Friday, Sept. 27
FRESH FARE
Take a tour of the Port Moody Farmers' Market at the Port Moody recreation complex (300 Ioco Rd.) from 3 to 7 p.m., which offers seasonal grub and other goodies. Visit makebakegrow.org.
JELLY BEAN JOY
Kids in Grades 4, 5 and 6 can join the Jelly Bean Dance at the Hyde Creek recreation centre (1379 Laurier Ave.) at 6:15 p.m., a supervised event offered by the city of Port Coquitlam. Win door prizes, enjoy carnival games and dance to music from a professional DJ. The cost is $8 at the door. Visit pocoyouth.com.
HAVE A CHAT
Director Gordon Stanfield of Pristine Entertainment will be on hand to answer questions about his film, They Dream, which was shot in part in Maillardville. The screening takes place at 7 p.m. at Place des Arts (1120 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam). RSVP by calling 604-516-6151 or emailing [email protected].
HE SHOOTS
Root on the Coquitlam Express Jr. 'A' hockey club as it takes on the Prince George Spruce Kings at 7 p.m. at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex (633 Poirier St.) and again on Sunday at 2 p.m. Visit coquitlamexpress.ca.
SING US A SONG
Crossroads Coffeehouse opens its doors at 7 p.m. at Leigh Square Community Arts Village (behind Port Coquitlam city hall), with performances by the so-called Sidewalk Cellist (aka Clara Shandler) at 8 p.m. and Guitar Idol winner Don Alder at 9 p.m. Admission is $5 with proceeds to the Crossroads Hospice Society. Visit crossroadshospice.bc.ca/calendar/coffeehouse.php.
Saturday, Sept. 28
PICK IT UP
The Port Moody Ecological Society and Rocky Point Kayak team up at 9 a.m. at Rocky Point Park (2800-block of Murray Street) for the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup. Bring garbage bags, gloves and boots - and a kayak or canoe (which are also for rent). Register at rockypointkayak.com.
SOD TURNING
Canada's industry minister will break ground at 10:30 a.m. to mark the expansion of the Port Moody Arts Centre (2425 St. John's St.). Conservative MP James Moore (Port Moody-Westwood-Port Coquitlam) will be at the future site of the Centennial Appleyard House, which will link to the St. John's Street arts facility. Last month, PMAC launched a $200,000 campaign to raise cash for a new atrium to connect the two heritage buildings. Visit pomoarts.ca/appleyard.
BRUSH STROKES
Learn about Chinese ink painting in Port Coquitlam with Coral Chen, who will show participants - aged five and up - how to paint on Chinese rice paper. The event takes place at 11 a.m. at the Terry Fox Library (2470 Mary Hill Rd.). To sign up, call 604-927-7999.
CULTURE@LEIGH
The city of Port Coquitlam will host a number of events for Culture Days, a weekend-long national celebration of the arts and culture. From 1 to 4 p.m. at Leigh Square Community Arts Village (behind PoCo city hall), see performances by the Tri-City Chinese Community Society as well as bookmaking, printmaking, painting, martial arts and knitting demonstrations. In addition, a new exhibit featuring the Alcuin Society Awards for Excellence in Book Design in Canada and 111 West Coast Literary Portraits will open. Artist Sarah Ronald will be at nearby Veterans Park from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. while artists Jessica Glesby and Ian Wojtowicz will be at the Lions Park skate park from 2 to 5 p.m. Don't forget to pop into Stiffs Studio (12 - 2250 Tyner St.) for a songwriting and recording lesson. Visit portcoquitlam.ca/leighsquare.
A BIT OF HISTORY
Mackin House Museum (1116 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam) will host an open house from noon to 4 p.m. with activities, games and music. The all-ages event is sponsored by Coquitlam Heritage Society, Société francophone de Maillardville and Place des Arts. Visit coquitlamheritage.ca.
MUSIC AL FRESCO
Students with the Coquitlam-based Salina Cheng Music Academy will play at an outdoor concert at the bandshell at Port Moody's Rocky Point Park from 1 to 4 p.m. Call 604-941-5915.
PANTHERS ACTION
The Port Moody Panthers Jr. 'B' club battles Grandview at the Port Moody recreation complex (300 Ioco Rd.). The puck drops at 7:45 p.m. Visit portmoodypanthers.com.
Sunday, Sept. 29
HAPPY TRAILS
The rivers and trails of Port Coquitlam will be celebrated at an annual city festival, happening from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Lions Park (2300 Lions Way) and continuing from noon to 4 p.m. at Peace Park (1470 Kebet Way). Activities at Lions Park include children's passport stations and prizes, Culture Days activities, displays, a salmon smolt release and music by the Working Stiffs. And at Peace Park, tickets for paddlewheeler river tours on the MV Native will go on sale at noon for $2 on a first-come, first-served basis. The paddlewheeler tours are at 12:30, 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. Other activities at Peace Park include a boat-building workshop and crafts, displays and live music performances including Coldwater Road, who were part of the 2013 Peak Performance Project. Take the free shuttle bus between the two parks or cycle the Traboulay PoCo Trail. Visit portcoquitlam.ca/festivals or call 604-927-7900.
CULTURE@POCO
Port Coquitlam's contribution to the Culture Days' celebration continues from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Lions Park (2300 Lions Way) with Diane Moran and the Maple Creek Streamkeepers decorating paper fish for a community art mural. At Peace Park (1470 Kebet Way), from noon to 5 p.m. will be demos by Diamond Zhou Yezhuang and Ilsoo Kyung Maclaurin and artist Sarah Ronald returns to Veterans' Park. Visit portcoquitlam.ca/leighsquare.
CULTURE@PDA
Join artist Joy Kirkwood for a visual language workshop at September Family Day at Place des Arts (1120 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam). Participants can view the photo exhibit by Alan Maples and make up stories and artwork based on the image, using cut-out words from old books. Maples will be on hand for a talk about his craft, and there will be plenty of activities happening during the afternoon at PdA and nearby in Heritage Square and Mackin House Museum. RSVP by calling 604-664-1636. Visit placedesarts.ca.
CULTURE@ECC
Step into a world of the arts for the weekend-long celebration of Culture Days, which starts at 1:30 p.m. at Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way) with a guitar performance. It will be followed at 3 p.m. by Oliver Hockenhull's digital installation based on a Franz Kafka parable. And, at 4 p.m., writer and actor Veenesh Dubois offers her one-woman show, Under the Mango Tree. Visit evergreenculturalcentre.ca.
WHAT A RIDE!
Rebel Haunt Theatre will transport a crowd back to the early days of Port Moody for the centennial edition of the Ioco Days Festival. The Venosta Variety Hour radio show happens at Inlet Theatre (100 Newport Dr., in city hall) at 4 p.m. Admission is by donation.
