Local Arts

Emma Thompson fans, be sure to mark this one on your calendars. Thompson is the star of the next Last Mondays at the Movies outing, The Children Act. It’s on Monday, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. at the Massey Theatre (735 Eighth Ave.).

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A classic black comedy is coming to the stage at Anvil Centre this month. Royal Canadian Theatre Company is staging Arsenic and Old Lace in New Westminster from Oct. 18 to 20, followed by shows at the Surrey Arts Centre Oct. 26 and 27.

ArtsToGo is back. The Arts Council of New Westminster's series of free workshops for families has returned for the season. Coming up on Sunday, Oct. 7, people are invited to drop by the next workshop at Royal City Centre (outside of Walmart).

Stand-up comedy has historically been a straight white guy’s game. Not anymore. Laughter Zone 101 is out to change perceptions of comedy as it presents F is for Funny on Saturday, Oct. 13 at the Anvil Centre Theatre.

Anyone can be an artist, and the first step is to be brave. With that motto in mind, artist Seth Macbeth is inviting local residents of all ages to stop in to The Gallery at Queen’s Park for a creative collage workshop on Sunday, Oct.

New Westminster artists, here’s a new venue for you to share your work. Queensborough Community Centre has issued a call for artists for the Art in the Atrium gallery space – a skylit, dedicated display area at the community centre.

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ON NOW To Saturday, Sept. 29 Portraits of Ninstints, featuring the paintings of Bob Gunning, at Plaskett Gallery, Massey Theatre, 735 Eighth Ave. Open 1 to 5 p.m.

If Colleen Winton offers you a pie, you might want to think twice before eating it. The New Westminster performer is stepping into the spotlight as the pie-maker Mrs.