Bask in the summer sun, stop and smell the roses (and the linden trees) and enjoy plenty of live outdoor entertainment this weekend.
TODAY: Friday, July 5
POMO MARKET
The Port Moody Farmers Market is in full swing and well stocked with a bevy of summer fruits and veggies, bread and cheese and all sorts of tasty goodies. Drop by from 3 to 7 p.m. at the PoMo rec centre (300 Ioco Rd.) to pick up everything you'll need to nosh on over the weekend. Visit www.makebakegrow.com for more information.
Saturday, July 6
ROSE SHOW
Get your sniffer ready to ooh and ahh at the Fraser Pacific Rose Society's annual rose show & festival - dubbed A Galaxy of Roses - running today (Saturday) from 1 to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Dogwood Pavilion (624 Poirier St., Coquitlam). Admission is $3 (children under 10 are free and must be accompanied by an adult). Check out blooms in the floral art category, the new category dedicated to rose photography and have your say in the People's Choice awards for the most fragrant rose and favourite floral design. Roses are for sale throughout the show, along with floral and garden themed crafts. Visit www.fprosesociety.org for more information.
VILLAGE VIBE
Port Coquitlam's Summer in the City festival begins this weekend with the first Village Vibe at Leigh Square (2253 Leigh Sq., behind PoCo city hall) from 2 to 4 p.m. Catch exciting flamenco, hip hop, bellydance, Latin and jazz dancers on the stage, and come back for Dancing in the Square from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., when professional dancers from the Arthur Murray Dance Studio will give free lessons in merengue, swing and rumba. Visit www.portcoquitlam.ca/leighsquare for more information.
MUSIC ON THE GRILL
Get ready to Jump when Diane Lines heats up the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) stage in the Music on the Grill series kick-off. Lines has played piano for Michael Bublé and has performed with loads of well known artists across Canada and the U.S., not to mention stints with the Arts Club Theatre and the release of two albums. Dinner is at 7 p.m. and the swing, boogie and jump blues gets underway at 8 p.m. Get tickets at www.evergreenculturalcentre.ca.
Sunday, July 7
CREATIVE CAFÉ
Kids can get into all sorts of fun, creative and hands-on activities at the Minnekhada Regional Park Lodge (Oliver Road, Coquitlam) in the monthly Creative Café series, running from 1 to 4 p.m. The event is free, with drinks and snacks for sale. Visit www.minnekhada.ca.
LINDEN WALK
Join the knowledgeable garden guides from the Riverview Horticultural Centre Society for a tree tour featuring the fragrant linden trees on the Riverview Hospital grounds. The walk leaves at 1 p.m. from the upper entrance of the Henry Esson Young building. Visit www.rhcs.org or call 604-290-9910 for more information and details.
MUSIC IN THE PARK
PoCo's Summer in the City series continues with Music in the Park running every Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. in Lions Park (2300 Lions Way, near Shaughnessy Street and Lougheed Highway). Kicking off the series is the Jill Newman Blues Band, featuring a "potent cocktail of Chicago-style blues." Newman's "soul-shaking" guitar playing is sure to get crowds moving to her unique takes on classic blues and roots tunes, so be sure to bring the whole fmaily for some summer music fun.
POOL PARTY
Cool off from the summer heat at the Westhill Family Pool Party (203 Westhill Pl., PoMo), complete with a family barbecue, games and activities, a magic show and clown and, of course, plenty of splashing, from 1 to 4 p.m. Admission is $2/person.
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