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What's up in New West? New arts listings June 1

ON NOW To Friday, June 2 Community, an exhibition presented by LitFest New West and New Westminster arts services, featuring teams of visual and literary artist, with visual artists creating work inspired by a text-based piece. Info: www.anvilcentre.
Maudie, Sally Hawkins
Sally Hawkins in Maudie, which screens in June as part of the Last Mondays at the Movies series.

ON NOW

 

To Friday, June 2

Community, an exhibition presented by LitFest New West and New Westminster arts services, featuring teams of visual and literary artist, with visual artists creating work inspired by a text-based piece. Info: www.anvilcentre.com.

 

To Saturday, June 3

The MAMA Project, an installation by artist Emily van Lidth de Jeude, at Deer Lake Gallery, 6584 Deer Lake Ave. Gallery open Tuesday to Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Info: www.burnabyartscouncil.org, 604-298-7322.

 

To Sunday, June 25

Barbara Webb: Nature of Layers, an exhibition at The Gallery at Queen’s Park. Gallery is in Centennial Lodge, Queen’s Park, and is open Wednesdays 1 to 8 p.m. and Thursdays through Sundays, 1 to 5 p.m. Info: www.acnw.ca.

 

To Sunday, July 16

BRIDGE, an exhibition at New Media Gallery featuring the work of Canadian artists Scott Hite and Scott Billings, Bill Fontana of the U.S.A. and Willie Doherty of Northern Ireland, exploring the notion of a bridge as metaphor. Info: www.newmediagallery.ca. New Media Gallery is at the Anvil Centre, 777 Columbia St.

 

To Sunday, July 23

Arnold Shives: People, an exhibition of prints by the North Vancouver artist, part of the Burnaby Art Gallery’s off-site exhibition series at the Bob Prittie (Metrotown) branch of Burnaby Public Library, 6100 Willingdon Ave. Info: www.burnabyartgallery.ca.

 

To Monday, July 24

Fourth National Burnaby Print Show Invited Artists: Works from the Collection, part of the Burnaby Art Gallery’s off-site exhibition series at the McGill branch of Burnaby Public Library, 4595 Albert St. Info: www.burnabyartgallery.ca.

 

To Sunday, September 3

Kimono Culture: The Beauty of Japanese Culture Viewed Through the Lens of Kimono, an exhibition at the Nikkei National Museum, 6688 Southoaks Cres., curated by Hitomi Harama. Special events include Kimono history talk on June 24, 2 p.m.; shibori (pleat and bind) dyeing workshop on July 23 at 2 p.m.; kogin zashi (Japanese embroidery) workshop on Aug. 19 at 2 p.m.; osikumono (small kimono fabric craft) workshop on Aug. 26 at 1:30 p.m. Gallery open Tuesday to Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (closed Canada Day). By donation. Info: www.nikkeiplace.org.

 

UPCOMING

 

Thursday, June 1

Wordplay, a monthly idea-generating series offered by Royal City Literary Arts Society, hosted by Alan Girling from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Buy-Low Foods Community Room at 555 Sixth St. Bring writing tools and paper and get ready to have some fun – it’s not a critique group. Info: www.rclas.com.

 

Thursday, June 1 to Sunday, June 25

Charley’s Aunt, a Vagabond Players production of the classic British farce, at the Bernie Legge Theatre, Queen’s Park, tickets $17, $15 for seniors and youth, with $12 previews on June 1 and 2. Shows run Thursday to Saturday at 8 p.m., with Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Info and tickets: www.vagabondplayers.ca/tickets or call 604-521-0412.

 

Thursday, June 1 to Friday, June 30

La Mère/Idylle, by artist Suzanne Klassen, a new exhibition the challenges society’s idyllic perceptions of mothers, women and their environments, at the Plaskett Gallery, Massey Theatre, 735 Eighth Ave., New West. Plaskett Gallery open 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday and during theatre performances (opening one hour before showtime). Opening meet-the-artist reception on Saturday, June 3, 2 to 4 p.m. Info: www.masseytheatre.com.

 

Friday, June 2

Fiddler on the Roof, presented by U-Connect Performers, a Langley-based student group, at the Anvil Centre Theatre, 777 Columbia St. Tickets $12 at www.ticketsnw.caor 604-521-5050.

 

Friday, June 2 to Sunday, July 2

Tara Nicholson: Arctic Claims, a photographic exhibition at the Burnaby Art Gallery, 6344 Deer Lake Ave., with opening reception Thursday, June 8 at 7 p.m. Info: www.burnabyartgallery.ca.

 

Saturday, June 3

Write On! contest awards afternoon, with readings from top three winners in poetry, fiction and non-fiction categories of the annual Royal City Literary Arts Society Contest, 3 to 5 p.m. at Old Crow Coffee, 655 Front St. Info: www.rclas.com.

Bruce Andrews performs as part of the Arts Council of New Westminster and Uptown Business Association’s Uptown Unplugged series, noon to 2 p.m. at Westminster Centre. Info: www.artscouncilnewwest.org.

 

Sunday, June 4

Taste of Nature Art Show, a youth photo fundraiser for Ratanak International, a non-profit that works to tackle the issue of human trafficking in Cambodia, 1 to 5 p.m. at Burnaby Neighbourhood House South House, third floor, 4460 Beresford St. Info: 604-431-0400.

Ashley Pater performs as part of the Arts Council of New Westminster and Uptown Business Association’s Uptown Unplugged series, noon to 2 p.m. at Royal City Centre. Info: www.artscouncilnewwest.org.

 

 

Tuesday, June 6

Burnaby Art Gallery tea and tour, with chance to explore Tara Nicholson: Arctic Claims and Les McKinnon: Reflecting on Headlines, at the gallery, 6344 Deer Lake Ave., 2 to 3:30 p.m., for 55-plus, $7.50. Call 604-297-4422 to sign up.

Tellers of Short Tales, presented by Royal City Literary Arts Society at the New Westminster Public Library, 716 Sixth Ave., 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., hosted by Nasreen Pejvack and featuring Phyllis Marie Jensen, plus open mike. Info at www.rclas.com.

Songwriters Open Mike Night at the Heritage Grill, back room, 447 Columbia St., 7 to 9 p.m. Turn out to listen or to perform your own original music. Search for RCLAS New Westminster songwriter open mic on Facebook for details, or drop in to take part. Food and beverages available to order.

 

Wednesday, June 7

Way Off-Broadway Wednesdays continues at the Heritage Grill, 447 Columbia St., 7:30 p.m., featuring Short & Sweet & Saucy Cinema, with short films by Natalie Watson and from Wolf Pelt Productions, featuring some familiar performers from the fringe circuit. By donation, pay what you want. Reserve a table at 604-759-0819.

 

Thursday, June 8

Adult dance showcase, 7 p.m. in the James Cowan Theatre at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, featuring adult dance students from Shadbolt programs. Tickets: tickets.shadboltcentre.com.

 

Thursday, June 8 to Saturday, June 24

Hamlet, presented by Sandbox Theatre Productions at the Vancity Cultch Lab, 1895 Venables St., Vancouver, starring New West actor Kurtis Maguire as Hamlet, with shows at 7:30 p.m. June 8 to 10, 14 to 17, and 21 to 24. Tickets $30 regular, $25 students and seniors, with group rates available. Call 604-251-1363 or see www.tickets.thecultch.com.

 

Thursday, June 8 to Saturday, July 1

Fragments, featuring the mixed-media work of Mila Kostic and Shari Pratt, at Deer Lake Gallery, 6584 Deer Lake Ave., with opening reception June 8 at 7 p.m. Gallery open Tuesday to Saturday noon to 4 p.m., with free admission and parking. Info: www.burnabyartscouncil.orgor 604-298-7322.

 

Friday, June 9

The Dream, presented by Avant Dance Company, 6:30 p.m. at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, James Cowan Theatre, 6450 Deer Lake Ave. Tickets: tickets.shadboltcentre.com.

 

Friday and Saturday, June 9 and 10

New Expressions, presented by Shadbolt Centre’s Youth in Motion Dance Company, in the Studio Theatre at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, 6450 Deer Lake Ave., $12, 7:30 p.m. nightly, tickets.shadboltcentre.com.

 

Friday, June 9 to Sunday, July 2

Les McKinnon: Reflecting on Headlines, an exhibition in the upper gallery at Burnaby Art Gallery, 6344 Deer Lake Ave., with opening reception Thursday June 8 at 7 p.m. Info: www.burnabyartgallery.ca.

 

Saturday, June 10

Bloom fundraiser at Nikkei National Museum, 6688 Southoaks Cres., Burnaby, featuring an afternoon tea party and silent art auction, 2 to 4:30p.m., with tea, treats, Japanese tea ceremony, live music, wine and more. Tickets $25, or $20 for members. Silent auction items can be viewed online from June 4 onwards. Info: www.nikkeiplace.orgor 604-777-7000.

Let’s Have a Playdate, a VSO Tiny Tots concert at Anvil Centre, 777 Columbia St., featuring Let Your Music Shine with Lisa and Linda, presenting the music of Johannes Brahms, accompanied by a woodwind quartet. Concerts at 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Tickets $15 adults, $7 children, $2 babies at www.ticketsnw.ca.

Hey Dad: Notes From the Road, a concert featuring Soundscape A Cappella Chorus, featuring a program of popular classics in the Columbia Theatre, 530 Columbia St., with cabaret-style seating (food and bar service available). Shows at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., with doors opening one hour in advance. Info at www.soundscapesings.ca. Buy tickets through www.soundscape2017/brownpapertickets.com.

NWSS Music performs as part of the Arts Council of New Westminster and Uptown Business Association’s Uptown Unplugged series, noon to 2 p.m. at Westminster Centre. Info: www.artscouncilnewwest.org.

VanDeca presents Our Journeys, an a cappella vocal concert at Anvil Centre Theatre, 777 Columbia St., 7:30 p.m. Tickets: www.ticketsnw.ca.

7 Script-Writing Rules To Create Videos With Punch, with Susan Millar, a workshop offered by the Royal City Literary Arts Society on the fourth floor at Anvil Centre, 777 Columbia St., $15 members, $25 non-members. Info: www.rclas.com. Register by emailing secretary@rclas.com.

 

Sunday, June 11

Artist talk, featuring contemporary artists Tara Nicholson and Les McKinnon, with tours of their exhibitions at Burnaby Art Gallery, 2 to 4 p.m. at the gallery, 6344 Deer Lake Ave. Free, open to all. Info: www.burnabyartgallery.ca.

In the BAG family Sunday at Burnaby Art Gallery, 6344 Deer Lake Ave. Families can drop in to check out Tara Nicholson’s Arctic Claims and Les McKinnon’s Reflecting on Headlines, then get into the studio to try out their own photo abstraction techniques. Drop in between 1 and 4 p.m. Free. Info: www.burnabyartgallery.caor 604-297-4422.

Shadowfax performs as part of the Arts Council of New Westminster and Uptown Business Association’s Uptown Unplugged series, noon to 2 p.m. at Royal City Centre. Info: www.artscouncilnewwest.org.

 

Wednesday, June 14

Way Off-Broadway Wednesdays continues at the Heritage Grill, 447 Columbia St., 7:30 p.m., featuring Short & Sweet & Saucy Cinema, with short films by Natalie Watson and from Wolf Pelt Productions, featuring some familiar performers from the fringe circuit. By donation, pay what you want. Reserve a table at 604-759-0819.

 

Thursday, June 15

Rock the Salish Sea, concert tour with Holly Arntzen, Kevin Wright and the Wilds Band, featuring singers from Qayqayt Elementary School, 7 p.m. at Massey Theatre, 735 Eighth Ave. (doors at 6:30 p.m.). Tickets $10, or free for siblings. See www.masseytheatre.com.

 

Friday, June 16 and Saturday, June 17

The Return of the Sketchmates, a night of sketch comedy featuring professional local actors and writers, 8 p.m. in the Douglas College Studio Theatre, 700 Royal Ave., $20. Purchase through www.eventbrite.ca(search for The Return of the Sketchmates).

 

Saturday, June 17

Dougie Greig performs as part of the Arts Council of New Westminster and Uptown Business Association’s Uptown Unplugged series, noon to 2 p.m. at the uptown parklet on Belmont Street. Info: www.artscouncilnewwest.org.

So Perfectly Hectic, a show by the Vancouver Circus School’s Ring Masters group, at the Anvil Centre Theatre, 777 Columbia St., at 2 and 7 p.m., www.ticketsnw.caor 604-521-5050.

 

Sunday, June 18

Eddie Lam performs as part of the Arts Council of New Westminster and Uptown Business Association’s Uptown Unplugged series, noon to 2 p.m. at Westminster Centre. Info: www.artscouncilnewwest.org.

Opera on a Sunday Afternoon, a concert presented by Burnaby Lyric Opera, 3 p.m. in Studio 103 at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, 6450 Deer Lake Ave. Tickets: tickets.shadboltcentre.com.

The Lion King, 2 p.m. in the James Cowan Theatre at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, presented by Artspace Children’s Art Centre, tickets.shadboltcentre.com.

 

Wednesday, June 21

Way Off-Broadway Wednesdays continues at the Heritage Grill, 447 Columbia St., 7:30 p.m., featuring Devon More’s Berlin Waltz. By donation, pay what you want. Reserve a table at 604-759-0819.

 

Thursday, June 22

Live at the ’Bolt: Hummingbird Brigade, featuring composer-clarinetist James Danderfer and his contemporary big band take on the New Orleans brass band tradition, featuring 16 of Canada’s finest jazz musicians, 8 p.m. at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, $18. Info: www.shadboltcentre.comor 604-205-3000.

 

Saturday, June 24

Children’s Chronicles, featuring author Gary Pryke, presented by the Royal City Literary Arts Society, combining storytime, writing and discussion for kids aged eight to 12. Free, runs from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Island Room at Queensborough Community Centre, 920 Ewen Ave. Info: www.rclas.com.

Julian Paulo performs as part of the Arts Council of New Westminster and Uptown Business Association’s Uptown Unplugged series, noon to 2 p.m. at Royal City Centre. Info: www.artscouncilnewwest.org.

 

Sunday, June 25

Emma Toth performs as part of the Arts Council of New Westminster and Uptown Business Association’s Uptown Unplugged series, noon to 2 p.m. at Westminster Centre. Info: www.artscouncilnewwest.org.

 

Monday, June 26

Maudie screens as part of the Last Mondays at the Movies series at Massey Theatre, 735 Eighth Ave., $9. Buy in advance at www.ticketsnw.caor at the door (cash only). Info: www.artscouncilnewwest.org.

 

Wednesday, June 28

Way Off-Broadway Wednesdays continues at the Heritage Grill, 447 Columbia St., 7:30 p.m., featuring Joylyn Secunda in The Moaning Yoni. By donation, pay what you want. Reserve a table at 604-759-0819.

 

Saturday, July 1

Canada Day 2017 with Steven Page, a free City of Burnaby event at Swangard Stadium, with concert including CBC Kids star Will Stroet, the African ensemble Kokoma and the Vancouver party band Side One, along with Steven Page (of Barenaked Ladies fame). Gates open at 5 p.m., fireworks at dusk. Info: www.burnaby.ca/canadaday.

 

Sunday, July 9

Symphony in the Park, featuring the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra on the lawn at Deer Lake Park, 7 to 9 p.m., free. Arrive early, bring a blanket or chair and a picnic dinner, and enjoy a program of light classics and popular music under the evening sky. Info: www.vancouversymphony.ca.

 

Monday, Aug. 14 to Sunday, Aug. 20

Creation and Performance Lab, with choreographer Alvin Erasga Tolentino of Co. Erasga Dance, at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, for dancers of all levels aged 10 and up. Workshops in the evenings, culminating in Sunday afternoon performance. Information at www.companyerasgadance.ca.

 

ONGOING

Bonsor Singin’ Seniors, a seniors’ choir based at Bonsor Recreation Centre, needs a new choral director to start in September. The 35-voice choir sings in four-part harmony, rehearsing Friday afternoons, and performs several concerts at seniors’ centres in December and in May/June. Email Christine Leston, choir president, at lestoncm@gmail.comor call her at 604-516-0277 if you can help.

Call to artists: Apply by June 1 to take part in the Park’s Edge Paint-Off, a live painting battle taking place July 8 as part of the Deer Lake Summer Arts Festival, 1 to 3 p.m. The Burnaby Arts Council is also looking for artisans to take part in a summer market at the festival. Info and applications at www.burnabyartscouncil.org.

Call to artists: New West Cultural Crawl seeks artists to take place in this year’s event, Aug. 12 and 13. Open to artists of all forms, genres and experiences who live in New Westminster. Submit portfolio and artist statement to info@newwestculturalcrawl.com. See www.newwestculturalcrawl.comor www.facebook.com/NWCulturalCrawlfor details.

Artisans and crafters: The 28th annual Knights Christmas Market at St. Thomas More Collegiate (coming Nov. 18 and 19, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.) seeks vendors. New artisans must be juried in. For information see theknightschristmasmarket.weebly.com.

Sopranos wanted: Lyric Singers is currently auditioning for first and second sopranos. Call Nancy Rahn, 604-585-0344, to arrange an audition. Info: www.lyricsingers.ca.

Paint and Sip Nights at 100 Braid Street Studios, offering a night of beverages, refreshments and a chance to receive step-by-step instruction from a professional artist to create your own painting. Each night costs $35, or $60 for two adults registering together, and runs from 7 to 9:30 p.m. A variety of upcoming themes are offered, including Vancouver Skyline on June 9, The Forest Watcher (owl painting) on June 14, Pacific Northwest Birch Trees on June 16 and Summer dock on July 14. See www.100braidststudios.com.

Newcomers’ Choir meets Wednesdays from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Open to everyone interested in improving their English-language or music skills, with an emphasis on multiculturalism and diversity. Free. See www.miusc.ca, or, for more, call 604-781-4704.

Dance for Fun’s Swing and Country Club, Wednesdays from 6:30 to 11 p.m. at Sapperton Pensioners Hall, with music and lessons, plus snack bar. Enjoy the whole evening, including lesson, for $12, or dance only for $5. Email byronstarr@telus.net or call 778-709-8880 for information, or see www.meetup.com/Dance-For-Fun-Vancouver-Social-Dancing-Meetup/ for details.

Email entertainment listings to jmaclellan@newwestrecord.ca.