Friday, June 1
CLIMBING WALL
Summit Community Centre (1450 Parkway Blvd., Coquitlam) will be full of activities this afternoon with rock wall climbing, arts and crafts, hip hop dancing (from 4 to 5 p.m.) and Zumba (5 to 6 p.m.). Visit coquitlam.ca.
SHORELINE SHUTTLE
Climb aboard the city of Port Moody’s new Shoreline Shuttle, which launches at 4 p.m. today and is in service during the summer until midnight on Fridays, 1 p.m. to midnight on Saturdays, and 1 to 10 p.m. on Sundays (with adjustments for Canada Day, B.C. Day and Labour Day and special events). The bus leaves Rocky Point Park every 30 minutes and passengers can hop on and off at St. Johns/Kyle; Clarke/Douglas; St. Johns/Moody; St. Johns/Williams; St. Johns/Buller; St. Johns/Moray; Ioco Road/Suter Brook Way; the recreation complex; Eagle Ridge Hospital; Guildford/Balmoral; Klahanie; and Inlet Park. The bus can hold up to 20 riders, or 16 passengers plus two in wheelchairs. Free admission. Visit portmoody.ca.
YELLOW BRICK ROAD
The junior and senior students with Port Coquitlam’s Pulse Dance Centre present The Wizard of Oz tonight at 6 and 8 p.m., and Saturday at the same times, at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam). Call 604-927-6555 or visit evergreenculturalcentre.ca.
Saturday, June 2
LAZULI WATCH
Bring your binocular for a lazuli bunting walk at Colony Farm regional park (off Colony Farm Road in Port Coquitlam) with the Colony Farm Park Association. The free two-hour guided trek starts at 9 a.m. from the community gardens. All ages welcome.
SHRED DOCUMENTS
If you’re late in spring cleaning this year, you can take old papers, magazines and tax files to the parking lot at Coquitlam Centre mall (2929 Barnet Hwy.) to have them professionally shredded, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Donations go to Crossroads Hospice Society for its grief support groups. Visit crossroadshospicesociety.com.
CANCER WALK
The 12-hour Relay for Life begins at 10 a.m. at Percy Perry Stadium in Coquitlam Town Centre Park (1299 Pinetree Way) in support of Canadian Cancer Society, which has a fundraising goal of $212,000. Visit relayforlife.ca/coquitlam or email Nester Chen at [email protected].
YOUTH DRAMA
Place des Arts’ Coquitlam Youth Theatre wraps up its season with two spring shows in the Inlet Theatre (100 Newport Dr., Port Moody): Our Town by Thornton Wilder at noon, and Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jr. at 5 p.m. Tickets are $20/$15 by calling 604-664-1636. Visit placedesarts.ca.
SENIORS WEEK
The Wilson Seniors Centre celebrates Seniors Week with a show by the Silver Chord Choir and Friends from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the recreation complex (2150 Wilson Ave., Port Coquitlam). To register for a seat, call 604-927-7970 or visit portcoquitlam.ca/wilsoncentre (barcode 25653).
AND…. SCENE!
Children’s writer Norma Charles will talk about scene building in a 2.5-hour workshop for scribes at the Terry Fox Library (2470 Mary Hill Rd., Port Coquitlam), starting at 2 p.m. Visit tri-citywordsmiths.ca.
GYPSY JAZZ
The Lawless Firm, a quartet founded by musician Michael Dunn and includes Eleanore Dunn, Joe Bourchier and Edgar Bridwell, entertains at the Gallery Bistro (2411 Clarke St., Port Moody). Tickets at $35 include a meal at 7 p.m. The show starts at 8 p.m. Visit gallerybistroportmoody.com.
HOME OPENER
Cheer on the Coquitlam Sr. Adanacs as the lacrosse players take on the Langley Thunder at 7 p.m. at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex (633 Poirier St., Coquitlam). Visit adanaclacrosse.com.
SALSA NIGHT
Get your dance shoes on for the weekly Salsa and Latin boogie night in the rehearsal hall at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam). Hosted by the Hot Salsa Dance Zone, the night begins with a lesson at 8 p.m., with the party continuing from 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Parking is free or take the Evergreen Extension to the Lafarge Lake-Douglas stop. Admission is $10. Visit hotsalsadancezone.com.
Sunday, June 3
GRAB A BAG
Head over to the parking lot at Dogwood Pavilion (1655 Winslow Ave., Coquitlam) where vendors will sell their fresh food and crafts from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Coquitlam Farmers Market. Visit makebakegrow.com.
WALK FOR VETS
The Vancouver Canadian Walk for Veterans — a 5k-hike around Lafarge Lake at Coquitlam Town Centre Park (1299 Pinetree Way) — starts at 9:15 a.m. near the TD Community Plaza with Canucks’ anthem singer Mark Donnelly kicking off the event and Jon McComb of CKNW as emcee. Registration is $25 (includes coffee and muffins for early risers and a BBQ lunch by the Kinsmen Club of Coquitlam). Visit equitassociety.ca/register-for-vancouver.
ALS TREK
Start your day off right with a charity walk in support of people living with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis or ALS. The eighth annual Tri-City/Ridge Meadows walk starts at 11 a.m. (registration opens at 10 a.m.) at Riverside secondary school (2215 Reeve St., Port Coquitlam) and includes a day of activities: carnival games, rock climbing wall, bouncy castle, face painting and music. Free food for participants along with route. Register at walkforals.ca.
CEDAR WEAVING
The Port Moody Ecological Society hosts a cedar weaving class with Tsawaysia Spukwus as part of its Welcome Post Project, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Noons Creek hatchery (behind Port Moody recreation complex). The cost is $20. Register at noonscreek.org.
BATTLE OF HILL 62
Battlefield guide and Great War historian John Goheen continues the WWI lecture series at the Port Moody Station Museum (2734 Murray St.) with a talk about the Battle of Hill 62, starting at 2 p.m. Afterward, museum volunteers will be in the trench outside to give a re-enactment. Call 604-939-1648 or visit portmoodymuseum.org.
SCREEN PREMIERE
The Young Actors Project rolls The Girl Without a Phone, Internet Famous, Squad Goals, The Feminist Club and Homework Hell at the Inlet Theatre (100 Newport Dr., Port Moody) at 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 at the door. Email [email protected] for advance tickets.
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