Local Arts

$200,000 public art piece Birds on a Branch unveiled Friday

Lola Marshall, 11, plays Jane in TUTS production

Westminster Pier Park is about to become the hottest summer hangout spot around.

ON NOW To Saturday, June 24 Hamlet, presented by Sandbox Theatre Productions at the Vancity Cultch Lab, 1895 Venables St., Vancouver, starring New West actor Kurtis Maguire as Hamlet, with shows at 7:30 p.m.

Something wicked this way comes – wickedly fun, that is. Local kids and teens can immerse themselves in the world of Shakespeare this summer with the Shakespeare Playground performance program at Massey Theatre.

If there’s a young performer in your home, you’ll want to check this one out. Royal City Musical Theatre is offering a musical theatre academy this summer, running July 4 to 9 at Massey Theatre.

Explore New Westminster through the lens of some of the city’s most passionate photographers. This City, Our Way: New West Through the Lens is a new exhibition set to run at The Gallery at Queen’s Park from July 1 to 30.

ON NOW To Saturday, June 24 Hamlet, presented by Sandbox Theatre Productions at the Vancity Cultch Lab, 1895 Venables St., Vancouver, starring New West actor Kurtis Maguire as Hamlet, with shows at 7:30 p.m. June 9, 10, 14 to 17, and 21 to 24.

It’s never too early to nurture a love of literature. The Royal City Literary Arts Society is holding another edition of its Children’s Chronicles series on Saturday, June 24 from 3:30 to 5 p.m.

Since 1994, the Watoto Children’s Choirs have been touring the world with a message of hope for Africa’s orphans and widows.