Local Arts

Do you ever wonder what writers love to read? Check out the Royal City Literary Arts Society’s In Their Words: A Royal City Reading Series to find out. The next session is set for Thursday, March 15 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Anvil Centre.

The struggles of growing up and growing old are at the heart of the new Vagabond Players production. The New West theatre company is presenting 4000 Miles, by Amy Herzog, at the Bernie Legge Theatre in Queen’s Park from April 5 to 22.

An NWSS alumna is in the spotlight in an upcoming Way Off-Broadway Wednesdays performance. Andie Lloyd is bringing her solo show, 今天睡在這裡 Sleep Here Tonight, to the backroom at the Heritage Grill on Wednesday, March 21.

An award-winning Canadian play is getting a dose of present-day reality in a new production by Douglas College students. Lion in the Streets, by Judith Thompson, is onstage at the Laura C.

Film buffs, if you’re suffering the post-Oscar blahs, never fear: Last Mondays at the Movies is returning with another intriguing offering.

ON NOW To Friday, March 9 The 25 th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, a comedy musical presented by Burnaby North Secondary School, in the drama studio at 751 Hammarskjold Dr., 7 p.m. Cost $13 regular, $10 students.

Music lovers are invited out to enjoy another night of live music at the Gallery at Queen’s Park. Ian Fildes is featured in the next Gallery Sessions night on Wednesday, March 28 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

The Up Close Recital Society is kicking off 2018 with a performance by Grammy Award-winning mandolinist John Reischman and the Pine Siskins. Reischman is set to take to the stage on Friday, March 16 at 8 p.m.

Love short stories? Royal City Literary Arts Society is offering another Tellers of Short Tales evening on Thursday, March 8.

Sarah Jickling, whose journey with bipolar disorder and anxiety inspired her latest album, is onstage March 8 in a special International Women's Day event at the Cultch