Friday, April 21
WALK A MILE
Join members of Soroptimist International of the Tri-Cities for its Walk A Mile In Her Shoes at noon at Coquitlam Centre mall (2929 Barnet Hwy.). Men, women and youth can come during their lunch break for the trek that aims to end gender violence in the community. Visit soroptimisttricities.org.
KIDS MOVIES
Take your kids to the library for a Pro-D Day matinee. In Coquitlam, both City Centre (1169 Pinetree Way) and Poirier (575 Poirier St.) branches are screening the Disney flick Moana, an animated story that features the voice of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Seating is limited and the movie rolls at 1:30 p.m. And, at 2 p.m., the Terry Fox Library (2470 Mary Hill Rd., Port Coquitlam) also has a free movie suitable for kids. Call 604-927-7999.
ART EXHIBITS
Stroll through the Port Moody Arts Centre (2425 St. Johns St.) to admire the gallery work by artists Jane Appleby, Rachel Rozanski and Marina DiMaio. Their three shows close May 4. The facility is open Fridays until 8 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Also, at Place des Arts (1120 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam), see the displays by Hitomi McKenzie, Catherine Nicholls, Anni Hunt and Laara Cerman, which end Saturday at the Maillardville venue. It’s open Fridays until 9 p.m. and Saturdays until 5 p.m.
NEW ORLEANS
You can tap your toes — or get up and dance — for the last Westminster Savings Family Series show at Coquitlam’s Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way). Pay what you can for the 7 p.m. concert with jazz master Tim Sars and fellow musicians. Call 604-927-6555 or visit evergreenculturalcentre.ca.
GYPSY NIGHT
Enjoy live Romani music at the Gallery Bistro (2411 Clarke St., Port Moody) featuring Parno Drop. Dinner will be served at 7 p.m. with the concert at 8 p.m. for $30 plus tax. To save a seat, call 604-937-0998 or visit gallerybistroportmoody.com.
Saturday, April 22
BON VOYAGE
Release the fish at the 11th annual Hyde Creek Watershed Society hatchery and education centre, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the facility (3636 Coast Meridian Rd., Port Coquitlam). The open house allows kids of all ages to say goodbye to coho smelt and fry that were raised at the hatchery — and are now ready to travel to the ocean for their next life stages. Parking is available along Laurier Avenue. Visit hydecreek.org.
RECYCLE, REUSE
More than 60 Port Moody homes are signed up to take part in the city’s annual garage sale. Visit portmoody.ca for a list of addresses selling gently used goods. In Port Coquitlam, more than 125 households are registered for that municipal garage sale, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Visit portcoquitlam.ca for a map.
HANDS-ON
Learn to make soap out of goat’s milk in one of Coquitlam’s oldest homes. Coquitlam Heritage hosts this workshop from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Mackin House (1116 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam) for $10 a person. To register, visit coquitlamheritage.ca.
SILVER BELLS
The Coquitlam Foundation marks 25 years with a gala at the Westwood Plateau Golf and Country Club (3251 Plateau Blvd., Coquitlam) from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tickets for this all-ages event are $75 and includes a live and silent auction, refreshments and piano entertainment. Visit coquitlamfoundation.com.
CHORAL 150
Coquitlam Chorale pays tribute to the country’s 150 year with a concert at the Eagle Ridge Bible Fellowship (1160 Lansdowne Dr., Coquitlam), from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. The society singers will honour two Canadian composers: Leonard Cohen and Oscar Peterson with a rendition of their tunes, Hallelujah and Hymn To Freedom. Tickets are $20/$10 via eventbrite.ca.
ONE JAZZY GUY
Place des Arts’ piano teacher Isaac Juarez-Flores and fellow musicians ham it up with tunes from Kenny Dorham, Erroll Garner, Antonio Jobim and other composers for a faculty performance at the Maillardville arts hub (1120 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam). The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets at $21/$16 are through 604-664-1636 or brownpapertickets.com.
GET GROOVY
Get your dance shoes on for the weekly salsa night in the rehearsal hall at Coquitlam’s Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way), from 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Parking is free — or take the Evergreen Extension to the Lafarge Lake-Douglas station. Admission is $10 at the door. Visit hotsalsadancezone.com.
Sunday, April 23
TO MARKET
Fill up your basket at the Port Moody Winter Farmers’ Market at the Port Moody recreation complex (300 Ioco Rd.) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. It’s the penultimate market before the Coquitlam Farmers’ Market opens May 7. Visit makebakegrow.com.
BABY, BABY
The Tri-City Baby and Family Show runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. inside the Molson Canadian Theatre at the Hard Rock Casino Vancouver (2080 United Blvd., Coquitlam). The event, sponsored in part by The Tri-City News, includes birth talks, a princess meet-and-greet and shopping. Visit tricitybaby.com.
ALOHA
We not have been experiencing Hawaiian climes in Metro Vancouver this year but the Glen Pine Pavilion is hosting a Hawaiian luau-themed variety show from 1 to 3 p.m. at the seniors’ centre (1200 Glen Pine Crt., Coquitlam) for $5 per person. Bring the family and dress in Hawaiian outfits. Refreshments will be served and the Silver Pine Drama Players will entertain. RSVP via 604-927-4386.
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