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Things to Do: Two Oktoberfest beers on tap

Weekend guide for Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody.
Oktoberfest
Oktoberfest opens Friday at 4 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 22

PROST!

Oktoberfest is back at the Port Moody tennis courts (behind city hall, 100 Newport Dr.) for this and next weekend, pouring the Munich-crafted Paulana and Hacker-Pschorr beers. Dress in your leiderhosen or dirndl and kick it up with the oompah-pah bands. Doors open Friday at 4 p.m., and noon on Saturday and Sunday — closing at 10 p.m. Get your admission tickets online at oktoberfest2017.ca.

HOSPICE TUNES

Support musicians and the Crossroads Hospice Society at a coffeehouse fundraiser, which tonight will see Knudson & Connaughton headline. Doors open at 7 p.m. at The Gathering Place (beside Port Coquitlam city hall). Admission is $5 at the door. Visit crossroadshospicesociety.com.

JANET AS JUDY

Janet Gigliotti, a retired School District 43 teacher, transforms into Judy Garland for End of the Rainbow, a play with music at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam). Directed by Claude Giroux, the show (which runs tonight at 8 p.m., and Saturday at 3 and 8 p.m.) is co-presented by Ace Productions. For tickets at $42/$34/$15, call the box office at 604-927-6555 or visit evergreenculturalcentre.ca.

 

Saturday, Sept. 23

ROYGBIV

Show your stripes at the Vancouver/Tri-Cities Color Vibe 5K Colour Run at Coquitlam Town Centre Park (1299 Pinetree Way) at 9 a.m. Register online at canada.thecolorvibe.com.

TERRY FOX

Honour Port Coquitlam hometown hero Terry Fox by visiting PoCo Heritage to see the touring exhibit about his Marathon of Hope in 1980. The museum (2248 McAllister Ave., PoCo) is open Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visit pocoheritage.org.

LEARN TO READ

Students in grades 1 to 4 can work with a teen volunteer to boost their literacy skills at the Port Moody Public Library (100 Newport Dr.) between 9:30 and 10:15 a.m. Register at 604-469-4577 or visit library.portmoody.ca.

BYE HOLLY

Get your gloves and boots on to help pull holly at Minnekhada regional park (4005 Quarry Rd., Coquitlam) from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The park association will be looking through the forest to remove the invasive species. Meet at the Quarry Road parking lot. Visit minnekhada.ca.

FISH LEADER

Volunteers with the Hyde Creek Watershed Society will show what it takes to be a tour leader at the hatchery (3636 Coast Meridian Rd., Port Coquitlam) this fall and winter. The orientation happens from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Visit hydecreek.org.

BLUE LIGHT

Teen helpers will guide you through tech troubles on the computer at a free one-on-one session at the Port Moody Public Library (100 Newport Dr.) from 11 a.m. to noon. Call 604-469-4577 to book a spot.

DOC AT DOUG

Jason Lee, author of Living with the Dragon, hosts a screening of the documentary Call Me Dad, a story about abusive relationships. The event takes place in the lecture hall at Douglas College (1250 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) from noon to 2 p.m. Visit solaceinnerhealth.com.

SCIENCE WHIZ

A team from SFU’s Let’s Talk Science program will show kids some hands-on activities — at no cost — at the Poirier branch of the Coquitlam Public Library (575 Poirier St.) from 1 to 4:30 p.m. The workshop is a drop-in (no registration required). Visit coqlibrary.ca.

WILDFIRE BUCKS

The B.C. Choral Federation hosts Light Up the Choirs, a series of five benefit shows for the Canadian Red Cross BC Fire Appeal fund. The B.C. Girls Choir (Allegria and Bella Voce ensembles) as well as Choral Connections and the Vancouver Chinese Singers will perform for the cause. Admission is by donation; however, a tax receipt will be issued for more than $20. The event is at Alderson elementary school (825 Gauthier Ave., Coquitlam) at 3 p.m. Visit bcchoralfed.com.

JAZZ DUO

Tri-City jazz musician Diane Lines will share the stage with her son Sam Ellington —  as well as Adam Rohrlick on guitar and saxophone and Tony Chamberlist on drums and percussion — at the Gallery Bistro (2411 Clarke St.) at 8 p.m. For tickets for the dinner and show, call 604-937-0998 or visit gallerybistroportmoody.com.

CHA CHA

It’s a cha-cha dance lesson tonight with Hot Salsa Zone’s Alberto and Teresa, at 8 p.m. in the rehearsal hall of the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam). At 9 p.m., join the party until 12:30 a.m. with Latin music. Admission is $10 and parking is free. Or take the Evergreen Extension to the Lafarge Lake-Douglas station. Visit hotsalsadancezone.com.

 

Sunday, Sept. 24

FARMERS MARKET

Today’s deal at the Coquitlam Farmers Market can be found with a coupon on page A5 in Wednesday’s The Tri-City News for a 5 lb. bag of onions from Langley Organic Growers. Nutritionist Natasha Asselstine will also talk about how to make healthy lunch meals for the family and how to get kids to try new foods. The market is open 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Dogwood Pavilion parking lot (1655 Winslow Ave.). Visit makebakegrow.com.

EMPTIES PLEASE

Help out the 12th Coquitlam Scouts as they collect bottles and cans for their fundraiser, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Mundy Park elementary  (2200 Austin Ave., Coquitlam). Volunteers are picking up from King Albert Avenue, south to Cape Horn Avenue, west to Montgomery Street and east to Mariner Way. Area residents are requested to leave their containers in bags or boxes on the doorstep. To arrange a pick-up, email bottles@12thcoquitlamscouting.ca.

BONJOUR

Head over to the French-Canadian neighbourhood of Maillardville between noon and 3 p.m. where, at Mackin Park (1046 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam), Société francophone de Maillardville and volunteers will host a Fête de Maillardville to mark the community’s 108th year. Dance to live music and take part in fitness workshops and family activities. And don’t forget to pack a picnic and take a tour at the nearby Mackin House Museum (1116 Brunette Ave.), where Coquitlam Heritage will have more fun. Admission is free. Visit maillardville.com/en or coquitlamheritage.ca.

FIRST NATIONS

Help Squamish Nation artist James Harry find designs for Port Moody’s new house post carving, which is expected to be raised on National Aboriginal Day June 21, 2018, at Rocky Point Park. Harry, who is the artist-in-residence for the Welcome Post Project, will talk about Coast Salish symbolism and teachings from 1 to 3 p.m. at Noons Creek Hatchery (behind PoMo rec complex, 300 Ioco Rod., Port Moody). Visit noonscreek.org.

BOO!

Get into the Halloween spirit early at the annual IoCo Ghost Town Day Festival, happening from noon to 4 p.m. at the historic townsite bowling green (corner of Ioco Road and 1st Avenue in Port Moody). Pony rides, wood-turning displays and entertainment on site. Visit portmoodymuseum.org.

jcleugh@tricitynews.com