What's Up in Wells

Pickleball at the Hall
2023-04-06 16:00 - 18:00, 2023-04-13 16:00 - 18:00, 2023-04-20 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Vancouver) | Wells Community Hall, 4269 Sanders Ave, Wells, BC, V0K2R0, Canada
Looking for a new way to exercise and have fun? Become a pickler. Drop-in every Thursday from 4 pm to 6 pm at the Community Hall.

Winter Hip-Hop Dance Class
2023-04-11 16:45 - 17:45, 2023-04-24 16:45 - 17:45 | Wells Community Hall, 4269 Sanders Ave, Wells, BC, V0K2R0, Canada
New Year, new opportunity to put on your dancing shoes.

Sign up for Island Mountain Arts’ latest round of the Hip Hop Workshop: YOUTH (ages 6-17) and Adults (18+) Hip-Hop Dance Classes with Tyler Burnson! ⁠
AND NEW THIS YEAR – A Drop in session! – Read on for details!
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Join us for some dance-y fitness fun! This class serves as an introduction to Hip Hop Dance styles – learn a choreography, get moving and stay warm with us through the winter! ⁠
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Classes take place bi-weekly from 4:45 PM – 5:45 PM for youth aged 6-17, and from 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM for Adults 18+. ⁠
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Here’s the complete schedule:⁠
Monday, Jan 30
Monday, Feb 13
Monday, Feb 27
Monday, March 13
Monday, March 27
TUESDAY, April 11 (Moved due to Easter Weekend)
Monday, April 24
Monday, May 8

⁠We will also be offering 4 drop-in sessions for those of you who want to groove, but can’t commit to the ongoing schedule! The drop-ins will be by donation, and they’ll run from 7:15 PM – 8:15 PM on the second Monday of each month (Jan 30th, Feb 27th, March 27th and April 24th)

We can’t wait to get moving with Tyler! Don’t delay – Class space is limited! Sign up in advance at: ⁠
https://island-mountain-arts.square.site⁠
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Cost: $60.00 (+ GST for Adults) – Discounts for IMA Members and pay-what-you-can-rates available!
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Location: The Ballet Studio (2ND Floor of the Wells Community Hall), 4269 Sanders Ave, Wells, BC V0K 2R0

National Canadian Film Day at the Sunset Theatre
2023-04-19 - 2023-04-20 | Sunset Theatre, 2357 Pooley St., Wells, BC, v0k2r0, Canada
To celebrate Canadian Films we will be hosting a day of all Canadian Film Screenings at the Sunset Theatre in Wells along with hundreds of Theatres across Canada for the All You Can Watch Buffet.
Box Office will open at 11:30AM on April 19th.
Tickets: Pay What You Can
Here’s our Line Up of Canadian Films for #CanFilmDay
12PM – Long Time Running (2017)
A chronicle of The Tragically Hip’s Final 2016 tour.

2PM – Viking (2022)
The Viking Society is recruiting volunteers for the first manned mission to Mars. The goal is to form a B-team that will mirror the mission here on Earth in order to find solutions to the interpersonal problems that the Mars-bound crew is experiencing. The film tells the story of David, a high school gym teacher, who seizes this opportunity to revive his dream of becoming an astronaut and making a difference. Viking is a little absurd, falling somewhere between a high-concept comedy and a straight up allegorical tale. It’s a story about the gap between our dreams and reality.
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/viking_2022
4PM – Scarborough (2022)
Three children become friends while living in a low-income neighbourhood.

7PM – First We Eat (2020) • Hot Docs
Living just south of the Arctic Circle, filmmaker Suzanne Crocker and her skeptical family attempt to ban all grocery store food for one year.

9PM – I Like Movies (2022)
Socially inept 17-year-old cinephile, Lawrence Kweller (Isaiah Lehtinen) gets a job at a video store, where he forms a complicated friendship with his older female manager.

#CanFilmDay 2023!
Help us celebrate Canadian Films on National Canadian Film Day!

no art to see here: Exhibition Opening
2023-04-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Island Mountain Arts, 2323 Pooley St., Wells, BC, V0k2R0, Canada
Thursday, April 20th, 2023 – Sunday May 21st, 2023
Exhibition Opening: April 20th at 7:00 PM
Gallery Hours: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Thursday – Sunday, or by appointment
“Art fills the cracks of meaning that tangible things leave behind.”
As a child, Amanda Preston’s sketchbook went everywhere with her. Where words weren’t appropriate, art was. Conversations between the adults around her became colours, and her means of connection were often her drawings: her way of quietly saying “I see you.”
Where colour palate bonds her work together, the pieces explore disconnect to others and to self, as well as the expectations of being: Being alive, being oneself, being surrounded by one another, being alone in a world that is both kind and unkind.
Though words convey a lot of meaning, language is limited and meaning is steadily diminished through ambitionless buzz-words that can’t always articulate one’s feelings. As one might reach for metaphors and similes to be the grout that secures honest feeling, Preston reaches for art to fill to secure those same misplaced pieces, providing a connection to those leftover bits of emotion that too often go unspoken.
The title of the show, “no art to see here” can be read as a nod to Lady Macbeth’s “there’s no art to find the mind’s construction in the face.” In other words, no one can determine what another is thinking by looking at their appearance or the expression on such a person’s face.
In a very similar way, you can be told to receive or not to receive art in a specific, curated process but true connection or understanding will filter through our own individual perception. No one person can predetermine another’s connection or lack thereof.

Wells Community Organizations Open House
2023-04-21 16:00 - 21:00 | Wells Community Hall, 4269 Sanders Ave, Wells, BC, V0K2R0, Canada
The Community Organizations Open House is this Friday from 4pm to 9pm!
There is a great lineup of participating community groups. The Wells – Barkerville Community Forest will be there to answer any and all of your questions, especially about our upcoming expansion. And don’t forget about the food!
We can’t wait to see you all there!

Unlock Your Family Story
2023-04-22 - 2023-04-23, 2023-04-29 - 2023-04-30
Is your family story locked in your accumulated documents and trees? Does your family ask for the stories? Then it’s time to pull it all together and publish that story! Participants engage in 14 hours of workshops and discussion facilitated by Brenda L Smith and Andrea Lister.
Topics include: identifying the audience; choosing the right format; reviewing research, putting words on the page; editing; legal necessities, and assignments to get started. Working with their own materials, and supporting each other, participants discover how to move from gathering information to creating a publishable product. Participants will set goals for their research, organize and evaluate their data, and unlock their family story.
IMA’s operational work is made possible through support from the Province of British Columbia, The BC Arts Council, and the Canada Council for the Arts.

IMA Presents: Earth Day with Hendrika (Yukon Songstress)
2023-04-22 20:00 - 22:00 | The Wells Hotel, 2341 Pooley St., Wells, BC, V0k2R0, Canada
By donation at the door only (suggested $15.00)
Do your part – turn out your lights, turn off your devices at home and be part of something bigger than yourself by experiencing one impressive singing/songwriting talent out of Whitehorse!
There have been many iterations of Hendrika over the years, helmed by Yukon songstress Selina Heyligers-Hare. Selina Heyligers-Hare has been a staple in the Yukon music scene since 11 years old and has performed countless times in many roles in many bands; from lead singer, to guitarist, bassist, keyboardist, and harmony singer.
Along with her career in the Yukon she has toured Western Canada with Major Funk, Garbageman and Paris Pick. Most recently, she opened for Canadian icon Jenn Grant at the Yukon Arts Centre as a solo artist.
This spring, she will be touring through BC and Alberta with Garbageman as a supporting act, they will be heading out in April to play a slew of shows, including the East Town Get Down music festival in Calgary and the Roxy Cabaret in Vancouver.
Catch Hendrika on tour right here in Wells, BC. A big thank you for the Wells Hotel being our hospitable host! Coming from out of town to catch the show?
Concertgoers can enjoy a 15% discount on rooms at the Wells Hotel upon check-in.

Wells Historical Society AGM
2023-04-24 19:00 - 20:00 | The Wells Hotel, 2341 Pooley St., Wells, BC, V0k2R0, Canada
Our AGM is coming up on Monday, April 24 at 7pm in the Wells Hotel dining room! Hope to see you there!!

IMA | Annual General meeting
2023-04-25 18:00 - 19:30 | Online event
Island Mountain Arts (IMA) will be hosting our Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Tuesday April 25th at 6:00 PM. This meeting will be hosted via Zoom and will feature a Special Resolution to update our organization’s Bylaws in accordance with the timeline as set out in The Societies Amendment Act, 2021.
Our mission: Island Mountain Arts (IMA) serves artists, builds community, and stimulates and enhances artistic, cultural and economic development. We foster connection and expression through workshops, residencies, seminars, exhibitions and performance.
Our vision: An art-full life is possible.
With ongoing infrastructure projects, growth of year-round and place-based programming, ongoing youth programming and the ArtsWells festival returning, we are looking to fill 3 to 5 board vacancies this AGM.
We welcome applications from folks who identify with our organization’s vision and mission, and are willing to work with us to shape IMA’s future!
Skills we are looking for:

experience with, or an interest in, non-profit finance
a teacher, parent or primary caregiver of a young person, able to offer a perspective on programming and youth policy (we would also interested in having a youth representative on the board/our committees)
a background in human resources
a background in facilities maintenance and management

Directors must be members of IMA – you can activate or renew your membership here -> https://support-imarts.com/checkout/donate…
Board terms are 2 years in length, with active committees and monthly meetings that equate to a commitment of about 10 hours per month.
Board Members are expected to attend 75% of board meetings.
If you are interested in becoming involved with IMA in this capacity, feel free to get in touch with Executive/Artistic Director Elyssia Sasaki (elyssia@imarts.com) for more information. We would be delighted to add your name and a bit of information about you to our AGM agenda in advance and also welcome nominations from the floor during the meeting!
