Friday, Oct. 19
GIRLS NIGHT OUT
Only a few tickets are left for the 14th annual Girls Night Out, a fundraiser at Port Moody city hall (100 Newport Dr.) for the Port Moody Arts Centre. The reception includes appetizers, beauty demos, live art shows, activities and a raffle. Comedians Molly Comedy Cabaret, Yumi Nagashima and Colleen Brow entertain with Erica Sigurdson as emcee. Visit pomoarts.ca.
HOCKEY NIGHT
Cheer on the home team as the Coquitlam Express players take on the Prince George hockey crew at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex (633 Poirier St., Coquitlam) at 7 p.m. Visit coquitlamexpress.ca.
M*A*S*H
Stage 43 Theatrical Society ends its two-week run of its season opener, M*A*S*H, at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam), with shows tonight and Saturday at 8 p.m. For tickets, call the box office at 604-927-6555 or visit evergreenculturalcentre.ca.
Saturday, Oct. 20
I VOTE
Help pick the candidates who will lead our municipalities and school board for the next four years. Polls for the general election are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. To find out where you can vote, visit coquitlam.ca/elections, portcoquitlam.ca/elections, portmoody.ca/elections, anmore.com/elections or belcarra.ca. To learn more about the contenders, go to tricitynews.com/municipal-elections and read our Vote Smart guides (published Oct. 10). The Tri-City News will have the results online Saturday night.
SCHOOL GARAGE SALE
Archbishop Carney regional secondary school (1335 Dominion Ave., Port Coquitlam) invites the public to shop at its annual garage sale today (8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.) and Sunday (9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.). Items include homemade baked goods, furniture, clothing, books, electronics and household wares. A silent auction and food concession will also be open. Visit acrss.org.
ONLINE AUCTION
Place des Arts’ third annual online auction to raise money for arts programs and registrations opens at 9 a.m., with prizes including a VIA Rail gift card, one-night stays in Ucluelet and Whistler and a season pass to next year’s Vancouver International Film Festival. Visit 32auctions.com/placedesarts.
HARVEST MARKET
Pick up some Christmas shopping early at the Fall Harvest Marketplace, running from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Galleria at Port Moody city hall (100 Newport Dr.). Admission is $2; no cost for kids under 12. Visit fallharvestmarketplace.com.
QUILTS GALORE
Members of the Blue Mountain Quilters Guild will show — and sell — more than 100 quilts in an annual exhibit today (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.) and Sunday (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.) at Maple Creek middle school (3700 Hastings St., Port Coquitlam). Visit bluemountainquiltersguild.ca.
FAMILY DAY
Take the kids to the Art Gallery at Evergreen (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) from 1 to 4 p.m. for the Westminster Savings-sponsored activity focusing on Germaine Koh’s exhibit, Home Made Home. Visit evergreenculturalcentre.ca.
BOO!
Kids and teens can dress up early for Halloween at the city of Port Coquitlam’s Halloween Howl at the Hyde Creek recreation centre (1379 Laurier St.) from 1 to 8 p.m. The carnival and haunted house go from 3 to 6 p.m. Admission is $8 for the all-inclusive pass (or $2 for the swim only, $4 for the carnival only or $2 for the haunted house only). No cost for children aged under two. Call 604-927-PLAY.
THEATRE ARTS
Join Laura Drummond of Place des Arts for a theatre arts workshop at 1 p.m. in the Nancy Bennett Room of the Coquitlam Public Library (575 Poirier St.). The 45-minute class is hosted by the Canadian Federation of University Women. Call 604 931-2894.
TREE TOUR
Members of the PoCo Heritage Trees host a walking tour around parks and gardens in Port Coquitlam, from 2:30 to 4 p.m. as part of its Secret Life of Trees exhibit at PoCo Heritage. Meet at the museum (150-2248 McAllister Ave., Port Coquitlam). Visit pocoheritage.org.
LIVE TUNES
The Kwerks are the featured performers at the Gallery Bistro (2411 Clarke St., Port Moody) for its Around the World music series, at 8 p.m. A dinner will be served at 7 p.m. Call 604-937-0998 or visit gallerybistroportmoody.com.
Sunday, Oct. 21
FARMER FRESH
The Poirier Street Farmers Market is set up in the parking lot of Dogwood Pavilion (1655 Winslow Ave., Coquitlam) from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Visit makebakegrow.com.
WELCOME HOME FISH
Learn about fish life cycle at the annual Hoy-Scott Watershed Society’s Salmon Come Home event, running 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Hoy Creek hatchery off Town Centre Boulevard in Coquitlam. The family-fun day includes spawning salmon viewing, hatchery tours, music and crafts, environmental displays, storytelling and a food concession. Call 604-927-3583 or visit coqutilam.ca/enviroevents or hoyscottcreek.org.
YOUTH TALENT
The semi-finals for the Youth Talent Search BC competition are in the Inlet Theatre (100 Newport Dr., Port Moody) at 3 p.m.; the finals are on Nov. 25. Visit youthtalentsearchbc.com.
REMATCH GAME
The Coquitlam Express face the Prince George hockey team for the second time this weekend, with a game at 3 p.m. at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex (633 Poirier St., Coquitlam). Visit coquitlamexpress.ca.
