Recreation
Lego Fun at Duncan library Wednesday, Jan. 7, 3:30-4:30 p.m.; Chemainus library Wednesday, Jan. 14, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Ages 6-12. Lego provided.
Game Night, Duncan library, Thursday, Jan. 8, 6-7 p.m., all ages. Board and card games. Bring a favourite or play one of ours.
Dog Gone reading, Duncan library, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 3:30-4 p.m., ages 6-12 and families. Dog stories, dog crafts, chance to meet St. John’s therapy dog.
Geronimo Stilton Art Show, Duncan library, Jan. 18-24, children of all ages. Come and create your own work of art inspired by Geronimo Stilton books. Work will be posted in library.
Paws 4 stories, Duncan library, Wednesdays, Jan. 21 and 28, 3:30-4:30 p.m., ages 6-12. Meet Talini the therapy dog.
Light up the night storytime, Duncan library, Thursday, Jan. 22, 4-5 p.m., ages 3-plus and families. Storytime features glow in the dark and lightthemed crafts and stories.
Teen Yarn Craft Group, Duncan library, Thursdays, 5-6 p.m., ages 13-18. Learn to knit, crochet. Extra needles and yarn provided.
Family storytime at Duncan library Tuesdays, 10:30-11 a.m., ages 0-5 and families. Stories, songs, rhymes and fun.
Art Film Night at Sylvan United
Church, monthly double features $5. For info see Facebook page or sign up for distribution list at artfilmnightatsylvan@gmail.com
Arts
Ladysmith Camera Club presents "Become a Better Photographer" by award winning Nanaimo-based photographer Inge Riis McDonald and Ken Meisner, who will show you how to evaluate your pics. Tuesday, Jan. 27, 7 p.m., Hardwick Hall, High Street at 3rd Avenue, Ladysmith. Non-members $5 drop-in fee. Info: www.Ladysmith-CameraClub.com
Calligraphy Show 2015, Feb. 4-25, Warmland Calligraphers of the Cowichan
Valley 17th annual show and sale, The Loft Gallery at Valley Vines to Wines, Mill Bay Shopping Centre, Tuesday-Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Warmland Calligraphers meet on the second Tuesday of the month at 9 a.m.-noon, Mellor Hall, Cowichan Exhibition grounds. Info: warmlandcalligraphers@shaw.ca or http://members. shaw.ca/warmlandcalligraphers.
Cherry Point artists weekly painting sessions (September to June), Thursdays, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at Cowichan Exhibition fairgrounds. Experienced and beginners welcome. Info: Jack 250-746-4795 or Olive 250-746-8020.
Cowichan Valley Artisans year round studio tour: 14 professional studios to explore. From Mill Bay to Ladysmith. www.cowichanvalleyartisans. com for details of each studio’s hours. Admission free.
Enjoy ‘Ways of Writing’ -short stories, memoirs, poems -Wednesdays, 12:24-3 p.m. at the Seniors Centre in Lake Cowichan. More info: 250-749-4176.
Music
Cowichan Consort Orchestra rehearsal Mondays, 7:30 p.m. Sylvan United Church. Come play with us. All strings welcome. Info: 748-8982.
Cowichan Consort Choir Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m., Sylvan United Church. Come sing with us. Info: 743-7445.
