Wednesday, November 23rd, 2022 

World Cup Wednesday & Canadian Women’s Club

It’s mid-week but we hope that some of you are planning to catch Canada’s first game in the World Cup tournament starting at 11 a.m. today. Three cheers for the SF Expat Canadian Meetup Group; they are making a day of it! Game-on, Belgium!

If the game doesn’t take over your day, maybe you are getting ready for round two of turkey on Thursday. Being nice Canadians in the US, we think that means we have double the thanks to share around:

1. Canadians having a fairly good reputation south of the border.

2. The upcoming DML Learn to Curl holiday social.

3. The weather in California!

4. The Canadian Women’s Club of the San Francisco Bay Area (The CWC), which was founded almost 58 years ago by the wife of the Canadian Consul General in San Francisco at the time!

The CWC boasts engaging storytellers of all generations. Their members and guests enjoy meetings held on the second Wednesday of each month from September to May.. Each Club luncheon program includes an informative and entertaining speaker from around the Bay Area.

The CWC continues to thrive, look for new programing, grow the membership, and provide charitable giving and volunteer opportunities. The Club welcomes Canadian women, women with Canadian ties, and women who have an avid interest in Canada. Become a member and bring guests, gentleman always welcome!

Be sure to read about the upcoming holiday luncheon in this edition. As members of the DML community, The Canadian Women’s Club invites you to be their guest at their much-loved Holiday Luncheon – a December tradition. Register now for your ticket and consider becoming a member. Sign up by December 4th.

Bon Appetit!

QUICK LOOK

Mark your calendars! Event details and links follow,
along with other news for the Bay Area Canadian community. 

Learn To Curl Holiday Social

Dec 02, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM

SF Bay Area Curling Club, 8450 Enterprise Way, Oakland

Join the Digital Moose Lounge (DML) holiday social Learn To Curl at the new San Francisco Bay Area Curling Club’s dedicated curling facility

Mingling starts at 6:30PM, curling from 7:30 to 9PM, and “broomstacking” after! 

No experience or special equipment necessary! SFBACC club members and instructors will teach the basics of the game and help participants safely try curling for the first time (though you may not want it to be your last!). 

This 90 minute class includes a pre-ice time safety talk and brief introduction to the sport, guided instruction through the basics of the game on ice, and a mini-game! 

Have you tried curling before? Let us know in the signup “Notes to Club” and we can adapt content to get you playing a game earlier!

CWC x DML Holiday Lunch

Wednesday, Dec 14th (note: ticket sales close Dec 4th)

11:00 AM to 2:00 PM

Presidio Golf & Concordia Club, 392 W Pacific Ave, San Francisco,

Tis the season! 

Celebrate the holidays at the beautiful Presidio Golf and Concordia Club with the Canadian Women’s Club of SF who have partnered with the Digital Moose Lounge and invited the community to attend.

CWC’s annual holiday lunch is $55 per person and includes an entree choice of: 

> Ham and scalloped potatoes OR

> Salad with chicken and avocado OR

> Vegetarian salad

Plus:

> Cheesecake dessert with raspberry sauce

> Cash bar

Enjoy curated programming, engaging speakers and storytellers. Bring cash for the bar, the bake sale and raffle! Dress festive!

All are welcomed to this event (yes, that includes you, guys)! 

** COVID vaccination mandatory. Masks are optional. **

Ticket sales will close December 4th!

IN THE COMMUNITY

Space Explorers: THE INFINITE

Wednesday to Sunday, until December 31st

Craneway Pavilion, 1414 Harbour Way South Marina District, Richmond

Space Explorers: THE INFINITE makes spaceflight accessible to those with their feet on the ground. Lift off and embark on a journey to the International Space Station to join the astronaut crew. Feel the sensation of being in Space, get swept up in the breathtaking views of Earth, and let your emotions fly!

An Emmy Award winner for Outstanding Interactive Program, Space Explorers: The ISS Experience is the largest production ever filmed in space.

THE INFINITE was created in collaboration with ISS U.S. National Laboratory, NASA, Canadian Space Agency, ROSCOSMOS State Corporation for Space Activities, European Space Agency, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, and Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre.

This is a family-friendly event (ages 8+).

Link to tickets and a discount code for the the DML community

COVID-19 and Delayed Political Polarization in Canada

Wednesday, Nov. 30th

12:30 pm PT

223 Moses Hall, UC Berkeley Campus

The COVID-19 pandemic has been associated with large degrees of deep partisan polarization. In the US case, partisanship rapidly became associated with differences in the willingness to practice social distancing, to wear a mask, and eventually to get vaccinated. It was also associated with different risk perceptions about COVID and different relationships between COVID concern and evaluation of incumbents. The Canadian case is different. Partisan differences in evaluations of COVID and behavioural responses to it were small through the first year of the pandemic, but then began to widen. Drawing on more than 100,000 survey interviews with Canadians, we explore why political polarization over COVID was delayed.

Peter Loewen is the director of the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy and a professor of political science at the University of Toronto.

RSVP by November 29

Canada’s Residential Schools and the Futures of Commemoration

Wednesday, December 7 | 12:30-2 p.m.

Virtual event

This presentation examines how Canada’s Indian Residential Schools have been recently represented in select Canadian films and museums. Building on Raymond Williams’s notion of “structures of feeling” – feelings and affective states that are associated with a group at a specific time and place that are captured and evoked in art and culture – this presentation examines how these films and museums do not only represent the trauma that occurred, but also provide affective experiences to the viewer/visitor, thus commemorating the victims and the traumas experienced in both cognitive and affective ways.

Dr. Corey Schultz is an Associate Professor at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China, and is currently a Sproul Fellow in Canadian Studies program at UC Berkeley.

Visit the UC Berkeley Canadian Studies website for a virtual link, coming soon.

Bruce Cockburn @Stanford Live

Friday, January 27th, 2023

7:30 PM

Bing Concert Hall, Stanford University Campus, Palo Alto

THIS JUST IN

What this editor is listening to:

Confluence: Tech’s Role in the Global Transition to Net Zero with Vijay Vaitheeswaran

Hosted by Canadian Consul General, Rana Sarkar

Joni Mitchell’s River will be the first song played to kick-off the holiday season, plus who’s not pining to see her live at the Gorge next June!

Glenn Gould – Goldberg Variations. After listening to both recordings for more than 20 years, I still can’t decide which is better: 1955 or 1981?

And watching:

Canadian chef and celebrity, Matty Mattheson as Fak on the TV series, The Bear.

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