Friday
EGG HUNT
Bring a basket for the seventh annual Burke Mountain Community Easter Egg Hunt, which is expected to draw more than 1,200 guests to Galloway Park (3404 Galloway Ave., Coquitlam) — including Mayor Richard Stewart — in a fundraiser for the Tri-City Transitions Society, a women’s shelter in Port Coquitlam. Registration for the event, which is organized by realtor Rebecca Permack of Burke Mountain Homes, starts at 10 a.m., with kids aged 0 to 4 on the hunt at 11 a.m. and children aged five and up hunting at 11:30 a.m. Visit burkemountainhomes.com.
SCI-FI-COMEDY
Support drama students at Port Coquitlam’s Terry Fox secondary as they show the horror-comedy-rock musical Little Shop of Horrors at the Terry Fox Theatre (1260 Riverwood Gate) tonight and Saturday. Curtain opens at 7:30 p.m. Tickets at $10 are available at the door or in the school’s main office. Call 604-941-5401.
ALL ABOARD!
Coquitlam’s Shannon Hanbury — an Archbishop Carney regional secondary graduate — stars as Hope Harcourt in the Cole Porter music Anything Goes, a Royal City Musical Theatre production directed and choreographed by Port Coquitlam resident Valerie Easton, who is the company’s artistic director. The show at the Massey Theatre (735 Eighth Ave., New Westminster) also includes Tri-City actors Nolan Fahey, Joanna Kovats, Callie Anderson, Sam Ellington and Nicolas Bradbury. For tickets, call 604-521-5050 or visit ticketsnw.ca.
Saturday
STORYTIME
Families with preschoolers can head over to the Terry Fox Library (2470 Mary Hill Rd., Port Coquitlam) at 11 a.m. for a free story time plus fun and games. Visit fvrl.ca.
MAKE A MAP
Westminster Savings credit union is sponsoring a family day at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) from 1 to 4 p.m. Participants can roll up their sleeves to make a map of a rail journey across a real or imagined country and town. The free program ties in with the Evergreen gallery’s current exhibit, Train Dreams. Call 604-927-6555 or visit evergreenculturalcentre.ca.
CHA CHA CHA
Groove with Alberto Gonzalez and Teresa Szefler at the Salsa and Latin Dance Night, in the rehearsal hall at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) as they party from 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. to salsa, bachata and merengue sounds. Admission is $10 at the door. Parking is free or take the Evergreen Extension to Douglas-Lafarge Lake. Call 604-725-4654.
Sunday
FRESH FARE
Grab some produce, meat and handmade crafts at the Port Moody Winter Farmers’ Market, held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Port Moody recreation complex (300 Ioco Rd.). The last day of the PoMo market is April 30 before the Coquitlam market ramps up on May 7 on Poirier Street. Visit makebakegrow.com.
CHOCOLATE EGGS
Kids young — and young at heart — can join the parishioners at St. Catherine’s Anglican Church (2211 Prairie Ave., Port Coquitlam) for a free Easter egg hunt. The Easter service is at 8:30 a.m. while the egg hunt and kids’ crafts are at 10 a.m. Egg and cheese English muffins will be served at 10:15 a.m. Call 604-942-0022.
GET EGGY
The Port Moody Station Museum (2734 Murray St., Port Moody) invites families for an Easter Extravaganza — from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. — that will include an egg hunt, face painting, dancing dogs, basket making and other activities. Admission is $5 and runs rain or shine. Call 604-939-1648 or visit portmoodymuseum.org.
Monday
WRITE ON
PoCo Heritage hosts a writers’ workshop about how to pen your life story for your family — and for posterity. Bring a pen and paper (or a laptop) to the session at PoCo Heritage (150-2248 McAllister Ave., Port Coquitlam) from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Email [email protected].
EASTER SKATE
The city of Coquitlam hosts an Easter skate from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Poirier Sports and Leisure Complex (633 Poirier St., Coquitlam). The cost is $2 per person; all ages welcome. Easter activities are off the ice, too. Call 604-927-4386.
PENCIL CRAYONS
Adults can pull up a chair and chill out with a colouring book at the Terry Fox Library (2470 Mary Hill Rd., Port Coquitlam) from 2 to 3 p.m. The event is free and materials (and refreshments) are supplied. Visit fvrl.ca.
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