You can try your hand at making origami, take a lumen photo print workshop and hear about a Martian attack all for free this weekend during Culture Days, a national celebration now in its 10th year.
Here’s a list of what’s happening at Tri-City venues each day (registration is required for some programs):
FRIDAY
• PoCo Heritage (150-2248 McAllister Ave., Port Coquitlam): Tour the museum and check out the images in the Naturally PoCo display from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m today and Saturday. Visit pocoheritage.org.
• Dogwood Pavilion (1655 Winslow Ave., Coquitlam): Adults new to painting can learn the basics of watercolours, 1 to 3:30 p.m. Call 604-927-4386 to register.
• Coquitlam Public Library (City Centre branch, 1169 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam): Celebrate 100 years of Korean film. The opening ceremony is at 6 p.m. in Rooms 136 and 137, with the screening of Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds, at 6:30 p.m. Actor, producer, writer and director (The Tree Inside) Michelle Kim will open the weekend-long event that also includes the movie Little Forest at noon and The Spy Gone North at 2 p.m. on Saturday, and Assassination at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday. The flicks are provided by the Korean Cultural Centre of Canada. Visit coqlibrary.ca.
Michelle Kim
SATURDAY
• Glen Pine Pavilion (1200 Glen Pine Crt., Coquitlam): Wear a cultural costume during a party with the Glen Pine 50 Plus Society clubs, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Visit coquitlam.ca.
• Terry Fox Library (2150 Wilson Ave., PoCo): Young kids and their caregivers can enjoy songs and rhymes from around the world from 10:15 to 10:45 p.m. Email rburke@fvrl.bc.ca.
• The Gathering Place (200-2253 Leigh Sq., PoCo): Exhibiting artist Phyllis Schwartz leads a session on lumen print from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; her workshop is open to participants ages eight and older. Register via experienceit.ca (barcode 37491).
• Port Moody Library (100 Newport Dr.): Share a poem, haiku, couplet, limerick or ode and place it on the library’s Poetry Tree, inspired by author Shel Silverstein’s The Poet Tree, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call 604-469-4577.
• Port Moody city hall (100 Newport Dr.): Take a tour of the Inlet Theatre with the city’s resident artist Sara Graham. Kids can also add a piece to the Build a City Lego station from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visit portmoody.ca.
• Town Centre Park (near the TD Community Plaza, 1299 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam): Families can create a paper patch using dry media and art supplies, for a community quilt project. The event is from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. visit coquitlam.ca.
• PoCo Heritage (150-2248 McAllister Ave., PoCo): Use paint, glue, markers and forest materials to create a nature-based artwork from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Visit pocoheritage.org.
• The Outlet (200-2253 Leigh Sq., PoCo): The city’s artist in residence, Jessica Nelson, collects stories and perspectives for her writing project, WOMXN: An Exploration of How Womxn Find Their Way in Society, from noon to 5 p.m. Visit portcoquitlam.ca.
• Art Gallery at Evergreen (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam): Check out Angela Teng’s solo show, Up a Lemon Tree, and get inspired by her art to make your own yarn painting as part of the facility’s Family Days, from 1 to 4 p.m. The tours are at 2:30 p.m. (English) and 3:30 p.m. (Korean). Visit evergreenculturalcentre.ca.
• Port Moody Arts Centre (2425 St. Johns St.): Tour the galleries for the opening of the sixth annual Art 4 Life exhibit, a four-week show; the reception is from 1 to 3 p.m. Visit pomoarts.ca.
• Poirier Community Centre (Howe Room, 630 Poirier St., Coquitlam): Artist Danica Noort leads adults in a class on zentagle drawings from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Call 604-927-4386 to sign up. Visit coquitlam.ca.
• Silk Art Gallery (2419 Clarke St., PoMo): Professional artists demonstrate their floral painting skills today and Sunday from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Visit silkgallery.ca.
• Terry Fox Library (2150 Wilson Ave., PoCo): Craftapolooza is open to participants of all ages, from 2 to 4 p.m. Email rburke@fvrl.bc.ca.
• Pinetree Community Centre (1260 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam): Youth ages 11 to 18 can learn about and play multicultural games such as Pilol (Ghana), Catch the Dragon’s Tail (China), Queimada (Brazil) and Kabbadi (India), or make origami (Japan), from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Visit coquitlam.ca.
SUNDAY
• Centennial Pavilion (1655 Winslow Ave., Coquitlam): Try out ballet core fusion, which uses ballet, pilates, yoga and barre elements to target muscles, from 1 to 2 p.m. Call 604-927-4386 to sign up.
• Place des Arts (1120 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam): A special edition of Family Days will include four drop-in exhibition-related activities, starting at 2 p.m.: Spin yarn with the Coquitlam Weavers and Spinners Guild; add a wet-felt poppy to The Poppy Project; paint a floral still life with watercolours; and snap a family picture using photo props. Register via brownpapertickets.com.
• Port Moody city hall (100 Newport Dr.): Take a trip back in time when families would gather around the radio to be entertained by stories, advertisements and music. The Venosta Radio Show, presented by the Port Moody Heritage Society in conjunction with Expect Exceptional Theatre, has Martian Attack at 3 p.m. featuring the characters Misty P Moody and Capt. Bobbing Buoy. Visit portmoodymuseum.org.
