2018 Spring Program Guide - Maple Ridge Parks, Recreation & Culture

CULTURE NEWS

ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE Artists in the Parks, Recreation & Culture’s Artist in Residence Program are working with individuals, groups and schools in local neighbourhoods, specifically Port Haney and Silver Valley. Spring community art workshops, lantern making, and SongCircle are available for free. Please see dates and details at: Robi Smith, Fern Crescent Artist in Residence, robi@robismith.com and www.ferncrescent.ca Kat Wahamaa, Port Haney Artist in Residence, kat@shinyb.ca and www.shinyb.ca. City of Maple Ridge, www.mapleridge.ca/1510/Artist-in-Residence SPRING COMMUNITY ARTWORKSHOPS Join Maple Ridge's Artists in Residence, Robi Smith and Kat Wahamaa, for free community art workshops at their studios (23740 Fern Crescent/ 11630 224 Street). Drop-in workshops include collage, paper-making, fibre arts, sketching outdoors in nature, and lantern making. See fernscrescent.ca, shinyb.ca or meetup.com/Nature-Art for details. RIVER OF LIGHT LANTERN MAKING This spring, learn how to make your own lantern using simple materials. For 2018, in addition to drop-in workshops for individuals, the focus will be on larger installations created by groups. If you’re part of a group looking for a fun, engaging art project to work on together, email robi@ robismith.com. All the lanterns will be part of our final, magical lantern installation in the park next to Davidson’s Pool on August 24 and 25. Workshops are free and open to all ages and skill levels. See ferncrescent.ca for details. SONGCIRCLE COFFEE HOUSE Third Tuesday of the month, 7:00-9:00 PM CEED Centre 11739 223 Street Bring your voice, guitar, ukulele, spoons, whatever for a relaxed acoustic music making session. For more information email kat@shinyb.ca or visit www.shinyb.ca. POSITIVE RESISTANCE COMMUNITY QUILT Paint your design on a quilt square to add to this multi-generational, multi-cultural, multi- representational quilt expressing hope for the future of Maple Ridge. Sessions at the artist residence and in the community will be held throughout the spring and summer. For more information visit shinyb.ca. RIVER SONGS & STORIES - WRITE FINAL CHAPTER Join Kat to craft the finale production of River Songs & Stories to be performed at the River of Light installation in the park next to Davidson’s Pool on August 24 and 25. For details visit shinyb.ca. No experience necessary.

Register online at www.recreg4u.ca or call 604-467-7422.

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