Dress up in costume on Friday and drop into the Port Moody Public Library to celebrate 150 years of Alice in Wonderland. The library (100 Newport Dr.) hosts an all-ages tea party on Aug. 14 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to mark the milestone of the novel, which was penned in 1865 by Lewis Carroll. Besides the tea (with refreshments from the Soko Tea House), there will be activities such as a flamingo croquet and painting. Call 604-469-4577 or visit library.portmoody.ca.
READING
Tri-City adults wanting to upgrade their reading skills or brush up on their English can be part of a literacy group that next meets in Port Coquitlam on Friday.
The meeting takes place at 2:30 p.m. at the Terry Fox Library (2470 Mary Hill Rd.) and the books discussed will vary according to the reading levels and interests of the group. Call 604-927-7999.
SUNNY SOUNDS
It’s more than half way through the summer and what better way to relax and unwind under the sun than to listen to live music? On Saturday, the city of Port Coquitlam will host the art-rock group Mistral Storm and multi-genre artist Gina Williams at the Leigh Square Community Arts Village (beside PoCo city hall). The show at the bandshell runs from 2 to 4 p.m. And on Sunday, also from 2 to 4 p.m., hear the Celtic sounds from the Pat Chessell Band during the PoCo BIA car show.
Meanwhile, at Port Moody’s Rocky Point Park (2800-block of Murray Street), get dancing with the R&B Allstars. The popular funk ensemble takes the PCT Performance Stage from 2 to 4 p.m. as part of the Summer Sundays Concert series, which is sponsored in part by The Tri-City News. Visit summersundays.com.
STITCH IN TIME
See the Coquitlam Needlearts Guild demonstrate their craft at the Terry Fox Library next week. The Knotty Dotters members will show cross stitch, embroidery, knitting and needlepoint — and talk about their fine arts work — on Tuesday, Aug. 18 from 1 to 4 p.m.
