Friday, May 4
YOUTH WEEK
Teens can have fun and meet new friends during BC Youth Week, May 1 to 7. Today, in Coquitlam, the city’s youth council and youth program committees host a barbecue and an Eliminator Inflatable try-out at the Pinetree community centre (1260 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Admission is free but $1 for the sports until 10 p.m. There’s also drop-in skating for $2 at 8:15 p.m. at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex (633 Poirier St., Coquitlam) and a free basketball drop-in at the Centennial Activity Centre (578 Poirier St., Coquitlam) from 9 to 11 p.m. Visit coquitlam.ca/youthweek. In Port Moody, head over to the Westhill Youth Centre (203 Westhill Pl.) to learn how to make a mala bracelet, from 6 to 10 p.m. The cost is $5. Visit portmoody.ca.
DISNEY MUSICAL
Moving Mirror Productions has two showings of Beauty and the Beast Jr. at the Inlet Theatre (100 Newport Dr., Port Moody) tonight and Saturday, at 7 p.m. Directed by Ryan Phelps, it’s choreographed by Jessie Au. Tickets at $15 are through eventbrite.ca.
OPENING NIGHT
The artwork of Patrick Thomas Wood, Candice Okada and Clay for You are in a new display at Place des Arts (1120 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam) that opens with a reception from 7 to 9 p.m. Admission is free. Call 604-664-1636 or visit placedesarts.ca.
SPRING ART
Half a dozen members of Port Coquitlam’s Art Focus Artists Association will show and sell their original paintings and mixed media this weekend in The Outlet at Leigh Square Community Arts Village (behind PoCo city hall) from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The May Days event opens tonight with a reception from 7 to 9 p.m. Free admission.
MAY POLE
The 95th annual May Day festival kicks off tonight in Port Coquitlam with May Pole dancing and a presentation of the 2018 May Day royal party, at 7:30 p.m. in the Port Coquitlam recreation complex (2150 Wilson Ave., Port Coquitlam). Visit portcoquitlam.ca for a list of activities during the week-long celebration.
HIGH SCHOOL
Students at Heritage Woods and Dr. Charles Best secondaries present Rock of Ages: School Edition and A Midsummer Night’s Dream at their respective schools tonight and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the Heritage Woods production are $12/$10 at the door (1300 David Ave., Port Moody) and, for Best, $15/$10 at the school (2626 Como Lake Ave., Coquitlam).
TEE TIME
Stage 43 Theatrical Society wraps up its season of productions this weekend with The Ladies Foursome, a play about love and loss on the golf course. The shows tonight and Saturday start at 8 p.m. Call Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) at 604-927-6555 or visit evergreenculturalcentre.ca.
Saturday, May 5
WHEEL 2 HEAL
Cheer on the cyclists in this year’s Wheel 2 Heal, a fundraiser for the Eagle Ridge Hospital Foundation that’s sponsored in part by The Tri-City News. The road warriors begin their 100-km journey at 8 a.m. while the 15k- and 40k-trail course riders lift off at 10 a.m. from the Celebration Plaza at Town Centre Park (1299 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam). Awards are handed out at 1 p.m. Visit wheeltoheal.ca to register, volunteer or donate to the event.
GREEN THUMBS
The annual plant sale by the Dogwood Garden Club runs from 9 a.m. to noon in the Centennial Room at Dogwood Pavilion (1655 Winslow Ave., Coquitlam). The plants are grown by club members. Cash only. Visit dogwoodgardenclub.weebly.com.
RAIN BARREL
Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam residents can collect a rain barrel for $55 as part of BC Drinking Water Week, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Austin works yard (500 Mariner Way, Coquitlam). Visit coquitlam.ca or portcoquitlam.ca.
FINGERLING FUN
Get outside for the 26th annual Fingerling Festival, presented by the Port Moody Ecological Society, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Noons Creek hatchery and the Port Moody recreation complex (300 Ioco Rd., Port Moody). Some 40,000 salmon will be released into Noons Creek. Call 604-469-9106 or visit noonscreek.org.
POCO YOUTH
The Hyde Creek recreation centre (1379 Laurier St., Port Coquitlam) will be full of free activities for teens— Xbox, dodgeball, 5-on-5 floor hockey and 3-on-3 basketball — from noon to 10 p.m., courtesy of PoCo Youth, as part of Youth Week (preregister for hockey and basketball via experienceit.ca.). Visit pocoyouth.com/youthweek for times.
POMO YOUTH
Sports, games and raffle prizes will be available for Port Moody teens at the Westhill Youth Centre (203 Westhill Pl., Port Moody) from 6 to 10 p.m. as part of Youth Week. Admission is free. Visit portmoody.ca.
AWARD WINNERS
Scholarships winners at Place des Arts (1120 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam) will show their talent at a 7:30 p.m. concert before receiving their awards. Admission is free; however, registration is required.Call 604-664-1636.
CINCO DE MAYO
Celebrate Mexico’s independence with a Salsa party in the rehearsal hall at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) from 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. A lesson with Mexico City native Alberto Gonzalez begins at 8 p.m. Admission is $10. Visit hotsalsadancezone.com.
Sunday, May 6
MARKET OPENS
The longest-running suburban farmers’ market in the Lower Mainland, the Coquitlam Farmers’ Market, reopens for the season, in the parking lot at Dogwood Pavilion (1655 Winslow Ave., Coquitlam) from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Visit makebakegrow.com.
SPRING BAZAAR
Shop for deals at the Glen Pine Pavilion (1200 Glen Pine Crt., Coquitlam) from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at a flea market in Spirit Square (behind Coquitlam city hall) and check out the showcase from 10:30 a.m. to noon in the Lemon Tree Room and The Studio. Call 604-927-6940 or visit coquitlam.ca/glenpine.
MEMORY WALK
Lace up your sneakers for the 16th annual Hike for Hospice, a benefit for the Crossroads Hospice Society that’s sponsored in part by The Tri-City News. The 5k-walk starts at 10 a.m. at Port Moody city hall (100 Newport Dr.) and follows the Shoreline Trail to Rocky Point Park. Registration opens at 9 a.m. with awards and a barbecue at 11:15 a.m. Visit hike4hospice.ca.
BYE SMOLTS
Help to release thousands of coho smolts into Hoy Creek during the watershed society’s annual salmon leave home fest, at the hatchery from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Park your car on Town Centre Boulevard or at city hall and walk through the trail. Visit hoyscottcreeks.org.
ALZHEIMER’S WALK
Bring your loved ones — and pets — to Port Moody city hall (100 Newport Dr.) and spend the afternoon with supporters on the Tri-Cities/Ridge Meadows Walk for Alzheimer’s, presented by the Investors Group. Registration opens at 2:30 p.m. with the 2.5k hike starting at 3:15 p.m. Top fundraisers have a chance to win a getaway for two people at the Fairmont Chateau Whistler. Call 604-941-4697 (ext. 235) or visit alzgiving.ca/site/TR?pg=entry&fr_id=1962.
