Local Arts

A gritty dark comedy that explores contemporary Indigenous life is onstage at the Anvil Centre in February. Tales of an Urban Indian , written and performed by Darrell Dennis, is onstage Saturday, Feb. 9 at 7:30 p.m.

Spare the stalk, spoil the soup

Art lovers, save the date for this fundraising auction at the Gallery at Queen’s Park. The auction is set for Friday, Feb. 22 from 5:30 to 10 p.m. The auction, presented by Katrina Hilliard, includes two silent auctions and one live auction.

ON NOW To Sunday, Jan. 27 Arts Council of New Westminster Permanent Collection, a curated exhibition of still lifes and landscapes at the Gallery at Queen’s Park, Centennial Lodge. Gallery open Wednesdays 1 to 8 p.m.

The 12th annual festival is on the move to Anvil Centre, featuring Indigenous artists from B.C., Yukon, Quebec, Alaska, Washington State and Australia

Watch a reading of a play and enjoy a discussion with the playwright in a new session at Massey Theatre.

Families are invited to stop by River Market next weekend for the next ArtStarts workshop. JB the First Lady will be on hand on Sunday, Jan. 27 with an Indigenous hip hop performance.

The Massey Theatre is serving up another Global Tea Room performance this weekend. The Global Tea Room series, curated and hosted by local musician Cassius Khan, introduces the music and food of various cultures with a performance and tea.

Art lovers, save the date for the next opening at The Gallery at Queen’s Park. Lines of Thoughts, featuring the work of Elsa Chesnel, runs from Feb. 6 to 24 at the Arts Council of New Westminster’s gallery in Centennial Lodge.

MACHiNENOiSY's latest work, running Feb. 2 to 7 at Anvil Centre, gets its world premiere as part of this year's PuSh Festival