The 2016 Dinner was a huge success!
Dinner, as always was most delicious! Toasts were excellent!
Skits were very enjoyable!
A full write-up will appear in the next issue (Spring Edition) of the Petrel Flyer.
MASTERS DINNER
“MASTER’S” DINNER
Dust off your Victorian finery, as you are cordially invitied to attend the Stormy Petrels’ 28th annual Master’s Dinner, Saturday, March 12th.
It promises to be, as in the past, an exquisitely catered affair, sprinkled with toasts and peppered with performances by our own Petrel Players (with, perhaps, a surprise or two tossed into the mix)
Place: Bessborough Armories (Arbutus/11th)
Time: The bartender starts pouring dirnks at 6:00 and dinner will begin at 7:00
Please contact Fran (stormpypetrels@gmail.com) as soon as possible if you are willing to offer a toast, or would like more information.
Below, “The Petrel Players” performed a puppet play entitled “A Short Hound” at a previous dinner. What will they be up to this year?
CRIME WRITERS FESTIVAL
Murder, Mayhem, and Mystery on Granville Island
William Deverell, Ian Hamilton, Gail Bowen,
and 18 Other Writers On Trial March 11 – 13
Event: The CUFFED International Crime Writers Festival
Venue: Performance Works on Granville Island
Dates: March 11 – 13, 2016
Admission: $20 for most events; $50 for the Linwood Barclay Workshop; $49 for any three events;
$99 for a Festvial Pass (advance only).
Tickets: Online at www.cuffedfestival.com
THE GAME’S AFOOT: STORIES FROM SHERLOCK HOLMES
“The Game’s Afoot: Stories from Sherlock Holmes”
Storytellers extraordinaire, Kathie Kompass and Mary Wiggin of Ottawa, Ont., bring their performance to Vancouver on March 3rd.
“Step out of the shawows and plunge into the fog-damped street of Holmesian London where violence and danger abound. In “The Dying Detective” Holmes’ very existance is threatened but Watson is determined to help his dear friend in any way he can.”
also “The Adventure of Black Peter” in which “…the… former captain of an Arctic whaler whose past has come back to haunt him…” this story was inspired by Conan Doyle’s own experiences.
When: Thursday, March 3 at 8:00pm
Where: The Emerald Supper Club, 555 Gore Avenue, Vancouver.
Tickets will be available at the door or order on-line from Eventbrite.ca
Hope to see you there!
Vancouver's Official Sherlock Holmes Society 