8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
All ages
Limited to 40 participants
Accessibility: This is an active, outdoors workshop that includes a walk and being on your feet for over an hour. The spaces are not wheelchair accessible, although there are no steps up or down. The terrain is a mix of trail and sandstone with some inclines and some rocks that block the main path - however there is also a trail around that may work for you! There are two pit toilets available. We will bring some chairs for folks that need them, and one picnic table with benches is available. The event continues into the dark, so please bring a flashlight/phone, wear suitable footwear and be prepared for mosquitos!
Back by popular demand! Active/Passive Performance Society presents BatSonic! curated by Sara Gold
Bats are fascinating crepuscular creatures, producing sounds in the ultrasonic frequency range to navigate and find their nightly meal of flying insects. Specialized technology, known commonly as a bat detector, makes possible for listening in on the bats ultrasonic calls, blips and chirps. With the aid of UV light in order to draw bugs which in turn draw bats, participants will have the opportunity to witness the sights and sounds offered by nature at night.
Once participants have gathered, this event begins with an opening by knowledgekeeper Rosemary Georgeson, followed by a talk by bat scientists Freida Weinert and conservationist Chessi Miltner. We will then hear a live performance by Ron Luther. Bat detectors will be available to folks for wandering around while listening in on bats eating their breakfast.
Agile and skilled, bats are very good at navigating and won’t touch you. Rabies rates are extremely low in bats (0.5%) and the stigma surrounding them is a barrier to understanding these nighttime pollinators. White nose syndrome, a spreading disease amongst bat populations puts bats at risk of endangerment, amongst other factors like extermination, wind turbines and loss of habitat. Let’s celebrate our nighttime friends, together, with a deep listening experience.
This is an active workshop that includes a walk and being on your feet for over an hour. The spaces are not wheelchair accessible. As sundown approaches we will walk to the pond across the golf course so please wear suitable footwear and be prepared for mosquitos.
Bellhouse Park is small and ecologically fragile. There are clear markings for paths. Walking off the paths is strictly prohibited. We will be keeping watch to make sure that this event doesn't cause any damage as we all love Bellhouse so much.
Bellhouse Park is mostly sandstone that slopes down to the water. We are making a video so that you can plan your attendance based on your accessibility needs. Stay tuned!
Once we start looking for bats it will be dark. Prepare to move around in the dark, and please practice road safety if you head that direction.
When you come to the event, please carpool, bike, or walk. Bellhouse is a 20-30 minute walk from Sturdies Bay depending on who's walking.
Please leave space at the parking lot for folks with accessibility needs. Make sure to park safely along the roads surrounding Bellhouse if you do drive, and be respectful of our neighbours' driveway access.
We want to be able to continue hosting this lovely event, and it's on us all to make sure that we keep our impact on the neighbourhood and park as minimal as possible.
We’re grateful to collaborate and produce on the shared, stolen, unceded, ancestral and traditional territories of Penelakut, Lamalcha, Hwlitsum and other Hul’qumi’num speaking peoples, as well as the ceded territories of Tsawwassen First Nation, on what is now known as Galiano Island, British Columbia. We recognize the complex impacts that hosting settlers and non-settlers has on the Indigenous land and peoples of this area, and we aim to be responsible and accountable for these impacts and our footprint—whether cultural, environmental or social.
We acknowledge the generous support of our partners and funders:
Active Passive Vol. 8 was curated by the A/PPS team of Amos Pencarrick Hertzman, Caitlin Pencarrick Hertzman, Paz Touchburn, and Nico Gonzlaes and our very special guest curator Reylinn.
Art Direction and Graphic Design by Slime Studio
