Students from around B.C. will soon be descending on the Royal City.
The Sears B.C. Drama Festival is taking place at Douglas College from April 27 to 30. During the festival, delegates from 14 high schools around the province will see nine shows and participate in six workshops over two days.
“This is where high school students from all around the province come to showcase their work, to take workshops, to have adjudication, things like that,” said festival coordinator Sharon Conrad. “There is about 260 people attending. It’s at Douglas College.”
During their time at Douglas College, students will be attending workshops on both performing and technical aspects of theatre and enjoying social events, including a steampunk-themed dance.
“This is our seventh year at Douglas College. We are really happy that the theatre department and the stagecraft department host us there. Sears Canada Drama festival is one of our major sponsors, that’s why the Sears name,” Conrad said. “We have all the students and teachers staying at the Inn at the Quay, so they are around town for three days and in your community. It’s fun for the out-of-town kids. It’s good for local businesses.”
Community members are welcome to attend the shows, which will be taking place in the Laura C. Muir Theatre on the fourth floor of Douglas College. Admission is $10 at the door.
More details about the shows will be posted at searsbcdramafest.com in mid-April.
Save the date – April 16
Easter in Queen’s Park returns to New West on Sunday, April 16. The free event, being held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., includes activities, a petting farm, crafts and face painting, photos with the Easter bunnies (suggested $2 donation), entertainment by One Woman Circus, Smile Band and Lyle Povah and more.
Save the Date - April 19
New Westminster Mayor Johnathan Cote will be discussing the city’s successes and future vision at a state of the city luncheon on Wednesday, April 19 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Starlight Casino’s Red Bar Lounge. Guests will have a chance to meet the mayor and members of council, and ask questions while networking. Tickets are $35 and available at bit.ly/stateofthecityNW.
Cannery enters hall of fame
The Gulf of Georgia Cannery will be the latest inductee into the Fraser River Hall of Fame.
Fraser River Discovery Centre will induct the society into its hall of fame at a gala dinner and induction event on Wednesday, June 7 at the Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site in Richmond.
“The Gulf of Georgia Cannery Society is a living link to the amazing and important history of fishing on the Fraser River,” said Kathleen Higgins, chair of the Fraser River Discovery Centre Society. “As such, it is a worthy inductee into our Fraser River Hall of Fame.”
Constructed in 1894, the Gulf of Georgia Cannery canned salmon until 1930. It was later used as a fresh fish deport and a herring reduction plan, before being designated as a national historic site and opened to the public in 1994.
