Puppet Workshop & Heritage Play Day celebrate simplicity

On Friday, February 17th and Saturday the 18th,  a light of sun shone through the dreary rainy days with two events celebrating old fashioned play to kick off BC Heritage Week. On Friday at the Arts Building, Sandy Buck of the Rababoo Puppet Theatre led a workshop in puppet making that saw children of all all ages bring their creations to life.


On Saturday, many of the attendees returned to participate in the SCMA's annual Heritage Play Day to try out a variety old-timey games and crafts such as Balancing Bird, Chinese jump rope and hacky sack, build your own board game and the ever-popular Rocket to the Moon/Butterfly to the Sun. If these games don't ring a bell, I'm not going to ring it for you, and suggest you come down to next year's Play Day to join in the fun! All in all, over 100 people came down the to SCMA to celebrate the simplicity of playing old fashioned games with friends.

Big thanks to Sandy Buck and Rababoo as well as all of the volunteers that helped make these events a success!
                                                                 

                            Rababoo Puppet Making Workshop

                                          Heritage Play Day-2012

For more photos, check out the Coast Reporter's photo gallery:

http://www.coastreporter.net/apps/pbcs.dll/tngallery?Site=GW&Date=20120220&Category=SECHELT&ArtNo=220009997&Ref=PH

It's Antiques Roadshow Time Again

Do you have any items tucked away that are collectable, unusual, historical, or antique? Want to know more about them, including what they’re worth? Bring them down to the 11^th Annual Antiques Roadshow and Heritage Fair on Saturday, February 25^th. This major fundraising event will be held at the Sunnycrest Mall in Gibsons from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm. Fascinating and valuable items have been “discovered” in the past. Will your item be the next big discovery?

Qualified appraisers generously donate their time and expertise to appraise a variety of items including paintings, stamps and coins, silver, jewelry, rare books, collectables, china, military items and much more.  Appraisals will be limited to a maximum of 3 items per person so that as many participants as possible can be seen. Admission is free but an appraisal will cost $15 for 1 item, $20 for 2 items, and $25 for 3 items. A flat fee of $30 will be charged for a collection.

In celebration of BC Heritage Week, we are hosting a Heritage Fair with displays from the Sunshine Coast Museum & Archives, the Sechelt Archives, Pender Harbour Living Heritage Society and the Egmont Heritage Center. You can browse the on-site historical displays and learn about the various heritage organizations on the Coast.

All proceeds support Museum services and programs. Donations are greatly appreciated and by purchasing a museum membership you can enter a draw to win a gift pack valued at over $100 retail.

Attend this fun and informative event - learn about our local history and support the SCMA in our efforts to preserve, present, engage and inspire! For more information, please call us at 604.886.8232.

"Kimiko Hawkes Keeping the Sunshine Coast Museum in our Future"

In small towns and villages out of the big city spotlight, it is the tight-knit nature of the community  that shines through.Over at Big Pacific Magazine, Laurie McConnell is one such community champion who uses her website to highlight the wonderful and intriguing  people and happenings on the Sunshine Coast.


Laurie's latest article is about the work that we do at the Sunshine Coast Museum and Archives and the dedication of the curator, staff and board in the preservation and promotion of regional history into the future. With people like Laurie documenting all of the amazing work being done on the Sunshine Coast, it is safe to say that our community  reporting is in good hands  Thanks Laurie!


http://www.bigpacific.com/sunshinecoastmagazine/2012/02/01/kimiko-hawkes-keeping-the-sc-museum-in-our-future/

http://www.bigpacific.com/

Play the Old Fashioned Way

Here at the Museum, we embrace the exciting possibilities of using new digital technologies to interpret and explore our history. Curatorial Assistant Matthew Lovegrove is in the process of developing a digital heritage walking tour, and I am currently working on having our digitized newspaper collection accessible online for this spring.  While these new technologies have their benefits, I also believe that the Museum is exciting because it is “old-fashioned” - the artifacts are real, not virtual. You can come in and wander the two floors without being inundated with technology. You can contemplate and reflect or have a conversation with a friend while browsing. There is something magical about seeing things with your own eyes and doing things with your own hands, especially in this digital age. This is proven time and again here at the Museum. I see people's eyes light up when they open the drawer of butterflies, or when they tap out their name in Morse code. Kids are happy to discover that they can touch and play with the rotary phone, a mysterious thing indeed, or ring the ship's bell.

Puppets by Juanita Woods, Calgary based puppetter

To kick-off BC Heritage Week, and in celebration of all things ‘simple’ and ‘hands-on’, we are extending our annual Play Day event over two days. On Friday, February 17^th, we are hosting a Puppet Making Workshop at the Arts Building with Sandy Buck. Sandy has created and performed her own puppet shows for children and adults with her company, Rababoo Puppet Theater. Open to all ages and skill levels, Sandy encourages imagination and storytelling, “This puppet making workshop is more than creating puppets, it’s letting our hands create the characters we dream about and bringing them to life”.

Puppet Making Workshop

Friday, February 17th from 1:00 to 3:30

The Arts Building, 464 S. Fletcher, Gibsons, BC

with Sandy Buck of Rababoo Puppet Theater

Using newspaper, masking tape, and acrylic paint,

this workshop is fast, fun, and open to all ages and skill levels.

The cost is $12/person; $10 family fee with sliding scale for families.

All supplies are included.

Mask by Juanita Woods, Calgary based puppeteer.

The following day, we will be opening our doors for an afternoon of good old fashioned fun and games. We invite all the puppets and their makers to join us at the mobile puppet stage for a ‘Puppet Jam’ – an improvisational puppet storytelling fun time. We’ll have other play stations throughout the Museum where you can try your hand at creating your own board game, making a Chinese hacky sack, designing a totem pole, folding origami cranes, and more. 

To pre-register for the workshop or for more information, please contact the Museum at 886-8232.