The weekend is here, and it’s clear that there’s plenty to do and see in the city. From skating to admiring art, to listening to opera and watching a film, whether it’s rain or shine, our list has got you covered. 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 Feb. 21 to 23.
1 Get skates on this Friday at the pro-d day loonie skate from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at the Kensington Recreation Complex, 6159 Curtis St. This public skate is a low-cost recreational opportunity for all ages. It’s $1 per person, but children three and under are free. Skates and helmets are included in the admission fee. For more information, call 604-297-4535.
2 Get watching an inspirational film this Saturday, about an African-American gospel choir’s journey to Palestine to work with people and present a play about the life of the late Martin Luther King Jr. The film was well received when it was screened at the Vancouver International Film Festival. Al Helm (“The Dream”) will be screening at the South Burnaby United Church, 7591 Gray Ave., starting at 7 p.m. For more information about the film, contact Marianna Harris at [email protected]. The event is free.
3 Get listening to Le Nozze Di Figaro at the Shadbolt Centre of the Arts, 6450 Deer Lake Ave., on Saturday evening. The Burnaby Lyric Opera production breathes life in Mozart’s masterpiece with lively characters meeting life’s unexpected twists and turns with humour, grace and poignancy while singing to classical music. Get a glimpse of the count, the maid and young lovers in masks and costumes from 8 to 10 p.m. For more information, call 604-205-3000, or visit www.burnabylyricopera.org.
4 Get cultured at the Burnaby Art Gallery, 6344 Deer Lake Ave. Check out the Recent Acquisitions of First Nations and Inuit Prints, all of the pieces were created during the 1970s to early 1980s period, with many included in the Northwest Coast Indian Artist Guild series of 1977 and 1978. Two notable Inuit works of Canadian Heritage were added to the collection last year. The exhibition includes masterworks by Kenojuak Ashevak, Pitseolak Ashoona, Robert Davidson, Beau Dick, Joseph and Kananginak Pootoogood, Richard Hunt, Bill Reid and Roy Henry Vickers, among others. The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, then noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
5 Get grinding on Burnaby Mountain’s own Velodrome “Grind” Trail, one of the best kept secrets in the city. If you’re looking for a challenge, but don’t want to look very far, check out this 1,400-metre route up the mountain, which takes about 25 minutes depending on your pace. There’s a trail entrance by the gravel parking lot at the Doug Drummond trailhead just north of the Harry Jerome Sports Centre, on the north side of Barnet Highway. It connects into the Pandora Trail, which brings you to the Kamui Mintara totems on Burnaby Mountain. For more information, visit www.burnaby.ca.
Email your Top 5 ideas to [email protected].
– compiled by staff reporter Stefania Seccia
