Filberg Festival - July 30, 31, Aug. 1, 2, 2010
The annual four-day Filberg Festival is the art event of the summer! Held each BC Day long weekend, the Festival features more than 120 artisans, great food and lively entertainment for all ages. The Filberg Festival also features wonderful music and entertainment for children and adults, as well as a wide variety of culinary treats ranging from exotic to downright decadent.
New Programs at the Filberg Heritage Lodge and
Park
Filberg Readers Circle
Join fellow readers, soak up the congenial lodge atmosphere and discuss the selected book of the month. Unlike many book clubs you don’t have to join long term, just join in when there is a book that interests you. Reserve a spot 7:30-9:30 pm on any of the following evenings:
Friday, Jan. 8, 2010 “Broken for You” by Stephanie Kallos led by Susan Ward. Tightly packed with layers to peel, Kallos’ debut novel features somewhat eccentric characters, soft humour, and views of human connections along with love and forgiveness.
Friday Feb 12, 2010 “Three Day Road”. Joseph Boyden’s first novel tells the story of a pair of James Bay Cree who end up in the trenches in World War 1. Loosely based on a true story this novel reminds us of the cost of war. Wonderfully written with bouts of humour and passion. Session lead by Mark Glenwright.
Friday March 19, 2010 “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time” by Mark Haddon. Step into Christopher’s special world where all stimuli rate equally and mechanical mathematical computation is a calming tool. His investigations, using his favourite novel “The Hound of the Baskervilles”, lead him to uncover family secrets and to venture outside his familiar safe environment. Haddon, in leading us into a world fraught with challenges where there are no conventional coping skills, broadens our perceptive and reveals the impact of Christopher’s autism on all family members.
A compelling, sometimes touchingly humorous, novel that employs a unique approach to giving us greater empathy as well as showing there are different approaches to solving a mystery.
This month’s session will be lead by Alana Gowdry.
Limited to 12 persons. Register at 250-339-2715 or lodge@filberg.com
Donation appreciated. Registration begins Dec 1/2009
February
Workshop for Writers and Want to-Be Writers
In a course called Writing Your Life, award winning author Jake MacDonald will teach a two-day course at the Filberg Lodge, in which he will reveal a wide range of helpful writing tricks, and demonstrate some of the techniques that writers use to convert their personal experiences into dramatic, engaging prose. Whether you would like to write a family memoir, a short story, a travel article, or a chronicle of your inner journey, this course will give you inspiring and practical help.
Sat/Sun Feb.6 & 7/2010 11-4pm Early bird registration $150. After Jan 12 $168. $138 for Filberg Lodge members. Pre-registration is required. To register please call the lodge at 250-339-2715 or email us at lodge@filberg.com. Participants will bring their own lunch.
Filberg Readers Circle
Join fellow readers, soak up the congenial lodge atmosphere and discuss the selected book of the month. Unlike many book clubs you don’t have to join long term, just join in when there is a book that interests you. Reserve a spot 7:30-9:30 pm on any of the following evenings:
Friday, Jan. 8, 2010 “Broken for You” by Stephanie Kallos led by Susan Ward. Tightly packed with layers to peel, Kallos’ debut novel features somewhat eccentric characters, soft humour, and views of human connections along with love and forgiveness.
Friday Feb 12, 2010 “Three Day Road”. Joseph Boyden’s first novel tells the story of a pair of James Bay Cree who end up in the trenches in World War 1. Loosely based on a true story this novel reminds us of the cost of war. Wonderfully written with bouts of humour and passion. Session lead by Mark Glenwright.
Friday March 19, 2010 “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time” by Mark Haddon. Step into Christopher’s special world where all stimuli rate equally and mechanical mathematical computation is a calming tool. His investigations, using his favourite novel “The Hound of the Baskervilles”, lead him to uncover family secrets and to venture outside his familiar safe environment. Haddon, in leading us into a world fraught with challenges where there are no conventional coping skills, broadens our perceptive and reveals the impact of Christopher’s autism on all family members.
A compelling, sometimes touchingly humorous, novel that employs a unique approach to giving us greater empathy as well as showing there are different approaches to solving a mystery.
This month’s session will be lead by Alana Gowdry.
Limited to 12 persons. Register at 250-339-2715 or lodge@filberg.com
Donation appreciated. Registration begins Dec 1/2009
February
Workshop for Writers and Want to-Be Writers
In a course called Writing Your Life, award winning author Jake MacDonald will teach a two-day course at the Filberg Lodge, in which he will reveal a wide range of helpful writing tricks, and demonstrate some of the techniques that writers use to convert their personal experiences into dramatic, engaging prose. Whether you would like to write a family memoir, a short story, a travel article, or a chronicle of your inner journey, this course will give you inspiring and practical help.
Sat/Sun Feb.6 & 7/2010 11-4pm Early bird registration $150. After Jan 12 $168. $138 for Filberg Lodge members. Pre-registration is required. To register please call the lodge at 250-339-2715 or email us at lodge@filberg.com. Participants will bring their own lunch.
The Park is open year round 8 am to dusk.
The lodge is open based on volunteer staff availability.
May to Oct Wed-Fri & Sun 10-3
Oct to May Fri & Sun 11-3
Closed over Christmas break, Jan & Feb.
May to Oct Wed-Fri & Sun 10-3
Oct to May Fri & Sun 11-3
Closed over Christmas break, Jan & Feb.