| 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 |
| RECYCLING CENTRE | Tuesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday 10 am – 3 pm Bike Shop: Tuesday, October 7 |
| CONSERVANCY | Nature Centre, Hope Bay Wednesday to Sunday 11 am – 3 pm Pender Native Plants 4506 Bedwell Harbour Road Wednesday, 2 – 5 pm Saturday, 10 am – 2 pm |
| MUSEUM | Thursday to Sunday and holiday Mondays 10 am – 4 pm |
WEEKLY EVENTS
| SUNDAYS | |
| 9 am – noon | Doubles pickleball group play, Magic Lake tennis courts |
| 10 am – 12 pm | Badminton Club, School Gym (also Tuesday evenings) |
| MONDAYS | |
| 9 am – noon | Doubles tennis group play, Magic Lake tennis courts |
| 9 – 11:30 am | Parents and Babes (except October 13), Dragonfly Child Care |
| 9 – 10 am | MYI: Self-led Resistance Band Strength, Community Hall (until Oct. 20) |
| 10:15 – 11:15 am | MYI: 18 Postures, Community Hall (until Oct. 20) |
| 11:30 am – 12:30 pm | MYI: Yin Yoga, Community Hall (until Oct. 20) |
| All Day | 55+ Activity Days. See ad page 3 and Community Support Programs report for lunch menus, program details, and weekly activities |
| 9 am – 1 pm | Community Café, Community Hall |
| 12 – 1 pm | 55+ Lunch, Community Hall |
| TUESDAYS | |
| 9 am – noon | Doubles pickleball group play, Magic Lake tennis courts |
| 9:30 – 10:30 am | MYI: Moderate Yoga, Community Hall (until Oct. 21) |
| 10:45 – 11:45 am | MYI: Gentle Chair Yoga, Community Hall (until Oct. 21) |
| 12 – 1 pm | MYI: Essentrics, Community Hall (until Oct. 21) |
| 2:30 – 3:30 pm | Guitar Jam for Beginners with Bill Heintz, Community Hall |
| 2 – 4 pm | Artists’ Drop-in Drawing with Ron Underhill |
| 7:30 – 9:30 pm | Badminton Club, School Gym (also Sunday mornings) |
| WEDNESDAYS | |
| 9 am – noon | Doubles tennis group play, Magic Lake tennis courts |
| 9 – 10:15 am | HOP (Healthy Opportunities for Preschoolers), school gym |
| 9:30 – 11:30 am | Taoist Tai Chi, Community Hall |
| 1:30 – 3:30 pm | Carpet Bowling (except October 22), Community Hall |
| 2 – 4 pm | Socrates Club with John Gowen, Legion |
| 3 – 5 pm | Food Only Market, Farm Food Hub behind the Community Hall |
| 3:45 – 6 pm | Pender Island Scouts, Community Hall |
| THURSDAYS | |
| All Day | Strong Start Early Learning Program, begins October 9, Pender Islands School |
| 9:30 – 10:30 | MYI: Moderate Yoga, Anglican Church, Fireside Room (til Oct. 23) |
| 10:45 – 11:45 am | MYI: Gentle Chair Yoga, Anglican Church, Fireside Rm. (til Oct. 23) |
| 6:30 – 8:30 pm | Youth Culinary Skills Training (except Oct.2 & 16), Community Hall |
| 2 – 4 pm | Euchre with Margaret Vergette, Legion |
| 7:30 | Spirit Moves: Meditation in Motion, Community Hall |
| FRIDAYS | |
| 9 am – noon | Doubles tennis group play, Magic Lake tennis courts |
| 9 am – 12 pm | Food Bank, upstairs at back of Anglican Parish Hall |
| 10 am – 12 pm | Hall Heroes Club (except October 17), Community Hall |
| 11 am – 12 pm | Friday Fun for Everyone |
| 12 – 2 pm | Lunch ’n Learn to (except October 17), Community Hall |
| 1:45 – 4:30 | Dungeons and Dragons, Community Hall |
| 2 – 4 pm | Fun Zone to, Community Hall |
| 10:30 am – 1 pm | Community Café, Community Hall |
| SATURDAYS | |
| 10 am – 1:30 pm | Youth Leadership Program for 10+, Community Hall |
| 4 pm | Legion Meat Draw |
| 10:00 am – 1 pm | Harvest Market, until November 8, Community Hall |
OCTOBER EVENTS
| 3 | Fri | 9:30 am | Pender Earth Climate Cafe, Community Hall |
| 10:00 am | Restoration at QENENIW̱, to 2 pm, (Hay Point reserve next to Poets Cove) | ||
| 10:00 am | North Pender Local Trust Committee Regular Meeting | ||
| 12:00 pm | Community Gathering, music by Ian Skorscha, Community Hall | ||
| 6:30 pm | The CRISP Festival, Community Hall (also October 4, 9:30 am to evening) | ||
| 4 | Sat | 9:00 am | MAP monthly meeting, Community Hall |
| 9:30 am | Conservancy Seaweed School, Port Browning Beach | ||
| 5 | Sun | 4:00 pm | Under the Kelp Forest, film and panel discussion, Community Hall |
| 6:30 pm | Speakeasy, Legion (part of The Crisp Festival this month) | ||
| 6 | Mon | 12:00 pm | Farm Folk City Folk Seed Cleaning, to 4 pm (also October 7, 9 am – 3 pm), Community Hall |
| 12:30 pm | 1:1 Counselling with Geneva (also October 20), Dragonfly Centre | ||
| 7:00 pm | Photo Club monthly meeting, via Zoom | ||
| 7 | 9:30 am | Ladies’ Day Closing Tournament, Golf Club | |
| 9 | Thur | 1:00 pm | Garden Club meeting with Brian Minter, Community Hall |
| 10 | Fri | 12:00 pm | Community Gathering, music TBA, Community Hall |
| 11 | Sat | 10:00 am | Fire Rescue Open House and Pancake Breakfast, to 2 pm, Fire Hall #1 |
| 10:00 am | Food Bank Food and Funds Drive, Driftwood Centre, to 2 pm | ||
| 1:00 pm | Bingo, Legion | ||
| 2:00 pm | Author Reading (Wanda Gray, Broken Butterfly), Talisman Books | ||
| 13 | Mon | 2:15 pm | Matinee: Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Community Hall |
| Conservancy Nature Field Trip, George Hill Loop | |||
| 14 | Tues | 9:30 am | Textile Art Workshop: Japanese Boro, to October 15 (also Screen Printing, October 29 & 30) |
| 7:00 pm | Fall Fair planning meeting, Community Hall | ||
| 15 | Wed | 10:00 am | Instagram Essentials for SGI Small Businesses, via Zoom (also October 22) |
| 3:30 pm | Parks and Recreation monthly meeting, Community Hall (and Zoom) | ||
| 16 | Thur | 9:00 am | Men’s Day Closing Tournament, Golf Club |
| 1:00 pm | PIAS Workshop: Values and Tones with Ron Underhill, to 4 pm, Community Hall | ||
| 17 | Fri | 12:00 pm | Community Gathering, music by Alick Mac, Community Hall |
| 18 | Sat | 10:00 am | Scrapbooking and Crafts, Legion, to 5 pm (also October 19) |
| 2:00 pm | Health Care Centre Important Public Meeting, Community Hall | ||
| 7:15 pm | E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Community Hall | ||
| 19 | Sun | 10:00 am | Blessing of the Animals Service, St. Peter’s Anglican Church |
| 20 | Mon | 10:30 am | Historic Cemetery Walk, Pender Cemetery |
| 22 | Wed | 1:00 pm | Southern Gulf Islands Arts Council information meeting, St. Peter’s Anglican Church Hall |
| 1:00 pm | Author Reading (Terry Fallis, The Marionette), Library | ||
| 23 | Thur | 3:30 pm | Singing For Fun, Singing For Joy, to 4:30 (until Dec. 11), Fireside Room, Anglican Church Hall |
| 24 | Fri | 12:00 pm | Community Gathering, music by Cork and Porcupine, Community Hall |
| 12:00 pm | Legion’s Honours and Awards luncheon, Legion Hall | ||
| 7:00 pm | Here’s to Your Good Health Speaker Series: Lyme Disease, Community Hall | ||
| Conservancy Nature Field Trip, North Saanich peninsula | |||
| 25 | Sat | 9:00 am | Dad ‘n Me Pancake Breakfast, Dragonfly Centre |
| 10:00 am | We Are Not Alone, to 11:30 (continues November 3 & 10), Mary Reher’s Studio | ||
| 12:00 pm | North Pender LTC Special Meeting: Housing Access and Affordability, St. Peter’s Church Hall | ||
| 2:00 pm | Legion General Meeting | ||
| 5:30 pm | Awards Night, Golf Club | ||
| 7:00 pm | P.I.N.K. Halloween Dance – Pender Radio Fundraiser, Community Hall | ||
| 27 | Mon | 2:15 pm | Matinee: The Friend, Community Hall |
| 31 | Fri | 12:00 pm | Community Gathering, music by Greg Martin, Community Hall |
| 5:00 pm | Halloween Bash – dinner and karaoke, Legion | ||
| 6:30 pm | Halloween Howl Family Dance, Community Hall | ||
| 7:00 pm | Karaoke Party, Port Browning Pub | ||
| 8:15 pm | Film: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Community Hall |
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ADVANCE NOTICES FOR NOVEMBER
| 1 | Sat | PIAS Workshop: Painting Landscapes, Hope Bay Bible Camp Hall | |
| 9:30 am | Emergency First-Aid with CPR A, Community Hall | ||
| 7:15 pm | Film: Fantastic Four: First Steps, Community Hall | ||
| 5 | Wed | 9:00 am | Harnessing Legacy Giving, to 3 pm, The Tides Cottages |
| 7:00 pm | Concert Society presents Classical Guitarist Alec Pearson | ||
| 7 | Fri | 7:30 pm | Evening of Music and Magic with Linda Hol, Church of the Good Shepherd |
| 15 | Sat | 6:45 pm | Pender Island Short Film Festival, Community Hall |