Friday Update, September 6, 2024
Attention Please: Bistro Update
Activities Update: Saturday hiking | Croquet | Upcoming tours
Upcoming Events: Sunset Socials | Sports Day | Truth & Reconciliation | Theatre outings
Miscellanea: Have your private at Brock House | Submissions
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Attention Please
Bistro Update
We’re thrilled to announce that in addition to our delicious sandwiches and homemade soups, we’re now offering hot meals every Wednesday throughout September. Come and enjoy a delightful surprise meal, generously prepared by Robin. Don’t miss out on this special treat—see you there!
Volunteers Needed
The bistro volunteers team has opportunities for members, especially on-call help when regular volunteers are absent. If you'd like to contribute some time, please reach out to Anapaula at anapaula@bhsociety.ca. We'll provide the training you need.
Activities Update
Saturday Hiking Group
Enjoy hiking in BC’s Lower Mainland? Then the BHS Hiking Group is for you. To join an upcoming hike, call the contact listed for that particular hike. For more information about the group, call Margit at 604-224-6627.
Saturdays, 9 am to 4 pm. Free.
Casual Croquet
Only four more weeks of very casual ‘backyard’ croquet (when weather permits) followed by coffee in the Whittaker Conservatory:
9:30 to 11 am, East Lawn. Contact Dorothy at dsimons1@shaw.ca if you are interested.
Upcoming Tours
Secret Cove Sunshine Coast: Explore the Sunshine Coast. Visit Davis Bay, an ancient forest, and enjoy lunch at the 5-star Rockwater Secret Cove Resort.
Tuesday, September 17, 8 am to 7:30 pm. $139
Upcoming events
Two more Sunset Socials
Enjoy the sunset, the live music, and a glass of wine or beer outside in the tent, a perfect place to take in our beautiful beach setting. Mingle with friends, listen to the band, and work on your dance moves.
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Brock House Big Band
Tuesday, September 10, 6 to 8 pm
Members $15, non-member guests $20
Tickets available at the door, but register to guarantee a spot.
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Tuesday, Sept 24, 6 to 7:30 pm: 4 Dog Ears.
Sports Day
Note: A professional photographer will be on site to take photos of the event. Participants will be asked to indicate on a waiver form whether Brock House is authorized to use their image. Anyone indicating that they do not wish to be photographed will be blurred out if accidentally included.
Get ready to enjoy outdoor games, socialize and create memories with like-minded members. Croquet, chess, horseshoes, badminton, bocce, Jenga, lawn bowling, and more! Food and refreshments. All participation levels are welcomed and encouraged!
Interested in helping out as activity/game leads, food, and registration? Please contact brockhousemembership@gmail.com.
Friday, September 13, 11 am to 2 pm, north and west lawn. Free.
Truth and Reconciliation Commemoration
Join us for a traditional luncheon highlighting Indigenous cuisine as part of our important National Day of Truth and Reconciliation event. Our keynote speaker is Debra Sparrow (θəliχʷəlʷət), a Musqueam weaver, artist, and knowledge keeper.
Thursday, September 26, noon to 2 pm, in the tent. Registration is required. Members $30, non-members $35.
Raise-the-Stage Live Theatre Outings
Do you enjoy live theatre? Let’s go together!
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Our next show will be “Jersey Boys,” onstage at the Stanley Theatre. This is the award-winning musical that ran on Broadway for over ten years, based on the true story of four scrappy young men who become The Four Seasons, that iconic 60s group whose hits include “Sherry” and “Big Girls Don’t Cry.”
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When: mid-October, the precise day to be determined by members who have signed up. Buy your ticket directly from the Stanley Theatre (prices: $40 to $160). Note that there’s no elevator to balcony-level seating. For more information or to sign up, email Jennifer at jennia2000@yahoo.com and include your full name.
Miscellanea
Book your private event with us
Whether you’re planning a retirement party, a birthday celebration, a reunion, a celebration of life, or a bar or bat mitzvah, there’s no better venue than Brock House. You’ll have a sensational event! And you’ll be supporting BHS.
We rent to both members and non-members. Email events@bhsociety.com.
Friday Update submissions
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