First 100 vanilla+waffle cones from Lickity Drippity are on us for this event!

Join us for an afternoon/evening of film and art!

Films, a collaborative hands-on art project, tree-planting demo, and a tour of VIU’s Garry Oak Restoration project are all part of this FREE collaborative event hosted by the City of Nanaimo, Regional District of Nanaimo, Nanaimo Art Gallery, and VIU.

Stop by for some or all events, grab a snack from Lickity Drippity or Tasty Street and connect with sustainability action through art and community.

What’s Happening
Where it’s happening
Getting Here

What’s Happening

3:00 pm – 7:00pm

• Help build a community art piece! The folks from Nanaimo Gallery will entice your inner artist to add a piece to this collaborative project.
• Nanaimo Area Land Trust (NALT) info booth
• RDN heap pump demonstration
• RDN Watersmart team will do a Watersmart demonstration
• How to plant a tree demonstration
• Nanaimo Climate Action Hub info booth
• Mid-Island EV Association info booth
• Food Trucks! Lickity Drippity and Tasty Street
  
  4:00pm – 6:00pm
  Screening of the Ghibli favourite, My Neighbour Totoro. A great movie to spark conversation about connecting with the world around us.
  
  6:00pm -7:00pm
  Tour of VIU’s Garry Oak Restoration project. Join Dr. Caroline Josefsson and find out more about this project that aims to increase biodiversity at VIU, and engages students and employees in climate action. Meet in front of the theatre.
  
  7:00pm – 9:00pm
  Be inspired by a variety of short films on climate action.
  (anticipated) Titles include

• Shoulders (Shane Koyczan )
• Walking with Plants (Styawat/Leigh Joseph, Trevor Dixon Bennett)
• Beyond Climate (Ian Mauro)

Getting Here

You’re encouraged to use active transportation to get here. Walking, cycling, or taking the bus are some great options. Even driving part way and then walking to the venue works!

• Bus information
• Cycling information — see general bike parking areas on this map https://www.viu.ca/map
• Parking information — the closest lots to park are Lot E and Lot H (Lot G is employee parking but open to all after 5 pm)
  Note that pay parking is in effect until 8:00 pm.

Where it’s happening

Malaspina Theatre, B310 at Vancouver Island University.
Festival seating for films

Other activities will be held around the theatre, and the Garry Oak tour will start at the theatre.

Check out VIU’s map here https://www.viu.ca/map

More information needed? Email sustainability@viu.ca