Will the weather finally be fine for the weekend? We hope, as there's plenty going on in the Tri-Cities for this Friday, Saturday and Sunday summer spread.
Friday, July 6
AIR ONE LANDS
Learn about policing - and see the RCMP's Air One helicopter land at 10 a.m. - at the Interactive Emergency Response Fair, held in conjunction with the Junior Mounties Policy Academy, at the Poirier Sport and Lesiure Complex (633 Poirier St., Coquitlam), from 9 a.m. to noon. Visit coquitlam.rcmp.ca.
NUMMY!
Grab some fresh produce and treats, and take a wander around Spirit Square between 3 and 7 p.m., at the summer Coquitlam Farmers' Market, located behind Coquitlam city hall (3000 Guildford Way). Visit makebakegrow.com.
ART SHOW
About 75 watercolour, acrylic and oil paintings - as well as photos - will be up for sale this weekend as part of the Coquitlam Art Club's summer show. The original pieces by the Dogwood Pavilion members will be on display tonight (7 to 9 p.m.); Saturday (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.); and Sunday (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.) at the Centennial Pavilion (620 Poirier St., Coquitlam). Free admission.
JR. LACROSSE
New Westminster Jr. Salmonbellies visit the Coquiltam Jr. Adanacs at 7:30 p.m. at Poirier Sport and Lesiure Complex (633 Poirier St., Coquitlam) while the Burnaby Jr. Lakers battle the PoCo Saints at 8 p.m. at PoCo rec centre (2150 Wilson Ave., Port Coquitlam) in a pair of B.C. Junior A lacrosse league games. Visit junioradanacs.com.
Saturday, July 7
YARD SALE
The Hyde Creek Watershed Society yard sale at 10 a.m. will raise funds for - and take place at - the Hyde Creek Education Centre and Hatchery (3636 Coast Meridian Rd., PoCo).
MAGIC TIME
Children's magician Norden will kick off the summer reading club at Port Coquitlam's Terry Fox Library (2470 Mary Hill Rd.) between 10:30 and 11:15 a.m. Free tickets are available for club members. Call 604-927-7999.
BEARY GOOD
Join a park interpreter at Minnekhada regional park in Coquitlam from 10 a.m. to noon to learn about being bear aware. Suitable for ages six and up, the event is co-sponsored by Coquitlam's parks, recreation and cultural services. Meet at the Quarry Road parking lot. To register, call 604-927-4386 and quote barcode 392285. The cost is $8 per person. Visit metrovancouver.org.
GOOD VIBRATIONS
Watch hip hop, latin, ballroom, belly, Bollywood and classical Indian dance performances open Port Coquitlam's summer Village Vibe series at Leigh Square Community Arts Village (2253 Leigh Sq., beside city hall) at 2 p.m. Free admission. Visit portcoquitlam.ca.
LOVELY BOUQUET
The Fraser Pacific Rose Society host its annual rose show with the theme A Diamond Jubilee Celebration with Roses at Dogwood Pavilion (624 Poirier St., Coquitlam) from 1 to 5 p.m. The event also runs Sunday. The admission is $3 and children accompanied by an adult get in free. Visit fprosesociety.org.
ADANACS ACTION
The Coquitlam Adanacs host the Victoria Shamrocks in a pivotal Western Lacrosse Assocation contest at Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex (633 Poirier St., Coquitlam) at 7 p.m. Visit adanaclacrosse.com.
Sunday, July 8
PARK IT
Port Coquitlam's summer Music in the Park series opens with The Bent Nails - an original six-piece band from Vancouver that formed in 2005 to play a blend of blues, roots and country - at Lions Park (2300 Lions Way) at 2 p.m. while, in Port Moody, the nine-piece Big City Soul will play Rocky Point Park as part of Pacific Coast Terminals' Summer Sunday Concerts series. Visit portcoquitlam.ca and summersundays.ca.
SWIM PARTY
Grab your swimsuit and a towel for the Westhill Family Pool Party and barbecue, hosted by Port Moody's CUPE local 825, at Westhill Pool (203 Westhill Pl.) from 1 to 4 p.m. The cost is $2 per person.
RUSSIAN RECITAL
The Yarilo Music Ensemble and Methodica Acting Studio host a concert to mark what would have been the 140th birthday of Russian composer Alexander Scriabin. The recital will focus on Prometheus: The Poem of Fire, Opus 60 (1910), his penultimate work, with pianists Jane Hayes and Anna Levy joining reader David Skulski for the performance at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way) at 8 p.m. Visit yarilomusic.com.
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