Two New Westminster performers came home from the recent Community Theatre Coalition Awards with top honours for their work in The It Girl last year.
Dimitrios Stephanoy won the award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role – Musical, while Robin Sukorokoff earned Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role – Musical.
Theirs were two of nine awards earned by the DramaNatrix Productions show, which took to the stage at Studio 1398 on Granville Island last October.
The show also earned Best Production and Best Direction honours.
Congratulations to all!
AN INTROVERT'S VIEW OF THE WORLD
Art lovers, be sure to stop by the Plaskett Gallery before the end of the month.
Inside/Outward, an exhibition of work by Peter Kohut, is on at the gallery at Massey Theatre until Sept. 30.
Kohut’s work looks at the subject of human interaction, through “weirdly distorted and morphing figures in confusing spaces.”
“For an introverted person, meeting other people is often fraught with anxiety. This anxiety is processed into these paintings,” a press release notes.
In an artist statement, Kohut says he makes art to feel a connection to the world.
“The act of painting helps me to process how I feel about my sphere of daily life. Painting forces me to engage with the present, to be actively aware of the now: my feelings, thoughts and events,” he said.
The Plaskett Gallery is open 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and during performances at the theatre. The gallery and theatre are at 735 Eighth Ave.
See www.masseytheatre.com or call 604-517-5900 for information.
PHOTOS AND ART OF THE FRASER
Love photography? Love art? Love the Fraser River? Be sure to stop in to the opening of the *click* photos of the fraser exhibition on opening night, Friday, Sept. 23.
The selected photos will be unveiled on Friday at the Fraser River Discovery Centre.
The unveiling will be accompanied by a showcase of local artists whose work encompasses the “passion and spirit of the working Fraser river,” a press release notes.
The Living, Working River Art Exhibition will feature work by Jada Harry, Don Smith, Claire Sarfeld, Carol Lopez, Jay Lyonns, Louise Towell, Rob Bowen and Suzanne Laird.
Attendees can also enjoy wine from the Fraser Valley’s Mt. Lehman Winery, and First Nations finger foods from Salishan Catering. It’s free, but you must pre-register – see the link at www.fraserriverdiscovery.org/RiverFestClickOpening.
BUILD A CARDBOARD CITY
Here’s a heads-up about a fun, free event for the whole family.
Everyone is invited to take part in this year’s Cardboard Challenge: New West, running Sunday, Oct. 2 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at River Market’s community square.
People can bring a cardboard creation they’ve built at home, or build a creation at the event – supplies will be provided. You can also add to someone else’s creation or just stay and play.
If you need some cardboard, you’re invited to drop by the River Market admin office (on the second floor) and they’ll help you out.
Check out www.rivermarket.ca for all the details.
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