December 18, 2009|
Bowen has a new song! “Back to the Island Again,” is an original composition by
local singer/songwriter Lorne Warr. Lorne is the winner of the Bowen Sings
competition sponsored by the Spirit of Bowen/Torch Relay Community Celebration
committee, and recipient of the $750 honorarium. Chair, Murray Atherton, said
the competition was stiff. “We received nine great songs -- toe-tapping music
and warm hearted ballads that caught the spirit of this place we call home. It
was a tough decision to chose just one song, as they were all so impressive.”
However, Lorne’s song, with its upbeat tempo, in a style reminiscent of Gordon
Lightfoot’s finest tunes, ended up being the unanimous decision.
“When I was writing I was trying to create something
which was specific to Bowen yet was about something that everyone could relate
to -- the feeling of home, the joy of going home and the need for a sense
of place,” wrote Lorne in his introduction to his song. “Bowen is a place that
does have a strong sense of home and the people seem to be compelled to return
to it.” Warr, originally from Newfoundland, is a musician who moved
to Bowen recently, facilitated a song-writing contest at the Write on Bowen
Festival and played at Bowfest this past summer. He is a member of the Streels,
a band founded in 1998. While he has played music of a variety of genres and
styles, he has returned to his Newfoundland and Celtic roots and the music he
has loved since he was a child. The Spirit Committee has entered an agreement with the song’s
author, and will distribute the words and music widely with the hope that the
community learns to sing it and embrace it as their own. The plan is to perform
it en masse during public celebrations and gatherings and specifically at the
Torch Relay Community Celebration on February 10, 2010. That’s the day the
Official Olympic Torch visits Bowen Island. The local committee is planning a
host of events and activities to coincide with the dates of the 2010 Winter
Olympics and Paralympics. Funding for events has been provided in part by the
Province of British Columbia.
 Recording Artist JOHN BOTTOMLEY makes his first appearance at the Happy Isle Cafe. This multi-talented musician will make Bowen Island one of his stops on his current tour. Reservations a must to guarantee a seat. The Happy Isle is located at 103-105 996 Dorman Road on Bowen Island Phone: (604)947-2140 for reservations. The Happy Isle will be hosting a New Year’s Eve Dinner Party featuring Deer in the Headlights — partially un-plugged and
un-drummed We are going to bring in the New Year at 9pm along with New
York! This way you can be at home by the fireplace by midnight! Champagne at Midnight, New York Time (9pm Bowen time ) for
Everyone! Only 30 tickets will be sold, please order your tickets now
to insure a seat. Cost per ticket: $35.00 103-105 996 Dorman Road, Bowen Island, BC; Phone: (604)947-2140
 A Christmas Carol presented by Abbeyfield of Bowen Island Society on Sunday, December 20
Join Allice Bernards and Martin Clarke for a an evening of heartwarming Christmas Stories 7:30 p.m., The Snug.
Bowen Island
singer/songwriter Shari Ulrich is announcing the release recorded in her Bowen
Island studio, featuring Shari on guitar, McGill) on violin. The CD is now available at the
Pharmacy, or  Trailblazing poet, author, musician and media artist
Heather Susan Haley’s new book, Three Blocks West of Wonderland, has hit the
streets just in time for the holidays. “Fierce, racy, full of stiletto irony, verve — yet rife
with sensitivity. Three Blocks West of Wonderland is a highly fuelled poetic
ride. Her LA, southern B.C. coast, energy-haunted world draws you electrically
in and does not let you go. Like the subject of one of the elegies in this
collection, Haley stirs, provokes the atmosphere.” – Author Russell
Thornton,The Human Shore, House Built of Rain, Harbour Publishing.  Pauline Le Bel's new CD, Rescue Joy, original songs with background vocals by The Sojourners gospel trio is now available. Visit Cates Pharmacy or contact Pauline at 604-947-0907 or via email. Watch for CD launch sometime in January.
Come spend a magical 5 days in Hawaii with Pauline Le Bel. She will be giving her much acclaimed concert, Sing Two Songs and Call Me in the Morning, performing her interactive poetic musical Universe Story as well as as well as inviting participants to move and sing. Click here to learn more!  |
The Gallery @ Artisan Square is Open featuring a Special Holiday Schedule 
In addition to our regular hours:
Friday - Sunday noon - 4 p.m. We'll be open on Monday-Wednesday, December 21, 22 and 23, also from noon - 4 p.m. Call for Submissions The Gallery Needs You! The Gallery is happy to
announce that they will be raising funds by helping out at BIRD during the
months of January and February. We need your help to sort the return-ables. Can you spare one hour for a shift to
help out the Gallery? Full training will be available. If you are interested,
contact Sharon Norman via email at sharonnorman@shaw.ca.  Wanted; Workshop Presenters Opportunities are available for presenters to facilitate a workshop, participate in a panel discussion, or give a reading at the 2010 Write on Bowen Festival, to be held July 2 to 4 at the Bowen Lodge by the Sea. Square. All workshops and panel presentations in the Festival should relate in some way to the writing process. Priority is given to workshops that are interactive and provide participants with opportunities to write and share. Suitable topics for workshops and panels include, but are not limited to, writing poetry, novels, or short stories, writing genre fiction, writing for children/teens, freelance writing, business writing, making a living from writing, screenwriting, song writing, playwriting, writing for the Net, social media skills and tools, inspirational writing, writing self-help books, how to blast writer's block, self-publishing, traditional publishing, marketing and promoting writing, the role of the writer and reader, and storytelling. The deadline for applications is January 29, 2010. Applicants can download an application form in Word format and then email the completed application to writeonbowen@biac.ca or print a PDF version of the application form and mail or drop it in at The Gallery @ Artisan Square, Box 211, Bowen Island, BC V0N 1G0. "Wish You Were Here" Postcard Exhibition SAGA Public Art Gallery invites artists
from anywhere in the world to submit postcard art to our "Wish You Were
Here" exhibition in January/February 2010. In the spirit of the Vancouver 2010
Olympics, we welcome the world to visit in an artistic way. Send us an original
work of 4"x6" art (15cmx20cm) and we will display it from January 25
to February 28, 2010. All works will be available for sale. Proceeds go toward
a scholarship for a visual arts student in the Shuswap. All media welcome. Original work only.
Please do not send pre-printed cards or photocopies of your work, they will not
be exhibited. Postcards are single pieces of sturdy paper with an image on one
side and a message/postage on the other. We'd love to see postmarks and
messages, but if your artwork will suffer in the postal system, please mail it
in an envelope. Deadline for submission is January 15,
2010 Mail to:  The Board of the Bowen Island Arts Council and Staff wish you a warm and wonderful holiday season. May the New Year be full of peace, art and joy!
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