1. Prolific author Ivan Coyote returns to Surrey with “Tomboy Survival Guide,” a musical storytelling adventure set to play the 200-seat Centre Stage at Surrey City Hall on Friday, March 10. Described as “part anthem, part campfire story,” the show is a collaboration featuring Coyote and the band of Alison Gorman (trumpet), Pebbles Willekes (bass guitar) and Sally Zori (drums). Together, they navigate “the narrow halls of public washrooms, skirt the threat of being picked to be a flower girl at their aunt’s wedding, triumph over tying a double Windsor knot, and discover the power and beauty in realizing they were handsome all along,” according to a bio. For info and tickets ($25 to 40), call 604-501-5566 or visit Tickets.surrey.ca.
2. Queen Elizabeth Secondary is the site for Surrey’s 23rd annual International Women’s Day Celebration, to be held on Saturday (March 4) from noon to 4 p.m. Promised is an afternoon of fun, entertainment, snacks, refreshments and door prizes, and children are welcome to attend. The school is located at 9457 King George Blvd. For more event details, visit Facebook.com/Surrey-International-Womens-Day-1535041763440896.
3. A hangar at Boundary Bay Airport in Delta is the place for Surrey Hospital & Outpatient Centre Foundation’s annual “Celebration of Care” fundraising gala, happening this Saturday evening (March 4). The black-tie event will raise money for thoracic (chest) surgery at the hospital, with emcee Fred Lee, music by crooner Tony Barton and his five-piece band, white-glove service and all the glamour of 1960s-era airline travel. Visit CelebrationofCare.com for more event details, or dial 604-588-3371.
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