Friday, March 9
SLAMJAM
A grade 9/10 Talons leadership group at Gleneagle secondary hosts the fourth annual SlamJam in the multipurpose room at the school (1195 Lansdowne Dr., Coquitlam) at 7 p.m., with proceeds to the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre. Admission is $10/$5. Call 604-464-5793.
CANADIANA FLICKS
Some of the best Canadian films from last year are screened this weekend at the Inlet Theatre (100 Newport Dr.) for the annual Port Moody Film Festival. Tonight’s lineup starts at 7 p.m. with The Crescent while, at 9:15 p.m., the shorts series, called Labour(s) of Love, rolls with seven short flicks: The Martyr, Thug, Scaffold, Milk, It’s Him, The Mountain of SGaana, and The Tesla World of Light (admission is free for the latter series). On Saturday, it’s a double feature, beginning at 7:30 p.m., with Maison du bonheur and followed by Three Poems Trilogy. And, on Sunday, it’s the award-winning movie Unarmed Verses at 7:30 p.m. with a wrap-up party at 9 p.m. Tickets are $7 per movie. Visit pmfilm.ca.
CRAFT BEER
Driftwood, Yellow Dog and Coal Harbour are among the breweries that will be pouring their product at the Coquitlam Craft Beer Festival, a semi-annual beer and food event held tonight from 7 to 9:30 p.m. and Saturday from noon to 2:30 p.m. at Westwood Plateau Golf and Country Club (3251 Plateau Blvd., Coquitlam). New for this year is the cask corner featuring up to eight liquids. Partial proceeds support Team Taylor on the Ride to Conquer Cancer. Visit coquitlambeerfestival.com for tickets.
HIT MUSICAL
If you’ve got a ticket to tonight or Saturday’s performance of Onegin — an Arts Club Theatre Company on Tour production — consider yourself lucky. This award-winning musical features a new star, Jonathan Winsby, in the show by Amiel Gladstone and Veda Hille. Tickets are $42/$34/$15 via the box office at 604-927-6555 or visit evergreenculturalcentre.ca.
Saturday, March 10
SPORTS GEAR
Grab your wallet — and the kids — for the bi-annual KidSport Tri-Cities sale of used sporting equipment, happening from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Riverside secondary school (2215 Reeve St., Port Coquitlam). Bikes, hockey outfits, lacrosse sticks and skates are among the thousands of donated items up for grabs. Don’t forget to bring a non-perishable item for the Share food bank, for entry. Visit kidsporttricities.ca.
NOROUZ
It’s Persian New Year and staff at the Coquitlam Public Library (City Centre branch, 1169 Pinetree Way) will celebrate with crafts for the family, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Visit coqlibrary.ca.
WINE, FOOD
More than a dozen new wineries — including Burrowing Owl, Indigenous World and Rust — are part of this year’s BC Uncorked, an annual wine and food gathering at Westwood Plateau Golf and Country Club (3251 Plateau Blvd., Coquitlam) featuring 45 sites. Sponsored in part by The Tri-City News, the event runs from 7 to 9:30 p.m. — with proceeds to Team Taylor on the Ride to Conquer Cancer. Visit bcuncorked.com.
CELTIC TUNES
Harpist Rebecca Blair, flautist and vocalist Michelle Carlisle and fiddler Rosie Carver go on a musical journey through the British Isles at Place des Arts (1120 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam). The trio, known as Triskellion, will perform such Celtic songs as Wild Mountain Thyme, Sally Gardens, As I Roved Out and Loch Lomond. For tickets to the 7 p.m. concert, at $21/$16, call 604-664-1636 or visit brownpapertickets.com.
LIVE MUSIC
Rocket Science — a Vancouver-based four-piece band made up of Kirby Barber (bass), Simon Jarrett (guitar), Chris Meister (drums) and Port Moody’s own Kristian Alexandrov (keyboards) — will be at Gallery Bistro (2411 Clarke St., Port Moody) at 8 p.m. A dinner will be served at 7 p.m. Visit gallerybistroportmoody.com/box-office.
Sunday, March 11
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS
With clocks bouncing ahead by an hour today, the Tri-City fire departments are reminding homeowners to test their smoke alarms: “Inspect, clean and vacuum your smoke alarm and change the batteries every time the clocks change,” the city of Port Coquitlam asks.
WINTER FOOD
Take the Evergreen Extension to Inlet Centre and walk down to the Port Moody recreation complex (300 Ioco Rd.) where farmers and vendors will have their goods for sale, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Visit makebakegrow.com.
KIDS SWAP MEET
Parents can head over to Dogwood Pavilion (1655 Winslow Ave., Coquitlam) from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. to stock up on kids items for the spring — sold by more than 55 vendors on site. The event is organized by the city of Coquitlam. Visit coquitlam.ca.
jcleugh@tricitynews.com
