Ministry of Counting Sheep Sleepover

Description:
Miss the fun sleepovers times of your youth? Enjoy this all-ages event of all the fun of a sleepover, but with the comfort of going to your own back home to sleep in your own bed.

To launch a new sleep podcast series, the Ministry of Counting Sheep, Integrate Arts Society is launching a sleepover celebration. Enjoy pizza while listening to excerpts of the podcast series. Paint your nails while getting your fortune told. Play an interactive game with artist Paolino Captuto.

Tickets are $6.66. Please register https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ministry-of-counting-sheep-sleepover-tickets-837031873867?aff=oddtdtcreator

Artists:
Featuring the launch of the sleep podcast series, Ministry of Counting Sheep, with new podcasts created by Aliya Amor, Monster Boy, Alex Chen, Matt Howells, and Keira Nolting.

The sleepover event will feature an interactive game performance by Paolino Caputo.

Location:
Garry Oaks Room
Fairfield Gonzales Community Association
1341 Thurlow Road

Accessibility:
This event is $6.66 per person ($5 for pizza plus Eventbrite's $1.66 fee). There is a limited number free tickets available for BIPOC, disabled, and 2SLGBTQ+ individuals.

The Garry Oaks Room is on a ground-level floor, with no stairs throughout the building. There are one single-stall gender-neutral bathrooms and a place to fill up your water bottle. Free parking is available at Sir James Douglas Elementary and a bike rack is located at the front enterance.

The closest bus stops are:
Bus 7 (Fairfield at Moss)
Bus 3 (Cook at Fairfield)

Pizza and snacks will be offered with a range of dietary options (including gluten free, dairy free, and vegetarian).

Land Acknowledgement:
The Fairfield Gonzales Community Association sits on the unceded and traditional territory of the lək̓ʷəŋən Nation, today known as the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations, and W̱SÁNEĆ Nation (MÁLEXEȽ, BOḰEĆEN, W̱JOȽEȽP, SȾÁUTW̱, and W̱SĺḴEM Nations).We are mindful of the cultural impacts of ongoing and historical colonialism and genocide of Indigenous peoples as we continue to engage communities and hold events in this region. We will continue to learn, unlearn, and re-learn about the lands and peoples who have been here since time immemorial.

Organizers:

Integrate Arts Society
The mandate of the Integrate Art Society is to strengthen the presence of the arts on Vancouver Island through public awareness and advocacy for regional artists, curators, arts organizations, and art spaces. The society aims to deliver this by creating accessible and interactive arts programming for the general public, showcasing multidisciplinary art practices, and equipping art practitioners with opportunities for knowledge transfer and skill development.