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Youth Committee for Ages 15-19

The Youth Committee is a free summer program for youth. We help to prepare for Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival and engage in art-making and nature stewardship around Renfrew Ravine. This year’s program will focus on helping to build a giant puppet for the Moon Festival finale performance.

This is a free program and you’ll even receive a volunteer certificate for your time!

Tuesdays

July 7 – Aug 25

When:  6 – 9  PM

Where: Colour-Me-Local Dye Garden | Map

Red flowers grow in the Colour Me Local natural dye garden

Blackberry Removal & Cyanotype Making

Help continue to make space for future plantings by removing invasive blackberry!

At this stewardship session, we will remove invasive species and make photographic prints called cyanotypes of the flora and fauna of our restoration area.

Wednesday

July 15

When: 6:00 – 8:30 PM

Where: Nootka St. @ E 14th Ave | Map

Red flowers grow in the Colour Me Local natural dye garden

Food Forest Weeding & Wishes for the Fall with Leona Brown

Help to tend the food forest at Renfrew Ravine Park. We’ll learn about food forests, create a vision for the future of this site, enjoy some ripe berries, and connect with other foragers in the community.

Thursday

July 16

When: 4:00 – 6:30 PM (latecomers welcome)

Where: Colour-Me-Local Dye Garden | Map

Red flowers grow in the Colour Me Local natural dye garden

Tansy Dig & Dye Session at Cornett Road

Join us for an evening of removing invasive tansy and blackberry at Cornett Road. We’ll remove the tansy and then use it to add colour and patterns to fabric! No experience needed- we’ll provide tools, gloves, snacks, and fabric for you to work with! Hope to see you there.

Saturday

July 18

When: 9:00 – 11:30 AM

Where: Cornett Road @ Natal Street | Map

Red flowers grow in the Colour Me Local natural dye garden

Still Moon at Collingwood Days

Join us for an evening of removing invasive tansy and blackberry at Cornett Road. We’ll remove the tansy and then use it to add colour and patterns to fabric! No experience needed- we’ll provide tools, gloves, snacks, and fabric for you to work with! Hope to see you there

Neighbourhood Crows: Join the flock! Become a part of “Neighbourhood Crows”, a unique roving performance with Still Moon Arts Society. You’ll learn about avian movement and behaviour and help bring the flock to life!

Still Creek Journey Map: Share your experiences to help shape Still Moon’s next big art project! Help us map how this watershed’s places are special to the people who live alongside it. Almost every drop of rain in Renfrew-Collingwood travels through Still Creek to the Pacific Ocean, where people experience its shade, trees, wildlife, and mysteries. Add a sticky note to our community map marking a place on the waterway that matters to you, your family, or your community.

Saturday

July 18

When: 10:30 AM – 3:00 PM

Where: Gaston Park | Map

batik

Indigo Dye Batik Workshop

Join us for a full-day, meditative, hands-on workshop to learn about the art of batik. This introductory-level workshop will walk you through the basics of how to use a canting, a traditional pen-like tool used to design batik tulis or “handwritten” batik. You’ll also learn about specific batik patterns and the history of how fabric can be used as a form of storytelling. After creating your design on a large cotton handkerchief, you will dye it using a natural indigo dye bath.

Saturday

July 25

When: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Where:  Slocan Community Hall | Map

Red flowers grow in the Colour Me Local natural dye garden

Beaconsfield Food Forest Session with Leona Brown

Help to tend the food forest at Beaconsfield Park. We’ll learn about food forests, enjoy the gifts of nature, and connect with other foragers in the community.

Saturday

July 25

When: 4:00 – 6:30 PM (latecomers welcome)

Where: Beaconsfield Park | Map

Red flowers grow in the Colour Me Local natural dye garden

Invasive Removal & Ink Making at Mid Ravine

Help Still Moon remove encroaching blackberry and use the plants to make ink! At this stewardship session, we will both remove invasive species and learn to make natural Ink. Learn to identify and remove blackberry and other invasive plants, and to recognize our native species.

After the stewardship portion, we will make one or two natural inks together. We will also provide paper and brushes to try the natural inks. Be sure to bring a jar to bring home some ink!

Wednesday

July 29

When: 6:00 – 8:30 PM

Where: Renfrew Ravine Park @ 27th Ave | Map

Red flowers grow in the Colour Me Local natural dye garden

Renfrew Ravine Food Forest Session with Leona Brown

Help to tend the food forest at Beaconsfield Park. We’ll learn about food forests, enjoy the gifts of nature, and connect with other foragers in the community.

Thursday

July 30

When: 4:00 – 6:30 PM (latecomers welcome)

Where: Renfrew Ravine Park | Map

Red flowers grow in the Colour Me Local natural dye garden

Gardeners’ Gatherings at the Dye Garden

Join the Still Moon team for some fun getting your hands dirty, connecting with gardeners in the community, and exchanging gardening knowledge. At Gardeners’ Gatherings, we weed, water, and maintain the Colour-Me-Local Dye Garden, which provides the dye, fibre and medicine plants that Still Moon uses in its community arts programs.

Activities depend on the plants and the weather, so we can’t make any guarantees. This session will likely feature natural dye experiments, watering and weeding.

Saturday

Aug 1

When: 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Where: Colour-Me-Local Dye Garden | Map

Red flowers grow in the Colour Me Local natural dye garden

Invasive Removal and Tool Maintenance at Nootka & 14th

Join Still Moon for an evening of stewardship, tool maintenance, and site planning. We will work to remove the last of the invasives in this year’s work area and plan where to add our native plants in the Fall. We’ll do some tool care too, so bring your tools if you’d like!
Still Moon will provide tools, gloves, and snacks for this event!

Wednesday

August 5

When: 6:00 – 8:30 PM

Where: Nootka St. @ E 14th Ave | Map

Red flowers grow in the Colour Me Local natural dye garden

Invasive Removal & Cordage Making at Mid Ravine

Clear remaining blackberry to make space for Fall plantings & make cordage for Still Moon’s giant puppet! Join Still Moon for another round of invasive removal at our Mid Ravine site. At this session, we’ll work together to remove remaining blackberry and holly to prepare the space for Fall plantings. We’ll also use plant materials to twine cordage, which will be used as hair for Still Moon’s new giant puppet: Water Woman!

Wednesday

August 12

When: 6:00 – 8:30 PM

Where: Renfrew Ravine Park @ 27th Ave | Map

Red flowers grow in the Colour Me Local natural dye garden

Gardeners’ Gatherings at the Dye Garden

Join the Still Moon team for some fun getting your hands dirty, connecting with gardeners in the community, and exchanging gardening knowledge. At Gardeners’ Gatherings, we weed, water, and maintain the Colour-Me-Local Dye Garden, which provides the dye, fibre and medicine plants that Still Moon uses in its community arts programs.

Activities depend on the plants and the weather, so we can’t make any guarantees. This session will likely feature natural dye experiments, watering and weeding.

Saturday

Aug 15

When: 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Where: Colour-Me-Local Dye Garden | Map

Red flowers grow in the Colour Me Local natural dye garden

Renfrew Ravine Food Forest Foraging & Tending

Help tend the food forest at Renfrew Ravine Park. We’ll learn about food forests, enjoy the gifts of nature, and connect with other foragers in the community.

Thursday

August 20

When: 6:00 – 8:30 PM (latecomers welcome)

Where: Renfrew Ravine Park | Map

Red flowers grow in the Colour Me Local natural dye garden

Invasive Removal & Fall Planting Planning at Mid Ravine

Clear remaining blackberry to make space for Fall plantings & help us plan where our native species will be planted! Join Still Moon for another round of invasive removal at our Mid Ravine site! At this session, we’ll work together to remove remaining blackberry and holly to prepare the space for Fall plantings.

This is our final session at Mid Ravine before we plant in the Fall. Help us decide where to plant our native species during this session.

Wednesday

August 19

When: 6:00 – 8:30 PM

Where: Renfrew Ravine Park @ 27th Ave | Map

Red flowers grow in the Colour Me Local natural dye garden

Beaconsfield Food Forest Foraging & Tending

Help to tend the food forest at Beaconsfield Park. We’ll learn about food forests, enjoy the gifts of nature, and connect with other foragers in the community.

Thursday

August 29

When: 6:00 – 8:30 PM (latecomers welcome)

Where: Beaconsfield Park | Map

Red flowers grow in the Colour Me Local natural dye garden

Renfrew Ravine Food Forest Session with Leona Brown

Help to tend the food forest at Beaconsfield Park. We’ll learn about food forests, enjoy the gifts of nature, and connect with other foragers in the community.

Thursday

July 30

When: 4:00 – 6:30 PM (latecomers welcome)

Where: Renfrew Ravine Park | Map

Dye workshop Matka silk

Immersion & Bundle Dye: Natural Dye Workshop

Create a silk scarf using two natural dye techniques and fresh flowers. Our beautiful natural dye garden will be at its peak! Gain knowledge and experience with natural dye techniques and take home a beautiful creation.

This workshop uses 14″ x 72″ Habotai silk scarves.

Saturday

August 29

When: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Where: Colour-Me-Local Dye Garden | Map

Red flowers grow in the Colour Me Local natural dye garden

Gardeners’ Gatherings at the Dye Garden

Join the Still Moon team for some fun getting your hands dirty, connecting with gardeners in the community, and exchanging gardening knowledge. At Gardeners’ Gatherings, we weed, water, and maintain the Colour-Me-Local Dye Garden, which provides the dye, fibre and medicine plants that Still Moon uses in its community arts programs.

Activities depend on the plants and the weather, so we can’t make any guarantees. This session will likely feature: TBD.

Saturday

Sept 5

When: 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Where: Colour-Me-Local Dye Garden | Map

Red flowers grow in the Colour Me Local natural dye garden

Gardeners’ Gatherings at the Dye Garden

Join the Still Moon team for some fun getting your hands dirty, connecting with gardeners in the community, and exchanging gardening knowledge. At Gardeners’ Gatherings, we weed, water, and maintain the Colour-Me-Local Dye Garden, which provides the dye, fibre and medicine plants that Still Moon uses in its community arts programs.

Activities depend on the plants and the weather, so we can’t make any guarantees. This session will likely feature: TBD.

Saturday

Sept 19

When: 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Where: Colour-Me-Local Dye Garden | Map

Red flowers grow in the Colour Me Local natural dye garden

Gardeners’ Gatherings at the Dye Garden

Join the Still Moon team for some fun getting your hands dirty, connecting with gardeners in the community, and exchanging gardening knowledge. At Gardeners’ Gatherings, we weed, water, and maintain the Colour-Me-Local Dye Garden, which provides the dye, fibre and medicine plants that Still Moon uses in its community arts programs.

Activities depend on the plants and the weather, so we can’t make any guarantees. This session will likely feature: TBD.

Saturday

Oct 3

When: 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Where: Colour-Me-Local Dye Garden | Map