Local Arts

A young Queensborough musician is in the spotlight at this year’s Mad Hatter’s Tea Party. The Artists in the Boro group hosts the event in the Port Royal Community Garden every year as part of the New West Cultural Crawl.

You can help pick B.C.’s Funniest New Female. Laughter Zone 101 is hosting the competition at Lafflines Comedy Club this week. It kicks off on Thursday, Aug. 8 with the preliminary rounds in two shows – Round 1 at 6:30 p.m. and Round 2 at 8:30 p.m.

Got a talent to share? Or maybe you’d just like to turn out and hear what your neighbours and friends have to offer? 100 Braid Street Studios is hosting a series of open mic nights on the first Monday of the month, running from 7 to 10 p.m.

A new exhibition at Plaskett Gallery uses photographic film to explore the concept of memory. Beneath the Surface, by Jerry Stochansky, is on at the gallery at Massey Theatre until Friday, Aug. 30.

The 16th annual event is back and bigger than ever, Aug. 10 and 11 at venues around the city

ON NOW To Saturday, Aug. 10 Redefining, featuring the work of Coast Salish artist Kelly Cannell, at Deer Lake Gallery, 6584 Deer Lake Ave. Gallery open Tuesday to Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Info: www.burnabyartscouncil.org or 604-298-7322.

Van Dop Gallery is showing the work of acclaimed New Westminster artists for the New West Cultural Crawl Aug. 10 and 11

Theatre Under the Stars is adding a week to its run of Mamma Mia! and Newsies thanks to 'overwhelming demand' this summer

Howard Dai is obsessed with New West. Whenever he’s out driving with friends from elsewhere, he can’t help himself from sharing details about this street or that building or this neighbourhood.

Two New Westminster actors are set to take to the stage in a new production of an American theatre classic. Peninsula Productions is staging Thornton Wilder’s Our Town from Aug.