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An Open House awaits you on April 25th. Come and check it out! Sing for a special cause during the Fundraiser Session, with
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An Open House awaits you on April 25th. Come and check it out! Sing for a special cause during the Fundraiser Session, with the Fundraising Concert Date to be announced, featuring special musical guests.
Session 2
When: Every Thursday from 6:30pm-8pm, April 25th – June 20th
Where: Lila Music Centre, 3228a Gibbins Rd, Duncan
First-timer? Connect with Cari for directions and assistance, or take a look at our map here (map link to be upgraded soon).
Lost? Text Cari at 250-710-4174 (keep it secure).
Cost:
- $20 per class
- $200 for 10 weeks
- $180 for 9 weeks
- $25 drop-in
Special Offer: Bring a friend to the Open House, and both of you can attend for just $10 each! Join us in creating a harmonious community.
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Time
April 25 (Thursday) 6:30 pm – June 20 (Thursday) 8:00 pm(GMT-07:00)
Location
Lila Music Centre
3228A Gibbins rd, Duncan BC
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with Qwiyahwultuhw / Robert George, Quwut’sun Elder, & Thuitsiye / Pamela Bourque Join Elders Qwiyahwultu-hw / Robert George,
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with Qwiyahwultuhw / Robert George, Quwut’sun Elder, & Thuitsiye / Pamela Bourque
Join Elders Qwiyahwultu-hw / Robert George, Quw’utsun’ Elder & Thuitsiye / Pamela Bourque for an afternoon of Story, Drumming, Talking Circle Sharing and Bannock.
We will gather around the fire at Qwiyahwultu-hw / Robert George’s backyard in
‘George Town’ (5632 Khowhemun Rd, Duncan).
Thuitsiye / Pamela Bourque and Robert George will share cultural teachings through storytelling using head masks, felted birds and animal puppets. Thuitsiye / Pamela will bring her passion for creating beauty by offering a workshop in making a decorated and painted, personal worry bag. We will also work with little sticks that will be decorated with feathers, beads and paint. These sticks will be put inside the worry bag.
As a treat we will cook bannock around the fire and enjoy eating it. We will learn cultural teachings and share Coast Salish songs with drums around the central hearth.
Dress for gathering outdoors around a fire, and bring something warm to sit on. You are welcome to bring your own food to enjoy – we will make bannock to share.
All ages, all skill sets, all backgrounds encouraged.
Register early – space is limited to 30 participants.
Each workshop is unique and has different costs according to materials needed.
See below for more information and registration.
No one is turned away for lack of funds. If you would like to request a different amount, please contact sandraspcowichan@gmail.com from Social Planning Cowichan.
Organizers: The Backyard Sessions are organized by Lila Music Centre with support from BC Arts Council. We are working in partnerships with Sacred Cedar Centre and Quw’utsun’ Cultural Connections Society/Social Planning Cowichan to allow us to provide honoraria to Elders who have made special time to lead each of our sessions.
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Time
(Sunday) 11:00 am – 3:00 pm(GMT-07:00)
Location
5632 Khowhemun Rd (Private Residence)
5632 Khowhemun Rd
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with Tlithl’Kawi / Rupert Scow – Kwakwaka’wakw Artist Join Elder Tlithl’Kawi / Rupert Scow, Kwakwaka’wakw artist and wood
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with Tlithl’Kawi / Rupert Scow – Kwakwaka’wakw Artist
Join Elder Tlithl’Kawi / Rupert Scow, Kwakwaka’wakw artist and wood carver for a day of wood carving, traditional practices.
Open to everyone, these sessions are a place to join art, nature connection, exploration, sharing, song and stories together while learning new skills.
We will gather around the fire at Sunrise Waldorf School, 2148 Lakeside Rd, Duncan, where Tlithl’Kawi / Rupert Scow has his workshop set up for carving a large canoe. We will be able to see the canoe in the final stages of the carving process, of being soon released into the waters this summer. Rupert Scow will be teaching about carving a canoe. He will be talking about the traditions of the canoe and the big role they played in cultures up and down the coast. He will also show the students how to sharpen the straight knives that are used to carve. After learning about the large canoes, each student will carve a mini canoe out of pine or basswood.
Dress for gathering outdoors around a fire, and bring something warm to sit on. You are welcome to bring your own food to enjoy.
All ages, all skill sets, all backgrounds encouraged. Young children will need to be accompanied by adults for this workshop, as we will be using knives at the discrepancy of the guardian.
Register early – space is limited to 30 participants.
Each workshop is unique and has different costs according to materials needed.
See below for more information and registration.
No one is turned away for lack of funds. If you would like to request a different amount, please contact sandraspcowichan@gmail.com from Social Planning Cowichan.
Registration for each event will open as the dates approach.
Organizers: The Backyard Sessions are organized by Lila Music Centre with support from BC Arts Council. We are working in partnerships with Sacred Cedar Centre and Quw’utsun’ Cultural Connections Society/Social Planning Cowichan to allow us to provide honoraria to Elders who have made special time to lead each of our sessions.
This event is part of the Quwut’sun’ Elders Series: Backyard Sessions running from May 2024 to July 2025. Join us each month for nature and art-based community discovery and traditional cultural practices led by Knowledge Keepers.
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(Sunday) 10:00 am – 2:00 pm(GMT-07:00)
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Sunrise Waldorf School
2148 Lakeside Road
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10 (Wednesday) 10:00 am – 14 (Sunday) 4:00 pm(GMT-07:00)
Location
Lila Music Centre
3228A Gibbins rd, Duncan BC
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Diving deep into the water allies and medicine of the sacred salmon, who swims away and returns home again. What lessons can we learn and where
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Diving deep into the water allies and medicine of the sacred salmon, who swims away and returns home again. What lessons can we learn and where is our home in our body, heart, spirit, soul in this time as women? What skins are we shedding and what are we transforming into? Who are we now? Who are we becoming? What are we releasing? How does the water hold us and change us? What messages are we receiving from the waters as we grow into our crone years.
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(Saturday) 10:00 am – 4:00 pm(GMT-07:00)
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Lila Music Centre
3228A Gibbins rd, Duncan BC
Vocal Sessions
"Singing with Cari is like coming home."
(choir participant)
One-On-One
• Coaching prep for concerts
• Vocal Improvisation
• Song Writing Support
• Private Sound Healing
• Intuitive Vocal Nature Sessions (interweaving of nature / ceremony / sound healing / vocal improvisation)
Lila Community Choir
Vocal Improvisation (Group)
Sound Baths (Group)
Singing Into the Darkness
Valentines Sound Ceremony
Singing 101 Workshop
Nature Sessions
Deepen your skills, practices and connection!
• Core Routines • 8 Shield Teachings • Fire Skills • Plant work • Survival skills • Story sharing • Scouting • Crafts • Tracking • Basket making • Wool felting…and more!
Backyard Sessions
Sense Play
Basket of Stories
Cari Burdett Music
2016 Winner, Vocalist of the Year, VIMA
2015 WCMA Nomination, World Album of the Year
‘Burdett’ style fuses jazz from the 40’s to art song and gypsy blending songs effortlessly in five languages that tap into deep veins of emotion.
British Columbia chanteuse, Cari Burdett, performs a timeless, genre-defying,
european fusion of opera, folk, jazz and world music. Burdett cites Edith Piaf, Joni Mitchell, Lhasa De Sela, Nina Simone, Maureen Forrester, Mecedes Sosa, Rhiannon Giddens as inuences. Her live show is musically moving from language to language, features her original compositions and sensual songs that express the vulnerable heart. The show is theatrical, virtuosic and at times impromptu.
About Cari
Cari Burdett lives through music, as anyone who has spent five minutes with her immediately understands. Her life’s path winds through a garden of music studies and teaching, performance and improvisation.
Through her rich musical background, Cari aims to instill joy and appreciation for music in her students, using her extensive knowledge and skills.
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