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7 Symphony Community Days

16 Lightning Talks22 Bite of Nanaimo26 Your Fitness Now

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4 October 2015 Events14 What's On Screen18 Every Week Events28 Live Music & More30 Restaurant Directory

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8 Trivia Questions19 What’s The Dif

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COVERLightning Talks at the Business Expo! October 22nd, 2015

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THU OCT 1Nanaimo Art Gallery Exhibit: ‘Silva’ follows thematic path from the microcosms the forest floor to processing lum-ber and global distribu-tion of forestry products.Exhibit, called ‘O Hori-zon’ runs until Oct 31. Gallery open Tue-Sat 10 am-5 pm Sun 12-5 pm. By donation. FMI nanai-moartgallery.com

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Live Music: Military Music Festival Society ‘Naden Band’ of the Royal Canadian Navy at Port Theatre 7:30 pm Pop, classical, jazz. Instrumental vocal so-los. Tx $15.50 FMI/tix 250.754.8550

FRI OCT 2Live Music: ‘Howie and the Howlettes’ perform at MGM Restaurant starting at 5 pm. FMI 250.753.3535

Vancouver Island Uni-versity Open House: open to all campus-wide 10 am - 3 pm, 900 Fifth Street. Fun activities for

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Orchid Society Show and Sale: Nanaimo North Town Centre dur-ing mall hours from Oct 2 - 4. Free potting demo Q & A Sat and Sun at 1 pm. FMI 250.758.8111

Live Music: the ‘Fast Ro-mantics’ bring their soul sounds to the Queen’s Hotel for an 8 pm show. Tix $10 in advance from the Queen’s or ticket-zone.com, $15/door. FMI 250.754.6751

Nanaimo Fall 2015 Home Show: is at Be-ban Park Auditorium

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Live Theatre: Gabriola Players pres. Nicole Moeller’s ‘An Almost Perfect Thing’ Rollo Centre Oct 2 and 3 at 7 pm and Oct 3 and 4 at 2 pm. Tix $15 online at gabriolaplayers.ca

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Live Theatre: Western Edge Theatre presents ‘Making Tracks’, a sus-pense drama and mys-tery, at Harbour City Theatre Oct 2 and 3 at 7:30 and Oct 4 at 2 pm. FMI/tix westernedge.org or 250.714.4476

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SAT OCT 3Nanaimo Fall 2015 Home Show: Beban Park Auditorium Oct 2 - 4. Complete your home renovations: over 80 exhibits to see. FREE ADMISSION all week-end! Fri 1 - 6 pm, Sat 9:30 am - 5:30 pm, Sun 10 am - 4 pm FMI 1-800-471-1112

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Live Theatre: Gabriola Players presents a staged reading of Ni-cole Moeller’s award-winning drama ‘An Al-most Perfect Thing’ at the Rollo Centre Oct 2 and 3 at 7 pm and Oct 3 and 4 at 2 pm. Tix $15 online at gabriolaplay-ers.ca or from North Road Sports

Reading Fun for Kids: ‘Paws and Tails’ is a program whereby kids of all ages are invited to drop by Wellington Branch Library between 2 - 3 pm and improve their literacy skills by reading to ‘Dareby’ the therapy dog. FMI virl.bc.ca 250.758.5544 x 4

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Headlights. Get a friend to help you check your headlights. Check they are both working in high and low beams and check that the bulbs are clean. A dirty headlight will reduce its effectiveness.

Windshield. Clean the inside of your windshield. It’s surprising how dirty it gets and the degree to which this can cause poor visibility and glare.

Tires. Make sure you have your tires checked for pressure and for tread. If your tires are worn this can have a negative impact on your ability to stop the vehicle especially on slippery roads.

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Spirit Transforming’ at Malaspina Theatre, VIU at 7:30 pm. Featur-ing Gitksan songs and dances. Tix $25. FMI crimsoncoast.org

Live Theatre: Western Edge Theatre presents ‘Making Tracks’, a sus-pense drama and mys-tery, at Harbour City Theatre Oct 2 and 3 at 7:30 and Oct 4 at 2 pm. FMI/tix westernedge.org or 250.714.4476

Live Music: ‘Latin Proj-ect’ brings salsa, me-rengue, cumbia, ballads and cha cha cha to the MGM Restaurant from 8 - 11 pm. Tix $10. FMI 250.753.3535 $10/ticket, http://mgmres-taurant.com

Live Music: ‘David James & Big River’ rock Simon-Holt starting at 8:30 pm. Guaranteed to be a great show! FMI/reservations 250.933.3338 $20/ad-vance, $25/door, http://simonholt.ca

Live Music: ‘Don’t Tell Julie’ rocks the Well Pub starting at 9 pm. No cover. FMI 250.758.5513 , http://thewellnanaimo.com

Nanaimo Clippers: vs Vernon 6 pm Frank Crane Arena. FMI/tix nanai-moclippers.com

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Fundraising Telethon: the 3rd Annual Nanai-mo Child Development Centre Telethon takes place Oct 4 from12 noon till 8 pm at the Port Theatre. Admission by donation. Performers include Bobs and Lolo, Nanaimo Concert Band, The Tidesmen, The Dix-iedown Beat Jazz Band, the Atkinson Brothers and many, many more! FMI porttheatre.com

Wildwood Talk and Tour: with ecologist Jay Ras-togi, 2 pm at Wildwood in Cedar. $5. Register in advance at the Nanai-mo Art Gallery or call 250.754.1750

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Live Theatre: Western Edge Theatre presents ‘Making Tracks’, a sus-pense drama and mys-tery, at Harbour City

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MON OCT 5Live Music: enjoy an evening of folk music filled with hope and inspiration as the Guy Mendilow Ensemble presents ‘Tales from the Forgotten King-dom’ at the Port The-atre 7:30 pm. FMI/tix portheatre.com

TUE OCT 6VectorVest User Group: meets at the Nanaimo Aquatic Center 6:30 pm the first Tuesday of each month to discuss analytical techniques to identify stocks that have the greatest probability of rising in value. Reservation not required. No charge first time then $10 per meeting thereafter. FMI www.vectorvest.ca

Live Music: ‘Brandon Stone, Mike Bauche, Young Plante’ play the

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Glow in the Dark Skate: skate in an atmosphere of dimmed lighting and special effects! Held at Frank Crane Arena the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month from 6:30 - 8 pm. Glow necklaces $2. Regular admission rates. FMI 250.756.5200

Nanaimo Women’s Cancer Support Group: this support group is for anyone just diagnosed, in the middle of treat-

ment, recovering from treatment, or long term survivors. Meets the first Tuesday of each month year-round, 7 - 8:30 pm at Origin Re-tirement Home, 6205 Oliver Road. Guest speakers. FMI Mary-anna 250-751-1956 or [email protected]

Live Music: ‘The Other Guys Theatre Co.’ pres-ents Marek Hellman in ‘The Incomplete Folk-singer’ by Pete Seger Oct 6 - 10 at Malaspina Theatre, VIU. Perfor-mances 8 pm. Tix $20 advance, $10 student, $25 at the door. FMI/tix porttheatre.com

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learned that this skill, stucco repair, is not in great abundance in Nanaimo. A few places never called back. Several more were no lon-ger in business (fly by night). One guy I called quoted me a price over the phone not having even seen the job?! Then I found a number for ‘Blain the Stucco Guy.’ I called him and left a message for him. A little later Blain called me back and let me know that he was going to be in my area later that evening. Sure enough around 7PM Blain showed up at my door and I showed him the job. He explained what likely needed to be done and we agreed on a price straight away. I thought his price was fair and the more I looked at the project the more I re-alized there was no way it was a home handy-man special and no way I could have done the work myself. Once Blain got into removing the damaged stucco he realized that the problem was a bit worse and that the structure under-

If so then there will come a time when you or someone you know will require some stuc-co repair. The trick is finding someone who knows his stuff, will listen to what you need and get the job done in a reasonable time frame at a reasonable price. Recently we moved to a new home and, you guessed it, it’s stucco. The home inspector (House Master) noted one par-ticular area of concern, the chimney, and sug-gested we get it looked at. He went a bit further in his analysis and told us pretty much that if we didn’t address the issue before winter that we would likely be looking at some water in-filtration issues. That was all the prompting we needed and right away I took it upon myself to get on the horn and get someone in. I did have a fleeting moment of thinking I could probably do it myself but after seeing all the steps involved I am more than a little happy I didn’t attempt it. After calling around a bit I

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neath would need some carpentry attention. I took one look and agreed. I called my friend Darren at Creative Concepts Carpentry. Dar-ren indicated that I needed to do some re-building of the immediate area and needed to install some new flashing. I gave the OK to the work and Darren’s team had it fixed up within a couple of days. Now it was back to Blain to work some stucco magic. It took him a few trips, due to the process involved and the need to allow the material to dry between applications, and pretty soon Blain had my stucco chimney looking like new. I was ab-solutely amazed at how good the finished product ended up looking. Thanks to Blain, the stucco match is absolutely flawless to the point where I can’t tell the old from the new. I hope anyone reading this who has need of stucco repair will call my friend Blain for a quote. He’s a good guy with a gift for work-ing with stucco. Tell your stucco-dwelling friends and neighbors that when they need a stucco repair they need “Blain the Stucco Guy.” Call or text Blain for your stucco needs at 250-240-4099.

HOME&LIFE Article by Simon RideoutFRI OCT 9St Andrew’s United Church High Tea and Fashion Show: St. An-drews United Church Hall at 1 pm. Fashion Show by Damsels and shoes by Crispins. High Tea provided by the Catering Group. Silent auction and lots of door prizes. Tix $25/person from Damsels, Crispin, the Church office or any of the catering group. FMI 250-751-2285


Movie Release “Steve Jobs”: 6:30 pm. See your local cinema for times and prices. http://landmarkcinemas.com

Movie Release “Pan”: 6:30 pm. See your local

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SAT OCT 10Vancouver Canucks: vs Flames 7 pm on HNIC


19th Annual Thanks-giving Studio Tour: Ga-briola Island! 59 artists’ studios range of media jewellery, basketry, sculpture and more! 10am–5pm each day. FMI artsgabriola.ca

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Live Music: ‘Rainwood Steel’ rocks the Well Pub at 9 pm. No cover. FMI 250.758.5513

Girl Guide Cookie Drive-Thru: in Cedar at St. Phil-lips Church parking lot from 12 noon till 3 pm. Mint cookies available. FMI 250.722.2108

SUN OCT 112nd Annual Run/Walk Out Hunger: Westwood Lake Park at 9 am.7-10

Club provides a hot breakfast/bag lunch to individuals and families in our community. FMI 250.668.0155

19th Annual Thanks-giving Studio Tour: Gabriola Island! 59 artists’ studios range of media jewellery, basketry, sculpture and more! 10am–5pm each day. FMI artsga-briola.ca

MON OCT 1219th Annual Thanks-giving Studio Tour: Ga-briola Island! 59 artists’ studios range of media jewellery, basketry,

After 35 years of marriage, a married couple came for counselling. When asked what the problem was, the wife went into a passionate tirade listing every problem they’d ever over the years: neglect, lack of intimacy, emptiness, loneliness, feeling unloved and unlovable, an entire list of unmet needs she had endured. After allowing this for a length of time, the therapist stood, walked around the desk and after asking the wife to stand, he kissed her passionately as her husband watched with a raised eyebrow. Silently the woman sat down. The therapist turned to the husband and said,“This is what your wife needs at least 3 times a week. Can you see to it?” “Well,” he said, “I can drop her off here on Mondays and Wednesdays, but on Fridays, I go fishing.”

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OCTOBER 2The Martian

OCTOBER 3Il Travatore (MET)

OCTOBER 4Iron Giant: The Signature Edition

OCTOBER 7The Who: 50th From Hyde Park

OCTOBER 9Masterminds

OCTOBER 15Hamlet (NT Live)

OCTOBER 16Crimson Peak

OCTOBER 17Otello (MET)

OCTOBER 23Paranormal Activity: Ghost Dimension

OCTOBER 24Beaux Stratagem (NT Live)

OCTOBER 31Tannhauser (MET)

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OCTOBER 6Dark Places, Insidious:Chapter 3, Magic Mike XXL, Manglehorn, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

OCTOBER 13Dope, The Gallows, San Andreas, Tomorrowland

OCTOBER 20Paper Towns

Dragon Ball Z: Res-surection ‘F’, Jurassic World, Z for Zachariah

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Video ReleasesOct 2: Avengers: Age of UltronOct 6: Dark Places, Insidious:Chapter 3, Magic Mike XXL, Manglehorn, Me and Earl and the Dying GirlOct 13: Dope, The Gallows, San Andreas, TomorrowlandOct 20: Dragon Ball Z: Ressurection ‘F’, Jurassic World, Paper Towns, Z for ZachariahOct 27: The Gift, Max, Southpaw Titles shown may not be available at your local venue.

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sculpture and more! 10am–5pm each day. FMI artsgabriola.ca

Vancouver Canucks: vs Ducks 7 pm on SNV

TUE OCT 13Nanaimo Rowing Club Novice Fall Session: Long Lake Boat House, fun and fitness new rowers. Meet at boat house Long Lake b/t 3:45-6:00 pm. FMI 250.756.0570

Vancouver Canucks: vs Kings 7:30 pm on SNV

WED OCT 14Brother XII Tour: find out about Nanaimo’s most notorious resident! Pre-registration required. Tours Oct 14, 21 and 28, 6:30 - 7:15 pm. $10/per-son. FMI 250.753.1821

THU OCT 15Movie Release “Ham-let”: 6:30 pm. See your local cinema for times and prices. http://land-markcinemas.com

Live Theatre: the Nanai-mo Theatre Group pres-ents the classic swash-buckling tale of honour, ‘The Three Musketeers’ at the Bailey Studio Oct 15 – 31. Tix $18 - $20. FMI/tix visit nanaimo-theatregroup.ca or call 250.758.7224

FRI OCT 16Rotary Giant Used Book Sale: Nanaimo North Town Centre hours. FMI or 250.758.8111

Golf Fundraiser: Ro-tary Club of Nanaimo Oceanside is holding their Fall Classic Golf Tournament at Morn-ingstar Golf Club, 11 am start, 250.327.8333

Bite of Nanaimo Gour-met Food Festival: call-ing all foodies! Theatre One is proud to present the 23rd Annual ‘Bite

of Nanaimo’ Gourmet Food Festival on Oct 16 from 4 - 9 pm at Beban Park Auditorium. Tix $15. FMI Page 22 or 250.754.7587

Nanaimo Sings! Festi-val 2015: St Andrew’s United Church / Port Theatre Oct 18. Choirs, concerts Gala Perfor-mance! Tix at Port The-atre: $15 Festival pass, single concert at door $10, $20 Gala Concert. FMI 250.754.8550

Movie Release “Crimson Peak”: 6:30pm. See your local cinema for times and prices. http://land-markcinemas.com

Vancouver Canucks: vs Blues 7 pm on SNV

Lantern Tours: darker side of local history. Learn site of last public hanging hear about mur-derer hung on Gallows Point. 6:30 pm. Pre-reg req’d, $15/person. FMI 250.753.1821

SAT OCT 17Think Pink When You Think Green: Nanaimo Wave Babes dragon boat team is hosting their annual recycling event at Woodgrove to support new breast cancer screening equip-ment for the Nanaimo & District Hospital Founda-tion. 9 am - 4 pm. FMI 250.390.2721

Nanaimo Clippers: vs Wenatchee 6 pm Frank Crane Arena. FMI/tix nanaimoclippers.com

Rotary Giant Used Book Sale: Nanaimo North Town Centre hours. FMI or 250.758.8111

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LIGHTNING TALKS AT THE BUSINESS EXPO!

Hatchman not only won both the grand prize, a 55-Inch 3D Television courtesy of London Drugs, but also a very significant secondary prize: a free half-day room rental from the Na-naimo Conference Center. While he continues to enjoy the TV, on almost a daily basis, it was the complimentary room that turned out to be a life changer. “For years,” says Hatchman, “I had a dream to produce, and appear in, a live show designed to help people improve both their personal and business communication skills. Winning a room rental that included a bunch of empty chairs and a lectern with a microphone was as if fate was telling me to stop dreaming and take action.” Hatchman approached Kim Smythe, president and CEO of the Nanaimo Chamber of Com-merce with an idea to create such a show called simply: Lightning Talks. The idea for the talks was to offer brief, yet powerful, seminars hence

the reference to lightning. Smythe agreed to not only MC the show, but act as co-producer. Light-ning Talks was off the ground. Lightning Talks have since spawned five sequels at a variety of local venues. The seventh installment returns to the Nanaimo Conference Centre at the Business Expo, October 22nd, 2015. In addition, two of the Lightning Talks were in partnership with Vancouver Island University’s MBA pro-gram, giving students an opportunity to interact with local business owners.

So what exactly are lightning talks, and why should you go?

As Hatchman explains, “the Nanaimo Lightning Talks are interactive business and personal de-velopment presentations, designed by a guy with a short attention span for people with similarly short attention spans. Instead of one presenter droning on for forty minutes, Lightning Talks has at least five speakers, including the MC, who have 7-9 minutes to deliver their presentation. If they’re still talking after 9 minutes, they are, shall we say, enthusiastically thanked off the stage with warm applause.”

Two years ago, Nanaimo entrepreneur David Hatchman attended the Greater Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce Business Expo for the first time. Like many attendees, he entered draws to win prizes. He got lucky.

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Hatchman owns and operates VSP MEDIA which is a Nanaimo-based marketing company. VSP spe-cializes in small business promotional videos, web design, and search engine optimization. Hatchman says that although the services he provides are im-portant, they are not the only important way to market oneself in Nanaimo. “In this city, and pos-sibly more than any other I’ve lived in, networking is essential”, says Hatchman. “If you have the time, I’d recommend to anyone to simply spend fifty bucks on business cards and personally put them in people’s hands. Find out about what you can do for them and be sincere about it. Even better, introduce them to someone who can benefit from what they offer. I promise you they will, almost instinctively, remember you when somebody they know needs your product or service. In this way, personal referrals can be as good as gold.”

In addition to online marketing, Hatchman has done extensive public speaking and writing. Hatchman hosted a morning radio show for two years in Victoria, BC also and also managed to advance to the Provincial finals of the Toastmas-ters Humorous Speech Contest in Vancouver. He has done stand-up comedy at Yuk Yuk’s Comedy Cabaret in Toronto, and has had his written work published in Maxim Magazine. “The entertain-ment factor is huge” says Hatchman of Lightning Talks. “This is particularly so when presenting au-diences with personal and business development information. People are just more likely to remem-ber your key points if you’re able to deliver them with humour or at least a bit of panache!”

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The shows include a mini, interactive ‘Elevator Speech’ workshop. After which, attendees are given a chance to deliver a 45-second “infomercial” (informative commercial) promoting their business or personal brand. It’s a lot of fun for the presenter. Everyone in the room and each presenter is entered in a draw to win a small prize.

BUSINESS EXPO LIGHTNING TALKS HIGHLIGHTS:Kim Smythe, CEO of the Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce, offers quick & entertaining anecdotes of local entrepreneurs and their success in Nanaimo.

• Enable Business Consulting’s Nick West delivers tips for entrepreneurial success, and potential traps that could lead to disaster.

• Twist Consulting’s Jenn Houtby Ferguson explains how to build and develop your personal brand for little or no cost.

• Royal Bank’s Colleen Tourout offering tips on how to sell yourself in forty-five seconds or less.

• VSP Media’s David Hatchman shows you how to work a room for better networking resulting in more contacts, new friends, and eventually more money.

• Achieving your goals through better personal and business communication.

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DAILY

McNabs Corn Maze, Pumpkin Patch and Pro-duce Farm: corn maze, hayrides and farm animals. Hayrides to Giant Pump-kin Patch begin Oct 9. FMI 250.245.0666 or mcnab-scornmaze.com

Nanaimo Art Gallery Ex-hibit: ‘Silva’ runs until Oct 31. FMI nanaimoartgallery.com, nanaimoartgallery.com

Feature Exhibit Nanaimo Museum: ‘A Terrible Beau-ty: Edward Burtynsky in Dialogue with Emily Carr’ shows, Nanaimo Museum nanaimomuseum.ca or call 250.753.1821 , nanaimomu-seum.ca. 250.753.1821.

EVERY MON

Nanaimo Rowing Club Masters fall session: Long For all rowers over 18. Meet at the boat house on Long Lake, the red doors, at 6 pm Mondays, Wednesdays and Sunday at 9 am. FMI 250.756.0570 or [email protected]. sites.google.com/site/nanaim-orowingclub/home

EVERY TUES

Kids Drop-In & Play Group: at Woodgrove Centre 10 - 11 am near the food court. Children 5 years and younger with their parent/caregiver. Activities led by certified childcare provider from PacificCARE. FMI woodgrovecentre.com

Live Music: The Landlub-ber 2220 Bowen Rd. Blues Jam, hosted by Doug Thring 8 pm. FMI 250.758.9400

Live Music: Acoustic Nights, Queen’s Hotel, 7 - 11 pm. FMI thequeens.ca

Nanaimo Rowing Club Novice Fall Session: For new rowers. Meet at the boat house on Long Lake, the red doors, between 3:45 and 6:00 pm. FMI 250.756.0570 or email [email protected]. sites.google.com/site/nanaimorowingclub/home

EVERY WED

Tiny Tots Storytime: Free weekly drop-in playgroup at Country Club Centre for caregivers and their little ones (Children 5 and under). led by ECE Certified educators from PacificCare. 10 - 11 am. FMI countryclubcentre.com

Tablets Made Easy: Learn-ing circle to help you make sense of your new gadget. Bring your tablet, iPad or smartphone. 4 - 5 pm on Wed Oct 7, 21 and 28. Drop-in. FMI virl.bc.ca, 250.758.5544 x 4

Live Music: ‘Ries Vink’ provides the tunes at MGM Restaurant. 5 pm. FMI 250.753.3535 mgmrestaurant.com

Nanaimo Rowing Club Masters fall session: See “Every Monday” for details

Youth Drop-In: Youth 12 - 17 years! Barsby School, 7 - 9 pm. Gymnasium activities and more! Free. FMI check the facebook page YOUth Nanaimo or call 250.756.5200

EVERY THU

Open Mic Night: spoken word/music at Serious Cof-fee on Commercial (down-town) 6:30 - 9 pm. FMI Guy at 250.618.2924

Live Music: live acoustic music starting at 8 pm Longwood Brew Pub. FMI 250.729.8225

Music Trivia Night: Dinghy Dock Pub, 7 pm, ‘Name That Tune’ show with Larry and Jen. FMI 250.753.2373

Nanaimo Rowing Club Novice Fall Session: See “Every Tuesday” for details

Live Music: Great local musi-cians, Simon Holt Restaurant! 8 pm. FMI/table reservations 250.933.3338

Drinks ‘n’ Discussions Eve-ning: 35-minute interactive and informative session on a range of financial mat-ters. 6 - 7 pm at the Inves-tors Group, 5070 Uplands Drive Nanaimo. Free call 250.816.1701 to reserve your seat

EVERY FRI

Live Music: guitarist An-dreas Andraschek at New York Style Pizza and Pasta 6 - 8 pm. FMI 250.754.0111

Music Trivia: Landlub-ber Pub starting at 9 pm. FMI landlubberpub.ca or 250.758.9400

Nanaimo Rowing Club Novice Fall Session: See “Every Tuesday” for details

Toddlertime: Free, drop-in program at Wellington Branch Library (Fridays Oct 23 - Nov 27) for parents/caregivers and children age 18 - 36 months. (10:15-10:45 am) FMI 250.758.5544 x 4

Preschool Storytime: Free, drop-in program at Wel-lington Branch Library for parents/caregivers and children age 3-5 years. Oct 23-Nov 27, 11:15-11:45 am. FMI 250.758.5544 x 4

EVERY SAT

Live Music: The Queen’s FMI thequeens.ca or 250.754.6751

Live Music: Different dance band every week at the Wellington Hotel. Free FMI 250.758-5513

Live Music: Marty Steele at New York Style Pizza and Pasta 6 - 8 pm. FMI 250.754.0111

Live Music: ‘Landlubber Open Mic’ the first and third Sat of each month. 2 - 6 pm. FMI landlubberpub.ca or 250.758.9400

Sing for Pure Joy!: Lady-smith: 6:30 - 8 pm at The Lodge, 1127 Fourth Avenue. $8 per term or $10 drop-in. FMI 250. 285.3764 or 250.202.1003

EVERY SUN

Free Skate: Hosted by the Lions , 12 - 1:30 pm at Frank Crane Arena. (on Clipper game days Oct 18 10:45 am - 12:30 pm). FMI 250.756.5200.

Blues Jam: Queen’s Hotel runs 4 - 8 pm. $5 cover, free for jammers. FMI 250.754.6751. thequeens.ca. 250.754.6751. .

Nanaimo Rowing Club Masters fall session: See “Every Monday” for details

Nanaimo Flea Market: Mount Benson Legion Hall, 1630 East Wellington Rd, 11 am - 4 pm. FMI [email protected]

Live Music: The Millstone Winery 2300 E Wellington Rd 250.716.3549. 3 pm.

Birding Walk: hosted by The Backyard WildBird and Nature Store. 9 am. FMI 250.390.3669

Cedar Farmer’s Market: 2313 Yellowpoint Rd. be-side the Crow & Gate. 10 am - 2 pm. FMI cedarfarm-ersmarket.org

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Your Computer Guy Article by Steve Duckett

SAVE YOUR VALUABLE FILES FOR 1000 YEARS

Imagine discovering that a vital, 30-year-old fami-ly document was stored on a 5.25-inch floppy disk. Worse yet, perhaps you discover the document was written in and old program like “WordStar.” To ac-cess it, you’d have to find a 5.25-inch floppy drive that connects to a modern computer. Then, assum-ing the disk was still readable (magnetic media does deteriorate over time), you’d need software that can read a WordStar file. Pretty unlikely.

Long story short: you simply cannot depend on be-ing able to open your valuable files years down the road for two basic reasons. First the medium on which the data was stored can, and will, deterio-rate over time. Second, you will actually need the program to run some of the files such as Microsoft Word. The answer…store your files on an “M-Drive” DVD. This solution is virtually guaranteed for 1000 years. Just ensure that on the DVD you have a copy of Word or whatever other software you need to open the files in the future! Simple enough but if not just come see me and I’ll sort you out!

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Nanaimo Sings! Festi-val 2015: St Andrew’s United Church / Port Theatre Oct 18. Choirs, concerts Gala Perfor-mance! Tix at Port The-atre: $15 Festival pass, single concert at door $10, $20 Gala Concert. FMI 250.754.8550

Author Reading: Na-naimo Art Gallery downtown 1:30pm award-winning, Van-couver-based Metis

and Cree artist and il-lustrator Julie Flett. FMI 250.754.1750

Live Music: ‘Doctors of Rock ‘n Roll’ bring the tunes to MGM Restau-rant starting at 5 pm. FMI 250.753.3535 or mgm-restaurant.com

Movie Release “Orel-lo (MET)”: 6:30 pm. See your local cinema for times and prices. http://landmarkcin-emas.com

Live Music: ‘Big Bang Baby’ rocks the Well Pub starting at 9 pm. No cover. FMI 250.758.5513

THEATRE / ACTINGSpotlight Academy Jacqui Kaese - Tel 250.714.2555 spotlightacademy.com

Acting | Film | Theatre | TV Classes for all ages – various locations. Jacqui Kaese trained Cameron Bright known for many roles including the Twilight movies.

“Jacqui is an amazing teacher and mentor. She is one of the most caring, supportive and professional people you will ever meet.” - Cameron Bright

DANCECrimson Coast Dance Society 150 Commercial St. 10b - Tel 250.716.3230 Hot Dance In Your Home Town Classes, performances, dance jams for all ages.Check it at: www.crimsoncoastdance.org

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Live Music: ‘Steve Hill’, 2015 Juno Award Win-ner for Blues Album of the Year, comes to the Queen’s Oct 17 for a 9 pm show. FMI/tix thequeens.ca or 250.754.6751

SUN OCT 18Nanaimo Sings! Festi-val 2015: St Andrew’s United Church / Port Theatre Oct 18. Choirs, concerts Gala Perfor-mance! Tix at Port The-atre: $15 Festival pass, single concert at door $10, $20 Gala Concert. FMI 250.754.8550

Rotary Giant Used Book Sale: takes place at Na-naimo North Town Centre Oct 16 - 25 during regular mall hours. Proceeds to local charities, District 68 Schools, Literacy Central Vancouver Island. FMI nanaimonorth.com or 250.758.8111

Vancouver Canucks: vs Oilers 6 pm on SNI

Nanaimo Clippers: vs Chilliwack 2 pm Frank Crane Arena. FMI/tix nanaimoclippers.com

MON OCT 19Nanaimo Family Histo-ry Society: the Nanaimo Family History Society meets the third Mon of each month (except Jul, Aug and Dec) in Rooms 7 & 8 of the Beban Park Social Centre. FMI na-naimofamilyhistory.ca

Live Music: classic hits from the Blues Brothers catalogue! ‘The Official Blues Brothers Revue’ comes to the Port The-atre Oct 19 at 7:30 pm. All tix $44.50. FMI/tix 250.754.8550

TUE OCT 20Glow in the Dark Skate: atmosphere of dimmed lighting special effects! Held at Frank Crane Arena the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month from 6:30 - 8 pm. Glow necklaces $2. Regular admission rates. FMI 250.756.5200

Classical Coffee Concert Series: with internation-ally-acclaimed classical concert pianist Sarah Hagenand Friends in the

lobby of the Port Theatre at 0:30 am. Coffee, tea and delicacies served. 250.754.8550

Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield: the mar-vels of science and space travel to the Port Theatre at 7 pm. All tix $63 and incl networking session 5:30-6:30pm. FMI/tix 250.754.8550

WED OCT 21Rotary Giant Used Book Sale: Nanaimo North Town Centre hours. FMI or 250.758.8111

Brother XII Tour: find out about Nanaimo’s most notorious resi-dent! Pre-registration required. Tours Oct 14, 21 and 28, 6:30 - 7:15 pm. $10/person. FMI 250.753.1821

THU OCT 22.Live Theatre: the Nanai-mo Theatre Group clas-sic tale of honour, ‘The Three Musketeers’ at the Bailey Studio Oct 15 – 31. Tix $18 - $20. FMI/tixl 250.758.7224

Vancouver Canucks: vs Capitals 7 pm on SN360

FRI OCT 23Naughty & Spice Bur-lesque: 18+ Determine the fate of this fearful dwelling if you dare! You decide what happens! Doors 7:00 Harbour City Theater, 25 Victoria Cr $15 in adv $20 at door FMI 250.619.7502

Pro-D Day Camps for Kids: Nanaimo Parks, Rec range of full and half-day camps RecS-kate, RecHockey, Rock Climbing, Aquatics, Sports and Play. FMI 250.756.5200

Halloween Pet Rocks: make a pet rock at Wellington Branch Li-brary on Oct 23 then create a costume for them so they can enjoy Hallowe’en with you! 2 - 3 pm, free, drop-in. FMI 250.758.5544 x 4.

Movie Release “Jem and the Holograms”: 6 pm. See your local cinema for times and prices. http://landmarkcinemas.com


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Tickets for this October 16 event held at Be-ban Park Auditorium from 4-9pm are already selling fast; the famous food fair attracts an-nually 1000 guests who get to sample the wares of over 15 participating food and bev-erage vendors.

This longstanding culinary occasion is The-atreOne’s largest fundraiser of the year, with proceeds from the $15 entry tickets and $1-4 Bites going towards bringing live theatre, Just Kidding for Kids performances, and Emerging Voices original plays to local and regional audiences.

At this signature special event, sell-out crowds whet their appetites with tapas-sizes select menu items made by the city’s finest restaurants, cafes, breweries, pubs and bistros. This year’s line-up includes: Arbutus Distillery, Buzz Coffee House, Browns Socialhouse, Cassidy Country Kitchen, Cherub Chocolate, Lighthouse Bistro & Pub,

Longwood Brew Pub & Restaurant, Longwood Brewery, Me Cook You Eat Catering, Oxy Pub, Oh Sugar, Simonholt Food & Drink, VIU Pro-fessional Baking, Culinary Institute of VI, Win-ston’s Tea Co., and Wolf Brewing Company. These participants are so generous in giving their time and skill to this fundraising initiative, and they like to compete too…

Bite guests get to vote for their top picks in nine trophy categories including Best Appetizer, Best Dessert, Best Refreshment, and Best Use of Local Ingredients. Come eat, drink, and sup-port our local culinary and performance arts at this year’s Bite of Nanaimo! Tickets are $15 in advance from participating establishments, Winston’s Tea Co., and TheatreOne at theatre-one.org and 250-754-7587.

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October 1st is National Seniors Day!Nanaimo Harbour City Seniors is a volunteer organization that exists to provide opportuni-ties for all senior citizens in our community to lead more meaningful, active, healthy and complete lives by enabling them to participate in organized activities and make new friends.

Visit us at 500 Bowen Road, Nanaimo, BC www.nanaimoharbourcityseniors.com Tel. 250.755.7501

THURSDAY SPECIAL EVENTSOctober 1 Bryden Street Jazz Band

October 8 Andy Andraschek / Guitar

October 15 Terry Lowry / Saxophone & Keyboard

October 22 Stix n Tones / Drum & Keyboard / Lunch Day

October 29 Coombs Fiddlers

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Movie Release “Para-normal Activity: Ghost Dimension”: 6:30 pm. See your local cinema for times and prices., http://landmarkcin-emas.com

22nd Annual Nanaimo Wine Festival: takes place at Beban Park Au-ditorium 7 - 10 pm. Tix include wine tastings, tasty tidbits, keepsake wine glass, finger food, door prizes and more! Live music by Eric Harper. $43/person. FMI nanaimowinefes-tival or 250.758.1131

Lantern Tours: darker side of local history. Learn site

of last public hanging hear about murderer hung on Gallows Point. 6:30 pm. Pre-reg req’d, $15/person. FMI 250.753.1821

Nanaimo Clippers: vs Cowichan Valley 7 pm Frank Crane Arena. FMI/tix nanaimoclip-pers.com

Movie Release “The Last Witch Hunter”: 6:30pm. See your local cinema for times and prices. http://landmarkcinemas.com

SAT OCT 24Vancouver Canucks: vs Red Wings 7 pm on HNIC

Healthy Talk and Walk with the Doc: Dr. Po-teryko and guests will

start with a short talk on healthy living then lead a healthy commu-nity walk - rain or shine! Meet in upstairs lobby of the Bowen Complex at 10 am. FMI nanaimo.ca or 250.756.5200

Movie Release “Beaux Stratagem”: 6:30 pm. See your local cinema for times and prices. http://landmarkcinemas.com

Symphony Community Days: hosted by the Vancouver Island Sym-phony 11 am - 1:30 pm at the Port Theatre for kids 5+. Instrument zoo meet conductor Pierre Si-mard, sit in on rehearsal! Reserve FREE ticket at 250.754.8550.

Live Music: Vancou-ver Island Symphony presents ‘Music and Literature’ 7:30 pm at the Port Theatre. Guest artist Devon Joiner, piano. Pre-concert talk with Pierre Simard. Adults $33-$59, stu-dents $18, eyeGo $5. FMI/tix 250.754.8550

Live Music: ‘Freak-boy’ rocks the Well Pub starting at 9 pm. No cover. FMI 250.758.5513

SUN OCT 25Rotary Giant Used Book Sale: Nanaimo North Town Centre hours. FMI or 250.758.8111

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A hundred years ago New York editor Arthur Bris-bane coined the term “a picture’s worth a thousand words”. He had no idea how this truism would transcend journalism to describe the unimaginable opportunities medical technology would provide a century later. In hospitals around the globe CT Scanners (computed tomography scanners) have become a vital tool with which to diagnose illness. The “CT” is a doughnut shaped X-Ray machine that takes a multitude of cross-sectional images, like a ‘slice’. The CT helps avoid invasive measures during diagnosis, but provides a 3-D picture worth more than a thousand words.

At Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (NRGH) seven technologists (part & full time) performed 17,500 CT Scans last year. The NRGH CT ma-chines are the oldest operating Scanners on Van-couver Island, but that will soon change.

It is relevant to discuss the difference between CT Scans and MRI (Magnetic resonance imag-ing) Scans. MRI is advanced diagnostic imaging using magnetic fields and radio frequency to cap-ture internal images of patients. MRIs do not use radiation and are regarded as most useful when diagnosing soft tissue issues, but it can take up to 45 minutes to scan a specific body region. CT Scanners are preferred where there are “marked density” boundaries, such as “air-soft” tissue in the lungs, or “bone-soft” tissue in the extremi-ties. By using “intravenous contrasting agents”

a CT can be used for almost every region of the body. Due to their speed CT Scans are preferred for trauma cases, emergency cases, and critically ill patients needing constant monitoring. Due to their non-magnetic process CT’s can also be performed on patients with pacemakers and an-eurysm clips.

What’s changing? New CT technology has de-creased exposure to radiation for patients under-going scans by as much as 1/10th of existing ex-posure. Additionally, the time it takes to capture an image has drastically decreased, so patients are exposed for shorter scans. The NRGH Medi-cal Imagine Department is currently unrolling a plan to replace its aging CT machines, and reno-vations will start this autumn.

With new CT technology cardiac scanning will be more exact as an image will be captured in one and a half heartbeats rather than four. Addition-ally, a CT scan will take a fraction of the current time; reducing incidental radiation exposure for sensitive organs, children, and infants. In fact, radiation exposure will almost parallel regular X-Rays. The Nanaimo & District Hospital Founda-tion is able to pledge $900,000 for the purchase of one of two needed CT Scanners thanks to donors like you. If you would like to learn more about this exciting project or make a donation please visit www.nanaimohospitalfoundation.com or call 250-755-7690.

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Fringe Flicks: Theatre-One ‘Marinoni’, docu-mentary on greatest bi-cycle maker in Canada, Guiseppe Marinoni. Tix $12 in advance or at the door Avalon Cinemas Sun at 1, 4 and 7 pm and Mon Oct 26 at 7 pm. FMI 250.754.7587

Stage Show: Tyrone Reveen continues the tra-dition! ‘Reveen: The Next

Generation’ comes to the Port Theatre at 7:30 pm. FMI/TIX 250.754.8550

MON OCT 26Haunted Coal Mine: creepy critters moving about ready to surprise trick-or-treaters! Open Mon-Sat 10am-5pm. FMI nanaimomuseum.ca or 250.753.1821

Harbour City Newcom-ers: Walking and hiking groups, stitch and knit

groups, coffee groups, golf, potlucks etc. Yearly membership $25.00. FMI harbourcitynewcomers.ca

TUE OCT 27My First Museum Visit: ‘hands-on’ tour kids 3-4 siblings wel-come. I-Spy petroglyph rubbings. No pre-reg req’d 10 am-12 noon. Caregivers to remain present. Reg adm. FMI 250.753.1821

Crafty Kids Club: kids 6 and up put imagina-tions to use by joining the ‘Crafty Kids Club’ at Wellington Branch Library! Learn a new hobby or activity each month 4-5 pm. Reg/FMI at 250.758.5544 x 4

Spoken Word Event: New location this year: First Unitarian Hall at 595 Townsite Rd, Na-naimo. Sugg donation $5. FMI wordstorm.ca

SUN OCT 25 CONT...

We’ve been looking at ways to decrease cat stress when they are at the clinic so that they become more comfortable when they need to seek medical care. I am sitting and writing this with an 8 week old kitten on my lap, and real-ized that this is where it starts.

Kittens are much more open to new situations then their adult counterparts. Because of this, we assume they don’t need as many calming tech-niques as adult cats. But this isn’t true.

Kittens are still cats, and providing calming mechanisms to PREVENT anxiety from de-veloping is even more important, and much easier, then helping adult cats deal with the ANXIETY they already have. Prevention is certainly the key, and decreasing the develop-ment of anxiety will pay off as your kitten be-comes a cat.

As we talked about last month: All cats should travel in their carrier. Not only do you drastically decrease the risk they will get lost, but it provides a traveling territory for them.

Make the carrier more comfortable by getting a special pheromone from your veterinarian. Pheromones are air borne smells that affect the way we react to our environment. The way this works is similar to how certain smells remind us of happy moments in our lives. Although smells aren’t pheromones, they can induce a feeling of comfort in us that is similar to the way pheromones work.

Finally, remember kittens are little kids. Treat them like it. The best parenting advice I ever got was: distraction, distraction, distraction. And it works for kittens too. Bring treats, toys, catnip, and make it a fun trip. But don’t push it.

You can’t force fun, so take your cue from your kitten. If they want quiet cuddles, then be ready with those. If they want to explore, be ready to let them (if it’s safe). But if they are ready for a good game of chase, make sure you have a toy ready to go.

Finally, wellness plans can help as your visits are included in your monthly fees. This will allow you to break up visits if they become too stress-ful, or bring kittens in for friendly visits. You can then use this time to talk with the veterinarian about your kitten’s development without worry-ing about costs.

Kittens need to visit the veterinarian. As they age, cats need preventive medicine so that they age healthy and happy. There are a lot of techniques to make this a smooth and happy experience. We will be continuing this discussion next month!

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YOUR FITNESS NOWstarted with my thoughts…in-stead of allowing “negative Nancy” to “talk” to me. I would set out a weekly goal to practice “Self Love.” Yes SELF LOVE. I know for me I didn’t like the idea at first and thought it was kind of silly. I would stand in front of the mirror and I would say out loud what I like about myself. This can be anything you like about yourself. For example: if you have beau-tiful eyes say it out loud or if you have beautiful skin say that out loud. This is mantra is not limited to your physical self. If you are a caring & loving person say it! If you are amazing at being a mother say it out loud! You will be surprised at the affect it has on your sense of self-worth. If you are good at something don’t be ashamed to say it. It’s good to be proud of yourself and your accomplishments!

My goal for all women and men is to stop being so judgmental toward yourself. I want you to be proud of “you”, for who you are and where you are in this moment. Let’s stop focusing on what we don’t like and pay more attention to what we do like. Focus on what’s great about this moment and not what you would like from your future self. Enjoy every mo-ment and remind yourself that you really are beauti-ful inside and out.

Thank you so much for reading. I am truly grateful to you and hopefully I have, or can, help you in some way big or small.

I am in an industry where most people come my way wanting to change something they don’t like about themselves. Sometimes even fixated on areas of themselves that they despise and they want change.

I have had hundreds of health and fitness consulta-tions over the years. What I have gathered thus far. When it comes to ourselves and our bodies is that we under appreciate them for who and what we are and can be. Our bodies are quite magnificent ma-chines in so many ways.

OK I will admit I have been guilty of SELF HATE in the past. When I used to look in a mirror, I could zero in on what I didn’t like in about 0.53 seconds. My thoughts: “thighs were too big, my arms where clunky, I always seemed to carry Michelin tire around my mid-section and the list goes on. I was focusing on everything I didn’t like about myself. Not surprisingly… all my negativity never seemed to help any of the above change.

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WED OCT 28Haunted Coal Mine: creepy critters mov-ing about ready to su rpr i se t r i ck-or-treaters! Open Mon-Sat 10am-5pm. FMI nanaimomuseum.ca or 250.753.1821

Brother XII Tour: find out about Nanaimo’s most notorious resi-dent! Pre-registration required. Tours Oct 14, 21 and 28, 6:30 - 7:15 pm. $10/person. FMI 250.753.1821

Nanaimo Clippers: vs Victoria 7 pm Frank Crane Arena. FMI/tix nanaimoclippers.com

THU OCT 29Country Club Centre Golden Years Savings: free goodies & coffee Fd court 10-11am 2-3 pm Live entertainment

Howie James 2-3 pm. Whole day discounts participating merchants. Lst Thur/month. FMI 250.758.1102

Vancouver Canucks: vs Stars 5:30 pm on SNV

FRI OCT 30Movie Release “Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse”. See your local cinema for times and prices. FMI land-markcinemas.com

Live Music: acclaimed Nanaimo-born singer songwriter All ison Crowe brings her ex-citing new band to the Port Theatre at 7:30 pm. Treat yourself to an evening of mesmeriz-ing folk, rock and Celtic music! Adult $30, stu-dent/senior $25. FMI/tix porttheatre.com or 250.754.8550

Nanaimo Clippers: vs Al-berni Valley 7 pm Frank Crane Arena. FMI/tix nanaimoclippers.com

SAT OCT 31Haunted Coal Mine: creepy critters mov-ing about ready to surpr i se t r i ck-or-treaters! Open Mon-Sat 10am-5pm. FMI nanaimomuseum.ca or 250.753.18211

Nanaimo Art Gallery Art Lab: presents ‘Forest in a Basket - Coast Salish Cedar Weaving’. FMI 250.740.6350

Trick or Treat Fun at Country Club Cen-tre: Calling all goblins, princesses and pirates! There will be trick-or-treat fun at Country Club Centre from 4 - 5 pm on Oct 31 for children 12 years and younger. Adult accompaniment required. FMI coun-tryclubcentre.com or 250.758.1102

Trick or Treat Fun at Nanaimo North Town Centre: children 12 and under are invited to trick or treat at stores in NNTC Oct 31 from

4 - 5 pm! Details na-naimonorth.com or 250.758.8111

Hallowe’en Fun at Woodgrove: Donald Dunphy magic show starting at 3 pm near water clock, trick or treating for charity at participating retailers 4 – 5 pm. FMI woodgrove-centre.com

Movie Release “Tannh auser”: 6:30 pm. See your local cinema for times and prices. http://landmarkcinemas.com

Lantern Tours: darker side of local history. Learn site of last public hanging hear about mur-derer hung on Gallows Point. 6:30 pm. Pre-reg req’d, $15/person. FMI 250.753.1821

Live Music: adults can enjoy Hallowe’en at the Well Pub with ‘Johnny Inappropriate’. Music starts at 9 pm. No cover. FMI 250.758.5513


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LIVE MUSIC & MORE

THU OCT 1

DUELING PIANOS Two baby grand pianos two world-class piano players. Don’t miss it. Brian Burn and Jamie Mann. The Queens Hotel 34 Victoria Cr Nanaimo FMI 250.754.6751

FRI OCT 2

Canadian Indie Rock band “The Fast Romantics” Live at The Queens Hotel 34 Victoria Cr Nanaimo FMI 250.754.6751

SAT OCT 3

Simon Holt David James and BIG RIVER and special guest Jayden Holman. New country and some old country all in one night. FMI 250.933.3338

TUES OCT 6 – SATOCT 10

The Malaspina Theatre Mark Hellman doing a tribute to Pete Seegar American folk singer and political activist FMI 754 8550

FRI OCT 9

Comedian Damonde Tschritterat Old City Station Pub 150 Skinner St Nanaimo 250.716.0030

SAT OCT 10

PipersWoody James band 4700 Hammond Bay Rd Nanaimo 250.751.2770

SUN OCT 11

Simon Holtthanksgiving dinner.

FMI 250.933.3338

MON OCT 12

Simon Holtthanksgiving dinner.

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WED OCT 16

Bite of Nanaimo Beban Park. Tickets are $15 in advance. Featuring Nanaimo’s finest eateries. 250.754.7587

THU OCT 17

Deathwing ChallengeThe Landlubber Pub, End up on wall of FAME or wall of SHAME de-pending on if you can take the heat of the hot wings!2220 Bow-en Rd, Nanaimo, BC 250.758.9400

Pipers Pub Magical Mystery Duo FREE FMI: 250.751.2770

Murray McLauchlinLive at the Port Theatre FMI 250.754.8550

TUE OCT 20

Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield Hadfield live at the Port Theatre FMI / TIX 250.754.8550

SAT OCT 25

Oktoberfest at Pipers PubMusic celebrating all things German! ( In-cluding pretzels sau-erkraut and beer) FMI: 250.751.2770

FRI OCT 30

Nanaimo’s own… Allison Crowe Live at the Port Theatre for a special evening of music. FMI / TIX 250.754.8550

SAT OCT 31

Nanaimo’s own blues-man David Gogo Simon Holt FMI 250.933.3338

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Breakfast

Tania’s Restaurant4286 Departure Bay Rd 250.756.4405

Café / Lunch Spot

Powerhouse Living Foods6560 Metral Dr 250.933.3733

Powerhouse Living Foods200 Commercial St250.591.7873

Bodhis Bakery5299 Rutherford Rd 250.585.6015

Nellie’s Dutch Deli#500-2980 Island hwy 250.729.7044

Perkins Coffee Company 234 Commercial St 250.753.2582

Mon Petit Choux 101-120 Commercial 250.753.6002

Smokin’ Georges BBQ 5 – 4131 Mostar Rd 250.585.2258

Serious Coffee South Parkway 1275 Island Hwy South

Serious Coffee Beaufort 1588 Boundary Cr 250.716.8959

Serious Coffee Co-Op Hammond Bay 4750 Hammond Bay Rd250.758.4237

Serious Coffee Vancouver Island Conference Centre 60 Commercial St250.591.1065

International & Pacific Rim

Huong Lan Vietnamese19-1925 Bowen Rd 250.756.7943

Dover Chinese Food 103-6330 Dover Rd 250.390.9111

Nori Japanese Restaurant 203-6750 Isl,. Hwy. N 250.751.3377

Blue Ginger 1-5769 Turner 250.751.8238

Downtown Nanaimo

Powerhouse Living Foods200 Commercial St250.591.7873

Modern Cafe 221 Commercial 250.754.5022

Minnoz Steak & Seafood Coast Bastion Hotel 250.753.660

Family Dining

Montana’s Cookhouse4715 Rutherford Rd250.758.2388

ABC Country Restaurant 6671 Mary Ellen Nanaimo 250-390-4064

White Spot North 6561 Island Hwy. 250.390.2941

White Spot Terminal 130 Terminal Ave N 250.754.2241

Pizza

Little Ceasars 3 – 1708 Bowen Rd 250.716.3310

Little Ceasars 2 – 6338 Metral Dr 250.390.9000

Milano’s Ristorante 300-6551 Aulds Rd 250.390.5060

North America

Dairy Queen & Orange Julius 6888 Island Hwy N (Dickinson Crossing) 250.390.1595

Lees Famous Recipe Chicken 250 Fifth St 250.754.4424

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