Artists, have you signed up to take part in the Arts Council of New Westminster's album art project?
The arts council is calling for submissions for its FAKE album cover exhibition, which will take over the community art space at the Anvil Centre from Nov. 20 to Jan. 16.
Artists must confirm their submissions by Nov. 7.
Taking part is easy - pick up your 12-by-12-inch album "cover" at the arts council office, and choose one or more of the band and album names supplied by the arts council. (There are 85 to choose from, so your choices will be many!).
After that, the arts council says, "Let your imagination run wild!"
Work in all mediums is accepted.
Finished album covers must be back to the arts council by Nov. 18 to be included in the show.
The Arts Council of New Westminster office is in Centennial Lodge, Queen's Park. It's open 1 to 5 p.m. from Tuesday to Sunday, and closed Mondays. Call 604-525-3244 or see www.artscouncilnewwest.org for more details.
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If enjoying someone else's artistic efforts is more your style, then swing by the New Westminster Public Library before the end of the month.
The library has two ongoing art exhibitions.
On the ramp gallery on the main floor, you can see Home Sweet Home, featuring Minyoung Park's watercolour paintings that show everyday scenes of laundry, dishes and children's toys, "transcending their mundane subject matter to consider what makes a home," as a press release explains.
Upstairs, you can check out the Magnificent Trees exhibition by a group of artists called The Garden Gals, who are focusing on trees in the local environment. Artists taking part are Susan Tamkin, Linda Cant, Silvana McNulty, Carolyn McLaughlin and Merril Hall.
And an early heads-up about the November exhibitions: the library's website informs me that the ramp gallery will feature works by veterans from the George Derby centre, to commemorate Remembrance Day; with Nina Shenton's Disposition of Nature upstairs in the reference department.
The library is at 716 Sixth Ave., uptown. Check out www.nwpl.ca or call 604-527-4660 for information.
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Writers are being called to awaken the creative force within.
Bonnie Nish is leading a writing workshop on Saturday, Oct. 25 from 1 to 3 p.m.
The workshop, Awakening The Creative Force, is a two-hour, hands-on workshop that will "explore ways of accessing all that drives us - the things which are important, funny, sad and poignant," a press release says. "We will walk down a path of creation together and come away with the laughter, tears and joy our individual lives have brought us."
The workshop is for people of all levels, and no experience is necessary.
The workshop is happening at 737 Sixth St. (enter in the back), and it costs $15 for Royal City Literary Arts Society members or $25 for others.
Check out all the details at www.rclas.com, or email [email protected] to sign up.
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A final reminder to poetry fans: Don't miss out on World Poetry New Westminster's fifth anniversary celebrations on Wednesday night (Oct. 22).
The group is marking the fifth anniversary of its Night Out events with a special celebration that draws together community partners and special international guests, together with poets, artists and small businesses.
Chief Rhonda Larrabee of the Qayqayt First Nation will be on hand with a First Nations welcome, and there will be readings, art, music and cake. For those inspired to share their own work, there will also be an open mike session.
It's free, and everyone's welcome. Call 604-526-4729 or see www.worldpoetry.ca for more information.
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Also on the poetry front, don't miss out on the Halloween fun at this week's Poetic Justice event.
The Sunday afternoon reading event is titled Poets Wanted: Dead or Alive, and everyone's invited to join in the fun.
It's taking place from 3 to 5 p.m. in the back room at the Heritage Grill.
There will be an extended open mike session where you can share your own dark, eerie, mysterious poetry - or the work of a "dead poet" of your choice.
And, in the spirit of the season, there will also be a costume contest with prizes and other Halloween fun.
Check out www.rclas.com or www.poeticjustice.ca for more.
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And one more final reminder - this one for film fans.
Next Monday, Oct. 27, is the next Last Mondays at the Movies screening, and it's Don McKellar's The Grand Seduction.
The show starts at 7:30 p.m. at the Massey Theatre, 735 Eighth Ave., and you can buy a ticket for $9 at the door.
Check out www.artscouncilnewwest.org for more on the film series.
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Are you a knitter? If you like to knit and chat, then you may want to drop in to the New Westminster Public Library's monthly Social Knitwork group.
The drop-in knitting group invites people of all ages and skill levels to spend some time together on the first Wednesday of the month. Bring your own yarn, needles, scissors and supplies.
The next sessions are on Nov. 5 and Dec. 3.
Check out www.nwpl.ca for more details.
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