Live & Learn
Discover your hidden talents this spring at two beautiful waterfront resorts: Painter’s Lodge and April Point Resort & Spa.
Whether you find your inspiration or just have fun, the stunning setting of Discovery Passage is the ideal place to learn, laugh and relax.
All packages include two nights accommodation at either Painter's Lodge or April Point and all instruction.
Class sizes are limited. Please call 1-800-663-7090 or contact us online for reservations.
Prices are based on double occupancy—single occupancy rates are also available.
May 2 – 4
Family History — $199
This is an opportunity to discover techniques to trace your family history. The internet has made it easier than ever for people to gather information about their family histories. However, it is still important to use proper research techniques, to understand the records being consulted, and to flesh out the raw details of a family tree with information about the lives of ancestors.
Dave Obee leads this three-day course, which stresses the need for research in local history and social history as well as family history, and will help participants understand how to use a wide variety of resources and plan further work.
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Photo by Branko Collin, some rights reserved.
May 10 – 12
Intermediate Bridge — $199
Do you want to know secrets that experts have to get the most out of a bridge hand? Enjoy a fun-filled workshop packed with concepts and tactics used by experts. Learn how they win and how you can do the same. This workshop is about avoiding common problems, opening bidding and common sense defense. The emphasis will be on thinking like an expert and not on rules.
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Photo by Quinn Dombrowski, some rights reserved.
May 11 – 13
Guided Nature Hikes & Edible Native Plants — $199
Discover the spectacular natural areas surrounding Campbell River. Learn about the edible native plants of the area while hiking through ancient forests, along our salmon rivers and to spectacular waterfalls. Find out how they all interrelate and depend on each other. Identify the wildflowers, fruits, ferns and trees and learn why you find them where they grow. Keep an eye out for eagles, herons, woodpeckers, ravens, water birds and various mammals including deer, beaver, and on occasion, black bears.
Led by Run of the River Excursions.
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Photo by Pat Williams, some rights reserved.
May 14 – 16
Photographers at Painter's — $329
Picture yourself spending the weekend with some of Western Canada’s premier professional photographers.
If photography is your passion or just your pastime, this weekend will broaden your horizons, polish your skills and inspire your creativity.
Get all the details on the Photographers at Painter's web site.
May 16 – 18
The Rhythmic Harp Retreat — $199
Harpists, like other musicians, need a good sense of rhythm to play well. Where does it come from? How can we improve the one we have? And how do we translate that to our playing? Explore the delights of playing the harp in a group and hone your skill with an inspiring and energetic instructor, Marilyn Rummel. A limited number of other instruments are welcome at this retreat only and some rental harps are available.
May 18 – 20
Blossom with Yoga — $199
Over three days, we’ll practice yoga asana (postures), meditation, visualization and pranayama (breathing techniques), all aimed at opening ourselves up to our deepest potential. As we work through physical blocks in the body, we’ll also untie emotional knots, freeing up trapped and stagnant energy so we can move beyond outmoded, limiting patters and truly flower.
The retreat also includes an optional evening lecture. All experience levels, ages, body types, and genders welcome.
Led by Laura Busheikin.
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Photo by ruurmo, some rights reserved.
May 18 – 20
Introduction to Fly-Fishing — $199
Campbell River is known as one of the fishing capitals of the world. What better place to learn the art of fly casting than on the shores of the Discovery Passage.
Join fly-fishing guide and casting instructor Ian Muirhead to explore the fascinating art and science of fly fishing. You will learn the basic principles of casting and gain an understanding of the skills required to become a successful fly fisher. This will include proven tips and techniques for catching trout and salmon in the rivers, lakes and beaches of Vancouver Island.
Price does not include equipment rental.
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Photo by F. Delventhal, some rights reserved.
May 18 – 20
Bird Watching — $199
Quadra Island combines a rich abundance of seabirds with some of the unique forest birds of the Georgia Basin. In this spring workshop we'll explore some of these habitats and learn more about some of their birds — the residents, winter visitors, migrants and summertime breeders.
May 24 – 26
Ballroom & Latin Dancing — $199
Take a spin through popular ballroom and latin dance styles in these beginner to intermediate level classes.
Jive & Swing is the all-time dance favorite that rocked the world dance and enjoyed by all ages. The Jive & Swing workshop will consist of some easy basic steps and end with fun variations and turns. The Latin Fever sessions will introduce a variety of dance rhythms including the Mambo/Salsa/Cha-Cha/Rumba for absolute beginners for both partnered and single line dances. We’ll also through in some foxtrot and Waltz for those looking for ballroom dances. All sessions will emphasize on fun, social and body work-out in an easy going and pleasant atmosphere.
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Photo by lepiaf.geo, some rights reserved.
May 24 – 26
Drawing with Soul — $199
This workshop is for anyone and everyone who likes or would like to draw. There will be an introduction to several skills and techniques of drawing, such as contour, negative space, gesture, organic and geometric drawing. A variety of tools and materials will be used to practice and enhance the drawings.
The emphasis will be on having fun and to inspire your creativity to explore the endless options you, the artist, will have once you’ve learned to draw.
Price does not include materials; led by Kate Carson.
May 25 - 27
Fun and Free Watercolours — $199
Spend two fast-paced, fun-filled days exploring the wonderful world of watercolours. This workshop will focus on creating a fun and exciting way to paint a simple landscape in watercolour. Using washes and a splattering technique, Leslie Redhead will show you the limitless creative possibilities of watercolour.
June 2 - 4
Belly Dancing: The Art of Middle Eastern Dance — $199
Discover the joy of Middle Eastern dance, an art that has inspired and empowered people for millennia. Learn the fundamentals of this graceful, energetic dance in a supportive environment suitable for a range of ages and abilities. This year you’ll learn bellydance fundamentals that merge traditional folk dances with contemporary moves and music; and explore earthy Roma (gypsy) dance, Latin Arabian dances that mix Latin flair with Arab moves, creative dance exercises, and freeflowing dance with veils.
Bellydance provides a gentle total body workout that builds strength, is easy on your joints, and increases flexibility. And, it’s fun too! Led by Lynette Harper.
June 6 - 8
Acrylics & Collage — $199
Experiment by combining acrylics and collage to push your work to a new level. Acrylics have excellent adhesive qualities enabling one to develop highly textured surfaces on which to paint. Tissue papers, watercolour paper, cardboard, and other objects can be combined with acrylic mediums to create unique effects. This approach can be applied to a variety of themes from abstract to still life to portraits.
Led by Louise Monfette.
June 6 - 8
Meditation in Photography — $199
The attention we pay to things when we see them through a camera lens is the beginning of a moving meditation intertwining you, the light and the subject as co-creators of a photographic discovery. The aim is to lose oneself in the doing, taking quite delight in every aspect of making a picture.
We will perform a series of gentle, exploratory exercises to free ourselves of the frustrating habit of putting the end result first (the finished photo). Making pictures is an art of the moment-to-moment discovery; not simply the manufacturing of pictures.
Led by Claudia Lorenz.
June 8 - 10
Making Sense with the Sense of Humor — $199
Making sense of this life requires flexibility, imagination and hope. Coping with the ambiguity of it requires humility and courage – the humility to let go, the courage to start again.
Honing the sense of humor can help! Ambiguity is the bedrock of comedy, and if you want to get the joke, you have to let go of your rationality, and surrender to the ridiculous. What better rehearsal for the work of making sense of non-sense in everyday life? What better way to enjoy the moment, or to recover and regroup? In this playshop, we’ll use games, puzzles, jokes, songs, movies and cartoons to explore life from the sunny side of the street. As Corliss reminds us, “Just one little letter separates the comic from the cosmic!”
Led by Elaine Decker.
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Photo by Marshall Astor, some rights reserved.
June 9 - 11
Travel Sketching with Ink and Watercolours — $199
The history of the traveler’s sketching journal goes back to the earliest field naturalists and explorers. Separating the travel sketcher from the usual tourist is the care and quality of attention the sketchers pay to their unique and immediate surroundings. When opened years after the trip, these personal, illustrated volumes are invaluable for stimulating memories and recalling a much richer experience than available through simple snapshot photographs.
Using a personalized kit that’s not much bigger than your passport you will be able to create colourful, small-size artworks and illustrated travel journals anyplace you go, from tropical beaches to Parisian cafes.
Led by Claudia Lorenz.
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Photo by TMAB2003, some rights reserved.
Call 1-800-663-7090 or contact us online to book your space. See you soon!
