1. Take a walk with your fellow citizens at this year’s Jane’s Walks events in New West on May 5, 6 and 7. About a dozen different walks are taking place in areas from Queensborough to Sapperton to Westminster Pier Park. Details about all of this year’s walks can be found on the New Westminster page at www.janeswalk.org.
2. Put on your dancing shoes and attend Spring Fling 2017, which includes music by Recline, live and silent auctions, a raffle and more. Steel & Oak will be serving up beer and Boston Pizza Queensborough will provide complimentary late-night pizza at the Royal City Rotary Club’s fundraiser for KidSport New West. Spring Fling is on Saturday, May 6 from 7 p.m. to midnight at the Queensborough Community Centre, 920 Ewen Ave. Tickets are $35 and are available at www.eventbrite.com (search for Spring Fling KidSport.)
3. Hunt for treasures at the Massey Victory Heights Residents’ Association’s 13th annual neighbourhood garage sale on Saturday, May 6 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Look for the signs in the area bounded by 10th and Eighth avenues and McBride Boulevard and East Columbia Street.
4. Check out the Lyric Singers’ final concert of the season, Considering the Lilies, where they will perform classical and contemporary music, including a version of Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen that’s been arranged just for the choir. The show takes place on Saturday, May 6 at 7:30 p.m. at Holy Trinity Cathedral and will be followed by a reception. Tickets are $20 or $18 for seniors and students and available at www.lyricsingers.ca.
5. Meet artists in their studios at the First Saturday’s Open Art Studios event at 100 Braid Street Studios, #200-100 Braid St. During the free event, which runs from 7 to 9:30 p.m., you’ll be able check out the artists working studios, ask questions and learn about techniques. Info: www.100braidststudios.com.
6. Treat yourself to an afternoon of music at the New Westminster Symphony Orchestra’s spring concert on Sunday, May 7 at 2 p.m. at Massey Theatre, 735 Eighth Ave. The performance features Brahms Symphony No. 1, Tristan and Isolde (Wagner) and Bizet (Arlesienne Suite No. 2.) (Bizet.) Admission is by donation at the door.
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