If one Christmas just wasn't enough for you, here's your chance to celebrate Christmas the Russian way on Jan. 7 at the Evergreen Cultural Centre.
Organized by the Russian Palme Theatre, this year's debut Coquitlam celebration is being launched along with the fifth annual event at the Roundhouse community centre in Vancouver.
"This will be our first time in Coquitlam, and we're getting great support from the city," said Palme's Andrey Ahachinsky.
Billed as an all-day arts fair, the Russian Christmas in Coquitlam will feature a wide variety of craft-making, dancing and singing.
And since no Christmas celebration is complete without a whole lot of food, the Palme people are promising a true Russian feast.
"There will be all the traditional food, like borscht, perogies, cabbage rolls," Ahachinsky said.
Children will get to watch a theatrical production of Buratino, the Russian version of Pinocchio, and can get a photo with Russia's Santa Claus, known as Father Frost.
And to work off some of those perogies join in dancing Russia's traditional dance, the Khorovod, or check out the spinning prowess of Russian DJ's Maxon and Roman.
The Palme Theatre was started by Ahachinsky's actor father, Oleg Palme, when the family moved here several years ago.
Russian Christmas in Coquitlam is at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way) Jan. 7 from noon to 6 p.m. Visit www.palmetheatre.com for details.
