1. Remember those who served or died in the line of duty at the City of New Westminster’s Remembrance Day ceremony at the cenotaph in front of city hall. The ceremony takes place on Friday, Nov. 11 from 10:30 a.m. to noon at 511 Royal Ave. The Royal Westminster Regiment’s ceremony takes place at 530 Queens Ave. beginning at 9:45 a.m. (Doors open at 8:30 a.m., with the Band of The Royal Westminster Regiment performing a selection of military music from the First World War and the Second World War.)
2. Shop for the kids at the New West Moms Group’s Kids Stuff Swap Meet on Saturday, Nov. 12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at River Market. You can pick up items for the kids – and buy a raffle ticket and help the group sponsor local families for Christmas.
3. Get slammed (not really) when ECCW pro wrestling’s Slamorama comes to New West on Saturday, Nov. 12. The show takes place at the Sapperton Pensioners Hall, 318 Keary St. Doors open at 7 p.m. and bell time is 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $16 or $20 for front row and are available at the door or at www.eccw.com.
4. Take in the Canadian premiere of Blackout, a play by Scottish playwright Davey Anderson, a true story of a 15-year-old boy charged with attempted murder who tries to piece together his life. It’s on stage Saturday, Nov. 12 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in the Laura C. Muir Performing Arts Theatre at Douglas College, 700 Royal Ave. Tickets are $20 or $10 for seniors and students – or $10 for everyone at the matinee, and available at www.brownpapertickets.com.
5. Check out The Lonely – A Tribute to Roy Orbison, where you’ll hear tunes like Crying, Only the Lonely and Oh, Pretty Woman. It’s on at Massey Theatre on Sunday, Nov. 13 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available at www.ticektsnw.ca.
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