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CLUBS AND GROUPS Delta Photo Club meets on Wednesday, March 29 for Workshop Night. Participants, with their cameras, will move through stations to practice handling exposure time – both artistically and mechanically.

CLUBS AND GROUPS

Delta Photo Club meets on Wednesday, March 29 for Workshop Night. Participants, with their cameras, will move through stations to practice handling exposure time – both artistically and mechanically. Learn how to create motion blur, zooms, ghosts, and light writing. DPC assembles Wednesdays at KinVillage Community Centre at 7 p.m. (socializing and setup) 7:30 p.m. start. Guests welcome. For more information visit www.deltaphotoclub.com.

Sporting and camping equipment, new and gently used sports and camping equipment for sale including golf, fishing, field hockey, baseball and tennis. Visit the Hospice Cottage Charity Shoppe, 1521-56th St., Tsawwassen.

Exploring Cohabitation? ML Burke will present Part Two on the pros and cons of Creating Intentional Communities. Thursday, March 30, 1 to 3 p.m. at Cedar Park Church, 44th & Arthur Drive in Ladner. ElderCollege program cost is $10. Open to all ages.

Volunteer Pat Marsh and her colleagues are offering to help with your taxes at KinVillage Community Centre, Thursdays from 9:30 to 11 a.m. (March 30, April 6, 13, 20, 27) and Fridays from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (March 31, April 7, 21, 28). Call 604-943-0225 to make an appointment. Service is free but donations will be accepted.

ElderCollege Delta presents Vanier Scholar David Moscrop at Ladner’s Cedar Park Church on Saturday April, 1 at 10 a.m. Moscrop will present arguments for and against electoral reform and how the Canadian political landscape may change. Please note this is a members-only presentation and registration is required. Email eldercollegedelta@kinvillage.org or phone 604-943-0262.

Workshop for families with youth with developmental disabilities nearing high school completion. This two-hour workshop provides families with an introduction to some of the important things families need to be aware of if they have a teenager with a developmental disability who will be leaving high school in the next few years. Saturday, April 1 from 9:45 a.m. to 12 p.m. at DCLS Scott Road Connections, 105-7953 Scott Rd. (behind the Greek Village Restaurant). For more information: https://goo.gl/1vAewX or www.dcls.ca.

Delta Nature Presents: Plastic Oceans - Emma Langson looks for Solutions, Tuesday, April 4, 7:30 p.m. at Benediction Lutheran Church, 56th St. & 6th Ave., Tsawwassen. Langson will present clips and a trailer from the documentary film A Plastic Ocean. Contact: tom.bearss@dccnet.com

Six-week Bereavement Walking Group, Wednesdays 1:30 to 3 p.m., April 5 to May 10. Be physically active, receive peer support, and socialize with others who have also experienced a significant loss. Pre-registration is required, so please call 604-948-0660 or email marg@deltahospice.org.

SENIORS

Shari’s Saturday Social Dance, Saturday April 8, dress style optional but flapper era is the theme. KinVillage Community Centre 5430-10th Ave., Tsawwassen, Doors open at 7 dancing 7:30 to 11 p.m. Dance to a wide variety of CD music. Tickets at the door, $12 for members $14 for non-members, includes mid-evening goodies. Cash or cheque only please. To reserve a table, call Shari at 604-943-8755.
 

FUND RAISERS

Ladner United Church is having a Garage Sale and Shredathon on Saturday, April 8. Located in the village at 4960-48th Ave., Ladner (604-946-6254). Doors Open from 8 a.m. to noon. Secure shredding (by donation) from 9 a.m. to noon. Come and check out the wide variety of tools and toys, books and boots, clothes and kitchenware and many other gently used items.

Reach for the Stars Fundraising Gala - please join us! April 8, 2017, 5 p.m. at the Coast Tsawwassen Inn. Tickets are $125, purchase online at www.reachforthestarsevent.org or call 604-946-6622 ext. 0. All proceeds from the Passion for Potential Gala benefit Reach Child and Youth Development Society.

The Best That We Can Be, an afternoon of music with the Delta Choral Society and the Delta Concert Band to benefit Special Olympics Delta takes place April 8 at 3 p.m. at South Delta Baptist Church, 1988-56th St. Tickets for the concert are available online at www.sobcdeltaconcert2017.eventbrite.com or by email: tickets@sobcdelta.org.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Navigating Ships on the Fraser River - Free presentation by Captain Mike Armstrong on the role and responsibility of a Fraser River marine pilot. Wednesday, March 29, 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the Port of Vancouver Delta Community Office, Trenant Park Square, Ladner. RSVP at www.portvancouver.com/delta or call 604-665-9635.

ARTS

Delta Concert Band is scheduled to perform at KinVillage Community Centre, 5430-10th Ave., in Tsawwassen, Saturday, April 1, 2 to 3 p.m. Come and enjoy the fine sounds from this accomplished concert band directed by Jim Tempest. The theme is ‘Curtain Up! Music from the Stage and Festivals.’ Admission by donation.

12 Angry Men by Reginald Rose and directed by Carroll Lefebvre runs at the Tsawwassen Arts Centre (1172-56th St.) until April 8 (Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings at 8 p.m.) and April 2 (Sunday at 2 p.m.) Adults $18. Seniors and students $15. Reservations recommended. Call 604-288-2415.

The Coming Events column is published every Wednesday as a community service. If you have a non-profit event, mail, drop off, fax, or e-mail (events@delta-optimist.com) the details to the Optimist by 3 p.m. Monday. Submissions are subject to space limitations (no phone calls, please).