ON NOW
To Thursday, November 10
Love and Information, a Douglas College theatre production in the studio theatre, fourth floor north at 700 Royal Ave. Evening shows at 7:30 p.m. (except Nov. 6 and 7), matinee on Nov. 5 at 2 p.m. and on Nov. 7 at noon (with Talkback session). Free preview Nov. 2 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: loveandinformation.brownpapertickets.com.
To Tuesday, November 15
Ben Duncan: Ever Onward, an exhibition of new work celebrating the longstanding tradition of the doodle, part of the Burnaby Art Gallery’s off-site exhibition series at Burnaby Public Library’s Metrotown branch, 6100 Willingdon Ave., open during library hours. Info: www.burnabyartgallery.ca.
To Wednesday, November 16
Distillations: Lithographs and Etchings, an exhibition of work by Catherine M. Stewart, part of the Burnaby Art Gallery’s off-site exhibition series at Burnaby Public Library’s McGill branch, 4595 Albert St., open during library hours. Info: www.burnabyartgallery.ca.
To Saturday, November 19
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, presented by Align Entertainment at the Michael J. Fox Theatre, 7373 MacPherson Ave., Burnaby. Info: www.alignentertainment.ca.
To Saturday, November 26
Retrospective Views, an exhibition of work by Chris Robson and Sabine Simons, running at the Burnaby Arts Council’s Deer Lake Gallery, 6584 Deer Lake Ave. Opening reception Nov. 5, 2 to 4 p.m. Info: www.burnabyartscouncil.org.
To Sunday, November 27
Frederick Popowich: Collision 1, an exhibition of work presented by the Arts Council of New Westminster in the Gallery at Queen’s Park. Opening reception Nov. 2, 6 to 8 p.m. Artist talk Sunday, Nov. 13, 2 to 3 p.m. Gallery open Wednesday 1 to 8 p.m., Thursday through Sunday 1 to 5 p.m. Info: www.acnw.caor 604-525-3244.
To Friday, December 9
Fire Ball, an exhibition of work presented by Inclusion B.C. Foundation, featuring the work of artists with intellectual disabilities, running at the Anvil Centre Community Art Space, 777 Columbia St., New Westminster. Info: www.anvilcentre.com.
To Saturday, December 10
Jayeonmi (Natural Beauty), an exhibition of multi-media work by Ilsoo Kyung, at Amelia Douglas Gallery, fourth floor, Douglas College, 700 Royal Ave.
To Tuesday, December 20
Impossible Worlds, an exhibition of work by Seadance Photography at the Plaskett Gallery at Massey Theatre, 735 Eighth Ave., open Tuesday to Saturday 1 to 5 p.m. and during theatre performances. Info: www.masseytheatre.comor 604-517-5900.
To January 7, 2017
H.E. Bergman and Season’s Greetings, two exhibitions at Burnaby Art Gallery, 6344 Deer Lake Ave., featuring the engravings of Bergman and seasonal greeting cards and other art. Opening reception Nov. 3, 7 to 9 p.m. About the Artist talk on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2 to 4 p.m. In the BAG family Sunday studio drop-ins, 1 to 4 p.m. on Nov. 13, Dec. 11 and Jan. 8. Art Tour Tuesday, Nov. 15 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. Tea and tour Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2 to 3:30 p.m. ($7.50). Information: www.burnabyartgallery.caor 604-297-4422.
To Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017
Warrior Spirit, an exhibition honouring the Japanese Canadian veterans of the First World War, ongoing at the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre. A re-enactment performance of Zennosuke Inouye, featuring actor Kevin Takahide Lee, is set for Nov. 5 at 2 p.m. Info: www.nikkeiplace.org
UPCOMING
Monday, November 7
Come Write In, a session at McGill branch of Burnaby Public Library, 4595 Albert St., in support of National Novel Writing Month. NaNoWriMo participants can come write, sip tea and enjoy timed sprints, tips and encouragement from fellow writers, 6 to 8:45 p.m. Info: www.bpl.bc.ca/events.
Monday and Tuesday, November 7 and 8
Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, an Arts Club on Tour production at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, 6450 Deer Lake Ave. Info: www.artsclub.com. Tickets: tickets.shadboltcentre.com or 604-205-3000.
Wednesday, November 9
Berlin Waltz, a one-woman fringe show incorporating music and storytelling, chronicling the creator’s journey along the route of the Berlin Wall, at the Heritage Grill, 7:30 p.m. (every Wednesday in November). No cover charge; donations on a pay-what-you-can basis will be accepted after the show. Info: www.devonmoremusic.com. Heritage Grill is at 447 Columbia St.
Thursday, November 10
Quartango, a quartet offering up tango from classics to tango nuevo, accompanied by dancers Roxana Callegari and Fabian Belmonte, 8 p.m. at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, 6450 Deer Lake Ave. Tickets $30 to $38, call 604-205-3000 or see tickets.shadboltcentre.com.
Thursday, November 10 to Friday, November 18
Blackout, the Canadian premiere of a play by Scottish playwright Davey Anderson, presented by Douglas College students in the college’s Laura C. Muir Performing Arts Theatre, fourth floor north at 700 Royal Ave. Tickets and info: blackoutatdouglas.brownpapertickets.com.
Saturday and Sunday, November 12 and 13
Reflections of Vaudeville, presented by the Vaudevillians, 2 p.m. at the Surrey Arts Centre, raising funds for performing arts student bursaries at Douglas College. Tickets $22, available by calling 604-501-5566. Info: www.thevaudevillians.com.
Burnaby Potters’ Guild winter show and sale, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days at Capitol Hill Community Hall, 361 South Howard Ave., Burnaby. Free admission, free parking. Featuring work in a wide range of styles and techniques and a chance to start some early Christmas shopping.
Sunday, November 13
The Lonely – a Tribute to Roy Orbison, onstage at the Massey Theatre, 735 Eighth Ave., 7:30 p.m. Tickets $42.50 and available at www.ticketsnw.caor call 604-521-5050.
Monday, November 14
Come Write In, a session at McGill branch of Burnaby Public Library, 4595 Albert St., in support of National Novel Writing Month. NaNoWriMo participants can come write, sip tea and enjoy timed sprints, tips and encouragement from fellow writers, 6 to 8:45 p.m. Info: www.bpl.bc.ca/events.
Wednesday, November 16
Berlin Waltz, a one-woman fringe show incorporating music and storytelling, chronicling the creator’s journey along the route of the Berlin Wall, at the Heritage Grill, 7:30 p.m. (every Wednesday in November). No cover charge; donations on a pay-what-you-can basis will be accepted after the show. Info: www.devonmoremusic.com. Heritage Grill is at 447 Columbia St.
Thursday, November 17
Arts at One, a free afternoon performance at 1 p.m. in the Laura C. Muir Performing Arts Theatre at Douglas College, 700 Royal Ave., featuring a classical quartet with the music of Haydn and Beethoven: Heather Hay on cello, Marcus Takizawa on viola, and Nancy DiNovo and Carolyn Canfield Cole on violin.
Friday, November 18
Two on the Bench, with organists Rachel Alflatt and Denis Bedard offering up a concert of music for four hands and four feet by Haydn, Schubert, Bedard and more, 7:30 p.m. at Queens Avenue United Church, 529 Queens Ave. Tickets $20 regular, $15 seniors/students, $10 children. Info: www.604-522-1606or www.queensavenue.org/musicqueens.
Friday, November 18 to Sunday, November 20
Deer Lake Craft Festival, the 45th annual event, at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, 6450 Deer Lake Ave., featuring more than 55 high-quality artisans with their handcrafted goods and foods. With entertainment, raffles and door prizes, kids’ area and more, running Friday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Info: www.burnabyartscouncil.org.
Sunday, November 20
Poetic Justice reading, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Boston Pizza at 1045 Columbia St., New West, featuring Kat Braid and Richard Therrien, plus open mike. Info: www.poeticjusticenewwest.org.
Tuesday, November 22
Come Write In, a session at McGill branch of Burnaby Public Library, 4595 Albert St., in support of National Novel Writing Month. NaNoWriMo participants can come write, sip tea and enjoy timed sprints, tips and encouragement from fellow writers, 6 to 8:45 p.m. Info: www.bpl.bc.ca/events.
Wednesday, November 23
Berlin Waltz, a one-woman fringe show incorporating music and storytelling, chronicling the creator’s journey along the route of the Berlin Wall, at the Heritage Grill, 7:30 p.m. (every Wednesday in November). No cover charge; donations on a pay-what-you-can basis will be accepted after the show. Info: www.devonmoremusic.com. Heritage Grill is at 447 Columbia St.
Beginner watercolour class, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at GardenWorks at Mandeville, 4746 Marine Dr., part of the Paints ’n’ Bloom Art Show and Sale fundraiser for the Alzheimer Society of B.C. $35, including supplies, call Wendy at 604-583-4538 to register.
World Poetry New West celebrates Canadian holidays past and present with a session from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the New Westminster Public Library, 716 Sixth Ave., featuring Candice James, Evelyn Benson, Tony Antonias and more. Bring stories, poems and photos. Includes free raffle, refreshments and open mike. Hosted by Ariadne Sawyer and Janet Kvammen. Register by emailing [email protected] or call 604-526-4729.
Thursday, November 24
Christmas card making class, 2 to 4 p.m. at GardenWorks at Mandeville, 4746 Marine Dr., part of the Paints ’n’ Bloom Art Show and Sale fundraiser for the Alzheimer Society of B.C. $35, including supplies, call Wendy at 604-583-4538 to register.
Thursday, November 24 to Sunday, December 18
Forever Plaid, presented by the Vagabond Players at Bernie Legge Theatre, Queen’s Park, with shows at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Special Saturday matinees at 2 p.m. on Nov. 26 and Dec. 3. Tickets $20, or $18 for seniors and youth, with $15 previews on Nov. 24 and 25. Purchase at www.vagabondplayers.ca/tickets, or call 604-521-0412.
Friday, November 25
Sharron Matthews brings her new cabaret, Naked, to the stage at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, $33 students/seniors, $38 regular, www.shadboltcentre.com or call 604-205-3000.
Friday, November 25 to Sunday, November 27
Paints ’n’ Bloom Art Show and Sale, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily at GardenWorks at Mandeville, 4746 Marine Dr., Burnaby, featuring work by Audrey Bakewell and Wendy Mould, a fundraiser for the Alzheimer Society of B.C. Ino: www.artbywendy.com.
Saturday, November 26
The Bells are Ringing, a Christmas concert presented by Grace Community Choir, with All Saints Anglican, Trinity Lutheran Delta and South Burnaby United Church Choirs plus special guests, 7 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church, South Burnaby, donation at the door (proceeds to Canadian Lutheran World Relief). Light refreshments to follow concert.
Monday, November 28
Come Write In, a session at McGill branch of Burnaby Public Library, 4595 Albert St., in support of National Novel Writing Month. NaNoWriMo participants can come write, sip tea and enjoy timed sprints, tips and encouragement from fellow writers, 6 to 8:45 p.m. Info: www.bpl.bc.ca/events.
A Tale of Love and Darkness, the film based on the memoir by Amos Oz, screens as part of the Last Mondays at the Movies series, presented by the Arts Council of New Westminster at Massey Theatre, 735 Eighth Ave., New West, 7:30p.m. Tickets $9, www.ticketsnw.ca or cash at the door.
Wednesday, November 30
NWSS winter band concert, with special guests the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra brass quintet, who will play some selections as a featured group and join the senior band for a grand finale, 7 p.m. at Massey Theatre, 735 Eighth Ave. Tickets $10. See www.nwssmusic.com.
Saturday, December 3 to Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017
Satirical Pop of Colour, a group exhibition at Deer Lake Gallery, with opening reception Dec. 3 from noon to 4 p.m., 6584 Deer Lake Ave. Info: www.burnabyartscouncil.org.
Sunday, December 4
19th annual Carols and Bells, 7 p.m. at Queens Avenue United Church, 529 Queens Ave., featuring five handbell choirs and audience sing-along. Tickets $20 regular, $15 students/seniors and $10 children. Info: www.queensavenue.org/musicqueens.
Monday, December 5
Writers Open Mike, at McGill branch of Burnaby Public Library, 4595 Albert St., in support of the writers who have been taking part in National Novel Writing Month. Read or perform up to five minutes of your own work, or hear from others. Info: www.bpl.bc.ca/events.
Saturday, December 10
Christmas At Home, a concert of Christmas music presented by the Amabilis Singers, under the direction of Ramona Luengen, with pianist Ingrid Verseveldt, 2 p.m. at New Westminster Christian Reformed Church, 8255 13th Ave., Burnaby. Tickets $20, or free for children under 12. Available at the door, or call 604-503-2074. Info: www.amabilissingers.org.
ONGOING
LitFest New West is accepting submissions for the LitFest New West Short Story Competition. All stories must be fiction and set in New Westminster. Prize money available for winners in adult and youth (12-13, 14-15, and 16-18) categories. Adult entries must be 1,200 to 1,500 words; youth entries 500 to 1,000. Entries must be emailed to [email protected] by midnight on Jan. 15, 2017.
Enjoy singing? Burnaby Pacemakers’ Choir is looking for sopranos and altos. Music is light and varied. Choir rehearses on Tuesdays, from 7 to 9 p.m., running until Feb. 7, 2017, at Gordon Presbyterian Church, 7457 Edmonds St., Burnaby. Phone 604-298-4843 or 604-434-9737.
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 [email protected] 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 [email protected].
