Friday, June 13
SMURF'TASTIC
Youth aged seven to 12 can have a dip in the pool, watch The Smurfs 2 and snack on pizza at Port Coquitlam's Hyde Creek recreation centre (1379 Laurier Ave.) from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Call 604-927-7529 or visit experienceit.ca to register.
MOVIE NIGHT
The Port Moody Film Society will screen the British/Algerian drama London River at Inlet Theatre (100 Newport Dr., Port Moody) at 7:30 p.m. Tickets at the door are $5 plus a $5 society membership for the year. Visit pmfilm.ca.
Saturday, June 14
SHRED IT!
The city of Port Coquitlam is teaming up with Recall Secure Destruction Services to shred confidential papers that are no longer needed at the PoCo recreation complex (2150 Wilson Ave.) from 8 a.m. to noon. Only four bags or boxes per person will be accepted. Call 604-927-5212.
GEARHEAD ALERT
Coquitlam's KMS Tools (110 Woolridge St.) hosts its 19th annual charity show and shine from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., with more than 200 pre-1972 vehicles on display. The event is free and smokies and pop will be served - also at no charge. Have fun with the games, check out the power tool contest and have your photo snapped in a 1960 police cruiser. Proceeds support homebuilding efforts for under-privileged areas in Mexico. Call 604-522-5599 or visit kmstools.com.
REEL COOL
Festival Coquitlam continues its spring fun with a free family-friendly fishing event at Lafarge Lake from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Experts will be on site to teach fishing basics; come early to see the lake stocked with rainbow trout. The Coquitlam Kinsmen will serve breakfast (for a charge). Visit festivalcoquitlam.ca.
LIBRARY FRIENDS
The Friends of the Coquitlam Public Library meets at 10:30 a.m. in Room 127 in the City Centre branch (1169 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam). New members are welcome. Call 604-937-4130.
CANADA CRAFTS
Families can join Pauline Doyle at the Port Moody Arts Centre (2425 St. John's St.) at 10:30 a.m. for a clay workshop to make crafts for Canada Day. Kids must be older than three. The cost is $45 for supplies and clay. Items will be ready for pick-up in two weeks. Call Sandra Niven at 604-931-2008 to register.
SPECIAL HELP
Coquitlam Mounties will help BC Special Olympians Mandy Manzardo and Adam Advocaat go for gold at next month's Special Olympics Canada 2014 Summer Games at UBC. Mounties as well as the Port Coquitlam Lions Club, PoCo Riverside community church and Rona will be serving a BBQ lunch today and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Rona parking lot (2798 Barnet Hwy., Coquitlam) to raise money for the athletes. The cost is by donation.
KIDS ART
See young artists paint live at Port Moody city hall (100 Newport Dr.) from noon to 4 p.m. as part of teacher Evelia Espinosa's annual Children's Art Festival, a display of more than 300 paintings that runs until June 20 in the galleria. Visit evelia.ca.
KNIT-IN
Be part of the world's largest knit-in, happening in the Tri-Cities at Port Moody city hall (100 Newport Dr.) from 1 to 4 p.m. Bring a lawn chair, lunch, knitting project and camera. Knitters of all levels are welcome. And if you have a stash of yarn or needles that you want to donate to a fellow artist, be sure to bring them along, too.
ADVANCED GUITAR
Michael Cham teaches a guitar fingerstyles advanced workshop for musicians aged 15 and up at the Port Moody Arts Centre (2425 St. John's St.) from 1 to 4 p.m. Learn right-hand finger techniques, arpeggios and fingerstyle applications in various time signatures. Don't forget to bring your instrument! The cost is $60. Call PMAC at 604-931-2008.
JUST FOR DAD
Take dad to Mackin House (1116 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam) to make a heritage toy together. Hosted by Coquitlam Heritage, the event is by donation and runs 1 to 3:30 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. Call 604-516-6151 or email [email protected] to sign up.
HEALTHY KIDS
Black Press, the parent company of The Tri-City News, is a co-sponsor in the Adventure Challenge at Rocky Point Park in Port Moody. The Dominion Lending Centres' event, which supports the 60 Minute Kids' Club, sees participants kayak, cycle and trail run. Visit innovativefitness.com/adventurechallenge to register.
DOWNTON TEA
The Coquitlam Gogos - the African word for grandma - pours high tea from 2 to 4 p.m. at St. Laurence Anglican Church (825 St. Laurence St.) to collect cash for the grandmothers' campaign of the Stephen Lewis Foundation. Servers will be in costume to resemble PBS' popular Downton Abbey TV series and there will be live music and treats. Tickets at $25 are available through Linda by calling 604-931-2843 or emailing [email protected].
EXERCISE YOUR BRAIN
The Council of Seniors Citizens' Organizations of B.C. will lead a workshop at the Terry Fox Library (2470 Mary Hill Rd., Port Coquitlam) from 2 to 3:30 p.m. on memory maintenance. Call 604-927-7999 to sign up or visit fvrl.ca.
SING ME A SONG
Pick up the microphone and belt out a classic tune at the Port Coquitlam Legion karaoke night, starting at 7:30 p.m. at Branch 133 (2675 Shaughnessy St.). Call 604-942-8911 or visit pocolegion.ca.
GIRLS' NIGHT OUT
Wine, women and shoes will be in the forefront for the fourth annual Ladies Night In by Sole Sisters, benefitting the BC Cancer Foundation and Eagle Ridge Hospital Foundation. Sip on B.C. vino, snack on bites from Cotto's Restaurant, admire fashions and bid on live and silent auction items. The event will be held in a luxury oceanfront home in Port Moody provided by Sam Clark with Park Georgia Realty and owned by Cotto Enoteca Pizzeria. Tickets at $75 are available by calling 604-619-9336. Visit ladiesnightin.ca.
Sunday, June 15
FRESH PRODUCE
The Coquitlam Farmers' Market at Dogwood Pavilion (Poirier Street and Winslow Avenue) has a special Father's Day tribute from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., with vendors selling fresh produce and other treats for the family. Call604-318-8966 or email [email protected].
AT THE LEGION
Drop in at the Port Coquitlam Legion (2675 Shaughnessy St.) from 2 to 5 p.m. for a Father's Day celebration, featuring a fishing derby, putting contest, poker and prizes. There will also be burger and drink specials. Call604-942-8911 or visit pocolegion.ca.
CHORAL CONCERT
The award-winning Coastal Sound Music Academy - a Coquitlam-based group in its 25th year - brings its choirs to the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) for two Father's Day shows at 3 and 7 p.m. And artistic director Diana Clark reports some of the children's fathers will be on stage, too, for a performance of Unforgettable. Dads Chris Gestrin (piano), Bryan Vance (saxophone) and Dave Robbins (drums) will make up the rhythm section. Call 604-927-6555 or visit evergreenculturalcentre.ca.
