesday, August 30

Financial Planning Workshop

2pm at the Library. Financial Advisor Ian Currie will provide an introduction for things to consider for estate planning.. For info mmerlino@prpl.ca

Wednesday, August 31

Music in the Park

7pm Rotary stage at Willingdon. Band TBA.

Wednesday August 31

Overdose Awareness Day

Noon til 2pm, Community Resource Centre. 

August 31

6th annual Super Dave Rod Run 

6pm, meet at Aero Services parking lot off Bowness. Fundraiser for the Food Bank, in memory of “Super Dave” Pearson. 

August 31 and Sept. 1 only 

Grease

7pm nightly, 1:30 Matinee Thursday Sept. 1. One of the greatest musicals and quintessential end of summer, back to school movies of all time…

Through September

Transmutation

Crucible Gallery. Opening is September 9. With artists Valerie McRae “Experimental Imperfections,” mixed media and fabric), Richard Armstrong (“Imagining New Worlds,” visual art) and Kate Matthews (“My journey from forest serenity to disturbed emotionalism,” paint and instillation). 

To November

qathet ART at PR Public Library: Sewstainability – Yeonmi Kim Exhibition

To September 30

Memento Mori – Lost and Endangered species exhibitions call to artists
A qathet region wide exhibition from November – January 2023 at qathet Art Centre. Submissions due September 30, 2022. Artwork must be made from found, natural, repurposed and recycled materials. Visit qathetart.ca for more information.

September
qathet ART Exhibitions Proposals Intake OPEN
Now accepting proposals for 2024/25 programming at all of our exhibition locations – the qathet Art Centre, PR Public Library and Vancouver Island University. Visit qathetart.ca for more information.

Tuesdays and Thursdays

Free square dancing

7 to 9pm, Stardusters Hall. Drop in. Ages 12+. westcoastsquaredance.com. 

Now to November
qathet ART at PR Public Library: Sewstainability – Yeonmi Kim Exhibition

Thursday September 1

Pat Buckna in concert at the Boardwalk Restaurant

5 to 8pm, in Lund. https://boardwalkrestaurantpowellriverlund.com

September 1 to 15

Arts, Culture & Heritage Grant Intake

Applications for fall grant funding for community groups and organizations are now open. Visit qathetart.ca for more information on the application and submission process. 

September 2-6 

Where the Crawdads Sing

Nightly 7pm at The Patricia. Mystery thriller drama based on bestselling novel of the same name.

September 2 to 10

Celebrate Literacy Week at Town Centre Mall

In collaboration with LIFT’s Literacy program. Come to the mall for a celebration, including music, a participatory mural by local artist Sabrina Upton (in teh old Ardene space), gift bags, readings, music and so much more. 

Saturday, Sept 3 

10 am– 2 pm • Bobby Fields live radio remote kickoff  

11 – 2 • music by Ron Campbell and gang

11 am • Karina Inkster  on her book Vegan Vitality

11 am • Ernalee Shannon on her book SuperHero

Thursday, Sept 8

11 am • Karina Inkster on her book Resistance Band Workout for Seniors 

Saturday, Sept 10 

1 pm • Ernalee Shannon on her book Savory Island

11 – 2 • music by Howard Huntley

Friday, September 2

Totem Pole Unveiling

Noon, Tla’amin Waterfront. The community is invited to the unveiling of a welcome pole and a memorial pole. Please wear orange. A meal will be served afterwards with traditional drumming and singing. 

September 2 to 10

Celebrate Literacy Week at Town Centre Mall

Storytime, mural, crafts, drumming and more. 

September 2 to 4
Sunshine Music Festival 

www.sunshinemusicfest.ca

September 3 & 4

Jasper Mohan Dive & Dinner

Fundraiser for Canuck Place Children’s Hospice Society. Register at www.canuckplace.org/jasper-mohan-dive-and-dinner 

Saturday September 3

Roger Langmaid in concert at the Boardwalk Restaurant

5 to 8pm, in Lund. https://boardwalkrestaurantpowellriverlund.com

Sunday September 4

KP Duty in concert at the Boardwalk Restaurant

5 to 8pm, in Lund. https://boardwalkrestaurantpowellriverlund.com

Monday, September 5

Labour Day

Stat holiday

Tuesday, September 6

Back to School

September 6 to 9

Registration Week at Academy of Music

Private lessons, choirs, preschool music, theatre and dance. Classes begin September 12. 604-485-9633. 

September 7 & 8 

Phantom of the Open

7pm both nights, plus a 1:30pm matinee at The Patricia. Cinematheque series. Amateur golfer Maurice Flitcroft achieves his late-in-life goal of participating in the British Open Golf Championship, much to the ire of the staid golfing community.  Short: Wake. A woman looks out across a lake, where each drop of water contains a memory of a pioneer in women’s sports, preserved forever. 

Starting September 8

Individual Writing Support and Manuscript Review
Tue 6-8pm, Thu & Sat 11am-1pm. Writer in Residence Gabrielle Prendergast is offering ongoing feedback and advice to help you on your writing journey to local aspiring writers at all stages of a writing project — whether you have a complete project or are just starting out. For info mmerlino@prpl.ca

Thursday September 8

Pat Buckna in concert at the Boardwalk Restaurant

5 to 8pm, in Lund. https://boardwalkrestaurantpowellriverlund.com

Friday, September 9

Nominations close for SD47, Powell River City Council and Mayor, and Regional District directors.  

September 9-13 

Nope 

Nightly 7pm. Horror mystery thriller sci-fi-a truly original film by Jordan Peele

Saturday, September 10

Garbrielle Prednergast kicks off her Writer in Residence program

2pm, Library. Award winning author Gabrielle Prendergast will present her numerous books for children and teens, including the fantasy novel The Crossword and her award winning middle grade trilogy The Farie Woods. For info mmerlino@prpl.ca

Saturday, September 10

Qathet Symphony Orchestra Open House

10 “til noon, Stardusters Hall at Timberlane. This is for all levels. Bring your instruments as this will be the first practice of a new term for the orchestra. Contact qathetsymphonyorchestra@yahoo.com for more information and to obtain the link to the music. This is a beginner/intermediate orchestra but music for advanced players can be provided. String instruments, flutes, clarinets, french horns, oboes all welcome.

Saturday, September 10

Harmony Vespers with Walter Martella and Janice Gunn

4 pm, Powell River United Church. 

September 10 to 15

Tin Hat Hut and area off limits

Construction crew will be making enhancements to the site. 

Sunday, September 11

Meet Mayoral Candidate Ron Woznow

1 to 5 pm, 6792 Cranberry Street. 

Saturday, September 10

Qathet Symphony Orchestra Open House

10 “til noon, Star-dusters Hall at Timberlane. This is for all levels. Bring your instruments as this will be the first practice of a new term for the orchestra. Contact qathetsymphonyorchestra@yahoo.com for more information and to obtain the link to the music. This is a beginner/intermediate orchestra but music for advanced players can be provided. String instruments, flutes, clarinets, french horns, oboes all welcome.

Saturday, September 10

Museum in the Park

11am to noon, Willingdon Beach Park. 

Sunday, September 11

James Gordon at Sunday Social

7pm, Wildwood Public House

September 12 to 17

Fall Fitness Free try-it week

Free fitness classes all week at the Rec Complex. See powellriverprc.ca for more. 

September 14 & 15

My Old School. 

7pm both nights, plus a 1:30pm matinee at The Patricia. Cinematheque series. In 1993, a boy named Brandon Lee enrolls at the Bearsden Academy secondary school in Glasgow, Scotland. Over time, it is revealed that Brandon Lee is not who he seems.

Thursdays, September 15 & 22

Community Band Open Rehearsals

6pm for beginners, 7:30 for regular band. Brooks. 

September 15 to 17

At Your Service: Robert Service one-man show

7:30pm, Max Cameron Theatre. With former Powell Riverite Jeff Renn. 

September 15 to October 20

Les Ramsay Exhibition

qathet Art Centre

September 15

Birding in Belize & AGM

7pm, Legion. “Die-hard birder” Neil Hughes speaks at the Malaspina Naturalists Club. This is a members-only event, but joining is easy: malanat.ca. 

September 16-20 

E.T. The Extra Terrestrial

Nightly 7pm, & matinee Sunday Sept. 18

Spielberg’s cinematic fairy tale masterpiece. A classic for the whole family.

September 16 to December 14

Cowboy Blaire Hobbes Arts Show: Discovering the Pallette

Magpie’s Diner. 

Saturday, September 17

Screenwriting foundations workshop

2pm, Library. Gabrielle Prendergast – screenwriter of the family adventure film Hildegarde will introduce screenwriting, covering topics such as format, conventions, structure, and the realities of a screenwriting career. For information contact Mark at mmerlino@prpl.ca

Saturday, September 17

Kiwanis Giant Closing out Book Sale

4943 Kiwanis Ave.Doors open at 10 and close at 1 pmFill a Bag for $5DVD are 4 for a $$$ raised goes to RCMP Officer P. Caza, Cops for Cancer/Camp Good  Time. 

Sunday, September 18

Terry Fox Run

Starting at the Rec Complex. Registration begins at 8:30 am, the run / walk begins at 10 am. Register and donate online at terryfox.org/run. As usual, there will be a 3.5 km and a 10 km route.

September 21 & 22

Memoria

7pm both nights, plus a 1:30pm matinee at The Patricia. Cinematheque series. A Scottish woman, after hearing a loud ‘bang’ at daybreak, begins experiencing a mysterious sensory syndrome while traversing the jungles of Colombia

September 23-27 

Bodies, Bodies, Bodies

Nightly 7pm. Horror comedy drama mystery thriller! Uncommonly well done whodunnit!!

September 10 to 15

Tin Hat Hut and area off limits

Construction crew will be making enhancements to the site. 

September 15 to October 20

qathet ART Centre: Whirligig – Les Ramsay exhibition

Viewing hours Tuesdays, Thursdays, & Saturdays – 12 to 5pm

September 15 – December 15

qathet ART at VIU: Of Mice and Men and Other Things – Chris Roberts Exhibition

Opening Reception Sept 15 at 6pm, VIU

Saturday, September 17

Kiwanis Giant Closing out Book Sale

4943 Kiwanis Ave.Doors open at 10 and close at 1 pmFill a Bag for $5DVD are 4 for a $$$ raised goes to RCMP Officer P. Caza, Cops for Cancer/Camp Good  Time. 

Sunday, September 18

Terry Fox Run

Starting at the Rec Complex. 

September 19

Yeonmi Kim and Let’s Talk Trash – Artist Talk on Art and the Environment

4 pm, Library. This talk will be about the journey of living and working with plastic through Sewstainability.  Located at the PRPL Community Room with tour of the artwork throughout the library.  

Tuesday, September 20

Meet the Kings Skate

4 to 5:30pm, Rec Complex. Wear your green and gold or special jersey!

Wednesday, September 21

Personalized Nutrition using cell well being hair testing

6:30pm, Kelly’s Health Shop.  Speaker: Breanne Percy INHC, FDN-P.  RSVP to Kelly’s Health Shop  604-485-5550 or email kellystore@telus.net

Seats are limited.

Wednesday, September 21

Peace & Nonviolence: what’s our role

3 pm, Library. Event in honour of the International Day of Peace. Short presentation by Jan SLakov, president of Conscience Canada.

Thursday, September 22

September Equinox: First Day of Fall

Friday, September 23

PR Kings First Home Game of the Season & Player Meet & Greet

7pm Kings vs. Nanaimo Clippers

Saturday, September 24

Kings vs. Nanaimo Clippers

5pm, Hap Parker Arena

Friday, September 23

SD47 Pro-D Day

Friday, September 23

Pro-D Free Skate at the Complex

10 to 11:30, stick & puck; 12 & under shinny 11:45 to 1. Everyone Welcome 1:15 to 3:15pm. 

Friday, September 23

PR Kings First Home Game of the Season & Player Meet & Greet

7 pm Kings vs. Nanaimo Clippers

Saturday, September 24

Assumption Church Rummage Sale

10 til noon, Assumption Gym. Catholic Women’s League. 

Saturday, September 24

Kings vs. Nanaimo Clippers

5 pm, Hap Parker Arena

September 24 & 25

Fall Fair

Noon til 5pm each day, Paradise Exhibition Grounds. $5 entry, children 12 and under free. 

September 26

Rosh Hashana

Wednesday, September 28 

Shrooms Every Day! Unlocking ancient wisdom to solve modern problems

6:30pm, Kelly’s Health Shop. Speaker: Jason Watkin   Purica Founder, CEO & Chief Formulator. RSVP to Kelly’s Health Shop  604-485-5550 or email kellystore@telus.net

Seats are limited.

September 28 & 29 

Official Competition

7pm both nights, plus a 1:30pm matinee at The Patricia. Cinematheque series. A wealthy businessman hires a neurotic director to produce his crowning achievement, a brilliant art film. Penélope Cruz and Antonio Banderas star as two egomaniacs commissioned by a millionaire to make a movie together in this sharp comedy skewering wealth, art, and pride.  Short: Affairs of the Art 

Sunday, September 29

The Cranberry Community Hall Association AGM & Open Mic

6:30 PM. Our monthly Open Mic will follow.

September 30

National Truth and Reconciliation Day

Schools closed. Federal stat. NOT a provincial stat. 

September 30 

Vancouver International Film Festival launches

Saturday, October 1

Wunderbread

7pm Dwight Hall. Fundraiser for Rotary Club of Powell River. 50/50, cash bar, silent auction. $35 each, discount on a table of 8. Tickets at The Peak office or from Rotary members. 

Saturday, October 1

Young Adult fiction writing workshop

Award-winning YA author Gabrielle Prendergast invites writers and readers to learn about Young Adult (YA) Fiction by exploring many of the common misconceptions surrounding this popular (and lucrative) part of the book industry.

Monday, October 3

All-Candidates Forum for Mayor and Council

7 to 9pm, Evergreen Theatre. Chamber of Commerce-led event. 

October 5 & 6 

Hallelujah

7pm both nights, plus a 1:30pm matinee at The Patricia. Cinematheque series.  A definitive exploration of singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen as seen through the prism of his internationally renowned hymn, “Hallelujah.”

Short: I’m Your Man. Set to Leonard Cohen’s song I’m Your Man, this animated film offers a playful meditation on romance and the clichés that go with it.

October 13 to 16

WeedLube… a Slippery Slope

Forest Bistro. Locally-written play by Townsite Actors Guild. 

Friday, October 14

Mathieu-Chua Piano & Violin

7:30pm, James Hall. tickets.powellriveracademy.org

Friday, October 14

Tiller’s Folly

7:30pm, Max Cameron Theatre. tickets.powellriveracademy.org

October 15

General Voting Day for qathet Regional District Directors, Powell RIver Mayor and City Council, and SD47 Trustees. 

For much more on these events and more, pick up a copy of qathet Living, or see prliving.ca.