Friday, Dec. 10
JAPANESE CINEMA
Shoplifters, a Palme D’Or winner at the Cannes Film Festival, is this month’s pick by the Port Moody Film Society, which will roll the crime drama at 7:30 p.m. in the Inlet Theatre at city hall (100 Newport Dr., Port Moody). Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, the R-rated movie tells the story of a family struggling to survive. Entry is $5 (cash or cheque only) plus a $5 society membership.
MORE: pmfilm.ca
Saturday, Dec. 11
HOLIDAY TREATS
More than 50 Lower Mainland vendors will be at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex (633 Poirier St., Coquitlam) from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for the Christmas Farmers Market. Hosted by the Coquitlam and Port Moody farmers market organizers, the event feature sales of handmade crafts plus kids activities, workshops and entertainment.
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SPIRIT OF MARY ANN
Pay tribute to the late Mary Ann Cooper, a Freedom of the City recipient in Port Moody who’s best known for her heritage and environmental work around the community, especially the Ioco townsite. TROPICA (The Residents Of Pleasantside Ioco Communities Association) will screen the film The Spirit of Port Moody, featuring Cooper and her advocacy work, at Inlet Theatre in city hall (100 Newport Dr.) at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Tickets are free for association members and members of the Port Moody Seniors Friendship Society. For other viewers, donations are accepted at the door.
MORE: spiritofportmoody.ca
HEAR THEM SING
The Coquitlam Chorale is back for the first time in two years with a concert at the Eagle Ridge Fellowship Church (1160 Lansdowne Ave., Coquitlam) from 2 to 4 p.m. Sing along to the traditional Christmas tunes.
MORE: coquitlamchorale.com
Sunday, Dec. 12
WHEN WE ARE TOGETHER
Singers with the Coastal Sound Music Academy have three shows at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) for a holiday special. The Coastal Sound KIDS! and the junior choir return to the stage at 2 p.m. to perform seasonal songs, excerpts from The Wizard of Oz and a new composition by Deanna Gestrin, with Gestrin and Angie Lundin conducting. At 4 p.m., the Coastal Sound Children’s Choir, under conductor Diana Clark, heads up for more singing, solos and surprises, while at 7 p.m., the youth choir wraps up the series When We Are Together, with conductor Will de Sousa. Tickets are $30 for a table of two, and $60 for a table of four. Regular admission is $15/$10 for balcony seats.
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