Sundae Buffet Fundraiser+ New Poet Laureate

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 🥶 New West Weather - Cold and Sunny

 Rain Riddle - ❄️ What do you call a snowman that tells tall tales? ❄️ 
 
 (Answer at the bottom of the newsletter)

🗓️ New West Events - Variety

🕵️‍♂️ New West Local News - Sundae Buffet Fundraiser+ New Poet Laureate

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February 10, 2025

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

🎶 Couloir – 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM Anvil Theater

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

🥍 Bring a Buddy Intro to Lacrosse – 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM

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

💃 Weekly Bellydance Classes with Katarina and Juliana – 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM

🏈 Sunday and Monday Night Football – at the Terminal Pub

February 11, 2025

🗣️ English Conversation Circles – Tuesday Mornings – 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM

📖 Storytime (3-5 years) – 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM

💃 Weekly Bellydance Classes with Katarina and Juliana – 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM

📚️ BYO Book Club – 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM

🗣️ English Conversation Circles – Tuesday Afternoons – 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM

🍺 🎲 Beer and Board Games – 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM

🧘 Yang Tai Chi 24 form – 5:00 PM

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

🎭️ Trivia Tuesdays at Notorious Grey Fox – 7:00 PM

🧘 Microdosing 101: Educational workshop with sound bath – 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM

February 12, 2025

📱 Seniors Embracing Technology – 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

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

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

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

🍽️ New West Fun-Loving Retirees Lunch – 12:45 PM to 2:45 PM

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

📚️ Reading Buddies (6-9 years) – 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM

📽️ Climate Films: Feeding Tomorrow – 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM

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

🎲 Charity Drag Bingo hosted by Justin Abit – 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

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

🏃 Run Club  – 7:00 PM

👦👧 Connect Youth (13+) – 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM

🎤 Open Mic Jam at Bully’s Studio – 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM

❓️ Trivia Night at Frankie G’s – 7:30 PM

🎭️ Comedy Free for All – 7:30 PM

 🍨 Celebrate Family Day with Ice Cream at Bethel #22’s Sundae Buffet Fundraiser!

Bethel #22 is hosting a Sundae Buffet Fundraiser on Family Day, Monday, February 17, 2025, from 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM at 508 Agnes Street, New Westminster, BC.

This fun-filled community event invites guests to enjoy an 8oz ice cream sundae with a variety of toppings for just $5 per person. Attendees can bring family and friends or meet new people while enjoying sweet treats and games.

To help with planning, organizers request that guests RSVP in advance. Payment will be collected at the door.

 🏆️ New Westminster Names Janet Kvammen as New Poet Laureate

New Westminster has officially named Janet Kvammen as its new poet laureate, recognizing her contributions to the local arts community. Her three-year term will run until December 31, 2027, with her appointment announced by Mayor Patrick Johnstone during the January 27 city council meeting.

A well-known poet and visual artist, Kvammen has played a key role in promoting arts and literature in the city. She serves as vice president of the New West Artists and is also president and a founding board member of the Royal City Literary Arts Society.

As poet laureate, Kvammen will act as a literary ambassador for the city, presenting readings at civic events, fostering appreciation for poetry and literature, and creating engagement opportunities to bring literary arts into everyday life.

Kvammen is the sixth poet laureate in New Westminster’s history, following in the footsteps of past honorees including Edna Anderson (1998), Don Benson (1999–2007), Candice James (2010–2016), Alan Hill (2017–2020), and Elliott Slinn (2021–2024). Anderson, Benson, and James have also been named poet laureate emeritus.

In 2023, Kvammen was awarded the Bernie Legge Artist of the Year by the New Westminster Chamber of Commerce, further cementing her impact on the local arts scene. She expressed gratitude for the appointment, calling it both an honor and a surprise and acknowledging the legacy of the poet laureates before her.

Read the full article here.

⛈️ Rain Joke of the Day 🌧️ 

❄️ What do you call a snowman that tells tall tales?
A snow-fake! ❄️ 

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