After a gorgeous, sunny week it looks like rain might be heading our way this weekend. But don't let that dampen your spirits - there's still plenty of fun to be had in Burnaby. We're continuing with our popular feature - our staff's Top 5 (Or More) Things To Do This Weekend. Here's our Top 5 list for Nov. 29 to Dec. 1.
1 Get entertained at the Confederation Seniors' Association's presentation of Cinderella of the Golden Years, an original pantomime. The show takes place on Friday at 5 p.m. Tickets are on sale at Confederation Community Centre, 4585 Albert St. - no tickets will be sold at the door. Members and youth are $10 and non-members pay $12.
2 Get tossing with the Central Park Horseshoe Club. The club is holding an open house on Saturday for Sports Day in Canada. The event takes place from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Central Park horseshoe clubhouse - enter from Boundary. There will be tea, coffee, snacks and horseshoe throwing demonstrations. For more information, go to www.bchorseshoe.com or call 604-724-6106.
3 Get Christmassy at three different Christmas events this Saturday. The Girl Guides of Canada Holly Tea and Fair takes place from 1 to 3:30 p.m. at the South Burnaby United Church Hall, 7551 Gray Ave. Donations for the food bank will be collected at the door. Earlier in the day, there is a Christmas fair at All Saints Anglican Church, 7405 Royal Oak Ave., from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and a Christmas open house at the Finnish Manor Care Home at 3460 Kalyk Ave. from 10 a.m. to noon.
4 Get horsing around at the Christmas open house at the Burnaby Equestrian Centre on Sunday. Horse lovers will have the opportunity to meet the horses of Burnaby from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Burnaby Equestrian Centre at 9080 Avalon Ave. This event will be hosted by volunteers from the Burnaby Horsemen's Association, with the support of the City of Burnaby. There will be pony rides, barn tours, horse demos, free manure for your garden, information about the centre's programs and the facility in general. Bring cash for concession snacks, a raffle and craft sale, and well-heeled boots for pony rides. This is a free family event. No registration is required and everyone is welcome. For more information, go to www.burnabyhorsemensassociation.com or email [email protected].
5 Get Christmas shopping for a good cause at the Burnaby Gogos Swags and Bags sale on Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Deer Lake United Church, 5135 Sperling Ave. There will be fresh holiday door swags, "gogo" tote bags, unique children's clothing, fair trade products from Africa, jewelry and other items suitable for gifts and stocking stuffers. Proceeds go to the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign of the Stephen Lewis Foundation.
Email your Top 5 ideas to [email protected].
- compiled by staff reporter Janaya Fuller-Evans
