Kids Market + The Chocolate Factory

Issue #255

Author

Carla McNeil
June 07, 2025

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June 07, 2025

🧹 Clean Up New West 2025 – 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM

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

📝 Newcomer Resources Expo – 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM

🎨 Learn the Art of Batik – 10:00 AM to 2:30 PM

🛍️ Sapperton Multi Family Garage/Yard Sale – 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM

🗣️ English Conversation Circles – Saturday Sessions – 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM

🛍️ New West Craft Indigenous Market – 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM

🎶 Mechanics of Music Festival – 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM

🍩 B2B + Donuts – 1:00 PM to 8:00 PM

🚲️ Youth Cycle Express: $2 Drop-in for Youth – (ages 13 - 18) 4:00 PM to 4:45 PM

🎶 Music Bingo – starts promptly at 5:45 PM

👨‍🍳 Culinary Kitchen – 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

🎭️ Poetry Flood Night – 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

🍽️ African Culinary Supper Club – 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM

💃 Petals and Beats Middle School Dance Party – 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM

🎥 A Night at the Movies – 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM

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

🎲 Coco Project – Starlight Casino-New Westminster

🕹️ Fighting Game Night – Phantom Alley

June 08, 2025

🚶 Walk of Ages – 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

📔 Card Making Workshop at Kinder Books – 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM

🧶 Knitting & Crocheting Circle – 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM

🍩 B2B + Donuts – 1:00 PM to 8:00 PM

⛸️ Public Skate – 1:15 PM to 2:45 PM

🧭 Urban Navigation Using Google – 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM

📿 Beading Workshops – 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM

🎉 Condom Packing Party in New West – 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM

🧘 Meditation Class – 3:15 PM to 4:30 PM

🧘 Yang Tai Chi 24 form – 5:00 PM

🏈 Sunday and Monday Night Football – at the Terminal Pub

June 09, 2025

🧘 Peace, Be Still Monday Meditation – 10:30 AM to 11:15 AM

👶 Mom + Baby Meet Up at Cove Indoor Play – 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM

🕺 Groove and Move – 3:15 PM to 5:15 PM

🧩 Puzzle Mondays at Steel and Oak – Starts at 5:00 PM

🙋‍♀️ How to become a vendor class – 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM

🎙️ Begbie's Open Mic – 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM

🏈 Sunday and Monday Night Football – at the Terminal Pub

Young Entrepreneurs Take Over Tipperary Park—Twice This Summer!

Get ready for the ultimate summer pop-up—New Westminster’s Young Entrepreneurs Market is back and bigger than ever with TWO amazing events this year! Mark your calendars for June 19 and July 24 from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM, because Tipperary Park is about to be filled with talent, creativity, and serious good vibes. ☀️✨

If you're between 6 and 18 years old and have a passion for creating, building, baking, or designing, this is your time to shine! Whether you're selling handmade crafts, sweet treats, cool art, or clever inventions, this is your chance to show off your skills, meet other young business stars, and make some summer cash while you're at it!

🎨🧁📚 From colorful booths and buzzing crowds to amazing kid-run businesses, this family-friendly market is a celebration of imagination, hustle, and community spirit.

Think you've got what it takes? Applications are open now! Just fill out the form, and if selected,, you’ll get all the info you need to prep for the big day.

So bring your sparkle, your big ideas, and your entrepreneurial spirit—we can't wait to see what you create! 💡🚀

The Arts Conservatory of Richmond invites the community to its highly anticipated annual year-end dance recital, showcasing the talents of its School of Dance students as they celebrate the 2024–2025 season. This year’s performance brings a whimsical twist to the stage, as audiences are transported into the fantastical world of Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory.

Inspired by the beloved tale of Charlie Bucket, the recital guides attendees on a magical journey filled with vibrant storytelling, imaginative choreography, and colorful stagecraft. From floating down a Chocolate River to stepping inside rooms of candy-coated dreams, each scene unfolds through the expressive movement of the young dancers.

With creativity and heart at its center, this production promises a delightful experience for all ages, capturing the spirit of discovery and wonder. It’s a scrumptious celebration of dance, fantasy, and pure imagination.

⛈️ Rain Joke of the Day 🌧️ 

🌧️ Why do kids love rainy days in summer? 😎

They get to splash around without a care! 💦

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