The Kerrisdale Community Centre will be an advance voting site leading up to the Vancouver 2022 civic election on October 15. Days and times: October 1, 5, 8, 11 and 13; 8 a.m-8 p.m. in the auditorium. The centre will also be a voting station on the day of the election, October 15, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. in the gymnasium. For a complete voters guide, please visit Vancouver Votes 2022.

Fall brings cozy comfort food (from chicken Wellington to seafood Newburg), thoughtful discussions (from water quality to distrusting big tech) and weekend movies. Read all about it in the October Monarch Newsletter. And see the full Seniors Lunch Menu here and below:

Enjoy an afternoon of listening to arias and songs by Gerard Satamian and other accomplished opera singers! A $10 annual registration fee is required to attend Opera Zone performances to the year or pay $5 to drop in. Catch this all-ages event on Sunday, October 2, 2-4 p.m. in the Seniors Centre Multipurpose Room. Register by phone (604-257-8100) or online.

While the Kerrisdale Community Centre joins the rest of Canada in marking the passing of Queen Elizabeth on Monday, September 19, a National Day of Mourning, we will be open 9 a.m.-10 p.m. with the Seniors Centre open 9 a.m.-6 p.m. and the seniors lunch being served. Please note that the pool is closed till September 25 for maintenance and the rink closed for ice installation.

The Kerrisdale-Musqueam Story Circle, launched in June of this year, continues with a second event on Sunday, November 13, 1-4 p.m., at the Kerrisdale Community Centre. All ages are invited to register for this free event featuring guest speaker Michael Blackstock. The Gitxsan artist and scholar will headline a conversation on Indigenous knowledge and water sustainability. Blackstock will also introduce his recently published book, Oceaness, which includes poems, essays and art works on water, ecology, oral

The Kerrisdale Community Centre Society will be hosting a Park Board All-Candidates Meeting on Monday, October 3, 7-9 p.m, in the centre’s auditorium. Listen to what the candidates have to say, ask questions and also have your own say on what you’d like to see in our parks, playing fields and community centres in the future. Make an informed choice during Vancouver’s October 15 civic election by attending this important free meeting. And be sure

Drop by the Kerrisdale Community Centre Society booth (by the TD Bank at W. 41st and Yew St.) this Saturday during Kerrisdale Days, September 9-10. Meet the KCCS board of directors, then check out the nearby sidewalk sale, horse-and-carriage rides and – new this year – picnic tables and umbrellas from which to watch the pop-up music. ⛱️ 🎶 😎