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General News · 19th March 2025
Jennifer for Mansons Hall
FRIDAY, MARCH 21: Friday Market
We’ve got homegrown goodies by a bunch of crafty sellers each and every week. Come on out and see what’s new at the Mansons Hall Friday Market, doors open at noon! 🍪 🧶 🧼 🎁 🤩
For more information about our fabulous Friday Market, or to inquire about becoming a vendor, contact officemansonshall.org or call (250) 935-0015.
FRIDAY, MARCH 21: Thrift Store
The SCCA Thrift Store is open during the Friday Market 12-3 pm with plenty of gently-used merchandise available at clothing items for the entire family to choose from. You will find it down the hall to the Pioneer Room. All items are sold by a suggested donation to the SCCA.
FRIDAY, MARCH 21: Live Musical Journey & Live Art with Beardo, Squish and Creature!
7-9 pm, Main Hall
Looking for something to do Friday nights?
Come check out the hall for a special musical art journey.
Live music, live painting.
Dance, watch, enliven.
By donation.
SATURDAY, MARCH 22: Dance Temple Cortes
6:30- 8:30 at Mansons Hall, Main Hall
Cacao and Introduction to Whirling with Tanya 6:30-7:00, $10, pre-registration required
Email blossomschocolategmail.com to register
Whirling symbolizes unity with the cosmos. it is a movement where we dissolve ourselves in a world that cannot be understood with our minds; it has to be felt in the heart. Ultimately, even the heart has to be dropped. Most famous is the whirling dervish but there are many cultures that celebrate spirit with spiral dance. The spring equinox offers us a moment to connect with the cosmic momentum.
Dance Temple ecstatic dance with DJ Heather, 7:00-8:30
$15-$25 at the door, accompanied children free
With DJ Heather. Heather is a long time dance and music enthusiast, a sweet spirit, making her DJ debut on Cortes.
Dance Temple is an inclusive, safer, and sacred community space to explore authentic non-verbal expression through ecstatic dance and movement for health and transformation.
Dance Temple is an invitation to tune in to your body, join with other dancers, celebrate, meditate, express and unwind. It is an open dance floor for you to explore different rhythms, sounds, patterns of movement and whatever arises in your inner journey.
All ages, all genders, all bodies, and all parts of YOU are welcome.
Regular Temple Guidelines:
1. Move however you wish
2. No talking on the dance floor
3. Respect yourself and one another
Dance Temple is an alcohol-free and scent-free space. Please also refrain from phones and outdoor shoes.
The facilitators of Dance Temple hold a strong intention to honour movement and dance as an essential and powerful expression of self and connection to others. We acknowledge the healing and creative nature of movement and recognize that fun, play and humour are vital to this practice.
Please contact connieaquaylegmail.com if you would like to be involved or are interested in volunteering in exchange for free admission.
SUNDAY, MARCH 23 and THURSDAY, MARCH 27: Yoga with Kelly
Kelly Benson is currently offering two yoga classes weekly at Mansons Hall:
Vinyasa Flow Sundays 11:00 am and Thursdays 5:30 pm. All classes are in the Om Studio. For more info email kbrocks55yahoo.ca
TUESDAY, MARCH 25: Free Movement and Mobility Class
Free Movement and Mobility for seniors or anyone with mobility issues - 11 am - Om Studio.
This class will focus on small isolated movements and exercises to help keep mobility and movement in the joints.
TUESDAY, MARCH 25: Parents & Tots
All caregivers and little ones (ages 0 to 4+) are invited to drop in for playtime and community connection.
Every Tuesday from 10:30 to 12:30 at Manson’s Hall, Main Hall.
Hope to see you there!
Free, by donation. Location: Main Hall
TUESDAY, MARCH 25: Iyengar-style Hatha Yoga
6-7:30pm, Om Studio
Focus on standing asanas. Good for joints and alignment, back issues, improves stamina, improved sleep and concentration, drop-in ongoing, all levels $20.
For more information contact Fenella at (250) 895-0634
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26: T’ai Chi Ch’uan
T’ai Chi Ch’uan is a low-impact exercise that is ideal for seniors. These slow, gentle movements can improve balance, strength, flexibility, and range of motion and decrease the effects of common degenerative diseases and pains. It is a standing/moving exercise that can be done anywhere, anytime and doesn’t need special clothing or shoes.
Judyth Weaver received permission to teach TCC from the school of Grand Master Cheng Man-Ch’ing in 1971, and she has been teaching it regularly around the world since then.
The class will be offered on Wednesdays, from 10am - 11 in the Om Studio.
The classes are free. Donations to the SCCA and Better at Home/SOS Society are very welcome.
If you have any questions before class, please contact Judyth at 250-935-8500
All are welcome to join the class.
THURSDAY, MARCH 27: Sew Much More
Om studio 2-4 pm
bring a project to work on, get sewing coaching, sit and mend.
THURSDAY, MARCH 27: Come Support the DeathCare Collective
AGM and Slide Show
5-7:30
Main Hall
Join us for a nourishing meal and guest speaker Emily Bootleg from DeathCareBC.ca
Free Childcare
For more information about our programs at Mansons Hall contact officemansonshall.org or call (250) 935-0015.
Mansons Hall Office Hours: M-F 9-3.
We’ve got homegrown goodies by a bunch of crafty sellers each and every week. Come on out and see what’s new at the Mansons Hall Friday Market, doors open at noon! 🍪 🧶 🧼 🎁 🤩
For more information about our fabulous Friday Market, or to inquire about becoming a vendor, contact officemansonshall.org or call (250) 935-0015.
FRIDAY, MARCH 21: Thrift Store
The SCCA Thrift Store is open during the Friday Market 12-3 pm with plenty of gently-used merchandise available at clothing items for the entire family to choose from. You will find it down the hall to the Pioneer Room. All items are sold by a suggested donation to the SCCA.
FRIDAY, MARCH 21: Live Musical Journey & Live Art with Beardo, Squish and Creature!
7-9 pm, Main Hall
Looking for something to do Friday nights?
Come check out the hall for a special musical art journey.
Live music, live painting.
Dance, watch, enliven.
By donation.
SATURDAY, MARCH 22: Dance Temple Cortes
6:30- 8:30 at Mansons Hall, Main Hall
Cacao and Introduction to Whirling with Tanya 6:30-7:00, $10, pre-registration required
Email blossomschocolategmail.com to register
Whirling symbolizes unity with the cosmos. it is a movement where we dissolve ourselves in a world that cannot be understood with our minds; it has to be felt in the heart. Ultimately, even the heart has to be dropped. Most famous is the whirling dervish but there are many cultures that celebrate spirit with spiral dance. The spring equinox offers us a moment to connect with the cosmic momentum.
Dance Temple ecstatic dance with DJ Heather, 7:00-8:30
$15-$25 at the door, accompanied children free
With DJ Heather. Heather is a long time dance and music enthusiast, a sweet spirit, making her DJ debut on Cortes.
Dance Temple is an inclusive, safer, and sacred community space to explore authentic non-verbal expression through ecstatic dance and movement for health and transformation.
Dance Temple is an invitation to tune in to your body, join with other dancers, celebrate, meditate, express and unwind. It is an open dance floor for you to explore different rhythms, sounds, patterns of movement and whatever arises in your inner journey.
All ages, all genders, all bodies, and all parts of YOU are welcome.
Regular Temple Guidelines:
1. Move however you wish
2. No talking on the dance floor
3. Respect yourself and one another
Dance Temple is an alcohol-free and scent-free space. Please also refrain from phones and outdoor shoes.
The facilitators of Dance Temple hold a strong intention to honour movement and dance as an essential and powerful expression of self and connection to others. We acknowledge the healing and creative nature of movement and recognize that fun, play and humour are vital to this practice.
Please contact connieaquaylegmail.com if you would like to be involved or are interested in volunteering in exchange for free admission.
SUNDAY, MARCH 23 and THURSDAY, MARCH 27: Yoga with Kelly
Kelly Benson is currently offering two yoga classes weekly at Mansons Hall:
Vinyasa Flow Sundays 11:00 am and Thursdays 5:30 pm. All classes are in the Om Studio. For more info email kbrocks55yahoo.ca
TUESDAY, MARCH 25: Free Movement and Mobility Class
Free Movement and Mobility for seniors or anyone with mobility issues - 11 am - Om Studio.
This class will focus on small isolated movements and exercises to help keep mobility and movement in the joints.
TUESDAY, MARCH 25: Parents & Tots
All caregivers and little ones (ages 0 to 4+) are invited to drop in for playtime and community connection.
Every Tuesday from 10:30 to 12:30 at Manson’s Hall, Main Hall.
Hope to see you there!
Free, by donation. Location: Main Hall
TUESDAY, MARCH 25: Iyengar-style Hatha Yoga
6-7:30pm, Om Studio
Focus on standing asanas. Good for joints and alignment, back issues, improves stamina, improved sleep and concentration, drop-in ongoing, all levels $20.
For more information contact Fenella at (250) 895-0634
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26: T’ai Chi Ch’uan
T’ai Chi Ch’uan is a low-impact exercise that is ideal for seniors. These slow, gentle movements can improve balance, strength, flexibility, and range of motion and decrease the effects of common degenerative diseases and pains. It is a standing/moving exercise that can be done anywhere, anytime and doesn’t need special clothing or shoes.
Judyth Weaver received permission to teach TCC from the school of Grand Master Cheng Man-Ch’ing in 1971, and she has been teaching it regularly around the world since then.
The class will be offered on Wednesdays, from 10am - 11 in the Om Studio.
The classes are free. Donations to the SCCA and Better at Home/SOS Society are very welcome.
If you have any questions before class, please contact Judyth at 250-935-8500
All are welcome to join the class.
THURSDAY, MARCH 27: Sew Much More
Om studio 2-4 pm
bring a project to work on, get sewing coaching, sit and mend.
THURSDAY, MARCH 27: Come Support the DeathCare Collective
AGM and Slide Show
5-7:30
Main Hall
Join us for a nourishing meal and guest speaker Emily Bootleg from DeathCareBC.ca
Free Childcare
For more information about our programs at Mansons Hall contact officemansonshall.org or call (250) 935-0015.
Mansons Hall Office Hours: M-F 9-3.