An East Coast vibe is featured at this weekend’s Outside/In festivities in downtown New West.
Community members are invited to celebrate the arts and culture of six regions of Canada at the six free Outside/In events that include live performances and a variety of activities.
This Saturday’s “outside” activities include a photo booth, live music featuring Collage Trad and the North Shore Celtic Ensemble, and a visit from Salty’s Lobster Shack and Tornado Potato Food Truck. The street social runs from 2 to 5 p.m. in Hyack Square.
“The street socials have also been a great success with each week featuring local vendors, music, activities and giveaways,” said Lisa Kemp, the city’s program coordinator of special events.
Mi'kmaq fiddler and singer Morgan Toney is performing inside the Anvil Theatre at 7:30 p.m. As with all of the upcoming Outside/In theatre performances at Anvil Centre, online tickets are sold out, but rush tickets will be available at the door.
If you missed the Jan. 21 (British Columbia) and Jan. 28 (Prairies) events, you still have time to check out this Saturday’s (East Coast) event and the remaining events:
*Feb. 25 – Northern Canada. Outside events (2 to 5 p.m. in Hyack Square) include a gold panning activity and live music featuring Torben Brown. In entertainment (7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Anvil Theatre) will be provided by New North Collective.
*March 11 – Ontario. Outside events include an art activity with Indigenous artist James Groening, live music featuring Norine Braun and a visit from the Beaver Tail Food Truck. Indoor entertainment at Anvil Theatre will be provided by OKAN.
*March 18 – Quebec. Outside events include circus activities with Vancouver Circus School and live music featuring Will Clements. Indoor entertainment will be provided by Sinha Danse.
Each week also includes: free hot chocolate provided by Serious Coffee Company (while supplies last), a free shop local tote bag (while supplies last) and a contest where you can enter to win a $250 gift card(s) to the downtown business(es) of your choice.
Details about all events can be found at newwestcity.ca/outside-in.
