1. Get informed and have fun at the New Westminster Fire and Rescue Services 2016 open house where you can learn about topics like home safety, fire extinguishers and smoke alarms; watch live demonstrations and equipment displays; visit with Sparky the Fire Dog; and enjoy a barbecue (by donation) served up by the New Westminster Firefighters’ Charitable Society. It’s taking place on Saturday, Oct. 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Glenbrook fire hall, at 1 East Sixth Ave.
2. Sing your heart out with Julie Andrews et al at a sing-along screening of The Sound of Music on Sunday, Oct. 16 from 2 to 5:30 p.m. (including intermission) at Massey Theatre. Dress up in costume and enter the fancy-dress competition. Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors and $10 for kids, available at 604-521-5050 or www.ticketsnw.ca.
3. Support local athletes at the 14th annual Hyack Football Tailgate Auction on Saturday, Oct. 15 at La Perla Ballroom and the atrium at River Market. The evening includes a wine and beer tasting hosted by Pacific Breeze Winery and Steel and Oak Brewery (accompanied by music from the NWSS jazz band), a lasagna dinner, a live and silent auction and an arm wrestling competition. Tickets are $70 per person or $500 for a table of eight. For more info, visit www.hyackfootballtailgateauc
tion.com.
4. Check out the Momentum Youth Arts Movement, which features a variety of free performances and workshops aimed at supporting local artists and youth. Friday’s action is at Massey Theatre and Saturday’s is at Anvil Centre. Details at www.momentumyouthfest.com
5. Join the conversation on how to make New Westminster a Compassionate City. The newly formed New West Hospice Society is holding a forum on Saturday, Oct. 15 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Century House, 620 Eighth St. Info: [email protected].
6. Have a magical day at St. Aidan’s Presbyterian Church, which is holding magic shows with John Kaplan on Saturday, Oct. 15 at 3 and 6 p.m. at 1320 Seventh Ave. A concession will be available before and after the shows. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for children 12 and under, or $40 for a family with two adults and children (maximum of six family members). Tickets are available at 604-524-9056.
7. Share your thoughts on the city’s future at the Build Our Future City open house that’s part of the official community plan update process. You can learn what’s planned for your neighbourhood and new housing forms being proposed in the city. The final two sessions in this round of consultation (9:30 a.m. to noon and 12:30 to 3 p.m.) are on Saturday, Oct. 15 at Richard McBride Elementary School, 331 Richmond St. Register at ourfuturecityoct15.eventbrite.ca.
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