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November 10, 2025

🔍️ The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Experience - New West – 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM

🛝 Remembrance Day Learn & Play Camp – 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM

🧘 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

🎭️ The Real Inspector Hound at Douglas College – 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM

🎨 Clay Creations at təməsew̓txʷ – 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM

🧩 Steel & Oak Puzzle Mondays – 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM

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

November 11, 2025

🔍️ The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Experience - New West – 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM

🪖 WWI New West Self-Guided Veterans Walking Tour – 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM

💮 Remembrance Day Ceremony – 10:25 AM to 12:30 PM

🧘 Yang Tai Chi 24 form – 5:00 PM

🍺 Steel & Oak Beer and Board Games – 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

❓️ Howe Sound Trivia Tuesdays – 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM

🎭️ Notorious Grey Fox Trivia Tuesdays – 7:00 PM

🎸 Georgie's Local Tuesday Night Jam Session – 7:00 PM

🎤 Itilia Kitchen Karaoke Nights – 8:00 PM

Be sure to add your name to the list for advanced access to the New Westminster Digital Christmas Cookbook! Watch the video to see what it is all about.

https://butterflynetworking.ca/christmas-cookbook-2025 

November 12, 2025

🔍️ The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Experience - New West – 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM

💰️ Financial Aid (Welfare) Worker at NWPL – 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

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

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 CaRT Peer Navigators – 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM

👶 Babytime (0-23 months) – 11:30 AM to 12:00 PM

🎨 DougZine Fest – 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM

🎒 After-School Drop-In (5-12 years) – 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM

📚️ Reading Buddies (6-9 years) – 4:00 PM to 4:45 PM

🎨 BYOB Paint Night at Arrieta Art Studio – 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM

📖 Pyjama Storytime (all ages) – 6:30 PM to 7:00 PM

❓️ Georgie's Local Trivia Night – 7:00 PM

🏃 Steel & Oak Run Club – 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

🎲 Drag Bingo at Flapper Lounge  – 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Connect Youth (13+) – 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM

❓️ Frankie G’s Trivia Night – 7:30 PM

🎭️ The Real Inspector Hound at Douglas College – 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM

Working on the Christmas list, watch for it starting November 15, 2025

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🎄 Turn Holiday Fails into Funny Tales at “Worst Christmas Ever” Workshop!

Ever had a Christmas disaster so bad it was almost funny? Now’s your chance to turn it into a story worth sharing! Join celebrated storytellers JJ Lee and Tetsuro Shigematsu for the Worst Christmas Ever Writing Workshop — a fun, free session on shaping your true holiday mishaps into short, witty, and heartfelt stories for print or spoken word.

📅 Date: Saturday, November 15, 2025
🕑 Time: 2:00 PM
📍 Location: The Gallery in Queen’s Park
💲 Tickets: Free

This workshop leads up to The Worst Christmas Ever Live Storytelling Event, presented in collaboration with Arts New West, featuring performances from contributors to the hit collection Better This Year — a celebration of holiday survival, laughter, and resilience.

Come ready to write, laugh, and share your own “worst” Christmas story!

👉 Reserve your spot today and make this your Better This Year!

🎶 Free Mechanics of Music Street Sessions This November!

Get ready to make some noise, New West! The Mechanics of Music Street Sessions are bringing live music, hands-on jams, and community fun to Downtown New Westminster this November — and everyone’s invited!

🎵 Event Dates:
📅 Saturday, November 15 | 2–4 PM — Outside the Fraser River Discovery Centre
📅 Saturday, November 29 | 2–4 PM — Hyack Square

Try an instrument at the Sound Playground, join a group ukulele lesson, or belt it out during the Epic Sing-Along led by the Mechanics of Music crew. 🎤 No experience needed — just bring your enthusiasm, your voice, and your friends!

This free, all-ages event celebrates community connection through the joy of music.

Supported by the Urban Activation Grant and Downtown New Westminster BIA.

👉 Join the jam — everyone’s welcome!

⛈️ Rain Joke of the Day 🌧️ 

🌧️ What do you call a rainy day that makes you smile? 😃 

A happy drizzle! ☔️🙋 

Meme of the Day

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