Fabric of Unity + Cultural Crawl Weekend

Issue #372

Author

Carla McNeil
October 02, 2025

Inside the New West Spotlight

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 😜 Rain Joke - Why did the rain become a photographer? 📸 

 🗓️ New West Events - Worth Checking Out!

 💝 You’re So Sweet - Thank you, Abril D.!

 🗞️ New West Local News - Fabric of Unity + Cultural Crawl Weekend

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Thank you, Abril - you’re awesome!

Local New Westminster Weather

Historical Records for Today - Record high 19.7 2022 - Record low 5.9 2018

Check out all of our local New Westminster Events

October 02, 2025

🍅 Farmers Market – 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM

📚️ Drop-in Wildfires Bookshop – 5:45 PM

📝 The Library Board Information Session – 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

🪡 Sewing Beginner(50+ years) at təməsew̓txʷ – 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM

🎙️ Karaoke Night at Georgie's – 7:00 PM

🪡 Creativity Workshop - Hand Stitching – 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

🎙️ Colossal Thursdays Karaoke at The Terminal Pub – 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM

🎤 Open Mic Jam at Notorious Grey Fox – 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM

🎭️ Vagabond Players Presents Making A Killing – 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM

October 03, 2025

✂️ Uptown Plaza Ribbon Cutting and Reception – 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM

🎲 Friendsday Night Board Games – Doors open at 6:00 PM

🎲 Hitmix Bingo - Howe Sound – 7:00 PM

🍸️ Cocktails and Conjuring at Flapper Lounge – 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

🎙️ Weekly Karaoke Every Friday – 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM

🌐 They Came From Mars -Anvil – 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM

🎸 Live Music at The Terminal - Mike Van Eyes – 8:30 PM to 11:30 PM

🎙️ Karaoke Friday Nights at Notorious Grey Fox – 9:00 PM until Close

🎲 Board Night Game – Phantom Alley

October 04, 2025

🗣️ Spanish Conversation Drop-in – 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

🌿 Glenbrook Ravine Invasive Weed Pull – 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM

🧑‍🚒 Fire Department Open House – 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM

🌲 Great Grandmother Tree and Spiral to the Sky – 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM

🎃 All Hallow's Eve Craft Market at Sapperton Hall – 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM

🛍️ The New West Cultural Crawl – 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM

🎨 Cultural Crawl - Oil Pastel Scratch Art for Kids – 1:00 PM at Kinder Books

🏀 3v3 Basketball Tournament (11-18 yrs) – 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM

🎶 Live Music with Lola Lovegood at Flapper Lounge – 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM

🎭️ Poetry Flood Night at Arrieta Art Studio – Door opens at 6:00 PM

💃 14th Annual Mushtari Begum Festival – 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

🎭️ PechaKucha Night - New West - Volume 37 – 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM

🎭️ Vagabond Players Presents Making A Killing – 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM

🕺 Saturday Dance Party at Georgie's – 10:00 PM to 1:00 AM

🕹️ Fighting Game Night – Phantom Alley

🧵 Fabric of Unity: Local Art Project Responds to Rising Racial Tensions 🪡 

A new community art initiative, the Solidarity Quilt Project, is launching in the Lower Mainland with a mission to stand in solidarity with BIPOC communities amid growing concerns over anti-immigration sentiment and racial tensions in Canada and the United States.

The project seeks to channel collective grief, resilience, and hope into a collaborative textile artwork. At its heart is a monthly gathering—a sewing circle—designed as a welcoming space for people of all backgrounds and skill levels to come together, share stories, learn, and connect through stitching.

The first sewing circle is scheduled for the last Sunday of the month from 5 to 8 p.m., with meetings planned to continue monthly until the quilt is completed. Participants can expect to find basic materials and guidance provided, many sourced from local clothing swaps.

Organizers envision the quilt as a living tapestry that weaves together the diverse experiences, cultures, and resistances of those involved, creating not just a piece of art but a symbol of unity and healing.

Those interested are encouraged to follow the project for updates as it evolves, with each session contributing to a meaningful and ever-growing statement of solidarity.

New Westminster’s Cultural Crawl returns this weekend, bringing two full days of art, workshops, performances, and community connections across the city. From hands-on creative labs to live music and poetry, there’s something for everyone to discover.

Here’s a snapshot of what’s happening:

Saturday, October 4

  • Creative workshops: medicine bag making, oil pastel scratch art, art with Serhii Kolodka, and children’s activities.

  • Open studios & labs at the New Media Gallery.

  • Guided museum tours, smartphone photography, and poetry collage.

  • Evening highlights: Poetry Floodlight at Arrieta Art Studio, Mushtari Begum Festival at Massey Theatre, and PechaKucha New West at Inn at the Quay.

  • Plus: Ukrainian lunch at The Boardwalk (also Sunday).

Sunday, October 5

  • Poetry collage and Ukrainian lunch continue.

  • Mixed media still life for families, creative in-camera techniques, and another open art lab.

  • “Ode to the Pattullo Bridge” poetry reading salon at the Anvil Centre.

Whether you’re looking to create, watch, or be inspired, the Cultural Crawl is the perfect way to celebrate local talent.

⛈️ Rain Joke of the Day 🌧️ 

🌧️ Why did the rain become a photographer? 📸 

It wanted to capture all the “wet” moments! 💦🖼️ 

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