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The holiday season is upon us here at Place des Arts with November and December holding many opportunities to get involved! There are plenty of fun activities lined up for those of you who love working with kids, including Lights at Lafarge and our annual holiday event, Reflections. The upcoming opportunities are listed below.
We hope you will join us!
Assist with the preparation of our Christmas Boutique! This is a great opportunity to support local artists and become involved in the arts community. Volunteers need to be able to lift items and handle delicate materials.
Explore your design skills by getting involved in the set-up of our Christmas Boutique! This shift takes place on the Remembrance Day holiday.
We need people who enjoy preparing food and assisting with events to help with the Festive Opening Reception for Positively Petite, the Christmas Boutique and November Exhibitions. This is a great opportunity to support local artists and become involved in the arts community.
The City of Coquitlam’s Lights at Lafarge event is a highlight of the festive season, attracting eager crowds from all over the Lower Mainland. The lights are switched on during an evening of free, family-friendly entertainment. Place des Arts will be hosting a lantern making activity booth at the event, and we need your help.
Location: Lafarge Lake (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam)
Guests will learn basic techniques of wet felting from teacher and artist Catherine Dumaine. Volunteers are needed to help with food prep, general event support.
Reflections is Place des Arts’ free, all-ages celebration of diversity and multicultural winter traditions in our community. This event was previously named “A Lantern Affair.” Volunteers are needed to assist with the tea salon and lantern making workshops inspired by those from the various cultural groups that populate Coquitlam.
If you want any of these shifts, please indicate this when you are filling out the volunteer form by selecting “other” under the question “Write the specific shift and date that works for you.