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WEEKEND
WHEN: Saturday, Feb 25 from noon to 11 p m
WHERE: Studio Brewing (5792 Beresford St )
COST: No tickets needed
Coldest Night Of The Year Walk For Homelessness
The coldest night of the year statistically occurs in the third week of February, and Burnaby residents can walk to raise money for local charities serving people experiencing hunger and homelessness in the community Hosted by Burnaby Community Services and the Society to End Homelessness in Burnaby, the charities recommend wearing good waterproof shoes or boots, a warm coat and gloves and bringing a water bottle.
WHEN: Saturday, Feb 25, check-in opens at 4 p m
WHERE: Start at Marlborough Elementary School (6060 Marlborough Ave )
COST: Register at cnoy.org/register
Burnaby Lyric Opera
Come listen to these magnificent operas performed by Burnaby Lyric Opera, featuring some of the best young professional opera voices in the province
Enjoy the comic one-act opera, Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi, which follows greedy relatives scheming over their late patriarch’s will who end up getting tricked out of their inheritance
Then it’s Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci, a tragic tale of the suffering clown Canio.
WHEN: Saturday, Feb 25 at 8 p m (It also runs Monday, Wednesday and Thursday next week)
WHERE: Shadbolt Centre for the Arts (6450 Deer Lake Ave.)
COST: $35 adult, $30 seniors and students, tickets available through tickets shadboltcentre com
SUNDAY, FEB. 26
Black History Walk
This Saturday, join Ethiopian Affairs in B.C. as it hosts a walk to honour the achievements of Black Canadians This year will honour Canadian Olympian, sprinter Harry Jerome and also mark 127 years since
Studio Brewing Turns Two
It’s the two-year anniversary of Studio Brewing opening in Burnaby Head to this birthday bash with the victory of Adwa, an important historical celebration of Ethiopia defeating a colonial invasion.
WHEN: Saturday, Feb. 25, at 1 p.m.
WHERE: Swangard Stadium (3883 Imperial St ) COST: Free live music from 3 to 6 p.m., new merch, food trucks, a bratwurst pop-up by Legends Haul and a lineup of fabulous lagers
ECO CENTRE TOUR: BURNABY FOR OUR KIDS
Learn how waste gets reused at a tour of Burnaby’s Eco Centre, hosted by For Our Kids Burnaby This family-friendly event is great for kids who want to learn more about the environment.
WHEN: Sunday, Feb 26 from 10 a m to noon
WHERE: Burnaby Eco Centre (4855 Still Creek Ave )
INFO: RSVP via email at burnaby@forourkids ca
Compiled by Lauren Vanderdeen
