10am - Sandspit Community Hall Door Opening

Admission and participation to most events is free of charge - Donations Welcomed

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ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE

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10.15am To 10.45am - Introduction to Bird Watching with Peter Fleck

11.00am To 11.30am - Salmon enhancement programs with Jamie Polk & Brad Yonkman - Sandspit Hatchery​

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11.45pm To 12.15pm - Pickling and preserving mushrooms workshop with Mabel Moses

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12.15pm To 12.45pm - Gyotaku (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyotaku) Fish printing workshop with Emmy O'Gorman

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1pm To 2pm - Panel discussion on inspiration from nature and the creative process with 3 Haida Gwaii artists - Led by Melissa Paugh, with Maryanne Wettlaufer (www.maryannewettlaufer.com), Brittany Lyn (www.brittanylyn.ca) and Amber Faktor (www.sunfishstudioceramics.ca)

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​​2.15pm To 3pm - Natural Dyes workshop with Laura Pattison (Workshop now fully booked)

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​​2.15pm To 2.45pm - Panel discussion with local ALM school students - Led by Emmy O'Gorman

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3pm To 4pm - Natural Salt Making with Cathy Baran from The Salt Cart

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​4.15pm To 5pm - Photography slideshow and Photography award ceremony with Laura Sample

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VENDORS AND TABLES

• Amanda Salmon - Jewelry artist - www.silverandsalmon.com

• Bush Foods - Mushroom products

• Rainbow Kennedy - Visual artist

• Laura Sample - Nature Photography - https://laurastruenorth.com/

• Brittany Lyn - Visual artist - https://brittanylyn.ca/

• Sandspit Visitor Centre - Books and Swag

• Sandhill Crane Energetica - Alexandra Hepburn - Local wild crafted botanicals

• Debbie Beemer - DebBStitches - Handmade gifts made with cotton and cork

• Amber Faktor - Sunfish Studio - Ceramics and Pottery

• More TBA

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KIDS ZONE

10.30am to 4pm - Kids area with crafts, books and more! - Free

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FOOD AT THE EVENT

10am to 4pm - Wild Harvest Café open - Coffee, Tea and lots (!) of baked goods by Graham H for sale - Inside the Community Hall

11.30am to 2pm - Food served just outside the Hall - Catered by Marylynn and Doug from the "Kiss and Tlell" Food Truck

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5pm - End of event and closing of the Sandspit Community Hall

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