1. Make sure you check out WITNESS at the New Media Gallery, Anvil Centre, 777 Columbia St. The exhibit, featuring the work of five international artists exploring life in a world of surveillance systems and visual technology, ends on Nov. 6. The gallery is open Tuesday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and until 8 p.m. on Thursday.
2. Have a ‘fangtastic’ halloween at Fraser River Discovery Centre and enjoy games, crafts, a scavenger hunt, prizes and more. Come in costume with the whole family for a free self-guided event. It’s on Saturday, Oct. 29 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 788 Quayside Dr.
3. Head to Century House for Seniors Follies, a series of short productions by the Golden Age Theatre troupe. Shows take place on Friday, Oct. 28 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 29 at 1:30 p.m. at 620 Eighth St. Tickets are $8 for members, $10 for non-members. Call 604-519-1066 or drop in to purchase tickets.
4. Let the kids help plan the new playground at Quayside Park at a drop-in design workshop on Saturday, Oct. 29 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at River Market, 810 Quayside Dr. Kids can create models and drawings of their ideas for the future playground at the “submarine park.” Adult input is also wanted, so come armed with ideas!
5. Enjoy an afternoon of diversity with Kimchi Haggis, a free music performance and workshop for kids offered by ArtStarts on Sunday, Oct. 30 at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. at River Market, 810 Quayside Dr. The performance blends Scottish traditional music with Indian sitar, African kalimba, guitar, electronic beats and instruments around the world. For more information, see artstarts.com/events or www.rivermarket.ca.
6. Get into the Halloween spirit at the Family Halloween Howl, which includes spooktacular crafts, ghouling carnival games, terror-iffic treats, a bouncy castle and a Halloween sing-along with children’s entertainer Tony Prophet. It’s on Sunday, Oct. 30 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Centennial Community Centre, 65 East Sixth Ave., and costs $6 per child.
7. Check out the works of artist gurpreet shergill in the final weekend of The Foreign Gaze: Bollywood Eyes, an exhibition in the Gallery at Queen’s Park until Oct. 30. Shergill, whose paintings are influenced by film and television images from his childhood, will be in attendance on the weekend to discuss his work and answer questions. Admission is free.
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