Events
Plan your Fall full of events like craft fairs, trivia nights, live theatre, magic, music or comedy shows!
Downtown New Westminster Residents Association Meeting
07:00pm -10:00pm
The New Westminster Residents Association is proud to invite our Mayor Jonathan Cote to let us all know what he and his council have planned for the upcoming year and to take your questions. See more details at the event's website above.
Read MoreRCLAS presents Poetic Justice
Superb readings by super-talented poets, as well as an open mic! The Royal City Literary Arts Society presents readings every Sunday from 2-4pm at the Heritage Grill.
See more at the event's website above.
Zumba Drop-in
09:00am -10:00am
Do you like to shake/dance/have the most fun you have ever had? ZUMBA might be the best combination of everything dance and fitness has to offer. Join May Elford every Sunday at 9am for a ZUMBA session. It is open to ages 14 and up, all fitness levels, and no prior dance training required.
A great way to work up an appetite before you dive into our food hall for some delicious breakfast.
$5/class.
This is a drop-in class. No pre-registration is required.
See more at the event's website above.
New West Artists Show and Sale
12:00pm -05:00pm
Ongoing New West Artists exhibits at The Network Hub
Open Mon-Fridays Noon to 5pm
Upstairs at The River Market
See more at the event's website above.
Arts at ONE
01:00pm -02:00pm
The Winter 2019 Arts at One concert series at Douglas College. See live music every Thursday at 1pm at the Laura C. Muir Performing Arts Theatre. Free and open to everyone!
See event's website above for full schedule.
RCLAS presents "Tellers of Short Tales"
06:00pm -08:00pm
RCLAS presents “Tellers of Short Tales”
Feature Author: Trysh Ashby-Rolls
Date: Thursday January 10, 2019. Hosted by Lozan Yamolky.
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm, Free admission.
Location: Anvil Centre, Rm 413B
Description: A program of monthly readings designed to engage fans of the short story genre with emerging and published short story writers.
Come listen! Bring a friend!
Bring a short story to share on Open Mic.
Close to Skytrain. Wheelchair accessible.
BIO: Distinguished author and Professor Emeritus, Gary Geddes, writes that Trysh Ashby-Rolls “has not only had the courage to write about challenging social issues other writers seldom attempt – but has also developed a voice and style that are literary in the best sense of that word.”
Among the subjects she has attempted in books, short stories, television documentaries, newspaper and magazine articles are: female and male genital mutilation, partners of child sexual abuse survivors, suicide, international parent-child abduction, physician-patient abuse and major trauma – natural and manmade disaster, major accident and illness – and recovery in different cultures globally. In Toronto she covered a sex trade workers’ conference, and a pornographic film festival.
She cut her career teeth in 1981 as the first professional writer and news presenter in Canada’s cable television industry, paid at industry rates. From there she hosted, wrote and produced a current affairs program for CHCH-TV, Hamilton, after which she worked on CBC radio’s Metro Morning as a story editor. In 1989 she moved to the west coast with a book contract from McGraw-Hill Ryerson. She has spoken at conferences and read from her work worldwide. Trysh gained a M.A. Distinction in 1998, from the University of London, England, specializing in psychological trauma and recovery. She is a member of The Writers’ Union of Canada and the Canadian Association of Journalists.
McGraw-Hill Ryerson published her first book, Triumph: A Journey of Healing from Incest (1991), a Canadian bestseller and Top Seller on Amazon.com (2006), with a second edition coming soon. Travel Blows the Mind: Cautionary Tales, in This Place a Stranger: Canadian Women Travelling Alone, ed. Vici Johnstone (Caitlin, 2015) received excellent reviews. Unbecoming a Physician in Walk Myself Home: an anthology to end violence against women, ed. Andrea Routley (Caitlin, 2010), which Trysh is developing into a full-length book. She has recently completed Left Behind Dad: A Loving Father’s Search for his Abducted Daughters.
See more at the event's website above.
Code Club River Market
10:00am -12:00pm
Code Club offers a fun and interactive way for children to build valuable life skills such as logical thinking, teamwork and collaboration skills, as well as engaging them in learning more about the technology they use every day.
We provide easy to follow coding projects which help children learn Scratch, HTML & CSS and Python by making games, animations and websites. The projects gradually introduce coding concepts to allow children to grow their understanding of digital making.
Code Club takes place the 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month from 10am til' 12pm.
Gemini Rising Vintage Goodbye Party
12:00pm -05:00pm
After many careful and heartfelt deliberations, we're sad to announce the closure of our location at 43 Sixth Street, New Westminster. Please join us January 12th for a CLOSING PARTY where everything in store will be 40% off! Details to follow on Facebook, see event's website above for more details.
Read MoreLife Drawing with the Wylde Wood Collective
12:30pm -02:00pm
Bring your own equipment and supplies…we provide the model! This free drop- activity is open to all abilities.
Artist Melissa Mary Duncan will also be on hand to give constructive feedback upon request.
See more at the event's website above.
The Stage 6th Birthday Party!
01:00pm -04:00pm
Join us for an afternoon of free classes and cake! Sample a few of our great studio offerings and finish up with a piece of birthday cake! We look forward to seeing you there!
Please note that all classes are first come first serve as no registration is required! If our River Market studio fills up we will close the doors for that class! Come early!
Please share the event with your friends!
WORTH NOTING
-River Market parking is challenging, please leave yourself time to arrive to your class. Parking is available under Inn at the Quay and in the lot beside the Fraser River Discovery Centre.
-Our River Market Studio is boutique and does not allow for strollers or carriers, these will need to be left outside of our room in the hallway.
-Parents are required to stay for all free trial classes.
-Some free trial classes are mixed ages. When you'd like to register please go to www.thestagenewwest.ca/programs to find the class for your child's age.
See more at the event's website above.
Zumba Drop-in
09:00am -10:00am
Do you like to shake/dance/have the most fun you have ever had? ZUMBA might be the best combination of everything dance and fitness has to offer. Join May Elford every Sunday at 9am for a ZUMBA session. It is open to ages 14 and up, all fitness levels, and no prior dance training required.
A great way to work up an appetite before you dive into our food hall for some delicious breakfast.
$5/class.
This is a drop-in class. No pre-registration is required.
See more at the event's website above.
RCLAS presents Poetic Justice
Superb readings by super-talented poets, as well as an open mic! The Royal City Literary Arts Society presents readings every Sunday from 2-4pm at the Heritage Grill.
See more at the event's website above.
Plant Nite!
07:00pm -09:00pm
Plant Nite is invading bars and restaurants in Vancouver Mainland with everything you need to create a gorgeous terrarium. Plant Nite will provide you with everything you need to create your own beautiful and unique terrarium! We'll guide you and your group through two lively hours of creativity, digging, drinking, and fun! Discover a new kind of night out!
No experience is necessary and having a green thumb is not required. At the end of the night, you'll walk away with an amazing mini garden similar to the one shown above! Keep in mind, that each terrarium will be unique and vary depending on seasonality/availability of plants, containers, and supplies... but we promise your project will look AWESOME!
So what are you waiting for? Grab your friends and join us at Kelly O'Bryans, you can make either a Succulent Terrarium in Rose Bowl or a Distressed Wood Succulent Planter Terrarium with Wish Rock.
See more and register now at the event's website above!
Painted Rock Winemakers Dinner at Piva Modern Italian
06:00pm -09:00pm
Piva Modern Italian Executive Chef Subraaz Abdullah will join forces with Painted Rock Proprietor John Skinner for an intimate evening of fine food, fine wine and close friends. January 16th, 2019. 6:00pm arrival, 6:30pm dinner begins. Five Courses, Five Wines.
No exceptions to the menu. $125 inclusive of tax and gratuity.
See the full menu and get your tix now via the event's website above.
Arts at ONE
01:00pm -02:00pm
The Winter 2019 Arts at One concert series at Douglas College. See live music every Thursday at 1pm at the Laura C. Muir Performing Arts Theatre. Free and open to everyone!
See event's website above for full schedule.
RCLAS presents "In Their Words"
06:00pm -08:00pm
RCLAS presents “In Their Words: A Royal City Reading Series”
Date: Thursday, January 17, 2019
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm, Free admission
Location: Anvil Centre, Rm 411A Host: Ruth Kozak
If you are interesting in reading at a future installment of In Their Words,
please send a note to secretary@rclas.com
Featured Presenters:
Susan Lundahl reads
Alice Munro, Short Stories
WJ (Wanda) Kehewin reads
Vera Manuel, Indigenous writer
Gail Norcross reads
Ian McEwen, English novelist/screenwriter
Description: In Their Words happens on the 3rd Thursday of every other month. Feature speakers present their favourite author from any genre in poetry, fiction, non-fiction or drama. Presentations include a brief commentary about the author and a reading of selections that exemplify what the presenter loves about the author’s work. A short Q&A follows each presenter.
New West Craft
11:00am -04:00pm
New West Craft is kicking off a new year of markets on Saturday, January 19th from 11am to 4pm at River Market. Shop beautiful handmade items from local artisans and crafters.
Read MorePride Night at The Met
08:00pm -01:00am
Pride Night at The Met is a reoccurring Night of Pride for LGBTQ2S+ people and friends in New Westminster.
RSVP to the event's website above.
RCLAS presents Poetic Justice
Superb readings by super-talented poets, as well as an open mic! The Royal City Literary Arts Society presents readings every Sunday from 2-4pm at the Heritage Grill.
See more at the event's website above.
Zumba Drop-in
09:00am -10:00am
Do you like to shake/dance/have the most fun you have ever had? ZUMBA might be the best combination of everything dance and fitness has to offer. Join May Elford every Sunday at 9am for a ZUMBA session. It is open to ages 14 and up, all fitness levels, and no prior dance training required.
A great way to work up an appetite before you dive into our food hall for some delicious breakfast.
$5/class.
This is a drop-in class. No pre-registration is required.
See more at the event's website above.
Boardgame Buy/Sell/Trade
11:00am -03:00pm
Every 6 months, in January and July, Boardgame Warriors organizes this fun event. It is a great place to find great deals on used games and trade away or sell unwanted ones.
Use the group’s meetup page to RSVP for the event and list what you are looking to offer, or what you would like to acquire. Use the message board to propose trades and list items for sale if you like, or just use the comment section.
If you have any unwanted board games you would like to sell, or trade for, be sure to RSVP and list them. If there are any that you are looking for, list them as well. Or just drop by and check things out!
See more at the event's website above.
Arts at ONE
01:00pm -02:00pm
The Winter 2019 Arts at One concert series at Douglas College. See live music every Thursday at 1pm at the Laura C. Muir Performing Arts Theatre. Free and open to everyone!
See event's website above for full schedule.
Code Club River Market
10:00am -12:00pm
Code Club offers a fun and interactive way for children to build valuable life skills such as logical thinking, teamwork and collaboration skills, as well as engaging them in learning more about the technology they use every day.
We provide easy to follow coding projects which help children learn Scratch, HTML & CSS and Python by making games, animations and websites. The projects gradually introduce coding concepts to allow children to grow their understanding of digital making.
Code Club takes place the 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month from 10am til' 12pm.
RCLAS Workshop: “Introduction To Wordpress – How To Make A Website”
01:00pm -03:00pm
RCLAS Workshop: “Introduction To Wordpress – How To Make A Website” Facilitator: Cassandra Metcalfe
Date: Saturday January 26, 2019
Time: 1:30pm – 3:30pm
Location: Anvil Centre, Room 417
Pre-register at secretary@rclas.com
Workshop Fees: RCLAS Members $15/Non-members $25
Description Are you a writer? Looking to build a website? 2019 is your year!
In this workshop, Cassandra will walk you through the steps:
* the basics of picking a theme * using widgets * how to upload images and other media files
* how to connect to social media and other online spaces. Plus, learn the pros and cons of purchasing a domain or using a free WordPress hosted domain.
This workshop will not be participant heavy, but will demonstrate with input, the building of a website.
A brief Q&A will be included and a resource checklist and best practices review provided.
This will include information on the incidentals (images etc.) that will be needed to build the site and a warning about some of the dangers (copyright infringement, IP lawsuit etc.) and pitfalls.
This workshop will appeal to the computer literate who are comfortable with certain online spaces but have not yet built a website. This will also be great for those who have been using Square or Wix and are ready to switch to a WordPress but have no experience with it.
Bio: Cassandra Metcalfe graduated with a BA Honours degree in English Literature, a Certificate in Hellenic Studies and a Certificate in Medieval and Renaissance Studies in June of 2012. She is in the final stage of her Masters in Publishing from Simon Fraser University. She is also a blogger, poet, and novelist, photographer, and maker.
See more at the event's website above.
Zumba Drop-in
09:00am -10:00am
Do you like to shake/dance/have the most fun you have ever had? ZUMBA might be the best combination of everything dance and fitness has to offer. Join May Elford every Sunday at 9am for a ZUMBA session. It is open to ages 14 and up, all fitness levels, and no prior dance training required.
A great way to work up an appetite before you dive into our food hall for some delicious breakfast.
$5/class.
This is a drop-in class. No pre-registration is required.
See more at the event's website above.
RCLAS presents Poetic Justice
Superb readings by super-talented poets, as well as an open mic! The Royal City Literary Arts Society presents readings every Sunday from 2-4pm at the Heritage Grill.
See more at the event's website above.
Free Reconciliation Workshop with Brad Marsden
06:30pm -09:30pm
Ages 14+
Join New Westminster Museum & Archives for a free, powerful experiential workshop to help understand the collective trauma that impacts Native people throughout North America’s history. Participants will better understand how feelings such as fear, shame, learned helplessness, and anger infiltrated Native communities and led to the disempowering behaviors and social conditions that we see today.
See more info via the event's website above.
Blind Date
07:00pm -09:00pm
ONE ACTOR. ONE AUDIENCE MEMBER. ONE BLIND DATE.
Experience all the exhilaration and excitement of new love as Mimi goes on a blind date with a different man every night—plucked right out of the audience! Straight from sold-out runs in New York, London’s West End, and Toronto, this fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants fusion of clown, improv, theatre, and social experiment is sure to make you fall in love with Mimi and celebrate her audience-member-turned-Romantic-Hero!
“Fearless…and very funny” —The New York Times
Contains mature themes and some strong language.
Running time: 70–100 minutes, with no intermission
Get your tix now via the event's website above
January Chef's Table Dinner
06:30pm -09:30pm
This dinner created by executive chef Samuel Fabbro includes one welcome cocktail and six unique courses for $75. Full beverage pairing available for an additional $45. Limited space available. Reserve your spot today!
See more info via the event's website above.
Arts at ONE
01:00pm -02:00pm
The Winter 2019 Arts at One concert series at Douglas College. See live music every Thursday at 1pm at the Laura C. Muir Performing Arts Theatre. Free and open to everyone!
See event's website above for full schedule.
New West Sings!
06:30pm -08:30pm
Have you ever seen the performances by Choir Choir Choir and thought to yourself, that seems so cool, and FUN! Well, Now is your chance to take part in New West's own version, NEW WEST SINGS!!!!!
More info at the website above.
Fragile Forms
All day
PRESENTED BY MACHINENOISY
Inspired by world-renowned Finnish theorist and architect Juhani Pallasmaa’s writings on architecture and the sensing body, MACHiNENOiSY’s most ambitious work to date is a site-specific, 360-degree contemporary dance performance tailored specifically for New Westminster’s iconic Anvil Centre. This adventurous piece brings together architecture, sound, visual and lighting design, and a team of extraordinary dancers from both Canada and Finland, all to stunning effect.
Audience members accompany the artists as the performance moves to various locations throughout the Centre. As the piece unfolds, it evolves into an interplay between the architecture and one’s embodied perception of it. The sensorial, social, and political aspects of the space intermingle to redefine the performers, the audience, and the place itself. The result is a revelatory dance experience—immersive, radical, and utterly unique.
Notes about the show : Audience members accompany the artists as the performance moves to various locations throughout the Centre, and so we cannot guarantee that it will be accessible to persons who use a wheelchair or a walking device. The show is appropriate for all ages.
See more and buy your tix now via the event's website above.