In the Community

There will be music to munch by at tonight's Coquitlam Farmers Market at the Spirit Square. Youth groups Your Local Kahnunists, Deanna and Zak, and Ransack will perform from 5 to 8 p.m.

Get outside this weekend as the weather promises to be some of the nicest yet this summer. Music, art and cultural celebrations are all at your fingertips and, best of all, they're mostly free. Friday, Aug.

SUPERMAN A graduate of Coquitlam's Centennial secondary won the Christopher Reeve Award earlier this year for his contributions to people with spinal cord injuries and other physical disabilities.

You can take advantage of warm weather and cool water with a special event Aug. 27 in Port Moody. Pleasantside Community Association is hosting its Family Fun Canoe and Kayak Boat Festival from 1 to 4 p.m. that Saturday at Old Orchard Park.

There are no belfries but Minnekhada Regional Park in Coquitlam is home to many bats. And you can get a look at the flying mammals on one of two consecutive Fridays: Aug. 12 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. and Aug. 19 from 7:15 to 9:15 p.m.

You can get down and dirty - sort of - at Coquitlam's Inspiration Garden on Aug. 20. The city will host a free outdoor screening of Dirt! The Movie at 7:30 p.m. Viewers should bring their own lawn chairs and blankets as seating is limited.

Singing, dancing and cultural performances are on the program for Saturday's 10th annual Korean Heritage Day Festival at Blue Mountain Park in Coquitlam.

Any woman who has experienced abuse needs a little help and Tri-City Transitions is providing that with a support group. Learning to Be the Best I Can Be is an ongoing peer support group for women who have experienced abuse or family conflict.

Bicycling is a great mode of transportation and especially popular in dry and warm months.

It's party time for members of Terry Fox Library's teen summer reading club. They can celebrate all the reading they've done this summer with a magic show by magician Alex Seaman and there will be grand prize draw for a Kobo eReader.