Local Arts

Everyone’s an artist at 100 Braid Street Studios. The studio is continuing with its popular series of Paint and Sip Nights, where people of all artistic abilities can create a painting under the step-by-step tutelage of a professional instructor.

100 Braid Street Studios is hosting an evening of whisky tasting and history in the former home of the B.C. Distillery

Gasbor Gasztonyi's film No Way Out is nominated for awards in the International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema in London

Are you an artist with an interest in public art? Here’s a unique chance to put your stamp on a downtown New Westminster talking point – the infamous Front Street “stairway to nowhere.

Gershwin's Crazy for You onstage at Massey Theatre Feb. 21 to 24

The Arts Council of New Westminster wants local families to have a chance to get their hands on art. The arts council runs a regular series of free ArtsToGo workshops, where local artists lead sessions at a variety of community locations.

SAVE THE DATE: April 13-15 New West Festival of Words WHAT’S UP? LitFest New West and the Federation of B.C. Writers are joining forces for a first-ever event: the New West Festival of Words.

ON NOW To Saturday, Feb. 17 Legally Blonde, the hit musical brought to the stage by Align Entertainment at Michael J. Fox Theatre, 7373 MacPherson Ave., with preview Feb. 2 and opening night Feb. 3.

The New West Artists group is inviting people in to check out its new show. A Touch of Winter will run from Feb. 13 to March 22 at The Network Hub, on the second floor of River Market.

Who understands the heart? No one. And who cares? If you’re single on Valentine’s Day, then this is your chance to reclaim the evening. The Way Off-Broadway Wednesdays series is presenting a special show for Feb. 14: the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre.