ON NOW
To Wednesday, May 31
The Laurentien Collection, featuring works by David Pacholko, at the Plaskett Gallery, Massey Theatre, 735 Eighth Ave., New West. Open Tuesday to Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m., plus during performances (and one hour before) at the theatre. Info: www.masseytheatre.com.
To Friday, June 2
Community, an exhibition presented by LitFest New West and New Westminster arts services, featuring teams of visual and literary artist, with visual artists creating work inspired by a text-based piece. Info: www.anvilcentre.com.
To Saturday, June 3
The MAMA Project, an installation by artist Emily van Lidth de Jeude, at Deer Lake Gallery, 6584 Deer Lake Ave. Opening reception Saturday, May 13, 6:30 p.m., including performance of SuperMAMA (poetry and song celebrating motherhood), and special Mother’s Day hours 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., plus MAMA Conversation from 3 to 4 p.m. Gallery open Tuesday to Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Info: www.burnabyartscouncil.org, 604-298-7322.
To Sunday, July 16
BRIDGE, an exhibition at New Media Gallery featuring the work of Canadian artists Scott Hite and Scott Billings, Bill Fontana of the U.S.A. and Willie Doherty of Northern Ireland, exploring the notion of a bridge as metaphor. Info: www.newmediagallery.ca. New Media Gallery is at the Anvil Centre, 777 Columbia St.
To Sunday, July 23
Arnold Shives: People, an exhibition of prints by the North Vancouver artist, part of the Burnaby Art Gallery’s off-site exhibition series at the Bob Prittie (Metrotown) branch of Burnaby Public Library, 6100 Willingdon Ave. Info: www.burnabyartgallery.ca.
To Monday, July 24
Fourth National Burnaby Print Show Invited Artists: Works from the Collection, part of the Burnaby Art Gallery’s off-site exhibition series at the McGill branch of Burnaby Public Library, 4595 Albert St. Info: www.burnabyartgallery.ca.
To Sunday, September 3
Kimono Culture: The Beauty of Japanese Culture Viewed Through the Lens of Kimono, an exhibition at the Nikkei National Museum, 6688 Southoaks Cres., curated by Hitomi Harama. Special events include Kimono history talk on June 24, 2 p.m.; shibori (pleat and bind) dyeing workshop on July 23 at 2 p.m.; kogin zashi (Japanese embroidery) workshop on Aug. 19 at 2 p.m.; osikumono (small kimono fabric craft) workshop on Aug. 26 at 1:30 p.m. Gallery open Tuesday to Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (closed Canada Day). By donation. Info: www.nikkeiplace.org.
UPCOMING
Saturday, May 27
Burnaby’s Amabilis Singers present Luminosity, featuring the rarely heard 30-minute composition Luminosity, by British composer James Whitbourn, in concert at Holy Rosary Cathedral, 646 Richards St. (at Dunsmuir) Vancouver. Tickets $20, or free for children under 12. Call 604-503-2074.
The Lady Larks perform at Queens Avenue United Church, 529 Queens Ave., 7:30 p.m., featuring arrangements of hits from the Andrews Sisters, Manhattan Transfer, Gershwin and more, www.ladylarks.com. Tickets $20 regular, $15 for seniors and students, $10 for children, www.queensavenue.org.
Saturday, May 27 and Sunday, May 28
Maple Leaf Singers present From the Heart, a special concert celebrating Canada’s 150th anniversary, at the Massey Theatre, 735 Eighth Ave. Tickets $20 general, $10 for children 12 and under. Concerts on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets available at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2869165.
Sunday, May 28
New Media Gallery talk, featuring Laing Brown on Collecting Contemporary Art, 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the New Westminster New Media Gallery, third floor, Anvil Centre, 777 Columbia St. Info: www.newmediagallery.ca or 604-875-1865. The talk is free, with cash bar before and after, and small reception to follow.
Wednesday, May 31
Way Off-Broadway Wednesdays presents Periscope, a new show by comedian/storyteller Megan Phillips, in the backroom at the Heritage Grill, 447 Columbia St. Pay what you can. Reserve table by calling 604-759-0819. Info: www.facebook.com/WayOffWed.
Wednesday, May 31 to Sunday, June 25
Barbara Webb: Nature of Layers, an exhibition at The Gallery at Queen’s Park, with opening reception May 31 from 6 to 8 p.m. Gallery is in Centennial Lodge, Queen’s Park, and is open Wednesdays 1 to 8 p.m. and Thursdays through Sundays, 1 to 5 p.m. Info: www.acnw.ca.
Thursday, June 1
Wordplay, a monthly idea-generating series offered by Royal City Literary Arts Society, hosted by Alan Girling from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Buy-Low Foods Community Room at 555 Sixth St. Bring writing tools and paper and get ready to have some fun – it’s not a critique group. Info: www.rclas.com.
Thursday, June 1 to Sunday, June 25
Charley’s Aunt, a Vagabond Players production of the classic British farce, at the Bernie Legge Theatre, Queen’s Park, tickets $17, $15 for seniors and youth, with $12 previews on June 1 and 2. Shows run Thursday to Saturday at 8 p.m., with Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Info and tickets: www.vagabondplayers.ca/tickets or call 604-521-0412.
Thursday, June 1 to Friday, June 30
La Mère/Idyll, by artist Suzanne Klassen, a new exhibition the challenges society’s idyllic perceptions of mothers, women and their environments, at the Plaskett Gallery, Massey Theatre, 735 Eighth Ave., New West. Plaskett Gallery open 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday and during theatre performances (opening one hour before showtime). Opening meet-the-artist reception on Saturday, June 3, 2 to 4 p.m. Info: www.masseytheatre.com.
Friday, June 2 to Sunday, July 2
Tara Nicholson: Arctic Claims, a photographic exhibition at the Burnaby Art Gallery, 6344 Deer Lake Ave., with opening reception Thursday, June 8 at 7 p.m. Info: www.burnabyartgallery.ca.
Saturday, June 3
Write On! contest awards afternoon, with readings from top three winners in poetry, fiction and non-fiction categories of the annual Royal City Literary Arts Society Contest, 3 to 5 p.m. at Old Crow Coffee, 655 Front St. Info: www.rclas.com.
Sunday, June 4
Taste of Nature Art Show, a youth photo fundraiser for Ratanak International, a non-profit that works to tackle the issue of human trafficking in Cambodia, 1 to 5 p.m. at Burnaby Neighbourhood House South House, third floor, 4460 Beresford St. Info: 604-431-0400.
Tuesday, June 6
Burnaby Art Gallery tea and tour, with chance to explore Tara Nicholson: Arctic Claims and Les McKinnon: Reflecting on Headlines, at the gallery, 6344 Deer Lake Ave., 2 to 3:30 p.m., for 55-plus, $7.50. Call 604-297-4422 to sign up.
Tellers of Short Tales, presented by Royal City Literary Arts Society at the New Westminster Public Library, 716 Sixth Ave., 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., hosted by Nasreen Pejvack and featuring Phyllis Marie Jensen, plus open mike. Info at www.rclas.com.
Songwriters Open Mike Night at the Heritage Grill, back room, 447 Columbia St., 7 to 9 p.m. Turn out to listen or to perform your own original music. Search for RCLAS New Westminster songwriter open mic on Facebook for details, or drop in to take part. Food and beverages available to order.
Wednesday, June 7
Way Off-Broadway Wednesdays continues at the Heritage Grill, 447 Columbia St., 7:30 p.m., featuring Short & Sweet & Saucy Cinema, with short films by Natalie Watson and from Wolf Pelt Productions, featuring some familiar performers from the fringe circuit. By donation, pay what you want. Reserve a table at 604-759-0819.
Thursday, June 8 to Saturday, July 1
Fragments, featuring the mixed-media work of Mila Kostic and Shari Pratt, at Deer Lake Gallery, 6584 Deer Lake Ave., with opening reception June 8 at 7 p.m. Gallery open Tuesday to Saturday noon to 4 p.m., with free admission and parking. Info: www.burnabyartscouncil.orgor 604-298-7322.
Thursday, June 8 to Saturday, June 24
Hamlet, presented by Sandbox Theatre Productions at the Vancity Cultch Lab, 1895 Venables St., Vancouver, starring New West actor Kurtis Maguire as Hamlet, with shows at 7:30 p.m. June 8 to 10, 14 to 17, and 21 to 24. Tickets $30 regular, $25 students and seniors, with group rates available. Call 604-251-1363 or see www.tickets.thecultch.com.
Friday, June 9 to Sunday, July 2
Les McKinnon: Reflecting on Headlines, an exhibition in the upper gallery at Burnaby Art Gallery, 6344 Deer Lake Ave., with opening reception Thursday June 8 at 7 p.m. Info: www.burnabyartgallery.ca.
Saturday, June 10
Bloom fundraiser at Nikkei National Museum, 6688 Southoaks Cres., Burnaby, featuring an afternoon tea party and silent art auction, 2 to 4:30p.m., with tea, treats, Japanese tea ceremony, live music, wine and more. Tickets $25, or $20 for members. Silent auction items can be viewed online from June 4 onwards. Info: www.nikkeiplace.orgor 604-777-7000.
Let’s Have a Playdate, a VSO Tiny Tots concert at Anvil Centre, 777 Columbia St., featuring Let Your Music Shine with Lisa and Linda, presenting the music of Johannes Brahms, accompanied by a woodwind quartet. Concerts at 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Tickets $15 adults, $7 children, $2 babies at www.ticketsnw.ca.
Hey Dad: Notes From the Road, a concert featuring Soundscape A Cappella Chorus, featuring a program of popular classics in the Columbia Theatre, 530 Columbia St., with cabaret-style seating (food and bar service available). Shows at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., with doors opening one hour in advance. Info at www.soundscapesings.ca. Buy tickets through www.soundscape2017/brownpapertickets.com.
Sunday, June 11
Artist talk, featuring contemporary artists Tara Nicholson and Les McKinnon, with tours of their exhibitions at Burnaby Art Gallery, 2 to 4 p.m. at the gallery, 6344 Deer Lake Ave. Free, open to all. Info: www.burnabyartgallery.ca.
In the BAG family Sunday at Burnaby Art Gallery, 6344 Deer Lake Ave. Families can drop in to check out Tara Nicholson’s Arctic Claims and Les McKinnon’s Reflecting on Headlines, then get into the studio to try out their own photo abstraction techniques. Drop in between 1 and 4 p.m. Free. Info: www.burnabyartgallery.caor 604-297-4422.
Wednesday, June 14
Way Off-Broadway Wednesdays continues at the Heritage Grill, 447 Columbia St., 7:30 p.m., featuring Short & Sweet & Saucy Cinema, with short films by Natalie Watson and from Wolf Pelt Productions, featuring some familiar performers from the fringe circuit. By donation, pay what you want. Reserve a table at 604-759-0819.
Wednesday, June 21
Way Off-Broadway Wednesdays continues at the Heritage Grill, 447 Columbia St., 7:30 p.m., featuring Devon More’s Berlin Waltz. By donation, pay what you want. Reserve a table at 604-759-0819.
Thursday, June 22
Live at the ’Bolt: Hummingbird Brigade, featuring composer-clarinetist James Danderfer and his contemporary big band take on the New Orleans brass band tradition, featuring 16 of Canada’s finest jazz musicians, 8 p.m. at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, $18. Info: www.shadboltcentre.comor 604-205-3000.
Saturday, June 24
Children’s Chronicles, featuring author Gary Pryke, presented by the Royal City Literary Arts Society, combining storytime, writing and discussion for kids aged eight to 12. Free, runs from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Island Room at Queensborough Community Centre, 920 Ewen Ave. Info: www.rclas.com.
Wednesday, June 28
Way Off-Broadway Wednesdays continues at the Heritage Grill, 447 Columbia St., 7:30 p.m., featuring Joylyn Secunda in The Moaning Yoni. By donation, pay what you want. Reserve a table at 604-759-0819.
Saturday, July 1
Canada Day 2017 with Steven Page, a free City of Burnaby event at Swangard Stadium, with concert including CBC Kids star Will Stroet, the African ensemble Kokoma and the Vancouver party band Side One, along with Steven Page (of Barenaked Ladies fame). Gates open at 5 p.m., fireworks at dusk. Info: www.burnaby.ca/canadaday.
Sunday, July 9
Symphony in the Park, featuring the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra on the lawn at Deer Lake Park, 7 to 9 p.m., free. Arrive early, bring a blanket or chair and a picnic dinner, and enjoy a program of light classics and popular music under the evening sky. Info: www.vancouversymphony.ca.
Monday, Aug. 14 to Sunday, Aug. 20
Creation and Performance Lab, with choreographer Alvin Erasga Tolentino of Co. Erasga Dance, at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, for dancers of all levels aged 10 and up. Workshops in the evenings, culminating in Sunday afternoon performance. Information at www.companyerasgadance.ca.
ONGOING
Bonsor Singin’ Seniors, a seniors’ choir based at Bonsor Recreation Centre, needs a new choral director to start in September. The 35-voice choir sings in four-part harmony, rehearsing Friday afternoons, and performs several concerts at seniors’ centres in December and in May/June. Email Christine Leston, choir president, at lestoncm@gmail.comor call her at 604-516-0277 if you can help.
Call to artists: Apply by June 1 to take part in the Park’s Edge Paint-Off, a live painting battle taking place July 8 as part of the Deer Lake Summer Arts Festival, 1 to 3 p.m. The Burnaby Arts Council is also looking for artisans to take part in a summer market at the festival. Info and applications at www.burnabyartscouncil.org.
Call to artists: New West Cultural Crawl seeks artists to take place in this year’s event, Aug. 12 and 13. Open to artists of all forms, genres and experiences who live in New Westminster. Submit portfolio and artist statement to info@newwestculturalcrawl.com. See www.newwestculturalcrawl.comor www.facebook.com/NWCulturalCrawlfor details.
Musicians wanted: The Arts Council of New Westminster is seeking musicians (solo, duo and bands) to take part in its summer busking programs and events. Honorariums available. Performances to take place Thursdays through Saturdays. Applications and info at www.artscouncilnewwest.org/buskers.
Artisans and crafters: The 28th annual Knights Christmas Market at St. Thomas More Collegiate (coming Nov. 18 and 19, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.) seeks vendors. New artisans must be juried in. For information see theknightschristmasmarket.weebly.com.
Sopranos wanted: Lyric Singers is currently auditioning for first and second sopranos. Call Nancy Rahn, 604-585-0344, to arrange an audition. Info: www.lyricsingers.ca.
Paint and Sip Nights at 100 Braid Street Studios, offering a night of beverages, refreshments and a chance to receive step-by-step instruction from a professional artist to create your own painting. Each night costs $35, or $60 for two adults registering together, and runs from 7 to 9:30 p.m. A variety of upcoming themes are offered, including Pussy Willows Vase on May 26, Vancouver Skyline on June 9, The Forest Watcher (owl painting) on June 14, Pacific Northwest Birch Trees on June 16 and Summer dock on July 14. See www.100braidststudios.com.
Newcomers’ Choir meets Wednesdays from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Open to everyone interested in improving their English-language or music skills, with an emphasis on multiculturalism and diversity. Free. See www.miusc.ca, or, for more, call 604-781-4704.
Dance for Fun’s Swing and Country Club, Wednesdays from 6:30 to 11 p.m. at Sapperton Pensioners Hall, with music and lessons, plus snack bar. Enjoy the whole evening, including lesson, for $12, or dance only for $5. Email byronstarr@telus.net or call 778-709-8880 for information, or see www.meetup.com/Dance-For-Fun-Vancouver-Social-Dancing-Meetup/ for details.
Email entertainment listings to jmaclellan@newwestrecord.ca.
