FRIDAY, JUNE 16
PIPING CONTEST
The BC Highland Games and Scottish Festival — a celebration sponsored in part by The Tri-City News — begins tonight at 7 p.m. with an open piobaireachd (piping competition). Entry is $5, or $35 to the VIP reception in the Highland Village at Percy Perry Stadium in Coquitlam Town Centre Park (1299 Pinetree Way). The stadium is a seven-minute walk from the Lafarge Lake-Douglas station of the Evergreen Extension. Visit bchighlandgames.com.
LIVE MUSIC
The Kasuals jam it up at the Gallery Bistro (2411 Clarke St., Port Moody), with a dinner served at 7 p.m. and the show an hour later. For tickets at $25, call 604-937-0998 or visit gallerybistroportmoody.com.
SATURDAY, JUNE 17
HIGHLAND TIME
British cars, pipers and whisky tasting will be plentiful at the annual BC Highland Games and Scottish Festival, running at Percy Perry Stadium in Coquitlam Town Centre Park (1299 Pinetree Way) from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Check out the competitions — including the heavy events — quidditch demonstration matches and the Celtic entertainment especially the Shot of Scotch routine with the Royal Academy of Bhangra dancers at 2:35 p.m. The final two hours will be a ceilidh in the beer garden with Bob Collins. Tickets are $15/$10/$5 (no charge for kids under six). Visit bchighlandgames.com.
STREET HOCKEY
Cheer on the players in the Hockey Night in Canada’s Play On! tournament, happening today and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the south parking lot at Coquitlam Centre mall (2929 Barnet Hwy.). Visit playon.ca/events/coquitlambc.
SHOW ’N SHINE
KMS Tools is back with its 22nd annual charity show and shine in its parking lot (110 Woolridge St., beside Ikea) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Hundreds of classic and custom cars will be exhibited and free smokies and pop will be served. Don’t forget to check out the power tool competition and the spin-to-win. Proceeds support Team Mexico, which is building homes and schools in that country. Visit kmstools.com.
FIRST NATIONS
The third annual All Nations Festival lands at the City Centre branch of the Coquitlam Public Library (1169 Pinetree Way) with Coast Salish stories for children of all ages at 11 a.m.; a performance poetry showcase at noon (featuring Jaye Simpson, Valeen Jules and Tawahum Justin Bige); a reading by poet Joseph A. Dandurand at 1 p.m.; and a reading by renowned Sto:Lo storyteller Lee Maracle, of the University of Toronto. All events are drop-in and free. Visit allnationsfest.com.
TIME WITH DAD
Bring dad to a Coquitlam Heritage Society-run workshop about fly tying, from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. in Mackin House Museum (1116 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam). An instructor with Sea-Run Fly & Tackle will teach participants how to build flies for a fishing trip. Kids must be at least 12 years old to attend. Call 604-516-6151 or visit coquitlamheritage.ca to register.
FOR THE FAMILY
Create a miniature handmade book during Canadiana Coquitlarama, an activity at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) from 1 to 4 p.m. The free activity is sponsored by Westminster Savings credit union. Call 604-927-6555 or visit evergreenculturalcentre.ca.
DANCE, EAT CAKE
The Hot Salsa Dance Zone celebrates its ninth year with a special salsa and Latin dance night in the rehearsal hall at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam). Join Alberto and Teresa for the party, which runs from 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.; there is a salsa lesson in the first hour. Admission is $10 and parking is free. Or take the Evergreen Extension to the Lafarge Lake-Douglas station. Call 604-725-4654 or visit hotsalsadancezone.com.
SUNDAY, JUNE 18
BRING A BAG
The Poirier Street Market runs in the Dogwood Pavilion parking lot (624 Poirier St., Coquitlam) from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., selling fresh food from Metro Vancouver growers. Visit makebakegrow.com.
KISS A COD
Dress up for the Newfie Kitchen Party, a fundraiser for the Port Moody Station Museum (2734 Murray St.) from 4 to 8 p.m. An east coast-style lobster dinner — and entertainment — will be plated. Reserve a seat by calling 604-939-1648 or visit portmoodymuseum.org.
ALL NATIONS REDUX
The All Nations Fest continues at Cineplex Coquitlam (170 Schoolhouse St.) with a double header about what it’s like to live in Coast Salish territory. At 7 p.m., Ronnie Dean Harris presents his experiences as an ancestor of Chief William Kwayhquitlam of the Kwikwetlem people (and the city’s namesake). And at 8 p.m. is All Our Father’s Relations, the film about the Grant siblings who travelled from Vancouver to China to better understand their father’s roots and his relationship with their Musqueam mother. Admission is $18 for both shows. Visit allnationsfilms.eventbrite.ca.
