Local Arts

A New Westminster actor led the way at this year's Jessie Awards. Colleen Winton, snagged herself a Jessie Award for her performance in the Snapshots Collective production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

Poetry lovers in New Westminster, take note. Poetry in the Park is back again at the Queen’s Park bandshell for its regular Wednesday evenings. Each session, running from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., includes two featured poets and an open mic session.

The Winter's Tale is onstage at Performance Works on Granville Island from Friday, July 26 to Saturday, Aug. 10

Martin Byerley and Courtney Gilbert are featured in Smash Forward, a documentary that focuses on the positive impacts of esports and its shortcomings

Chris Buck won’t have far to go when it’s time to head home after headlining this weekend’s Uptown Live street festival.

Caleb Lagayan is also shipping off to the U.K. for a prestigious theatre school, one of 13 globally to be admitted this year

American Dream turns into a nightmare in Gigi Saul Guerrero’s ‘Mexicano’ movie for Hulu

Love art? New West Artists are inviting everyone to pop in to their gallery on 12 th Street for an open house next weekend. The gallery is hosting an open house on Sunday, July 7 from 1 to 5 p.m.

Massey Theatre is ready to shine a little brighter. The 1,260-seat theatre has just undergone a recent lighting upgrade, made possible thanks to federal and provincial funding.

ON NOW Month of June Cabins/Raven Sun, new art exhibition featuring paintings by local artist Darleyne Jeff and Kathy Wood, at Burnaby Neighbourhood House north location, 4908 Hastings St., open Monday to Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.