Let's be honest – we're all still moving at holiday pace, nursing the lingering effects of December's festivities while puzzling over January's bizarrely spring-like temperatures.
Yet even as Langley collectively yearns for a melancholic winter's nap, our cultural pulse refuses to hibernate. This weekend offers a gentle re-entry into community life that feels perfectly calibrated for our current energy levels.
The intimate setting of Bez Arts Hub presents back-to-back evenings of acoustic respite, while Saturday's hockey matchup between the Vancouver Giants and the Kelowna Rockets at the Langley Events Centre promises enough excitement to shake off any remaining seasonal lethargy.
I've been tracking these events with particular interest, noting how they align with our collective gradual awakening from the holiday slumber. What's emerging is a weekend that doesn't demand too much from us, yet delivers exactly what we need – a balanced mix of cultural engagement and sporting spirit, all set against the backdrop of this unusually mild January thaw.
Friday Jan 10
Scott Cook & Pamela Mae
- Date: Friday, January 10, 2025
- Time: 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
- Location: Bez Arts Hub, #102 - 20230 64th Ave.Langley, BCCanada (map)
- Description: Scott Cook IN PERSON with Pamela Mae! They first joined us on our Bez livestream show a few years ago and we've been hoping to get them back ever since. Special guests: Ivan Boudreau, Kathleen Nisbet and Russ Rosen
- "He sings his heart and soul, and in doing so lets light flood into your own... Truly one of Woody Guthrie's children." –RnR Magazine
Recipe Swap
- Date: January 10, 2025 - January 14, 2025
- Time: All day
- Location: City of Langley Library, 20399 Douglas Crescent
Langley BC V3A 4B3 - Description: Are you looking for meal inspiration for the new year? Do you have recipes you love to share? Join our recipe swap this month! Share your favourite dish and grab a new one someone else has shared. Maybe you'll find a new favourite dish!
Arctic Animal Scavenger Hunt
- Date: January 10, 2025 - January 15, 2025
- Time: All day
- Location: Brookswood Library, 20045 40 Avenue
Langley BC V3A 2W2 - Description: Brookswood Library has been overrun by some arctic critters! Come find them all and win a sticker.
Saturday Jan 11
Blues Hoodoo
- Date: Saturday, January 11, 2025
- Time: Doors at 7:00pm, Show from 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
- Location: Bez Arts Hub, #102 - 20230 64th Ave. Langley, BC (map)
- Description: Local favourites return with a high energy evening of funk fusion and blues. Along with tasteful cover tunes from the masters - Chick Corea, Jeff Beck, Jaco Pastorius, Herbie Hancock and The Brecker Brothers to name a few - the band features some very funky original material.
Vancouver Giants vs Kelowna Rockets
- Date: 2025-01-12
- Time: 7:00 PM
- Location: Langley Events Centre - Langley, BC
- Event: Vancouver Giants vs Kelowna Rockets
Recipe Swap
- Date: January 10, 2025 - January 14, 2025
- Time: All day
- Location: City of Langley Library, 20399 Douglas Crescent
Langley BC V3A 4B3 - Description: Are you looking for meal inspiration for the new year? Do you have recipes you love to share? Join our recipe swap this month! Share your favourite dish and grab a new one someone else has shared. Maybe you'll find a new favourite dish!
Arctic Animal Scavenger Hunt
- Date: January 10, 2025 - January 15, 2025
- Time: All day
- Location: Brookswood Library, 20045 40 Avenue
Langley BC V3A 2W2 - Description: Brookswood Library has been overrun by some arctic critters! Come find them all and win a sticker.
Tween & Teen: Dungeons & Dragons
- Date: 2025-01-11
- Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
- Location: Murrayville Library, 100 22071 48th Avenue Langley BC V3A 3N1
- Description: A pirate's life is for all! Plunder the treasures of ancient temples and defend your ship aboard the high seas! Join us as we travel through a fifth-edition Dungeons & Dragons adventure. Registration is appreciated. No experience required.
English Conversation Circle
- Date: January 11, 2025
- Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm
- Location: City of Langley Library, 20399 Douglas Crescent
Langley BC V3A 4B3 - Description: Are you a newcomer who would like to: connect with others and practice English? Learn more about your community and Canada? Challenge yourself to build your speaking confidence? We are here to support you. Join us in person for discussions and activities to improve your English skills.
Sunday Jan 12
Recipe Swap
- Date: January 10, 2025 - January 14, 2025
- Time: All day
- Location: City of Langley Library, 20399 Douglas Crescent
Langley BC V3A 4B3 - Description: Are you looking for meal inspiration for the new year? Do you have recipes you love to share? Join our recipe swap this month! Share your favourite dish and grab a new one someone else has shared. Maybe you'll find a new favourite dish!
Arctic Animal Scavenger Hunt
- Date: January 10, 2025 - January 15, 2025
- Time: All day
- Location: Brookswood Library, 20045 40 Avenue
Langley BC V3A 2W2 - Description: Brookswood Library has been overrun by some arctic critters! Come find them all and win a sticker.