Weekly Events | May Events | Advance Notices for June
Monday Seniors Activities — full schedule including lunch menus
Monday Seniors Activities — full schedule including lunch menus
| NU-TO-YU | Shopping: Friday & Saturday 10 am – 4 pm |
| Donations: Tuesday & Thursday: 9 am – 12 pm Saturday (no furniture): 11 am – 2 pm |
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| LIBRARY | Tuesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday 10 am – 3 pm Closed May 17 |
| RECYCLING CENTRE | Tuesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday 10 am – 3 pm Bike Shop open Tuesday, May 6, 10 am – 3 pm |
| CONSERVANCY | Nature Centre, Hope Bay Wednesday to Sunday 11 am – 3 pm Pender Native Plants Tuesday & Saturday 10 am – 2 pm |
| MUSEUM | Saturday and Sunday 1 pm – 4 pm |
WEEKLY EVENTS
| SUNDAYS | |
| 10 am – noon | Doubles pickleball group play, Magic Lake tennis courts |
| 10 am – noon | Badminton Club, School Gym (also Tuesday evenings) |
| MONDAYS | |
| 10 am – noon | Doubles tennis group play, Magic Lake tennis courts |
| All Day | 55+ Activity Days: See ad page 5 and Community Support Programs report for lunch menus, program details, and weekly activities |
| 9:30 – 11:30 am | Parents and Babes, (except May 19), Dragonfly Centre |
| 9 – 10:15 am | MYI: Tai Chi Practice Space, Community Hall |
| 10:30 – 11:30 am | MYI: 18 Postures for Seniors with Judith, Community Hall |
| 12 – 1 pm | 55+ Lunch, Community Hall |
| 1:30 – 3 pm | Caregiver and Grief Support Group, (May 5 & 19), Community Hall |
| 6 pm | Beginner Bagpipe Chanter Classes with Jack Martin, Anglican Hall |
| TUESDAYS | |
| 10 am – noon | Doubles pickleball group play, Magic Lake tennis courts |
| 9:15 – 10:15 am | MYI: Moderate Yoga with Daniel, Community Hall |
| 10:30 – 11:30 am | MYI: Gentle Chair Yoga with Daniel, Community Hall |
| 10:30 – 11:30 am | MYI: Essentrics with Heather, Community Hall |
| 12 – 1 pm | MYI: Strength Training for Seniors with Misha K., Community Hall |
| 2 – 4 pm | Artists’ Drop-in Drawing with Ron Underhill |
| 2:30 – 3:30 pm | Guitar Jam for Beginners with Bill Heintz, Community Hall |
| 7:30 – 9:30 pm | Badminton Club, School Gym (also Sunday mornings) |
| WEDNESDAYS | |
| 10 am – noon | Doubles tennis group play, Magic Lake tennis courts |
| 9 – 10:15 am | Healthy Opportunities for Preschoolers (HOP), School Gym |
| 9:30 – 11:30 am | Taoist Tai Chi, Community Hall |
| 12 – 1 pm | MYI: Strength Training for Seniors with Misha K. Community Hall |
| 1:30 – 3:30 pm | Carpet Bowling, Community Hall |
| 2 – 4 pm | Socrates Club with John Gowen, Legion |
| THURSDAYS | |
| 10 am – noon | Doubles pickleball group play, Magic Lake tennis courts |
| 9:15 – 10:15 am | MYI: Moderate Yoga with Candace, Community Hall |
| 10:30 – 11:30 am | MYI: Gentle Chair Yoga with Shelley, Community Hall |
| 2 – 4 pm | Euchre with Margaret Vergette, Legion |
| 7:30 pm | Spirit Moves: Meditation in Motion, Community Hall |
| FRIDAYS | |
| 10 am – noon | Doubles tennis group play, Magic Lake tennis courts |
| 9 am – noon | Food Bank, upstairs at back of Anglican Parish Hall |
| 10 am – 4 pm | Friday Kids Camp (to June 20, except May 23), Community Hall |
| 10 am – 1:30 pm | Youth Leadership Program for 13+, Community Hall |
| 10:30 am – 1 pm | Community Café, Community Hall |
| 10:45 am – 12 pm | Friday Fun Activity, Community Hall |
| 12 – 1 pm | Community Gathering Lunch, Community Hall |
| SATURDAYS | |
| 9:30 am – 1 pm | Farmers’ Market, Community Hall |
| 10 am – 1:30 pm | Youth Leadership Program for 10+, Community Hall |
| 10 am – 1 pm | Community Café – youth led, Community Hall |
| 4 pm | Legion Meat Draw |
MAY EVENTS
| 1 | Thu | 9:30 am | G’Old Network: The Indispensable Binder, Anglican Church Hall |
| 4:00 pm | May Day Celebration, Browning field | ||
| 7:30 pm | Sarah Smith & Linda McRae in concert | ||
| 2 | Fri | 9:30 am | Climate Café, Community Hall |
| 10:00 am | Otters Swim Club summer session, to August 15, Panorama Pool | ||
| 12:00 pm | Community Gathering, music by Malakai, Community Hall | ||
| 2:00 pm | Sarah Smith & Linda McRae song writing workshop | ||
| South Pender LTC Meeting, South Pender Fire Hall | |||
| 3 | Sat | Worldwide Labyrinth Day, St Peter’s Anglican Church labyrinth | |
| 10:00 am | Garden Club Plant Sale, to 1 pm, Community Hall | ||
| 12:00 pm | Moving Around Pender meeting, Community Hall | ||
| 7:30 pm | Community Choir spring concert (also May 4, 2:30 pm), Community Hall | ||
| 4 | Sun | 12:00 pm | Norma Charles reads from new children’s book, Talisman Books |
| 6:30 pm | Speakeasy, to 8:30 pm, Legion | ||
| 5 | Mon | 1:15 pm | Matinee: Calendar Girls, Community Hall |
| 7:00 pm | Photo Club via Zoom | ||
| 6 | Tues | Mammography Screening, Anglican Parish Hall (to May 9) | |
| 9 | Fri | 9:30 am | Community Conversations with MLA Rob Botterell |
| 12:00 pm | Community Gathering, music by Mercedes Papalia, Community Hall | ||
| 5:00 pm | Friday Night Dinner, to 7:30 pm, Legion | ||
| 7:15 pm | Spring at the Oscars: Better Man, Community Hall | ||
| 10 | Sat | 11:30 am | PenderPOD flag decorating and t-shirt painting, to 1:30 pm, Community Hall |
| 1:00 pm | Bingo, to 3:30 pm Legion | ||
| 7:30 pm | PenderPOD 10th Anniversary Party, to 9 pm, Community Hall | ||
| 12 | Mon | 9:30 am | Quilters Circle, Anglican Hall |
| 12:30pm | 1:1 Scheduled Counseling, until 4 pm, Dragonfly Centre | ||
| 1:00 pm | PIAS Life Drawing with a Model, Anglican Church Hall | ||
| 3:30 pm | Parks and Recreation monthly meeting, Community Hall and via Zoom | ||
| 6:00 pm | Music in the Early Years with Mary Reher, Dragonfly Centre | ||
| 13 | Tue | 7:00 pm | Fall Fair Committee meeting, Community Hall |
| 7:00 pm | Cara Luft concert, Legion | ||
| 16 | Fri | 12:00 pm | Community Gathering, music by Owen Göertz, Community Hall |
| 17 | Sat | 10:00 am | Scrapbook and Crafts Group with Melody Pender, to 5 pm (also May 18), Legion |
| 10:00 am | PIAS Spring Show, to 4 pm, Community Hall (also May 18, 11 am – 3 pm) | ||
| 11:00 am | Historic Walk: Roesland Then & Now, Pender Island Museum | ||
| 7:15 pm | Spring at the Oscars: Anora, Community Hall | ||
| 18 | Sun | 11:00 am | Historic Walk: A Walk Through History, Pender Cemetery |
| 19 | Mon | 1:15 pm | Matinee: Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Community Hall |
| 7:30 pm | Pender Island Concert Society presents Jessica Sparvier Trio, Community Hall | ||
| 20 | Emergency Preparedness presentation: Wildfire – Evacuation, Community Hall | ||
| 21 | Wed | 7:00 pm | Sanctuary Stewards meeting, Anglican Church Hall |
| 22 | Thu | Pender Classic Disc Golf Tournament, to May 25, The Golf Island Disc Park | |
| 23 | Fri | 12:00 pm | Community Gathering, music by The Angelica Taekema Band, Community Hall |
| 5:00 pm | Friday Night Dinner, to 7:30 pm, Legion | ||
| 24 | Sat | 9:00 am | Dad n’ Me Pancake Breakfast, until 11am, Dragonfly Centre |
| 7:15 pm | Spring at the Oscars: I’m Still Here, Community Hall | ||
| 26 | Mon | 12:30 pm | 1:1 Counseling until 4 pm, Dragonfly Centre |
| 30 | Fri | 12:00 pm | Community Gathering, music by Terry Chantler, Community Hall |
| 7:00 pm | Ecology and Natural History Seminar, Community Hall | ||
| 31 | Sat | 10:00 am | Tapestry of Words Festival (also June 1) |
| 11:00 am | Kids’ Magic Show, to noon, Library | ||
| 2:00 pm | Legion General Meeting, to 3 pm Legion | ||
| 7:30 pm | Billy Nothin’, Pender Island School |
ADVANCE NOTICES FOR JUNE
| 1 | Sun | 10:00 am | Paul Chiyokten Wagner, children’s storytelling and music, Library |
| 11:15 am | Reading of children’s book Two Tricksters Find Friendship, Library | ||
| 10:00 am | Local Author Book Fair, to 4 pm, Community Hall | ||
| 6 | Fri | 7:00 pm | PenderPOD Ocean Week guest speaker, Dr. Deborah Giles, Community Hall |
| 8 | Sun | 4:00 pm | Solstice Theatre AGM, Legion |