Port Coquitlam actor Helen Volkow will appear in the Fraser Valley Gilbert &?Sullivan Society's 30th anniversary production of The Mikado. Canucks anthem singer Mark Donnelly is featured in the title role of the Mikado, opposite his son Sean as the dashing and romantic Nanki-Poo. The Mikado plays at the Coast Capital Theatre in White Rock from May 9 to 19. For tickets, call 604-536-7537 or visit www.whiterockplayers.ca.
CHA CHA CHA
Dance the night away on May 12 and 26 at Coquitlam's Evergreen Cultural Centre with the Hot Salsa Dance Zone. Participants will get a dance lesson in salsa, merengue, bachata and cha-cha-cha at 7:30 p.m. The party starts at 8:30 p.m. and runs until midnight. Call 604-725-4654 or visit www.hotsalsadancezone.com/events.
POPCORN
Curl up with a movie date at Port Moody Film Society's latest offering on Friday. The group is showing the 2009 comedy/drama Mal Dia Para Pescar (Bad Day for Fishing), at 7:30 p.m. at the Inlet Theatre (100 Newport Dr., Port Moody). Tickets at $5 are available at the door. Visit www.pmfilm.ca.
CAMP
Parents with kids aged seven and up can enroll them in summer arts camps at Coquitlam's Evergreen Culture Centre this July. The programs are: Kids on Stage (ages 7 to 12) July 9 to 13 and July 16 to 20, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Shakespeare Shake-up (age 8 to 13) July 23 to 2, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and Animation & Filmmaking (ages 8 to 13) July 23 to 27, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visit www.evergreenculturalcentre.ca (under programs/summer arts camps).
