The collaboration was unexpected but hearing a new take on the band’s beloved songs was an illuminating experience.

PQB Fruit Tree Project: Pumpkin Carving Party, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the MAC Community Garden, 133 McMillan St. Parksville.

Ruth Handler, who co-founded Mattel with her husband, Elliot Handler, and Harold Matson in 1945, noticed her daughter, Barbara, playing with paper dolls and dreaming about what kind of woman she would ...