In the Community

Kids aged five to 10 years are invited to celebrate Port Moody Public Library's Summer Reading Club with Neale Bacon and his Crazy Critters on Saturday from 2 ti 2:45 p.m. in the Inlet Theatre.

If bugs fascinate, not bug, you, you may want to visit Minnekhada Regional Park in Coquitlam on Aug. 20. From forest to pond, participants will search for bugs both big and small.

Some adults may think summer reading clubs are for kids. They are wrong. Terry Fox is hosting the Read for Luck summer reading club. Participants can drop by the Port Coquitlam library for a great book and sign up at the same time.

Kids and their families can attend an engaging performance of music, singing, comedy, costumes and audience interaction next week at Port Coquitlam's Terry Fox Library.

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.