Local Arts

VISUAL ARTS Evergreen Cultural Centre: Bratsa Bonifacho: Inside Habitat Pixel, until April 7 Leigh Square Community Arts Village: The F Word - In celebration of International Women's Day, until April 2 Place des Arts: Benoi Deschênes' Saint-Jean-Port

Spring break starts next week and if you haven't yet made plans for your little ones, here are a few good options for the two weeks ahead. The Coquitlam Public Library invites kids aged six and up to puppet-making workshops at each of its branches.

Port Moody author Yvonne Harris is signing her new book Ashoona, Daughter of the Winds this weekend.

Theatrix Youtheatre Society presents The Little Mermaid at the Port Moody Inlet Theatre (100 Newport Dr.) March 8 to 10.

Bratsa Bonifacho remembers the first time his Apple computer got a worm. The Yugoslavian-born artist's monitor was scrambled with letters and numbers and symbols "and God knows what else," he said. "It was incredible and beautiful and I liked it.

Jocelyn Pettit was just four years old when her parents took her to see a Natalie McMaster concert, an event that turned out to be a fateful one.

FOR MARCH March 1: North Shore Theatre for Children hosts Tina and Ted, 10:30 a.m., Inlet Theatre (100 Newport Dr., Port Moody). Call 604-986-7446 or visit www.puppetshows.ca. March 2: The Good Lovelies and The Human Statues, 8 p.m.

Benoi Deschênes remembers the day Terry Fox ran past his home. In Quebec, there was not much publicity about the 1980 Marathon of Hope but Deschênes can recall the Port Coquitlam young man and how he moved on his prosthetic leg.

The associate musical director of the Coquitlam-based Pacific Symphonic Wind Ensemble (PSWE) thought he would try something a little different for the concert band's upcoming show on Saturday. Actually, it's a lot different.

The 23rd annual Festival du Bois is set to entertain families at Mackin Park in Maillardville March 3 and 4 with a celebration of all things francophone.