It's starting to feel like fall on Gabriola

Well the weather has definitely become a bit cooler in the last week and the kids are back in school, so it's beginning to feel like fall. Yesterday, we went to the Fall Fair which was held at the Commons. Despite the weather it was a very well attended event, with lots of local vegetables, music and good food. My daughter is in Miss Mara's dance class, so we went and watched them perform in the rain. Janet from Three Gate Farms had some fleece and was set up so that you could do some felting at her booth, she sells beautiful fleece and may even have a felting course coming up.

Dancing Man Festival- It ‘Haint going to be boring !

This year the Dancing Man Festival is being held in the summer, and it kicks off on Friday July 10th with the HAINTS at the Community Hall. Tickets are being sold at Artworks, and if you sign up in advance you can take a lesson before the Country Barn Dance starts rolling.

There ya go pardner! Cowboy Up...

Meet the flintstones, Gabriola's young dancers

It is astounding the number of dance students that have been travelling to the Harbour Dancentre in downtown Nanaimo for years to take an array of dance classes, starting from three years old to adults.

My son and daughter take classes there and the lobby is often filled with parents from Gabriola. We love the setting and the location, the studio is in a heritage building that is a 5 minute walk from the Gabriola ferry.

There have been a lot of talented students from Gabriola during the last few weeks that have been participating in the Nanaimo Festival, a dance competition where costumes are mandatory. Many of the girls from the Island placed and had excellent scores & performances.

I was one of the lucky moms that watched her daughter dance yesterday in the 4-5 year old tap category, she was part of a group of five girls with fun dresses and bones in their hair. Tapping their shiny black shoes to “meet the flintstones”, they were pleased to be awarded first place. The most beautiful part of it was that there were no other groups in their age category, yet they left the stage with huge smiles and a bit more confidence, I wish more competitions were like this.