A group of high school friends enjoyed a trip down memory lane on the weekend.
Former students from St. Ann’s Academy visited the New Westminster Museum and viewed some of the artifacts from the former school in downtown New Westminster. The Catholic girls’ school was located near Albert Crescent.
“We graduated in 1967 from St. Ann’s Academy – and then it was torn down,” said Barbara Moritz. “It was a very good experience. We had a small graduating class, which wasn’t unusual, of 23. You could really get to know each other. We have always gathered formally every five years since then. We have formed lifelong friendships from being there.”
On May 20, women from St. Ann’s Academy’s 1967 graduating class gathered to celebrate their 50th high school reunion. The reunion included a visit to the New Westminster Museum in Anvil Centre, where they viewed items from their alma mater – including the front door to their old school.
Need a laugh?
Megan Milton is hosting the Royal City’s newest comedy show.
“The Old Crow Comedy Sho. is a monthly comedy show at Old Crow Coffee Co. featuring local comedian Milton’s friends and very good comedians she is paying to pretend are her friends,” she says in an email to the Record.
May’s headliner is Amber Harper-Young, who appeared at Just for Laughs Northwest Festival 2016, who we’re told is known for her “absurd colourful style of self-deprecating comedy and is one of Vancouver’s best comics.” The show also features San Aung, Morris Bartlett, Andrew Ryan Fox, Nikki Sirett, Joel Oxales and Elizabeth Ettles.
Admission is $5 at the door, with doors opening at 8 p.m. The show gets underway at 8:30 p.m.
Future “mayors” visit city hall
Mayor Jonathan Cote may have some competition if he hopes to have a long reign as the Royal City’s mayor.
“I had the opportunity to tour a few kindergarten classes through city hall this past week, and it was very well received,” he told council May 15. “I think, by the end of it, the 2035 mayoral race could be very interesting as a number of kindergartners decided that they were going to run for mayor when they are old enough.”
Picnic in the park – you’re invited
Community members are invited to attend the Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Barbecue in Queen’s Park on Wednesday, June 7.
Survivors, community members, family, friends, care providers and professionals are welcome to attend the event, which runs from noon to 3 p.m. in Queen’s Park.
The barbecue includes food, games, swag, dancing, a live DJ who is a survivor of an acquired brain injury and two guest speakers who are involved in the ABI community. There will also be interactive brain health stations, where participants can learn how daily activities can improve brain health and increase function.
Strive Centre Headway New West is located at 319 Columbia St. and open Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information visit www.striveliving.ca.
Learning the fine art of wine
There’s still time to pick up some tips on wine at the Royal City Gogos’ latest fundraiser.
If you missed the Fine Art of Wine on May 5 and 6, you still have time to take part in the June 9 event (June 10 is already sold out) and learn how to choose wine, how to get the best value, how to serve it and how to pair it with the right foods. At the Fine Art of Wine, sommelier Brian Goss will lead guests in the sampling of three white and three red wines, explaining the origins, distinct taste and qualities of each.
The Fine Art of Wine on Friday, June 9 is being held at a waterfront condo at the Quay and runs from 8 to 10 p.m. Tickets are $50 per person and include six food and wine tastings, an additional glass of wine and take-home information.
To reserve a spot, email [email protected].
The Royal City Gogos raise money for the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Grandmothers to Grandmothers campaign, which funds projects in Africa that support grandmothers who are raising grandchildren who have been orphaned by AIDS.
For more information, go to www.royalcitygogos.org.
