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The Review provides this community
calendar free of charge, space permitting.
Preference will be given to local, non-
profit clubs and organizations. Upcoming
event notices are printed in the edition
Prior 10 the event; continuing announce-
ments run no longer than four weeks.
Please submit written information by 5
p.m. Thursday.

Feb. 1

OCEAN TALK

Free seminar series at the Institute of
Ocean Sciences, 2 p.m., in the auditorium,
West Saanich Road. Francois Jalbret,
Department of Computer Science, U.B.C,
on structured triangulations for general
polygonal domains.

LA LECHE

League monthly meeting, 10 a.m. at
2067 Piercy Ave., Sidney; or 7:30 pm at
9218 Rideau, Sidney. Topic is, baby arrives,
the family and the breastfed baby. Info,
655-3225.

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BIG BAND

The Dogwood Band is featured in a big
band sound dance at Sanscha Hall, Beacon
Ave. and the Pat Bay Highway, Sidney.
Doors open 8 pm, dancing 9 pm to 1 am.
No host bar, light refreshments, door prizes.
Tickets $10, info, Dusty, 655-1416 or
Nonm, 655-4054, before 8 pm. Sponsored
by the Sidney Ancient Mariners Seniors
Slo-Pitch Softball Team.

PUPPETS PLAY

A free show featuring circus marionettes,
presented by local puppeteer Livingson
Kant, will be presented at the Sidney library
on Resthaven Drive starting at 2 pm. All
welcome. Info, 656-0944.

STAMPERS

Sidney Stamp Club meets in the Sidney
Library, Nell Horth Room. Juniors meet 11
am to 1 pm; seniors from 1:30 to 4 pm.
Swap and shop, door prize and prize draw.
Tea, coffee and goodies. Visitors welcome.

PARLEZ-VOUS FRANCAIS?

Social gathering for Francophones and
Francophiles, 2 to 4 pm, 2410 Malaview,
comer Sth Street. Everyone welcome.
Admission and refreshments, $1. Info, L.
Agnew, 656-5714.

Feb. 4

BOOKS FOR SALE
A book fair will be held at St. John’s
United Church, West Saanich Road, Deep
Cove, starting at 10:30 am. Info, 652-9873.

Feb. 7

CAREGIVERS
Caregivers Support aftemoon group
meets 1 to 2:30 pm at the PCA building,
9751 Third St., Sidney. Guest speaker. Info,
Betty, 652-9873.

STORYTIME

Registration open now-for preschool
storytime at the Sidney/North Saanich
library. Storytime begins Feb. 6 and 7 at
10:30 am. Registration may be done in
person or by calling 656-0944. Open to
children three to five years old. Sessions
continue until March 13 and 14.(4)

SPINNING TIME

Spinning evenings for have resumed in
North Saanich. Drop by any Wednesday
evening with wool, angora, mohair, alpaca,
dog hair...For info, 656-4201.(3)

NEWCOMERS COME

Attend the monthly luncheons of the
Peninsula Newcomers Club, meet new
friends and join in many activities. Info,
655-3089.(4)

SPEAK OUT

Conquer a fear of public speaking with
Toastmasters Intemational. Info, Pat, 652-
0433 or Amie, 656-9381.(5)

LUPUS SUPPORT

Group meets Jan. 31 at 7 pm in the
Saanich Plaza Medical Centre, 3544 Blan-
shard. Guest speaker, naturopathic physi-
cian Jane O'Halloran. Info, 598-2277.

PACIFIC RIM

Royal B.C. Museum Archaeologist Grant
Keddie presents a slide program on cultural
influences brought to the people of B.C. by
Buddhist monks from China, voyagers from
Polynesia and Japanese survivors from
shipwrecks. 90 minutes. Held Jan. 31, 7:30
pm, in the Newcombe Theatre, 675 Belev-
ille St., Victoria. Admission $2, friends $1,
12 and under, free. Info, 387-5822.

SIBLINGS SOUGHT

Volunteer information meeting on Big

Brothers and Big Sisters Feb. 1, 7 to 9 pm,
suite 103-3347 Oak Street, Victoria. Pre-
register at 383-1191.
CROSSING BORDERS
Play on South American immigrants to
Canada featuring Latin American music
and folklore, presented at the Belfry Feb. 1.
Info, 385-6815.
CARE HELP
Workshop for family caregivers on finan-
cial and legal aspects of caregiving, Feb. 2,
7 to 9 pm, at The Wellesley, 2800’ Blan-
shard St. Sponsored by the Greater Victoria
Network of Caregiver Support Groups.
Free. Reserve a seat by calling 384-0408.
HELP FAIR
A volunteer fair will be held at Hillside
Mall Feb. 3, 9:30 am to 5:30 pm. Over 30
non-profit agencies will have displays in
the mall.
PARK WALK
A free public program on Winter birds at
Witty’s Lagoon park will be held Feb. 4
Slarting at 1 pm. Mect at Witty’s Nature
House in Metchosin. Info, 474-PARK.
DANCE FEVER
Victoria People mecting People club
holds a dance Feb. 4, 7:30 to 11 pm, at the
Leonardo da Vinci Centre, 195 Bay St,
Victoria. Dancing to Martin Van. Tickets $6
per person at the door. Info, 381-1941,
479-4303 or 384-6196.
CHAPLAINCY TALK
Ethics and environment is the topic of a
lecture by Rev. Peter Hamel, national affairs
consultant for the Anglican Church of
Canada, Feb. 5 at 8 pm in room 144,
MacLaurin Blding, UVic. Sponsored by the
Chaplains Service, UVic. Free tickets avail-
able by calling 721-8338 or 386-7781.
WOMEN IN WORK
Women’s Business Network luncheon
meeting Feb. 6, 11:45 am in the Ramada
Inn. Cost is $12 for members, $14 for
non-members. Info, 478-8073.
SUSTAINED SEMINARS
Seminars on sustaining a food supply,
offered by the University of Victoria, from
8 to 10 pm in room 159, Begbie Building.
Feb. 6, The Hamburger Connection and
Intemational Debt with Dr. William Rees
of UBC and Cathy Taylor of VIDEA.
Admission $2, students-seniors $1. Info,
721-7355 or 721-7354.
SEEKING FAMILY
Adult adoptees, birth relatives and adop-
live parents seeking reunions: the Trad
Society for Truth in Adoption meets Feb. 6
at 7 pm at the Native Friendship Centre,
533 Yates St. (second floor). Everyone
welcome. Info, 598-9887.
CONSERVATORY BASH
A musical celebration of the 25th anni-
versary of the Victoria Conservatory of
Music, featuring students and Richard Mar-
gison, Feb. 6, 8 pm, in the MacPherson
Playhouse. Tickets $15 and $10, $2 less for
seniors and students, Binhday cake recep-
tion follows concert. Info, 386-5311.
WORK FOR WOMEN
Second annua] Business Conference for
Women, Feb. 19 at the Victoria Conference
Centre, sponsored by the Federal Business
Development Bank. Discount for registra-
tion before Teb. 9. Info, 388-0161.(5)

PARENT STEPS
Systematic Training for Effective Parent-_
ing workshops for parents of children and
teens. Cost is $30 per person, $40 per
couple, price includes text. Info, Elaine,
656-0134.
BABY AND YOU
Support group meets Mondays, 9:30 to
11:30 at the Sidney Health Unit, 2440
Sidney Ave. Babysitting provided. Info,
PCA, 656-0134.
BEYOND BASICS
Living skills program for single mothers.
Next class March 5. Call Bill, 656-0134.
COMMUNICATE
Personal communication for women
workshop on assertive communication,
self-esteem, goal-setting and relaxation.
Cost $40. Call Laurie, 656-0134.
GRIEF SUPPORT
For people who have lost a close relative
or friend through death within the past year.
Call Laurie at 656-0134.
KIDS ARE PEOPLE
Program for children who feel the effects
of others substance abuse. Info, Elaine,

656-0134.
PEP

Peninsula Employment Project invites
job seekers to register for employment.
Conveniently located at Bevan and 3rd St.,

clients and employers given prompt atlen-
tion and assistance, peruse job board any-
ume Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 12 noon, 1
to 4 pm:
DRIVERS
Volunteer drivers needed. Please contact
the PCA, Marjorie, at 656-0134.

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PRECISION IN PAPER-FOLDING is demonstrated by Wes
Campbell of Brentwood, who has devoted four years
fo mastering the Japanese art of origami,

by Valorie Lennox
The Review

It is precision in paper, mak-
ing corners match and folds sharp,
transforming a humble sheet of
paper into a blooming flower, a
graceful bird or a looming dino-
saur.

“It captivates me,” says Wes
Campbell of Brentwood Bay. Four
years ago he discovered Japanese
paper folding, origami, and hasn’t
been without a folded sheet of
paper since:

“With paper and imagination
you can construct almost any-
thing,” he says.

He carries slips of paper in his
pocket and folds figures in idle
moments. Often his creations are
dropped into the hands of children,
seen with their parents in stores or
restaurants.

“T have my pockets always full
of paper. The minute I sit down I
start folding something for some
child.”

He uses white or colored bond
paper, foil paper, gift wrap, con-
struction paper and a colorful
array of plain or patterned or

textured origami paper.

All require different folding
techniques. Construction paper, he
said, is best used for large folds
and may have to be dampened to
create sharp folds.

Campbell started with a small
book on origami and scraps of
paper. Now he has a stack of books
on the art, is continually refining
his skills and secks the best possi-
ble material.

He looks for supplies every-
where. “There are boxfuls of
paper everywhere you look at
home.”

Some of his paper came from

visiting Japanese students, hosted .

by the Campbells in their Sidney
home. One Japanese student even
admitted Campbell knew more
origami than she did, after the pair
spent an evening trading folding
skills.

Campbell estimates he can
make 800 different figures and has
coaxed his wife, Pat, to try the art
as well. ;

He has taught a workshop at
Resthaven Lodge and would like to
teach workshops to children.

He folds for hours — “until my.

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wife gets upset with me’ —
making new figures and trying to
create his own designs. “Anything
goes in origami.” His favorite
folds are three-dimensional: the
frog, the crane and the gondola.

He has folded bear cubs, cubes
and boxes, flowers and birds, rein-
deer and puppies.

He enjoys folding groups of
figures from children’s fairy tales

ision for paper magic-.|

and is perfecting a collection of @&

dinosaurs.

‘With paper and

imagination you~
can construct

almost anything’

That collection will be pre-
sented to the school board. Camp-
bell hopes for a contract to do
displays of the realistic replicas or
teach origami workshops.

He plans to publish a book on
origami, if he can create enough of
his own designs.

It’s the intricate patterns of
those designs that interest him.

Although some western designs
rely on cutting and gluing to create
more realistic figures, Campbell
said the challenge lies in making
figures without using scissors or
glue.

“Proper origami should not be
cut nor glued.”

Origami originated from the
precise geometric seams and folds
of the kimono. As a pastime for
children, it taught care and preci-
sion, especially to the girls who
would have to make the kimonos.

Campbell found patience, the
ability to accept failure and to
keep working on a geometric prob-
lem all essential in mastering omn-
gami.

“It develops your ability to
think and form things.”

It is also a challenging art that
requires Only a pair of hands and a
sheet of paper. Since the Camp-
bells recently traded their Sidney
home for a fifth-wheel trailer, in
which they hope to travel after
retirement, portability is import-
ant.

“T think I have origami in every
country I’ve visited,” Campbell
says.

Homesiay needs student hosts soon

Peninsula residents can open
their doors to an international
experience by hosting Homestay
Institute students from Feb; 28 to
March 22.

The Cultural Homestay. Institute
needs billets for Japanese univer-
sity students — 23 young women,
one young man — it is bringing to
the Peninsula.

Students will attend classes at
St. Stephen’s Church Hall every
morning and join in Cultural
Homestay activities in the after-
noon.

But the most interesting part of
the program for the students will
be time spent with a Canadian
family, said organizer Conroy
Schultz.

The students learn about family
life while the host family learns
more about life in Japan.

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HOMESTAY HORSEMANSHIP is
shown by Japanese student
Rika Takaya, who was intro-
duced fo horseback riding
by Lara Schuliz during a Cul-

to Central Saanich.

tural Homestay Institute visit