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Filed Under Events | March 12, 2009
It’s another busy weekend full of fun activities. And if you’re looking for more fun next week, be sure to check out yesterday’s Spring Break guide:
CelticFest Vancouver
March 11th – 15th, various times and locations
There’ll be family fun every day during CelticFest including face painting, live music and much more. Plus you’ll want to catch the 6th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade on the 15th at 11:30 am beginning at the corner of Georgia and Broughton: www.celticfestvancouver.com
Pottery Barn Kids Sing-Along
Thursday, March 12th, 10 am & 11 am, Pottery Barn Kids, 2935 Granville Street
Need an excuse to visit the new Pottery Barn? Bring your tots along for their chance to sing, dance and play along with performer Fanny Fairchild: www.potterybarnkids.ca
Winter Farmers Market
Saturday, March 14th, 10 am – 2 pm, WISE Hall, 1882 Adanac Street at Victoria Drive, Vancouver
It’s your biweekly chance to eat locally and stock up on fresh winter veggies and fruit, baking and crafts: www.eatlocal.org
Eaters of Others…. Maplewood’s Raptors
Saturday, March 14th, 10 am – Noon, WBT building at the Pacific Environment Science Centre, 2645 Dollarton Highway, North Vancouver
This Wild Bird Trust Nature Walk will focus on the different kind of Raptors – hawks, eagles and owls – that dine in the hood. It is also stroller accessible: www.birdsonthebay.ca
Spring Break Workshop: Vancouver Cantonese Opera
Saturday, March 14th, Noon – 3 pm, Vancouver Public Library, Fraserview Branch, 1950 Argyle Drive, Vancouver
Kids and adults drop by and get a behind the scenes look at the opera from Noon to 2:00 and from 2 pm to 3 pm there’ll be a free performance for everyone: www.vpl.ca
Iranian Day Festival
Sunday, March 15th, 11 am – 5 pm, 17th Street & Jones, North Vancouver
It’s the Canadian Iranian Foundations 2nd Annual Iranian Day Festival with a live concert by Shahram Shabpareh, folk dancing, belly dancing, a kids play area, face painting and more. Call 604.696.1121 or email info@cif-bc.com for more info: payvand.com
Spring Into It!
Sunday, March 15th, 11 am – 3 pm, Gym D, Britannia Centre, 1661 Napier Street, Vancouver
Celebrate spring with performers, carnival games, food and prizes at this fun, family event: britanniacentre.org
March Fun Fly Ambleside Park
Sunday, March 15th, all day, Ambleside Park, 13th & Marine Drive, West Vancouver
If weather permits why not settle in for a day of single, dual line and team flying, as well as kite boarders and buggiers. Heck, why not bring your own kite too for a bit of high flying: www.bcka.bc.ca
Ukrainian Easter Egg Workshop
Sunday, March 15th, 12:30 pm – 4:30 pm, Ukrainian Catholic Centre, 3150 Ash Street, Vancouver
All ages are welcome – though kids of seven and under need an adult to help them with the fiddly bits – to come and learn the fine art of Ukrainian Easter egg decoration: vancouver.ca
Lemony Snicket @ Kidsbook
Tuesday, March 17th, 6:30 pm, Kidsbooks on Broadway, 3083 West Broadway, Vancouver
Lemony will be debuting his new book, The Composer is Dead, and signing and meeting his adoring (and delusional) fans, if you’re one of them you’ll want to be there: www.kidsbooks.ca
Farther Afield:
Parent and Tot Discovery Walk
Thursday, March 12th, 10 am, Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve Society, 5200 Sumas Prairie Road, Chilliwack
This child-paced walk around the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve Society is a great way to get outdoors and explore nature: www.chilliwackblueheron.com
Pancake Breakfast
Saturday, March 14th, 8 am – 11:30 am, Cloverdale Legion Auditorium, 17567 – 57 Avenue, Cloverdale
The Legion’s putting on a full breakfast including eggs, sausage, coffee and juice that’ll get your weekend off to the right start: www.cloverdale.bc.ca/legion
Spring Sprouts
Saturday, March 14th, 10 am – 11:30 am, Campbell Valley Regional Park, Langley
Shake off the winter blues, keep a lookout for frisky cottontails, search for courting birds and generally immerse yourself in spring. Plus there’ll be crafts. And it’s all aimed at kids from three to five: www.metrovancouver.org
Eagles, Hawk, Falcon and Owls of the Fraser Delta
Saturday, March 14th, 10 am – 2 pm, 3800 – 72nd Street, Delta
Families are invited to bring a picnic lunch and come out to identify the common Raptors who hunt the shoreline and uplands of Boundary Bay. With an illustrated talk, a dyke walk and tour of the Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre, you’ll discover how these birds hunt, what they eat and why their habitat is important for their survival: www.birdsonthebay.ca
Thinking Caps Club: Colour Magic
Saturday, March 14th, 10:30 am – Noon, Surrey Museum, 17710 – 56A Avenue, Surrey
Not only can kids discover how to make colours from nature, they’ll also learn about Holi, the Hindu Festival of Colour and create their own water colours to take home to create their own masterpieces. Pre-registration is required: www.surrey.ca
Exotic Reptile Show
Saturday, March 14th & Sunday, March 15th, 11 am – 4 pm, Richmond Nature Park 11851 Westminster Hwy, Richmond
Find out about exotic reptiles, including snakes, lizards and geckos, from the experts. Call 604.718.6188 for more details: richmondnatureparksociety.ca
St. Patrick’s Day Fun
Saturday, March 14th, 12:30 pm – 2 pm, Cloverdale Recreation Centre, 6220 – 184 Street, Cloverdale
Aimed at preschool aged kids, this party will be filled with fun, games and all the colours of the rainbow: www.cloverdale.bc.ca
Willowbrook Jr. Spelling Bee
Saturday, March 14th, 1 pm, Willowbrook Mall, Fraser Highway & No. 10, Langley
Local spellers of seven and eight are invited to join in Willowbrook Shopping Centre’s 4th annual Spelling Bee with gifts and certificates for all participants plus a grand prize of a $100 Willowbrook Gift Card, and, of course, the title of Willowbrook Jr. Spelling Bee Champ. Call 604.530.2115 to register: www.shopwillowbrook.com
Duck Paddlers
Monday, March 15th, 1 pm – 3 pm, Burnaby Lake Regional Park
Kids of four and five will find it just ducky to find feathers, watch ducks swim and dive and play duck games with this fun intro to birds. Please pre-register: www.metrovancouver.org
Going Green:
Robin Wheeler – Guest Expert on Food Security
Saturday, March 14th, 2 pm – 4 pm, SPEC (Society Promoting Environmental Conservation), 2150 Maple Street, Vancouver
Robin Wheeler, author of Food Security for the Faint of Heart and Gardening for the Faint of Heart, will be discussing issues around food security such as stockpiling, gleaning, cooking, a triage for thawing a freezer and lots more: www.sustainablebuildingcentre.com
And we wanted to remind you to always call or visit the website for event info before you head out just in case any changes have been made since we posted it. And of course, have fun!
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