We're continuing with our popular feature - our staff's Top 5 (Or More) Things To Do This Weekend. For this weekend, we have:
1 Get stimulated on Friday, Jan. 6 with The January Series, a live Internet video feed of 15-day speakers' series. The talk is from 9: 30 to 10: 30 a.m., at the New Westminster Christian Reformed Church, 8255 13th Ave. in Burnaby, but it's close to the New Westminster border.
Friday's talk is Edith
Mirante, Burma on the Brink: Can a Southeast Asia Disaster Zone Achieve Democracy and Environmental Justice? Free admission. Info: www.nwcrc.ca.
2 Get active at the Bonsor Recreation Complex on Friday, Jan. 6. The centre's gym is open for free to teens, aged 13 to 19, for Friday night fun. Bonsor is at 6550 Bonsor Ave. For more information, call 604-297-4497.
Stride Avenue Community School is also opening its gym on Friday so teens can drop in and play sports from 8 to 9: 30 p.m. Stride is at 7014 Stride Ave. in Burnaby.
3 Get checking out Harmony House, a new environmentally friendly house that's open for public viewing before the occupants move in.
Harmony House is one of two in B.C. that's part of a government initiative to showcase green homes to the public.
4 Get watching the game at the firstever University Hockey Classic between Simon Fraser University and the University of British Columbia on Saturday, Jan. 7 from 7 to 10 p.m.
Tickets are available by phone: 604-320-2223. The game is at the Bill Copeland Sports Arena, at 3676 Kensington Ave.
3676 Kensington Ave. 5 Get cheering for the No. 7-ranked AA St. Thomas More Knights basketball team at the 45th annual Chancellor tournament in Burnaby.
The Knights will be in tough against AAA honourable mention Byrne Creek Bulldogs and No.
2 AA G.W. Graham. Championship draw continues Friday, beginning at 3: 30 p.m.
The final top-10 placement games get underway Saturday, beginning at 11 a.m.
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You can also check out our full arts and events calendar listings on our website's homepage at www. burnabynow.com.
