1. The Canadian Cancer Society's Relay for Life events get going at a couple of local sites this weekend, including North Delta and Cloverdale. At North Delta Secondary on Saturday (June 7), the overnight action starts at 4 p.m., with entertainment set to begin at 6 p.m. Also Saturday, Bill Reid Millennium Amphitheatre will jump to life with 12-hour Relay participants starting at 10:30 a.m., in a daytime-only fundraiser. White Rock's Centennial Park is the place to be for the June 13 event, starting at 6 p.m. Full details are posted at Relayforlife.ca.
2. Radio icon Red Robinson will make an appearance in Newton on Sunday (June 8) during the annual Audio & Record Garage Sale hosted by Innovative Audio, a store that deals in vintage audio equipment and vinyl records. Also in attendance at the free event will be audiogear guru Bob Carver and tech journalist Brent Butterworth. The sale runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 13255 78th Ave., Surrey. Details are on the web at Iavscanada.com.
3. At Surrey Art Gallery, artmaking activities inspired by the current exhibit Ruptures in Arrival: Art in the Wake of the Komagata Maru are the focus of a Family Day event Sunday (June 8), from noon to 4 p.m. The hands-on fun at the facility, located at Bear Creek Park, includes opportunities to mark your family's journey on a large world map, sculpt clay animals that travellers might see on an ocean voyage and create paper boats "to sail on a stream of dreams." Admission is the suggested donation of $4; all kids must be accompanied by an adult. For event details, visit Surrey.ca/artgallery.