Learn how to help local mason bees at this City of Burnaby workshop on Sunday, March 15 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts. There will be information on mason bees and how you can help maintain the city's bee "condos." The city needs volunteers to help with the condos, which are somewhat similar to birdhouses. The workshop is free, but space is limited. The city's environmental technician Melinda Yong is organizing the session, and you must RSVP to get the exact location. Email [email protected].
Don't miss the second annual fundraiser for the Pacific Assistance Dogs Society on Saturday, March 14. Tickets are $50 and include live music and dancing, a buffet dinner, and a performance by an SFU pipe band and Scottish highland dancers. Of course, one of the best things about PADS is the dogs they raise, and there will be adorable 11-week-old puppies there. The doors open at 6 p.m., and the pipe band and highland dancers perform at 6:30 p.m. Dinner is at 7 p.m., followed by live music and dancing. There will also be a live auction and raffles throughout the night. PADS is a Burnaby-based non-profit that raises assistance dogs for people with mobility and hearing challenges. The organization is also raising trauma dogs for police to help soothe victims of crime. To buy tickets, go to http://tinyurl.com/PADStix.
Saturday, March 14 is your last chance to sit in on Baby and Toddler Storytime at the Burnaby Neighbourhood House. The final session is from 1:15 to 2 p.m. in the family place room at 100, 4460 Beresford St. Storytime is for newborns to three-year-olds. The event is free, and there's no need to register.
Let the kids burn off some energy at the Burnaby Village Museum this weekend. Every day until March 20, the museum is hosting a scavenger hunt from noon to 4 p.m. Participants receive a clue sheet. Giant spinners are used to determine the starting location, and the rest of the hunt is throughout the museum grounds. There are classic games - like Snakes and Ladders and tic-tac-toe - along the way, as well as kids' performers. Admission is $7 per person, but museum members get in for free.
Learn how to do drypoint etching at the Burnaby Art Gallery on Saturday, March 14, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The session costs $61.55, and supplies and lunch are included. Participants will learn how to create detailed drypoint prints. To register, call 604-297-4422 or visit www.burnabyartgallery.ca for more details. The gallery is at 6344 Deer Lake Ave.
