Here's what's on around the Tri-Cities on Saturday, Oct. 5:
Rocks and gems
“Let’s Rock Again” is the title of the annual rock and gem show taking place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Kyle Centre in Port Moody (125 Kyle St.). The Port Moody Rock and Gem Club event features lapidary and geology displays and sales. Admission is by donation.
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Repair Café
Volunteers with Coquitlam’s Repair Café will mark its one-year anniversary with a celebration from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Pinetree Community Centre (1260 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam, rooms 5 and 6). Attendees can bring a broken small household item to be fixed. Meanwhile, Port Coquitlam will also have its Repair Café open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Public Works Yard (1737 Broadway St., Port Coquitlam) where staff and volunteers will be on hand to glue, stitch and hammer broken items.
MORE: coquitlam.ca/RepairCafe
Salmon Day
Join the Watershed Watch Salmon Society, Resilient Waters, kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem) First Nation and Zachary Sherker, a PhD candidate of UBC’s Pacific Salmon Ecology and Conservation Lab, for Salmon Day at ƛ̓éxətəm (formerly Colony Farm) Regional Park in Coquitlam. The event runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Presentations are at noon.
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Kids clothes
Exchange your child’s clothing — or give it away — at a meet at the City Centre branch of the Coquitlam Public Library (1169 Pinetree Way). Hosted by the Community Advisory Group, the event runs from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
MORE: coqlibrary.ca
Library party
Join the Port Moody Public Library staff as they mark 80 years of the library inside Port Moody City Hall (100 Newport Dr.) from 1 to 3 p.m. No registration is required.
MORE: calendar.portmoodylibrary.ca
Writers talk
Hear from author Debra Purdy Kong in a talk called How to Sustain Characters in a Series and Keep the Spark Alive, at 1:30 p.m. at the Terry Fox Library inside the Port Coquitlam Community Centre (2150 Wilson Ave.). The presentation by the Tri-Cities Wordsmiths is free — in person and via Zoom.
MORE: tri-citywordsmiths.ca
Artist talk
Allison Chow will be at PoMoArts (2425 St. Johns St., Port Moody) at 2 p.m. for an artist talk. She will read from My Mother’s Daughter and talk about the inspiration for Echoes of Home. Copies of the book will be available for purchase.
MORE: pomoarts.ca
Legion dance
Hear live music from the band Front Page at the Royal Canadian Legion branch 263 in Coquitlam (1025 Ridgeway Ave.) from 7 to 10 p.m.
MORE: rclegion263.ca
Salsa night
Join the Salsa Dance Zone as it hosts a dance class at 8 p.m., followed by a dance party until midnight, at the Royal Canadian Legion branch 133 in Port Coquitlam (2675 Shaughnessy St.). The event is for ages 19 and up. Admission is $15 at the door.
MORE: hotsalsadancezone.com
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