ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Friday, May 10
Activities
7:30 p.m.
Toru Shimoji Seminar
Power Karate Academy invites you to participate in a weekend seminar, featuring in-depth lessons with world-renowned instructor and international kata champion Sensei Toru Shimoji, beginning Friday evening and continuing through Saturday and Sunday at the Manuels River Interpretation Centre. Friday evening is a black belt session from 7:30-9 p.m. Saturday from 9-10:30 a.m. are youth sessions for ages eight and younger. From 11 a.m. to noon is a mediation and energy class which is open to the public. From 1-5 p.m., advanced sessions for ages nine and older. On Sunday from 8-10 a.m., advanced sessions for ages nine and older, then grading until noon. Seminar cost is $120 for advanced and $50 for youth ages eight and younger. The meditation/energy class is $20 for members of the public and free for seminar attendees. For more information, visit powerkarateacademy.com.
Arts and crafts
7 p.m.
Art Night: Inspired by Still Life
Join art educator Jason Sellars for an evening inspired by still life artists and their works in The Rooms collections. Learn about the works of Mary Pratt, Grant Boland and Helen Parsons-Shepherd, then try your hand at a series of drawing techniques used by artists.
$45 per person; 10 percent discount for members (includes one drink ticket).
Quilting presentation
Krista Hennebury’s trunk show, Poppyprint: The Search for Signature Style, will be held at The Lantern, 36 Barnes Rd., from 7-9 p.m. $10. Hosted by the St. John’s Modern Quilt Guild. For more information, email [email protected].
Upcoming deadline
School Touring Program
ArtsNL is accepting applications from professional artists, groups, and non-profit arts organizations for the school-touring program. The STP supports tours of high-quality artistic presentations and workshops to schools in the province. Deadline is Monday, June 17. Tours must take place between Sept. 16, 2019 and June 19, 2020. Visit https://artsnl.smartsimple.ca to apply. Contact ArtsNL with any questions or for details: 726-2212 or toll-free 1-866-726-2212 (N.L. only), or visit www.artsnl.ca.
Fundraiser
Upcoming
Dining in the Dark
It’s exciting. Maybe a little unnerving. A culinary experience where you are blindfolded. Join us on May 29 at the Gypsy Tea Room for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind’s annual Dining in the Dark fundraiser – a unique dining experience featuring a three-course meal with beverage pairings. Tickets $125. Contact James Reid at CNIB to purchase tickets: 754-1180 Ext. 5807 or [email protected].
Live music
10:30 p.m.
Red City
Performing at the Martini Bar. No cover. Happy hour until 11 p.m.
Reading
7:30 p.m.
Lee Maracle
Multiple award-winning writer Lee Maracle reads from “Hope Matters,” co-written with her two daughters, which focuses on the journey of Indigenous people from colonial beginning to reconciliation, at the Eastern Edge Gallery. Supported by First Light, the Writers’ Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador, and Memorial University’s departments of English and philosophy.
Rental
Ongoing
Retired Citizens’ Association
St. John's Retired Citizens’ Association accepts rental bookings for private functions to offset the cost of programs offered at our club on 10 Bennett Ave. Ongoing programs include guitar jams, board/card games, exercise and bingo. For information on renting our facility, contact Sherry at 769-7470 or visit our website at stjohnsretiredcitizens.org.
Saturday, May 11
Activities
11 a.m.
Science Rendezvous 2019
Come out and get hands on with science, technology, engineering and math. You might event have fun, too. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. staff, students and faculty at Memorial University will have interactive exhibits for the public to view and try as they put off Science Rendezvous, an annual national celebration of science, technology and engineering that takes place coast to coast. The Ocean Science Centre will be here with their touch-tank, the Chemistry Magic Show is back, Bricks 4 Kidz will be in engineering, and we're very excited to have the faculty of medicine taking part for the first time with their Body Works display, as well as Placentia Bay Ocean Debris Survey, which will show you exactly how much garbage is really in the ocean. It's free and great for young and old alike.
6 p.m.
NSO Pork & Pints
Join us at Quidi Vidi Brewing Company for a night of fun, music, and great food and drink as the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra presents Pork & Pints. The event will support the ongoing operations of the NSO, and will include a pig roast catered by Mallard Cottage, an open bar featuring a new NSO-inspired beer, live and silent auctions, raffles and great entertainment. For tickets go online to https://bit.ly/2uPWe1Y.
Groups
11 a.m.
Overeaters Anonymous
Regular support group meeting at the Carnell Building, 13-15 Pippy Pl. For information, call 738-1742.
Live music
1 p.m.
Property
Fred's Records presents Property to celebrate the launch of Property's new CD, “How To Be Human.” A free show will take place from 1-1:30 p.m. All ages, all are welcome.
7:30 p.m.
La Rose des Pop
La Rose des Pop is the French choir’s spring concert, featuring French popular music, with special guests Étienne Gendron on percussion and Maude-Julia Blanchet with her own interpretations of works by the great French singers. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. at the Centre des grands-vents. Tickets ($18 and $14, free for those under age 10) are available online, from the Francophone Association office and from choir members. It'll be a fun night for all, with a cash bar and a reception after the show.
8 p.m.
Damhnait Doyle
Record release concert at The Ship.
10:30 p.m.
Red City
Performing at the Martini Bar. No cover. Happy hour until 11 p.m.
Shopping
9 a.m.
Flea market
The Church of St. Mary the Virgin on Craigmiller Avenue will hold a flea market in the Canon Stirling Auditorium. Doors open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Flea market
St. Augustine’s Men’s Service Club’s annual flea market will be held at the corner of Elizabeth Avenue and Westerland Road from 9 a.m. to noon. Admission $1.
