Friday, Feb. 2
ART RECEPTION
Port Coquitlam Mayor Greg Moore joins members of the Art Focus Artists Association and others for the launch of the group’s 25th year in the Michael Wright Art Gallery in Leigh Square Community Arts Village (next to PoCo city hall) at 7 p.m. The club has a silver-theme show in the gallery until Feb. 26. Visit myartclub.com.
SCHOOL MUSICAL
It’s closing night for Pinetree secondary’s winter musical, Cry-Baby, under the direction of drama teacher Natalee Fera and music instructor Marcia Carmichael for Treehouse Theatre. Tickets at $13 in advance (or $15 at the door) are available in the school office (3000 Pinewood Ave., Coquitlam) and from the 30 cast members. Call 604-464-2513.
ELLE AND EMMETT
The Coquitlam-based Align Entertainment has its preview tonight of Legally Blonde: The Musical, under the direction of Port Coquitlam residents Chad Matchette (theatre) and Clare Wyatt (music). The show starts at the Michael J. Fox Theatre (7373 Macpherson Ave., Burnaby) at 8 p.m. For tickets, visit alignentertainment.ca.
Saturday, Feb. 3
STORIES, SONGS
Pre-school kids and their caregivers can drop in to the Coquitlam Public Library (1169 Pinetree Way) at 10:30 a.m. for a half-hour long storytime. Admission is free. Visit coqlibrary.ca.
BOOK LOVERS
Port Coquitlam’s only independent book store has its first sale since it opened last November at 2132-2850 Shaughnessy St. (south of Safeway). The cash-only event runs until Sunday at 5 p.m. Call 604-461-5602 or visit westernskybooks.com.
COMPUTER HELP
Teen volunteers are at the Port Moody Public Library (100 Newport Dr.) from 11 a.m. to noon to help adults learn about how use their technology gadgets. Drop in or book a time in advance by calling 604-469-4577. Visit library.portmoody.ca.
GALLERY DEMO
Photographer Julia Lee and watercolour painter Hee Jeong Kim, whose work can be seen in this month’s exhibit All Together: MODU Korean Artist Collective, will give demos at the Port Moody Arts Centre (2425 St. Johns St.), where their group display runs until Feb. 15. Call 604-931-2008 or visit pomoarts.ca.
HISTORICAL WRITING
Get writing and research tips from Port Moody author Yvonne Harris (Redemption: A Story of the Oregon Trail and the Fraser River Gold Rush) at the Tri-City Wordsmiths meeting from 2 to 4:30 p.m. in the Terry Fox Library (2470 Mary Hill Rd., Port Coquitlam). Admission is free; however, registration is required by calling the library at 604-927-7999. Visit tri-citywordsmiths.ca.
PUCK DROP
Dress up for the cold and grab a hot chocolate to see the Port Moody Panthers Jr. B Hockey Club take on the Delta Ice Hawks team at 7:45 p.m. at the recreation complex (300 Ioco Rd., Port Moody). Visit portmoodypanthers.com.
OSCAR STYLE
McGill University professor and saxophone master Rémi Bolduc brings his band to the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) for a concert to pay tribute to the late great jazz pianist and composer Oscar Peterson. The 8 p.m. show is part of the TD Music Series at Evergreen. Call the box office at 604-927-6555 or visit evergreenculturalcentre.ca.
STEP ON IT
The rehearsal hall at Coquitlam’s Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way) turns into a party room when DJ and salsa dancer Alberto Gonzalez and his partner Teresa Szefler host their weekly bash from 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Singles are welcome and no dance experience is necessary. Admission is $10. Call 604-725-4654 or visit hotsalsadancezone.com.
Sunday, Feb. 4
WINTER MARKET
Lower Mainland producers and vendors are at the Port Moody recreation complex (300 Ioco Rd.) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for the weekly farmers’ market. Visit makebakegrow.com.
