TODAY: Friday, Nov. 1
ECC LANDING
Tickets for the Arts Club Theatre On Tour's presentation ofBoeing-Boeing went fast in Coquitlam but a last-minute show was added for 4 p.m. today at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam). Visit evergreenculturalcentre.ca.
PUCK DROPS
Players with the Coquitlam Express Jr. 'A' hockey club take on the Alberni Valley Bulldogs at 7 p.m. at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex (633 Poirier St., Coquitlam). Visit coquitlamexpress.ca.
OOHS & OZ
Gleneagle secondary student Jennifer Gillis - who placed seventh in last year's CBC-TV reality showOver the Rainbow - will sing along with her grandparents' choir, The Maple Leaf Singers, for a special show titled Ooh's & Oz. The concert happens at the Inlet Theatre (100 Newport Dr., Port Moody) at 7:30 p.m. and is part of the city's centennial celebrations. It is also sponsored by the Port Moody Legion, branch 119. Visit mapleleafsingers.com.
ART AFFAIR
The Port Moody Art Association's 46th annual exhibition and sale of original paintings opens at 7:30 p.m. at the Port Moody rec complex (300 Ioco Rd.). Exhibiting artists, city councillors as well as Col. R.C. Moody (aka the Rev. David Spence) will attend the city centennial event. The show continues on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission and parking are free. Visit portmoodyartassociation.com.
Saturday, Nov. 2
BOOK WORMS
Love to read? Stock up on new and gently used books at a sale hosted by the Friends of the Terry Fox Library. It runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Wilson Centre (2150 Wilson Ave., Port Coquitlam). Proceeds will support special library projects such as Books for BC Babies. Call 604-927-7999.
BAZAAR
St. John the Apostle Anglican Church (2206 St. John's St., Port Moody) hosts its annual bazaar from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with baked goods, crafts and a soup and sandwich lunch. Call 604-936-7762.
SHRED IT
Get rid of your old and unused documents - and avoid identify theft - by shredding them at event hosted by the Coquitlam RCMP. As part of Crime Prevention Week, detachment staff and volunteers will help residents destroy their papers with personal information at a shredding at 2986 Guildford Way, Coquitlam. The cost is free with a food or toy donation. Visit coquitlam.rcmp-grc.gc.ca.
VINO TIME
The Port Moody Arts Centre and West Coast Wine Education will hoist a glass to reds and whites at a fall wine tasting at Port Moody city hall (100 Newport Dr.). The Best of BC Wines Uncorked showcases new and current releases from the province's top 35 wineries - all to raise money for the Port Moody Arts Centre Society. The event runs from 7 to 9:30 p.m. and includes live entertainment from Chico and Jarred. Attendees will also get to sample treats from sponsors .Tickets at $45 are available by calling PMAC at 604-931-2008 or through bcuncorked.ca.
MORE HOCKEY
The Port Moody Panthers Jr. 'B' club battles the Abbotsford Pilots, starting at 7:45 p.m. at the Port Moody recreation complex (300 Ioco Rd.). Visit portmoodypanthers.com.
Sunday, Nov. 3
EMPTIES NEEDED
Hand over your empty bottles to the 1st Port Coquitlam Scouts for their fundraiser drive from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., which will circle the Kilmer elementary neighbourhood. For assured pick-up, call 604-970-2579.
GLAD-HANDING
Coquitlam-Maillardville NDP MLA Selina Robinson hosts her first open house at the constituency office (102-1108 Austin Ave., Coquitlam) from 1 to 3 p.m. Everyone is welcome at the free, non-political event. Light refreshments will be served. Call 604-933-2001.
USA CATALOGUE
The Pacific Symphonic Wind Ensemble (PSWE) will open its season at 2 p.m. at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) with American Masterworks under the baton of Dr. Gerald King, director of the school of music at the University of Victoria. Sunday's program includes John Barnes Chance'sVariations on a Korean Folk Song as well asFestival Variations by Claude T. Smith andSymphonic Dances from the West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein. Tickets are $20/$15/$12. Visit evergreenculturalcentre.ca.
