Writers, your time is almost up.
So quit procrastinating and get your entries in for the Royal City Literary Arts Society’s annual Write On! contest, closing April 1.
The contest welcomes entries for fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Fiction and non-fiction writing are capped at 1,500 words, while poetry must be no more than one page, single-spaced.
Cash prizes are available for the top three entries in each category, and honourable mentions will also be named. Winners and honourable mentions will be published in the society’s e-zine, and first-place winners will be invited to read at LitFest New West on May 14.
Entries fees are $10 per submission for members or $20 for non-members. Check out all the details at www.rclas.com.
JOIN IN THE OPEN MIKE FUN
Love to sing or play an instrument? Here’s another chance to share that love in public.
People of all ages and abilities are invited to take part in the ongoing series of Queensborough open mike nights, running monthly on Friday evenings at the Queensborough Community Centre.
The open mike nights include different jam circles, with microphones and some instruments available for those who’d like to try something new. Chords and lyric pages are also on hand for those who want to play some covers, and a coffee bistro area is set up with refreshments and snacks.
It’s on Fridays from 6:30 to 9 p.m., and all the fun is free. The next night is coming up April 15, with sessions to follow May 27 and June 17. Call 604-525-7388 for more details.
ENTERTAINERS WANTED
Singers, musicians and other performers, check it out.
New Westminster’s Canada Day celebrations are looking for female performers and female-led performing groups for this year’s festivities – celebrating the theme of the 100th anniversary of Canadian women’s suffrage.
“We are looking for acts that will engage the community, celebrate the spirit and multicultural heritage of New Westminster and respond to this year’s Canada Day theme,” says a call for performers.
Organizers are looking for mainstage entertainers, roving entertainers and “wild card” acts – the latter being anything that’s “participatory, pop-up, playful, unexpected.”
Anyone interested must send in their submission by April 15 at 4 p.m. Check out www.tinyurl.com/CanadaDay2016NW for all the details.
Do you have an item for Lively City? Send arts and entertainment ideas to Julie, jmaclellan@newwestrecord.ca, or find her on Twitter, @juliemaclellan.
