In the Community

Local Author Series: Young adult author KC Dyer will read from Facing Fire Wednesday, Feb. 15, 6: 30 p.m. at the North Vancouver City Library, 120 West 14th St. A question and answer period will follow the reading. Free. Info: www.nvcl.

THE FOLLOWING is a selection of volunteer opportunities from various community organizations, made available through Volunteer North Shore, a service of North Shore Community Resources Society.

Kitten and Cat Adoptions: The Vancouver Orphan Kitten Rescue Association will hold an adoption event Feb. 12, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at PetSmart, 1325 Main St., North Van. To start the adoption process in advance of this event, apply online at www.

GALLERIES Bellevue Gallery: 2475 Bellevue Ave., West Vancouver. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5: 30 p.m., Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. and outside gallery hours by appointment. Info: www.bellevuegallery.ca.

ECOURBIA Network will present a screening of DIRT! the Movie, March 14 at Kay Meek Centre. Narrated by Jamie Lee Curtis, the film looks at the environmental, economic, social and political significance of soil.

Cedar Lecture Series - Hellebores - Jewels of the Winter Garden: Discover the botany, ecology and distribution of hellebores as well as their history in western gardens Thursday, Feb. 9, 7: 30 p.m.

Canadian Federation of University Women - North Vancouver: Sister Marie Zarowny will be the guest speaker at the club's meeting Thursday, Feb. 9, 7 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion, 123 West 15th St., North Vancouver.

BRITISH violinist Peter Fisher performed for the residents of West Vancouver's Inglewood Care Centre last Friday afternoon as part of a B.C. tour.