Events

We are opening in Chilliwack for this live & online challenge - focusing on weight loss, fitness and personal development. The community gets involved during voting with Chilliwack Progress. This is a non-profit organization. Applications to join start Dec. 1st, and the Challenge starts January 21, 2018.

Friendly, acoustic song circle. All singers and musicians welcome

All attendees bring songs to sing and perform for the rest of the circle. Very supportive atmosphere.

Wednesdays, 10:30 am - 11 am. Calling all Toddlers- if you are a rambunctious tot from approx. 12 months through 2 years (who is just a little too active for babytime) you are welcome here! Bringing energy and fun to bounces, rhymes and songs, we build coordination and social skills while building literacy and play!

Thursdays, 10:30 am – 11 am. Making language fun! Start early with babytime. Help your baby develop speech and language skills – enjoy bouncing, singing and rhyming with stories. Babytime is a fun, social bonding activity for babies AND caregivers.

Free drop in for seniors wanting to learn how to use an iPad or an Android tablet at London Drugs Chilliwack.

A free public Advance Care Planning session is planned at the Chilliwack Public Library on April 10th at 2:00pm. Everyone is welcome to attend!

April 16th is the Canadian National Advance Care Planning day. Who needs to know about your future health-care wishes? Come to learn more!

If you would like to learn about prescription drug awareness as well as how vitamins and supplements may interfere with your medications, come to our free community education. See poster for details.

11 am – 3 pm. Drop by our lobby to see and talk to our featured artists in action! Paul McCARL lives and carves stone in a quiet rural setting in Chilliwack, British Columbia. Paul has been fully immersed in the arts for most all of his life and he fully embraces his passion for the creation and individual expression of fine art through his etchings, a birch bark picture collection and especially his exquisite stone carvings. For more information, check out his website at: https://www.paulmccarl.com/

Chilliwack Chess Club is hosting the 5th annual Stan Rogers Memorial at the Royal Hotel. All welcome - beginners to expert. Date: Saturday April 14th, 2018, 10am – 6pm Location: The Royal Hotel – 45886 Wellington Avenue, Chilliwack Format: Active, Games 25 minutes, with 5 second increments. Open to all adults & juniors. Times: Round 1 – 10am; Round 2 – 11am; Round 3 – 12pm; lunch break. Round 4 – 2.30pm; Round 5 – 3.30pm; Round 6 – 4.30pm Fee: Early bird $25 before April 9th ($35 after). Onsite registration closes at 9.30am. Prizes: Prizes based on entries. All funds returned as prizes after expenses. Prizes for 1st / 2nd / 3rd / Best Under 1500 / Best Junior. Please contact us if you wish to be a sponsor. Registration: Seats are limited to 30, register to reserve your space, first-come-first-serve. Email [email protected] to enter. Information: Half-point byes may be requested for all but the last round. Byes for the last round will be zero points. Please bring sets, boards and clocks. Free parking on surrounding streets. Contact: Lorne Kay Tel. (604)- 819-2100 https://www.facebook.com/ChilliwackChessClub

11 am – 3 pm. Drop by our lobby to see and talk to our featured artists in action! Spring comes to the Chilliwack Library lobby! Talented members of the Chilliwack Floral Art Club will demonstrate flower arranging techniques and showcase some of their beautiful floral creations.

CHILLIWACK & FRASER CASCADE TRANSITION & RESOURCE FAIR 2018

Date & Time: Wednesday, April 18, 2018, 6pm to 8pm.

Location: Neighbourhood Learning Centre, Alumni Hall Chilliwack Secondary School 46361 Yale Road, Chilliwack, BC.

Free Tickets: www.eventbrite.ca

The goal of the Transition & Resource Fair is to provide Youth with Special Needs and their families with information on Education, Community Services, Health, Housing, Transportation, Recreation, Employers and Job related services and programs that are available to assist them in planning for their future. The target demographic for the fair is middle school to secondary school – 12‐18 years of age ‐ and will also be open to adults up to age 30 with developmental disabilities. We hope you can make it!

.7 pm – 8:30 pm Former prison guard and author (from Agassiz), Neil D. Maclean writes "Serving Life 25-One Guard's Story promises a riveting insight into the horrific tales of drug abuse, prison gangs and violence that often led to murder in the 'Big House'." Please join us for what promises to be a gripping presentation about real life, true crime. Books will be available for purchase following demonstration, cash only.

3 pm – 4 pm. Are you a serial-plant killer? Just do not have the space for a garden? Make up for it this Earth Day by starting easy with small, indoor terrariums. Create a lovely green world contained in glass that can go anywhere. Recommended for ages 10+, children must be accompanied by an adult. Materials will be provided but space is limited. Registration is required.

10 am – 4 pm. The Friends of the Chilliwack Libraries Society invite you to a book sale! One day only! All books are $5.00 a bag (bag provided.)

11 am – 3 pm. Drop by our lobby to see and talk to our featured artists in action! Following graduation from Emily Carr in 2004, Sarah has worked as an apprentice potter, gallery assistant, ceramic instructor, technician and vagabond artist. While ceramics is a fascinating medium with seemingly endless possibilities, she finds the most fulfilling aspect of the art experience is when it is shared.

Do you believe that a community should whole-heartedly welcome and include everyone? Do you love working with people? Come find out who we are and what we do! Thursday, April 26th 10am-4pm, 9353 Mary Street Chilliwack, BC.

Parking at the back.

*Please note: online registration is required: please sign up under "events" on our website at www.fvrl.bc.ca Put on the HTC VIVE goggles and let the real world wash away. VR is an immersive computer-generated, three-dimensional interactive environment. Wearing the HTC VIVE goggles, headphones, and holding motion controllers, participants will be able to move freely around a 10x10 space and try out a mix of virtual games as well as educational experiences.

2 pm – 4 pm. There is no limit to what your mind can imagine! Make it with Cardboard! In our Cardboard Challenge lite we’ll be spending a few hours building whatever you can imagine out of cardboard (arcades, mazes, robots, cities or even suits of armor!) Come join the fun and take pictures of your creation with our Greenscreen! For children grades K – 6. Registration required.

Come join the fun at Little Mountains Spring Market Saturday April 28th 10:00 to 4:00. Admission by donation. Kids Craft corner. Dog parade 11:00 to 12:00. Face Painting, Photo Props, Full Concession. Lots of fun for the whole family. For vendor information please contact Lindsey at [email protected].

Thank you !