Seven Days is a free A&E listing published in print every Thursday, and online every Friday. For more information, or to submit your event, email it to Jenna Hauck at photo@theprogress.com (please include a contact name and number), or call 604-702-5576.
June 21 – The fourth annual Confectioner’s Cabaret and silent auction to benefit the upcoming production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is tonight at 6:30 p.m. at St. Thomas Church Hall (46048 Gore Ave) with entertainment starting at 7 p.m. Purchase tickets ($20 or $50 for a family) in advance by emailing secondarycharacters@live.ca or calling 604-795-4780.
June 21 – Tonight is the last performance in Bozzini’s Upstairs lounge until the fall. Tonight’s performance features roots, folk, blues and country music featuring Rodney Decroo and Herald Nix. Tickets $20 at Bozzini’s, or call 604-792-0744 to reserve by phone. Show time is 9:30 p.m. Tables available from 8 p.m.
June 22 – The Rotary Club of Chilliwack presents the annual Garden and Lifestyle Tour on June 22 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Browse some of the 10 participating gardens throughout Chilliwack. Tickets $20 and available at various locations including the Chilliwack Progress. For more info including ticket and garden locations, go to www.chilliwackrotarygardentour.ca.
June 22 – The Love for Lilee concert featuring Andrew Christopher is tonight at The Well in Chances Community Gaming Centre from 8 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. The event is a fundraiser for two-year-old Lilee-Jean who is living with brain cancer. A percentage of food/drink sales made at The Well during the event will be donated towards Love for Lilee. If you would like to make a donation towards Lilee and her family, please donate at loveforlilee.com/please-donate.
June 22/23 – Classical Ballet Academy presents Ballet — Workshop Par Excellence with former European ballerina Vera Babakova on June 22 and 23 at 4 p.m. The workshop is for those aged 9 and up. Call 604-701-0173 for more info.
June 22/23 – Project Dance presents We’re Going to the Zoo, this Saturday (11 a.m. and 3 p.m.) and Sunday (2 p.m.) at the Cultural Centre. Tickets $10/$12/$15 and available at the Cultural Centre. www.chilliwackculturalcentre.ca. 604-391-SHOW(7469).
June 23 – The 11th annual Village Classic Car Show is today from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Head to downtown Chilliwack (Five Corners and surrounding area) to see more than 300 classic cars on display. There will also be live entertainment. This is a family-friendly, free event. www.downtownchilliwack.com
June 24 – Wanda’s Tea Dance is today from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Lion’s Hall (45580 Spadina Ave.) with music by Sweetwater. There will also be refreshments, door prizes, and a 50/50 draw. Bring a donation of dog food or cat food and receive a ticket for the gift basket draw (value $75). Dance tickets are $6 at the door.
June 25 – Herta Stoffels presents An Evening of Music featuring performances by current and former students at 7:30 p.m. at Cooke’s Presbyterian Church. Donations will be accepted to support the Harold Cressy High School of Capetown, South Africa.
May 1 to Oct. 2 – The Eco Market runs every Wednesday evening (4 to 8 p.m.) at Sardis Park from now to Oct. 2. The market features local artists, live music, fresh food and more. The market’s juried artisans offer works in a variety of media including glass, textiles and fibre arts, wood, ceramics, jewelry, painting, drawing, photography, basketry, recycled and mixed media and metalwork. All work is handmade by the artist who is on site.
June 6 to July 18 – Penticton artist Peggy Stel has an exhibit, Pieces Within, on display at the Chilliwack Museum from now until July 18. Hours: Mondays to Fridays from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 604-795-5210.
June 6 to July 20 – The Chilliwack Visual Artists Association presents Abstract in Action by Nasser Ghaderi from June 6 to July 20 in the Art Gallery at the Cultural Centre. Gallery hours are Wednesdays to Saturdays from noon to 5 p.m.
June 10 to Aug. 10 – The eighth annual Friends of the Chilliwack Library Photo Contest runs June 10 to Aug. 10. Photos must have been taken in the Fraser Valley between September 2012 and August 2013. Amateur photographers from Chilliwack, Sardis, Yarrow and Agassiz can enter. For complete contest info, including categories, age groups, and other entry rules, go to the information desk at the Chilliwack Library (45860 First Ave.) or call 604-792-1941.
Register now for the Chilliwack Arts and Cultural Centre Society’s summer day camps for July and August. Classes are for children aged 5 to 14, and vary in prices from $50 to $150. For more info, go online to www.chilliwackculturalcentre.ca or call 604-391-SHOW(7469).
