With the 55+ Games, live music, fundraising walks and a festival dedicated to craft spirits and ciders, there’s no reason to be caught at home this weekend.
Friday, Sept. 23
GAME ON
The 55+ BC Games continue in Coquitlam today and tomorrow, with all competitions free and open to the public. Most events are at the Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex; dragon boat races are at PoMo’s Rocky Point Park today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., where there will be beer gardens and food trucks, and a shuttle from Inlet Field. The closing ceremony is at 1:30 p.m. at Poirier on Saturday. Visit www.55plusgames.ca for full event details.
BLUE NOTE
If you like the sax, you’ll love this evening’s free performance by Blue Note, a Korean seniors saxophone ensemble that’s been performing since 2012, at 7 p.m. at the Port Moody Inlet Theatre; seating is first-come, first-served. Doors open at 6:45 p.m.
CROSSROADS COFFEEHOUSE
Head to the Gathering Place at Leigh Square in PoCo for an evening of great bluegrass, country and other music from 7 to 10 p.m. when Nova Scotia’s Gale Beck plays songs she learned growing up in the Maritimes. Proceeds benefit Crossroads Hospice.
FLOTSAM & JETSAM
Flotsam and Jetsam: Life on the West Coast celebrates its people and places with a musical revue set against a multimedia backdrop of iconic coastal images at the Evergreen Cultural Centre at 8 p.m. tonight and 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $42/$34/$15 at evergreenculturalcentre.ca or 604-927-6555.
Saturday, Sept. 24
EXHIBIT OPENER
Explore the impact of urbanization on local wildlife in the second part of the Carol Hubbard Memorial Natural History Exhibit opening today at the PoCo Museum (2248 McAllister Ave.). (Un)Natural Selection: Adapting to an Urban Environment includes displays, presentations and a presentation by the BC Conservation Officer Service at the opening event from 2 to 4 p.m.
SIP ON THIS
Enjoy artisan-crafted spirits, cocktails and ciders at the Simply Spirits & Ciders Festivals at the Port Moody Galleria from 7 to 9:30 p.m. There will be a selection of dishes from local restaurants and caterers to go along with the handcrafted spirits and ciders. Tickets are $49 (includes samples from all food and beverage companies) at westcoastexperiences.com/spirits-ciders/.
Sunday, Sept. 25
TAKE A WALK
What could be better than a walk around Lafarge Lake in Coquitlam on a Sunday morning? Raising funds in the Kidney Walk to help patients on dialysis, organ transplant recipients, their families, living donors and more can make your stroll that much more worthwhile. Join the group for a 2.5-km walk; registration begins at 9 a.m. and the walk at 10 a.m. Visit kidneywalkbc.ca.
RIVERS & TRAILS
Celebrate what makes Port Coquitlam great — its rivers and trails — at the annual festivals taking place at both Lions Park (from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.) and Peace Park (noon to 4:15 p.m.). There will be live music, roving performances, yoga in the park, face painting and paddlewheeler trips. Get all the details at www.portcoquitlam.ca/festivals.
RIVERVIEW TREE TOUR
Celebrate National Forest Week with a free tree tour from the Riverview Horticultural Centre Society. The tour takes in the site’s well known arboretum, starting at 1 p.m. from the Crease Clinic.
SOUP SISTERS & BROTH BROTHERS
Enjoy an evening of good company and good cooking, all for a good cause, at the Gallery Bistro (2411 Clarke St., PoMo). Participants help make up to 250 servings of fresh soup for Joy’s Place women’s shelter, and enjoy their own sit-down supper with wine. Advance registration is required at www.soupsisters.org/tricities.php or [email protected]; fee is $55.
