The 100 Mile Festival of the Arts is ongoing through to April 10th at the Martin Exeter Hall and with the big showcase awards concert on April 13th at 7PM at the Martin Exeter Hall. Come and see the students perform their pieces in Voice, Speech Arts, Piano and Instrumental. All Festival entry is by donation.
On April 12th the 100 Mile Legion will be hosting a Spring Fling Dinner & Dance! Dinner is at 6:30pm and will be ribs! the Dance will start at 8pm with music by Mark Allen. Tickets are $25 for the dinner and dance or $10 just for the dance only. Tickets are available at the Legion. You can call 250-395-2511 for more information.
Community Futures is hosting a 2-day Proposal Writing course, offering a variety of skills and resources to assist in identifying potential funders and creating compelling proposals. This is an interactive, hands-on course with groups working on specific case studies.
The Course is on April 25th & 26th from 8:30 – 4:30 at TRU located in 100 Mile House at 808 Alpine Ave. This course is FREE! Space is limited so to register visit the website http://www.cfwildfire.ca/workshops/
On April 26th we will see a lot of action around town! Arrests will be made of local citizens for various charges for the second annual Grad Jail & Bail Fundraiser! Do you know someone that has an office infraction… maybe takes the last bagel or leaves a table spoon of coffee in the coffee pot? More details will be posted on Cariboo Radio.com on how to report the crimes of your boss or co-worker!
The next business walk is schedule for May 1st. The District of 100 Mile House, Province of BC and the South Cariboo Chamber of Commerce will be conducting the annual business walk in 100 Mile House from 9am – 12pm. Businesses, be prepared for volunteers to visit your business this day. Business walks are conducted across the province to measure business success and address needs and issues of local business.
The South Cariboo Rec Centre is gearing up for their best Cariboo Women’s Fair! The event is on May 3rd and 4th. Friday night is lady’s night only wine and cheese party from 5pm-9pm. Tickets are $10 and only 19 years of age or older! Live entertainment is provided!
On Saturday the vendors look forward to seeing the whole community as the event is open to all! With entertainment, wellness talk and over 50 vendors you won’t want to miss it. The Fair is open 10am to 3pm on the Saturday.
The Barkerville Theatre Royal Phoenix Tour- Mrs. Ginley’s Gold Rush Variety Show is coming to Martin Exeter Hall Friday May 10th at 7pm. Don’t miss out on this highly entertaining show! Tickets are $25 each and available on available on line with Eventbrite at eventbrite.ca. Doors open at 6:30pm.
Saturday May 11th at 7:00pm the Eclectica Community Choir is having their spring benefit concert. The concert is a fundraiser for 100 Mile Auxiliaries for Mill Site Lodge and Fischer Place. Admission is by cash donation.
The Age Friendly Society is teaming up with the Alzheimer Society of BC on May 16th at the Creekside Seniors Centre from 1-4pm. This session is for caregivers to help them with Understanding Communication & Behavior, finding ways to decrease the occurrence if behaviors that concern us and responding in supportive ways. The session is free to attend but pre-registration is required by calling 1-800-886-6946.
Business Façade Improvement grant applications are now being accepted for the District of 100 Mile House and the Cariboo regional District. The Façade Grants are a funding initiative from the Northern Development Initiative Trust. This program provides grants to property and business owners to renovate, restore, or redesign retail and commercial building facades and storefronts. There are specific guidelines to both grants. Please visit the District of 100 Mile House website at www.100milehouse.com and the Cariboo Regional District website, cariboord.ca for all specifics.
The South Cariboo Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for the 3rd Annual South Cariboo Summer Festival. The event will be on August 10th and 11th at the South Cariboo Rec Centre and Grounds. There will be a huge kid’s zone, entertainment, trade fair, food vendors, petting zoo and much more. We are really excited to have singer song writer Maddison Olds with her band Bees and the Bare Bones perform at the festival this year. Are you a group or organization that would like to take advantage of the festival to promote what you do? Email southcariboochamberevents@gmail.com
