Local Arts

Writers, if you could use a little support in your literary endeavours, check out the Royal City Literary Arts Society. The group offerings ongoing workshops and programs for writers of all levels and styles.

ON NOW To Saturday, Jan. 13 Hastings Park 1942, an exhibition at the Nikkei National Museum, 6688 Southoaks Cres. In 1942, over 8,000 Japanese Canadians were detained in barns at Hastings Park before being sent to internment sites in the B.C.

Royal City Musical Theatre, Patrick Street Productions earn multiple nominations for this year's musical theatre honours

Dancers from the Northwest Academy of Performing Arts are set to take their place amongst the best on the continent. The dancers have just returned from a prestigious international competition, the Youth American Grand Prix.

A documentary exploring the role of Indigenous musicians in North American pop culture is screening at Massey Theatre this month. RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked the World is onscreen as part of the Last Mondays at the Movies series Jan. 29 at 7:30 p.

Seven international artists whose works question our understandings of the human body are featured in the next exhibition at the New Westminster New Media Gallery. Corpus opens on Jan. 25, running until April at the gallery at Anvil Centre.

Drinking Habits onstage at Bernie Legge Theatre Feb. 1 to 25

The Massey Theatre’s new partnership with Savage Society is launching in style this month.

Way Off-Broadway Wednesdays is back for a fresh new year. The fringe performance series is continuing at the Heritage Grill for 2018 with a new showtime: 7 p.m. every Wednesday, starting Jan. 17. Coming up on Jan.

ON NOW To Sunday, Jan. 7 Sylvia Tait: Journey, a solo exhibition at Burnaby Art Gallery featuring works on paper by the acclaimed West Coast artist. Gallery is at 7344 Deer Lake Ave., and admission is by donation. Info: www.burnabyartgallery.ca .