1. A “most spectacular live fusion of dance, photography, film and the visual arts” is promised at Surrey Arts Centre this Saturday night (7 p.m., April 29) during an annual International Dance Day Celebration staged by South Surrey’s XBa DanceCo. The company’s dancers hit the stage along with Skud Zavicaj (a Serbian folk-dance group), Keri’s Scottish Highland dancers, photography by Heather Mann and Barbara Cooper, acrylic-on-canvas paintings by James McCue and a guest performance by the Diskordanse company. Tickets are $20, plus fees, for the show, via 604-501-5566 or Tickets.surrey.ca.
2. Surrey’s award-winning UrbanScreen is the scene for a Youth Night event this Friday (April 28), from 8 to 9 p.m. On the west wall of Chuck Bailey Recreation Centre (13458 107A Ave., Surrey), a “digital playground” invites people to participate in a large-scale interactive artwork. Try beaming images of yourself into a live video and interact with strangers-turned-friends in real time. As event planners explain, “these ‘virtual friends’ prompt you to respond to their actions in playful ways, perhaps allowing them to touch your hand, pat your head or tickle your chin.” For more event details, dial 604-598-5898 or visit Surreyurbanscreen.ca.
3. Ever wanted to be able to identify edible and non-edible plants in Surrey’s Tynehead Park and Green Timbers Urban Forest? Now’s your chance, during a pair of events, first on Friday at Tynehead (April 28, 5:30 to 7 p.m., 16600 96th Ave., Surrey). The Surrey Urban Foraging events, planned by Village Surrey Transition Initiative, are hosted by Mandi Thompson. It’s free to register, but do so at Villagesurrey.ca/registration, or call 778-988-3549 for more details. The event at Green Timbers is set for Sunday, May 7.
