Friday, Oct. 13
HOSPICE MUSIC
Sit back and listen to music from Griffin and Holdstock, at the Crossroads Coffeehouse in the Michael Wright Art Gallery (Leigh Square Community Arts Village, beside PoCo city hall) from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. Proceeds support the Crossroads Hospice Society. Visit crossroadshospicesociety.com.
KAT & TONY
Gallery Bistro (2411 Clarke St., Port Moody) hosts the Kat & Tony Band at 7 p.m. Call 604-937-0998 or visit gallerybistroportmoody.com.
HOCKEY NIGHT
Cheer on the Coquitlam Express Jr. hockey team as they battle the Langley Rivermen at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex (633 Poirier St., Coquitlam). The puck drops at 7 p.m. Visit coquitlamexpress.ca.
ART DISPLAY
Place des Arts (1120 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam) opens four new shows at 7 p.m.: Evolution of Still Life in Spain (acrylics by Pepe Hidalgo); From Within: Expressions in Stone (stonework by Anthony Edwards); an annual members exhibition (photography by Photoclub Vancouver); and Women in Colour (acrylics by Clarissa Argueta). The exhibits run until Nov. 10. Visit placedesarts.ca.
FOODGRAINS FUNDS
Choral director Ingrid Gay leads a 50-member choir at St. Andrew's United Church (2318 St. Johns St., Port Moody) to raise funds for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. Proceeds from Common Vision: Sing to End Hunger, at 7 p.m., will be matched by the federal government. Donations will be accepted at the door. Refreshments will be served. Parking is at the back of the church. Call 604-939-5513 or visit sauc.ca.
ACTION!
Hunt for the Wilderpeople, a New Zealand adventure/comedy/drama, will roll at the Inlet Theatre (100 Newport Dr., Port Moody), courtesy of the Port Moody Film Society. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. with tickets at $5 each (plus a $5 society membership fee). Visit pmfilm.ca.
PLAY TIME
Wayne Nolan, Paul Clarke and Nancy Ebert star in A Bench In The Sun, a play about growing old that opens Stage 43 Theatrical Society's season. Penned by Ron Clark and directed by Stephen Torrence, the show at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) runs this weekend at 2 and 8 p.m. Check the box office at 604-927-6555 or visit evergreenculturalcentre.ca.
Saturday, Oct. 14
BIDDING BEGINS
Place your bid — and support a great cause — with the second annual Place des Arts online auction, which opens at 9 a.m. Proceeds go to arts education for families in financial need. Go to placedesarts.ca.
GO GREEN
Help the Rotarians rip out non-native species (English ivy, English holly and lamium) around the Noons Creek hatchery (300 Ioco Rd., Port Moody) from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Email your name to [email protected] to register. Metro Vancouver Parks is also hosting an invasive plant maintenance event from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Minnekhada regional park (meet at Quarry Road, Coquitlam). Visit meetup.com/regional-parks-connect-metro-vancouver to sign up. Or, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., get your gloves on with the TD Friends of the Environment Foundation as they help to plant trees in more than 150 green spaces across the country, including around Hoy Creek (off McCoomb Drive, Coquitlam). Go to tdtreedays.com/en-ca/events/706 to register. And, from 1:30 to 4:45 p.m., the Lower Mainland Green Green team will be at Booth Creek (Montgomery Street and Colton Avenue, Coquitlam) for another pull party — this time tackling English ivy, Himalayan blackberry, periwinkle, English laurel and English holly. Email [email protected] to save a spot.
FREE FLICKS
Cineplex theatres hosts a morning of free movies in B.C. as part of its 7th annual Community Day. This year’s line-up includes Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, which will be screened at SilverCity Coquitlam (170 Schoolhouse St.). Proceeds from donations and some concession sales go to WE. Visit cineplex.com/communityday.
POCO BOOK
Join Port Coquitlam writers, artists and historians as they launch a new children's book about the city and its heritage. Sarah and Michael Explore Port Coquitlam will be unveiled between 1 and 4:30 p.m. at the Terry Fox Library (2470 Mary Hill Rd., PoCo). Signed copies will be for sale. Visit fvrl.ca.
MEET THE MOODYS
Learn about Port Moody's namesake at the Port Moody Station Museum (2734 Murray St.), which hosts an opening reception for its exhibition from 2 to 4 p.m. Admission is free. The show, which includes original letters and photographs of Col. Richard and Mary Moody — courtesy of the Royal BC Museum — is supported by the provincial government, Canada 150 and the city, among others. The display can be seen Wednesday to Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. Call 604-939-1648 or visit portmoodymuseum.org.
YOUTH ON STAGE
Hear the stars of tomorrow — this weekend! — at the Inlet Theatre (100 Newport Dr., Port Moody) in the semi-finals of the Youth Talent Search BC 2017. The event, which starts at 2:30 p.m. today and Sunday, will see the Top 4 plus the audience favourite advance to the All-Stars competition on Nov. 26. Tickets are $17 via brownpapertickets.com. Visit youthtalentsearchbc.com.
ROBERT, CLARA
Place des Arts piano instructor Barry Tan kicks off the Coquitlam facility's first faculty concert of the season with a show devoted to the German composer Robert Schumann (and his wife, Clara). Tan will be accompanied by Ben Goheen, Peter Ing and Will Chen. The recital at Place des Arts (1120 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam) starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets at $21/$16 are through 604-664-1636 or brownpapertickets.com.
SPOOKY DANCE
Get into the Halloween spirit at the Salsa and Latin party in the rehearsal hall at Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam). The cha-cha lesson for beginners is at 8 p.m. followed by the costume dance from 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Admission is $10. Parking is free or take the Evergreen Extension to Lafarge Lake-Douglas. Call 604-725-4654 or visit hotsalsadancezone.com.
Sunday, Oct. 15
FARMERS MARKET
Culinary students from Centennial secondary will serve up a meal during the Coquitlam Farmers Market Harvest Fest while singers from the Coastal Sound Music Academy will provide entertainment at today's gathering, in the parking lot at Dogwood Pavilion (1655 Winslow Ave., Coquitlam). And don't forget to clip out the coupon in Wednesday's Tri-City News (page A5) for 50% off sweet potatoes from Red Barn Plants. Call 604-318-8966 or visit makebakegrow.com.
STUDIO OPENS
Kiwi Arts Studio marks its grand opening from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 2662 Austin Ave., Coquitlam. Paint a picture, write a story or play with polymer clay. Visit kiwiartsstudio.com.
