1. Create a beautiful hanging basket this weekend, when the City of New Westminster offers the secrets of its lush hanging baskets and provides all the materials and instruction you’ll need to make an 18-inch ($74) or 14-inch ($64) basket that you can take home and enjoy all summer long. This weekend’s class is on Saturday, May 21 from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Queen’s Park greenhouse complex. To register, call 604-777-5111.
2. Get some earplugs and head to Queen’s Park for the Ancient and Honourable Hyack Anvil Battery’s “21-gun” salute to Queen Victoria, who named New Westminster, and Queen Elizabeth. The Royal City tradition gets underway on Monday, May 23 at Queen’s Park Stadium with music and speeches at 11:30 a.m. and a 21-shot salute at noon.
3. Shop local at New West Craft, where you’ll find jewelry, knitting and crafts from local artisans. It’s on Saturday, May 21 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at River Market, 810 Quayside Dr.
4. Take a trip down memory lane at the Hyack Festival Antique Fair on Sunday, May 22 and Monday, May 23 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Queen’s Park Arenex. Admission is $3.
5. Watch some lacrosse action when bantam teams from B.C. and Alberta head to New West for the annual Hyack tournament. Action is taking place all weekend long at Queen’s Park and Moody Park arenas. If you’re at Queen’s Park Arena, take a look at the raffle baskets featuring items donated by many local businesses and residents – maybe you’ll get lucky.
6. Check out Straight Up NWA at the Gallery at Queen’s Park on Sunday, May 22 from 1 to 5 p.m. (and again on Sunday, May 29 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.). The show, featuring watercolours, acrylics, oils, mixed media and photography, fabric art, handcrafted jewelry and more, is hosted by the New West Artists and Arts Council of New Westminster. The event includes a silent auction.
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