In the Community

Handsworth Secondary students Dorsa Davoodabadi (left) and Sara Rohani dance at the North Vancouver school's Persian New Year Norouz celebration.Persian handicrafts, literature and pastries were on hand for students, teachers and parents to enjoy.

Celebration scheduled for National Historic Site first constructed in 1864

Friends Janet Laing and Don Barry dance to live music during the the Summit Seniors' annual Mad Hatters Tea Party Thurdsay afternoon in North Vancouver. Prizes for most original hats were awarded during the St Patricks-themed event.

Ramak Rahmani, Ronak Hakimzadeh, and Katie Jilani enjoy a dance as part of the Norouz Festival held at Irwin Park Elementary in West Vancouver Thursday. The event included food and drinks, arts and crafts, as well as mock fire jumping and dancing.

Hollyburn Elementary principal Jody Billingsley and West Vancouver District Coun.

The 28th annual Persian New Year celebrations at Ambleside Park in West Vancouver kicked off March 13 and included live music, food, dance performances, local vendors and the highly popular fire jumping event.

The Londoners, an entertainment group including MC Phil Gilbert and pianist Marny Peirson, welcome the tuneful and the thirsty to an to an Irish pub night at the West Vancouver Seniors’ Activity Centre on Thursday, March 15.

There’s reason to hope. Just like last year, a group of volunteers with rose-coloured glasses and bleary eyes woke up in cars, church pews and under the piano of St. John’s Anglican Church just off Chesterfield Avenue. They’d spent Feb.

Teacher Michele Denny leads a choir of Blueridge Elementary students through a rousing medley of classic songs during the 38th annual North Vancouver School District Intermediate Music Festival Tuesday at Centennial Theatre.

Argyle Secondary Grade 10 students Daniel Tyson and Campbell Gardner won the Youth and Philanthropy Initiative (YPI) grant on March 12. They earned a $5,000 donation for a charity of their choice and chose the Harvest Project .