Is there a budding artist in your household?
The Anvil Centre’s new winter brochure is out, and there are some intriguing offerings for kids on the arts front.
For two- to four-year-olds, there’s Art Splash, a parent participation class that gives young folks a chance to create their own masterpieces with all kinds of materials. For five- to eight-year-olds, there’s Young Masters, a hands-on class that introduces kids to famous works of art. And, for the nine- to 12-year-olds, there’s Paint the Town, a chance for young artists to work with a professional artist to design a one-of-a-kind work work that will be displayed outdoors.
All three classes run Saturdays from Jan. 16 to March 5.
For full registration and schedule details, download the Anvil Centre’s winter brochure from anvilcentre.com, or pick up a copy at city facilities.
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Also from the Anvil Centre, there are some excellent new items for history buffs.
Heritage planner Julie Schueck offers up Intriguing Architectural Designs and Features of New Westminster, a talk on Thursday, Feb. 11 at 7 p.m.
There’s also a house history workshop, set for Sunday, Feb. 6, designed to help homeowners explore how to find out when their homes were built, who built them and who lived there before.
Or, for those wanting a hands-on opportunity to participate in living heritage, there’s a clam/potato basket weaving class, led by traditional weaver Melvin Williams of Lil’wat descent, that will let intermediate to advanced weavers created their own inner cedar bark basket. It’s on Jan. 23 and 24 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days.
Check out the Anvil Centre brochure (www.anvilcentre.com) for all the details.
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A New Westminster author is the first speaker of the year for the Salon Speaker Series at Place des Arts.
JJ Lee will speak in the Leonore Peyton Salon at the arts centre on Friday, Jan. 22 at 7 p.m.
He’ll be there to talk about his critically acclaimed memoir, The Measure of a Man: The Story of a Father, a Son, and a Suit, which was shortlisted for the 2011 Governor-General’s Literary Award for Non-Fiction, among other honours. He’ll also read from his latest works of non-fiction.
Tickets for Lee’s talk are $5 per person, plus GST, and can be purchased through brownpapertickets.com, in person at Place des Arts (1120 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam) or by phone at 604-664-1636.
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Heads up, film buffs: Last Mondays at the Movies is coming back.
The Arts Council of New Westminster is continuing its film series at Massey Theatre with a showing of Learning to Drive on Monday, Jan. 25.
The film, starring Patricia Clarkson and Ben Kingsley, follows the story of a Manhattan writer who takes driving lessons as her marriage dissolves – from a Sikh instructor who, it turns out, has marriage troubles of her own.
It’s on at 7:30 p.m., and tickets are $10 (or $8 for students and seniors). It’s cash only, and you pay at the door.
Massey Theatre is at 735 Eighth Ave. Check out www.artscouncilnewwest.org for all the details on the film series.
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Here’s a “save the date and buy your tickets now” reminder for all you Jann Arden fans.
The Canadian singer-songwriter is coming to New Westminster, with a Saturday, March 12 show at Massey Theatre.
She’s touring in support of her latest release, Everything Almost, which peaked at No. 2 on the Canadian Billboard Chart.
Arden, of course, is well known to Canadian and internal fans for a string of hit singles that includes Could I Be Your Girl, Good Mother and Will You Remember Me, as well as her breakout hit Insensitive.
Tickets for her local show are $78.50. Buy through ticketsnw.ca or call 604-521-5050.
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