Shed some light on the sky — and launch the Christmas season — at A Lantern Affair in Coquitlam next Sunday.
Place des Arts and Mackin House host the annual party on Dec. 3 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., featuring a multicultural element that weaves the city's present with the past.
Place des Arts will reprise its theme of Light Has No Boundaries through a lantern making workshop — based on traditions from Europe, China, Korea and Iran — followed a presentation ceremony led by artist Gerardo Avila as the Sun God.
During the workshop, the facility's piano music ensemble under piano instructor Barry Tan will perform; piano students, Kathleen Nguyen and Cally Yeung, will also perform.
The tea salon will be open to offer hot drinks.
Meanwhile, next door at Mackin House, staff will have activities to bring Coquitlam's history alive. Baked goods and hot cocoa will be served while Amy Newman and The Christmas Revelers will sing carols in their period costumes.
Visitors to Mackin House also have the chance to win a handmade candle gift set in a draw.
Admission is free and donations to the Share food and toy bank are welcome (new and unwrapped gifts can be deposited in the Atrium until Dec. 13).
Funding for A Lantern Affair is courtesy of the Department of Canadian Heritage and Vancity.
Go to placedesarts.ca for more details.
