Local Arts

Massey Theatre is inviting everyone in to enjoy the tea and music of cultures from around the world. The theatre is kicking off a new Global Tea Room series on Sunday, Oct. 21 from 1 to 3 p.m. It’s free, and everyone is welcome.

Hipster stereotypes and humanity’s relationship with technology come under the microscope in the next Way Off-Broadway Wednesdays outing. The Ultimate Hipster is onstage Wednesday, Oct. 24 in the back room at the Heritage Grill.

The Royal City Literary Arts Society has announced the shortlist for its fifth annual Fred Cogswell Award for Excellence in Poetry.

Vinyl and craft beer go together like, well, hipsters and beards. Steel & Oak Brewing Co. and the Arts Council of New Westminster are once again joining forces for the Analog Vinyl Fair. The fourth edition of the event is set for Friday, Nov.

Film honouring the life of murdered New West woman tackles issues facing trans women and sex trade workers. But, most of all, it remembers the life and love of a lost daughter and friend.

The New Westminster Symphony Orchestra is launching its 2018/19 season with a pops concert on Sunday, Nov. 4. The concert is set for 2 p.m. at Massey Theatre.

Faces are in focus in the next exhibition at Amelia Douglas Gallery. Face It!, an exhibition of work by Coquitlam artist Ornella Maruccio-Belhomme, runs from Wednesday, Oct. 24 to Saturday, Dec.

The Plaskett Gallery is looking for artists to show their work in 2019. The gallery is calling for submissions for exhibitions from May to December 2019, with the option of doing a one- or two-month exhibition.

An Italian house music legend is coming to New Westminster thanks to the efforts of a new local collective. Resonance Collective, a group of artists, producers, DJs, photographers and events promoters, have a number of events happening in the city.

Got writer's block? The Royal City Literary Arts Society has a cure for that. Julia Schoennagel hosts the next Wordplay session on Thursday, Nov. 1 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Network Hub (upstairs at River Market, 810 Quayside Dr.