Local Arts

Queens Avenue United Church is calling for handbell ringers for the new season of its children’s and adult handbell choirs. The community children’s handbell choir starts up again on Monday, Jan. 21 at 3:45 p.m.

Household budgets are in the news now more than ever these days and everyone seems like they’re searching for ways to tighten their purse strings. This is especially true at this time of the year when the Christmas credit card bills are rolling in.

Theatre lovers, save the date now for your chance to catch some emerging performers in action. The Douglas College departments of theatre and stagecraft & event technology are presenting two productions for the winter season.

Music lovers can take a trip back in time at the next concert in the St. Aidan’s music series. The church is offering up its next musical evening on Friday, Jan. 11 with Cheek to Cheek: Music from the ’50s and ’60s. It’s on from 7:30 to 9 p.m.

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Choral music lovers in New Westminster have some big treats in store in 2019. We’ve rounded up five of the must-see choral concerts that will be coming your way this year.

To Sunday, Jan. 13 Picturing Arctic Modernity – North Baffin Drawings from 1964, at Burnaby Art Gallery, 6344 Deer Lake Ave. Info: www.burnabyartgallery.ca or 604-297-4422. To Sunday, Jan.

Take a peek into enchanted places with a new exhibition at Amelia Douglas Gallery. Enchanted Places, featuring paintings by Chun Ping (Claire) Huang, is on at the gallery from Jan. 17 to Feb. 23. An opening reception is on Friday, Jan.

Music lovers in New West have another season of free afternoon concerts to look forward to. Douglas College’s Arts at One concert series has started up again for 2019. The concert series offers free performances on Thursdays at 1 p.m. in the Laura C.

Rabbit Hole is on at the Bernie Legge Theatre in Queen's Park from Feb. 9 to March 2