Get into the Halloween spirit on Thursday as the city of Port Coquitlam features the flick Paranorman.
The animated movie screening - plus a pumpkin painting and skeleton scavenger hunt - will run Oct. 17 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Leigh Square Community Arts Village (behind PoCo city hall).
The cost is $4. To register for the all-ages event, call 604-927-PLAY or visit experienceit.ca; drop-in is also available on the day of the show.
INDIAN VOCAL
Students with the Pandit Jasraj School of Music will perform in a recital on Saturday at the Coquitlam Public Library.
The Indian classical vocal music show will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. in the City Centre branch on Pinetree Way. Monish Chakraborti, a Port Coquitlam resident whose first guru was his father-in-law, the late Shri Anil Roy Chowdhury, will accompany the students on the tabla.
To register for the free event, call 604-937-4155.
ROCK OUT
A Tri-City rock outfit has two gigs lined up this and next month in Vancouver.
Larry Dean Jordan, 'Atomic' Roy Lewis and Chris 'EZ' Rhyder - better known as the indie rock band Jesus Krysler - will play the FanClub (1050 Granville St.) on Saturday, Oct. 19 as well as The Princeton Pub (1901 Powell St.) on Nov. 1. It will promote its new album Rock 'n Roll, What's That? and the latest single Spectral Moonlight.
EP RELEASE
Tickets are limited for EP release show by Paper Trails, a band from the Tri-Cities and North Vancouver.
Last month, the group recorded its five-track self-titled EP with Port Moody music producer Jordan Oorebeek and with students at Harbourside Institute of Technology.
Guitarist Matt Polidoro said space is scarce for its Nov. 9 performance at the Backstage Lounge on Granville Island. Tickets can be obtained by emailing [email protected].
MEMORIES
Fashion writer J.J. Lee will read from his memoir in Port Coquitlam this month.
Lee penned the critically acclaimed non-fiction book The Measure of a Man: The Story of a Father, a Son, and a Suit, which weaves the tale of love and forgiveness. His talk will be on Wednesday, Oct. 30 from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Terry Fox Library (2470 Mary Hill Rd.). To register, call 604-927-7999.
SPACE OPEN
Space is still open for some fall classes at Coquitlam's Place des Arts.
The Maillardville facility has spots available for kids and their parents to try out felting. And adults can turn their hands to digital photography, woven lace, print making as well as creating a wet-felted tea cozy or a doll.
To sign up, call 604-664-1636 or visit placedesarts.ca.
CORRECTION
An entertainer who is known for her tributes to Edith Piaf will perform in Maillardville on Saturday, Oct. 26.
Last week, The Tri-City News mistakenly reported Joëlle Rabu would sing on Thursday, Oct. 10 at Place des Arts for the Jazz & Blues Night, hosted by Société francophone de Maillardville. Tickets for the show are $10 in advance or $12 at the door. Visit maillardville.com.
