It may be long, dark days of winter, but you can brighten up your spirits by taking in some of the great events happening around town and celebrating British Columbia’s second ever Family Day. Here are our Top 5 offerings for the Feb. 6 to 9 Family Day long weekend.
1. Celebrate Family Day with at a number of venues in downtown New Westminster that are hosting a variety of free events for folks of all ages. The fun runs on Family Day – Monday, Feb. 9 – from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Drop by Anvil Centre (777 Columbia St.) for events including mystery artifact boxes, storytime, fun and co-operative games, performances and more. More events are being offered at Fraser River Discovery Centre (788 Quayside Dr.) and River Market (810 Quayside Dr.)
2. Enjoy a night on the water with Paddlewheeler Riverboat Tours’ first pub night on the Fraser. The pub night, which will be taking place on select Fridays and Saturdays starting Friday, Feb. 6, are open to people aged 19 and up and tickets are $25. A DJ will play, while guests can dance or check out the food and drink specials. For information, visit www.vancouverpaddlewheeler.com.
3. Get ready to show your love of New Westminster by registering for next weekend’s Love Our City workshop. The neighbourhood vision workshop taking place on Saturday, Feb. 14 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Anvil Centre features keynote speech by Happy City author Charles Montgomery. Registration is required for this free event and space is filling up quickly. Register at loveourcityworkshop.eventbrite.ca, 604-527-4532 or [email protected].
4. Check out the interactive discovery cart at the New Westminster Museum, now located in Anvil Centre. The library rolls out new artifacts for you to explore, play and learn from each week. Drop by the museum between 1 and 2 p.m. to see what’s being offered up this week. The museum is located on the third floor of Anvil Centre, 777 Columbia St. Admission is by donation.
5. Take in a talk by artist Karen Justice, who visits the arts space at Anvil Centre on Monday, Feb. 9 at 2 p.m. She’s among the artists taking part in the Artists in the Boro’s Let Me Count the Ways exhibit in the community art space at Anvil Centre, 777 Columbia St.
Email your Top 5 ideas to [email protected] or [email protected]. You can also check out our full arts and events listings at www.newwestrecord.ca.
