1. Enjoy an evening of music, including new works and guest cellists, when the VanDeca Choir presents Fast Forward. It’s taking place on Saturday, Jan. 21 at Anvil Centre, 777 Columbia St., at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $20, $15 for students, plus service charges, available at www.ticketsnw.ca.
2. Check out an evening of sports entertainment when ECCW pro wrestling returns to New West on Saturday, Jan. 21 at the Sapperton Pensioners Hall, 318 Keary St., 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 for general admission or $24 for front row, and available at the door or www.eccw.com.
3. Head uptown for the Royal City Farmers Market’s winter market on Saturday, Jan. 21 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the 600 block of Belmont Street.
4. Chat with ‘pro-evidence, pro-science freethinkers’ and enjoy brunch at the Skeptics Brunch on Sunday, Jan. 22 at 1 p.m. at the Met Bar and Grill, 411 Columbia St. For information, see www.vancouverskeptics.org.
5. Paint a pretty picture and enjoy a beverage at the Northern Lights Paint and Sip Paint Night – Aurora Borealis at 100 Braid St. Studios. It’s on Saturday, Jan. 21 from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Open to those 19 and up, the event is $35 or $60 for two adults. See www.100braidststudios.com.
6. Pick up some needed items at the Clothes2U give-away event for those in need. Clothing, footwear, toys, books and household items are available for low-income, unemployed, single parents, fire/flood victims, students, homeless or immigrants. Admission is $1. The event takes place on Saturday, Jan. 21 from 2 to 4 p.m. at New Westminster Evangelical Free Church, 7895 Canada Way, just across the border on 10th Avenue in Burnaby.
