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www.tricitynews.com Tri-City News Friday, December 6, 2013, A19

CONTACT Send notices & releases to: email: [email protected] TRI-CITY LIFE phone: 604-472-3030 • fax: 604-944-0703 THE THINGS-TO-DO GUIDE: High tea at Heritage, carvings unveiled and I Am Someone walk PdA lanterns light the way Friday, Dec. 6 Call 604-664-1636. WIND ENSEMBLE HIGH TEA David Branter conducts the Students at Port Moody’s Heritage Pacific Symphonic Wind Ensemble Woods secondary (1300 David Ave.) (PSWE) in Whatever?! at the will host their 10th annual seniors’ Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Christmas tea at 1 p.m. Seniors are Pinetree Way, ) at 8 p.m. invited to enjoy a social afternoon with youth soloist Andrew Lennox with the teens and taste treats, view playing the trumpet for a concerto. entertainment and have a chance to Tickets at $20/$15/$12 are available win prizes. Call 604--461-8679. at 604-927-6555 or visiting evergre- enculturalcentre.ca. ON THE SEVENTH DAY The city of ’s 12 CHARITY SHOW Days of Christmas continues today Hear the Port Coquitlam musical with a screening of the movie Elf, duo Paliatsky at a dinner show to in the lobby of the PoCo recreation support the charity Bullying Ends complex (2150 Wilson Ave.), starting Here. Created by RCMP officer at 6:45 p.m. during a public skate. Tad Milmine, the non-profit group Hot cocoa and treats will be pro- helps to inform youth about bully- vided at no cost to participants. ing to prevent it. Also featuring the sounds of Norine Braun and Wayne GOT THE BLUES? Lambert, the event at Joe’s Atlantic A second show has been added Grill (2410 St. John’s St., Port for the Summer Sundays Concerts’ Moody) starts at 7 p.m. Tickets at $25 A Port Moody Blues Christmas, includes chowder, and chips and featuring Nadine States, Joani Bye, a shot of Screech. Call 604-936-8883. Murray Porter, Don Alder, Steve Daily and Incognito. Saturday’s concert at the Inlet Theatre (100 Sunday, Dec. 8 Newport Dr.) is sold out. Tickets are $30 at the door or go online at sum- I AM SOMEONE mersundays.ca. Bobs and Lolo will entertain at the I Am Someone second annual walk SWINGIN’ the tri-city newS file photo to end bullying, starting at 1 p.m. Calgary crooner and pianist Jesse Take the family to Place des Arts (1120 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam) on Saturday evening to make a lantern at Brighten Up. at Leigh Square Community Arts Peters will jazz up Coquitlam’s Village (behind Port Coquitlam city Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 hall). Sponsored in part by The Tri- Pinetree) at 8 p.m. with Celtic fiddler mance by Second Storey Theatre [email protected]. Visit http://ow.ly/rmWCk or black- City News, the event raises money Lizzy Hoyt for a Christmas show, (201-2550 Shaughnessy St.) at 2 p.m. berrygiftshop.ca. for resource centres and community Strings and Swing, Our Favourite Tickets are $5 by visiting sstimprov. YOUNG MUSICIANS education. Visit iamsomeone.ca/ Things. Tickets at $35/$30/$15 are com. The first public performance for VIEW OF POCO walk. available by calling the box office at the Coquitlam Youth Orchestra, The opening reception for An 604-927-6555 or visiting evergreen- ART UNVEILING which began in September, is at Artist’s View of Port Coquitlam — an JOY TO THE WORLD culturalcentre.ca. The city of Port Moody will show 1 p.m. at Coquitlam’s Evergreen exhibit to mark the city’s 100th year, Hear the lovely voices from the its commissioned carvings of two Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way). with PoCo artists Michael King, Coquitlam-based Coastal Sound traditional Central Coast Salish Tickets are $10/$5 at the door. Visit Catherine Dumaine and Denise Music Academy as it performs two Saturday, Dec. 7 house posts by Squamish Nation coquitlamyouthorchestra.wordpress. Maxwell — is from 2 to 4 p.m. at Comfort and Joy Christmas concerts artist Jody Broomfield. The public com. Leigh Square Community Arts at the Evergreen Cultural Centre SCULPTURES art installation, which is part of Village (behind PoCo city hall). There (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) at 3 Check out retired art teacher PoMo’s centennial celebrations with CUTE AS A BUTTON will be a live musical performance and 7 p.m. Visit coastalsoundmusic. Keith Rice-Jones in action in the the project funding from Heritage Blackberry Artists’ Society presi- by Charles Wes & Avery Croft. Visit com. artist’s studio at the Evergreen Canada, will happen at 2:30 p.m. at dent Sarah Ronald invites craftmak- portcoquitlam.ca. Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree city hall (100 Newport Dr.). A recep- ers to a workshop at 2 p.m. at the MOVIE NIGHT Way, Coquitlam) from 1 to 4 p.m. tion follows. Visit portmoody.ca. Port Moody Arts Centre (2425 St. BRIGHTEN UP The Patrons of Iranian Arts and Rice-Jones has an exhibit up in the John’s St.) to make buttons in aid Take the kids to Place des Arts Culture will have two screenings gallery, titled Working The Edge: A SCRIBES of Share Family and Community (1120 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam) for of the award-winning flick The (Mostly) Ceramic Journey. Visit ever- The new writing group, Tri-City Services. Participants are asked to Brighten Up, A Lantern Affair, fea- Gardener at the Inlet Theatre (100 greenculturalcentre.ca. Wordsmiths, will hear from Maple bring a personal photograph or fa- turing live music and art activities Newport Dr., Port Moody) at 5 and Ridge author, artist and environ- vourite Christmas card, and Ronald from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. The free fam- 7 p.m. For tickets, visit thegardener- ON THE EIGHTH DAY mentalist Annette LeBox at its 2 p.m. will provide the expertise and sup- ily event also includes a visit with film.com. Port Coquitlam’s 12 Days of meeting at the Terry Fox Library plies to turn it into a gift topper or Father Christmas and some treats Christmas carries on with a Choose (2470 Mary Hill Rd., Port Coquitlam). stocking stuffer. A minimum dona- for participants. Donations to the Please send Things-To-Do guide sub- Your Own Xmas Adventure perfor- Call 604-475-2875 or email pandora- tion of $2 is asked for each button. Share food bank will be accepted. missions to [email protected]. TRAIL RUNNING MEET-UP GROUP PRACTICALPRAC NURSING PROGRAM Wednesdays & Sundays (60-120 min) Join our friendly group of runners for trail Train with one of Canada’s largest running in a safe and social environment. 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