Pictures of scenic views, parks, festivals, active living and landmarks in Port Coquitlam are being sought for the city’s 2016 calendar.
And photographers who enter the competition by June 30 will be entered to win a $100 gift card.
The images could be used in the city’s 9” by 12” glossy calendar — to be delivered in December — as well as in other civic publications and the online gallery; photo credit will be given.
To upload photos for the contest, send horizontal photos in a jpeg or tiff format (at least 300 dpi, 13 wide by 10 deep, or at least 2 MB) to portcoquitlam.ca/photos.
BANG BANG
Three Port Coquitlam actors are in the dinner theatre production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang this month.
Amanda Angus, Alex Angus and Kirsten Durand appear in the Maple Ridge show by Theatre in the Country. For tickets call 604-259-9737 or go to theatreinthecountry.com.
FINALIST
Port Coquitlam author Maria Gallo was recognized for her first published work at the International Book Awards last month in Los Angeles.
A former professional actor, Gallo wrote Stop Lecturing Start Communicating: The public speaking survival guide for business, which was a finalist in the business: communications/public relations category.
FUNNY FUNERAL
A Coquitlam playwright and freelance writer will feature her new interactive comedy at Lafflines this weekend.
Nicola Enright-Morin penned Aunt Biddy’s Wake, a story about an Irish funeral gathering — with the body present. It stars Joan Koebel as Patricia (Biddy’s cranky sister), Dublin actor Anna Clifford as Lina (Biddy’s border) and Margo Prentice as a Nelson hippie. Directed by Janice Bannister of Laughter Zone 101, the cast also includes Mike Whittaker, Vanessa Woznow, Leigh Green, Richard Hamlin and Adam Tatelman.
Tickets to Aunt Biddy’s Wake are $20 in advance or $25 at Lafflines (530 Columbia St., New Westminster). Call 604-525-2262.
OPEN MIC
Musicians wanting an open mic setting have a new venue in the Tri-Cities.
Starting Friday, Pam Burns will launch Good Time Joe’s open mic at Joe’s Atlantic Grill (2410 St. Johns St., Port Moody). The event will run monthly on the second Friday of each month from 7 p.m. to midnight.
Burns, who has emceed Kanaka open mic in Maple Ridge for the past six years, said she wants to expand from the cafe she’s currently operating out of, and she has named her new enterprise in honour of Good Time Charlies, a facility in Regina that was knocked down. Visit the Facebook page under “Good Time Joes.”
