Friday, July 10
RIBFEST
It has free admission, live music, activities for kids, two beer gardens — and a whole lot of meat, too, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. today through Sunday at RibFest at Rocky Point Park, a PoMo Rotary fundraiser. Visit www.portmoodyribfest.ca for a detailed music lineup and more.
NO GROWN-UPS
Got tweens or teens? Send them to Westhill Pool (203 Westhill Pl., PoMo), where there will be a DJ spinning tunes, a barbecue and no parents from 8 to 9:30 p.m. Admission is $2 for youth in grades 6 to 12. For family-friendly fun, head to Westhill or Rocky Point Pool from 3 to 5 p.m., where staff lead games for all ages.
FILM NIGHT
Catch an Oscar-winning flick when the Port Moody Film Society shows Ida, about a young nun in 1960s Poland who discovers a dark, Nazi-era family secret, at the Inlet Theatre (100 Newport Dr., PoMo) at 7:30 p.m. Visit pmfilm.ca for more info. In PoCo, kick back outside as you watch the Angelina Jolie movie Maleficent on the big screen at Sun Valley Park (3700 Hamilton St.) at 9 p.m.
Saturday, July 11
KICK OFF
Bring the whole family to Kick for a Cure, a Michael Cuccione Foundation fundraiser for childhood cancer research. There will be a family fun zone, youth soccer clinics, youth and adult co-ed tournaments, a beer garden, live bands and entertainment and sports celebrities, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Town Centre Park (1290 Pipeline Rd., Coquitlam); visit www.kickforacure.ca.
WONDERS OF NATURE
An opening reception for a new exhibit is at the Gallery Bistro (2411 Clarke St., PoMo) runs from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Artist Sonia V. Mais will be on hand to talk about the paintings and photographs in her exhibit, titled Wonders of Nature, along with Myrta Hayes, who will be showing decorative and functional works in clay in Tea for Two. Visit www.gallerybistroportmoody.com for more information.
TEXT ME
Dive into an artist’s take on texting in Lost in Translation…, a new exhibit by artist Sandra Doore at the Leigh Square Community Arts Village opening today at 2 p.m.
FEEL THE BEAT
Bust a move at Leigh Square from 2 to 4 p.m., when professional dancers from Vancouver gypsy group Roma Gry teach participants some gypsy folk dances in a free lesson, part of PoCo’s Village Vibe series.
Sunday, July 12
COUNTRY FAIR
Visit an old time country fair from noon to 4 p.m. at Epona Stable (3323 Devon Rd., PoCo) and get up close with some rescued Standardbred horses in honour of the 2015 Canada Standardbred Horse Day. There will be mini-tractor rides for kids, visits with Hamlet the rescued pot-bellied pig, a silent auction and entertainment. Funds support the care of rescued Standardbred horses. Admission is $3/$. Visit www.eponastable.ca for info.
MUSIC IN THE PARK
The Leigh Square bandshell (by PoCo city hall) comes alive with the sound of Bacal, featuring songwriter and guitarist Jimfre Bacal, Meghan Engel on violin, cello and vocals and Babak Hazrati on guitar. Expect to hear a unique twist on on folk, blues and indie tunes, from 2 to 4 p.m.
