If you're 50 or older, you can expand your cooking skills and knowledge of food with instructor Monica Hanser on Mondays this month at Coquitlam's Dogwood Pavilion. Themes are:
April 16: cooking on a budget;
April 23: gluten-free recipes;
April 30: diabetes-friendly recipes.
Classes run from 1 to 3 p.m. and each one costs $20 plus tax for Dogwood members, $25 plus tax for others; pre-registration is required.
Alternatively, people 19 years and older can join wine steward Laura Murray as she educates you about wine and basic tasting techniques. You can sample reds and whites, and practise evaluating wine.
Class takes place April 19 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and costs $15 plus tax for members, $20 plus tax for others; pre-registration is required.
For more details about these and other programs or Dogwood membership, or to register, call 604-927-6098.
Dogwood Pavilion, a city of Coquitlam rec centre for people 50 years and older, is located at 624 Poirier St., at the corner of Poirier and Winslow.
