1. Get ready to rock at Bubble Guppies Live, a family-friendly show featuring music, comedy and audience participation as the gang from the Nickelodeon show try to fund their missing friend. It takes place on Saturday, Feb. 18 at 4 p.m. at Massey Theatre, 735 Eighth Ave. Tickets are $34 and available at www.ticketsnw.ca. (It’s recommended you bring a booster seat for little ones.)
2. Enjoy Bittergirl, a musical/comedy by the touring Arts Club Theatre Company about three women getting over getting dumped – backed by 1960s girl groups’ tunes like Be My Baby, Where Did Our Love Go? and Ain’t No Mountain High Enough. Bittergirl is playing at the Anvil Centre Theatre, 777 Columbia St., on Saturday, Feb. 18 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $49 or $46 for seniors, students and children and available at www.ticketsnw.ca.
3. Have fun and support the New Westminster Youth Ambassador Team and its efforts to raise money for the B.C. and Alberta Guide Dogs at the group’s burger and trivia fundraiser on Saturday, Feb. 18 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Castle Neighbourhood Grill, 101-319 Governors Crt. People under 19 are welcome to attend. Tickets are $20 per person and available at [email protected] or 778-389-1125.
4. Check out the Greater Vancouver Youth Music Academy Jazz Band’s Embraceable You - A Valentine’s Show on Saturday, Feb. 18 at 8 p.m. (doors open at 7 p.m.) at the Columbia Theatre, 530 Columbia St. Tickets are $15. Info at www.gvyma.com and tickets at www.thecolumbia.net.
5. Find out what a heritage conservation area is all about at the Queen’s Park Residents’ Association meeting on Sunday, Feb. 19 at 2 p.m. at Centennial Lodge in Queen’s Park. In addition to a presentation about the proposed conservation area, city officials will also be on hand to discuss filming.
6. Take in this weekend’s Poetic Justice gathering on Sunday, Feb. 19 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Boston Pizza in Columbia Square. The event, hosted by the Royal City Literary Arts Society, includes two featured poets and an open mike session.
7. Celebrate Valentine’s Day on Saturday at Love is in the Air, a concert by the Amabilis Singers. The New Westminster/Burnaby choir is paying tribute to Cupid with some familiar and unfamiliar amorous tunes. The show gets underway at 8 p.m. at the New Westminster Christian Reformed Church, just across the border at 8244 13t h Ave. in Burnaby. Tickets are $20 for adults and seniors and free for children under 11. Tickets will be available at the door or by calling 604-503-2074. Info: www.amabilissingers.org.
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