Evelyne Saller Centre recreation services

The Evelyne Saller Centre recreation department offers social, recreational, cultural, and educational programs for people living in the Downtown Eastside.

Monthly recreation schedule PDF file (155 KB)

Membership

Recreation membership cards cost $1 and let you borrow cards, games, and local newspapers to use in the Centre. Your membership card can also be used as ID for a shower in Health Services.

Arts and music programming

• Gathering Native arts and crafts
• Music jams
• Music lessons
• Movies nights
• Christmas crafts
• Karaoke nights
• Quiet reading room

Games

• Bingo and seniors’ bingo nights
• Darts
• Card tournaments
• Wii
• Board games night
• Pool tournaments

Free weekly van trips

Every week we take a van trip around the Lower Mainland to visit recreational, sports, and cultural facilities. Spots are limited, so sign up for a van trip and find out the weekly destination at the recreation office.

Movies and TV

Entertainment is front and centre in our front reception room. Watch movies, sports, and special programming.

Highlights include:

• Sunday and Tuesday night movies at 7:00pm
• Saturday Sports Day with games on TV from 10:00am to 9:00pm

Special events

Evelyne Saller Centre also holds monthly, seasonal, and yearly events, such as:

• Camping trips
• Museum out trips
• Health fairs
• Bike out trips
• Special sporting events
• Halloween, Christmas, and New Year’s parties

For information or to get involved, check our Upcoming Events board at the Centre for more information.

Coffee shop

The shop serves coffee, tea, hot chocolate, and lemonade at low prices and is run by volunteers. Fresh popcorn is available in the evenings from 4:30pm to 8:00pm.