Local Arts

Calling all artists! The Anvil Centre is now accepting applications for its inaugural artists in residence program, which kicks off January 2017.

ON NOW To Sunday, Aug. 21 The Living Archive, a new exhibition at the New Westminster Museum and Archives, Anvil Centre, 777 Columbia St., with some works featured at Samson V (880 Quayside Dr.) and Irving House (302 Royal Ave.

You still have a couple more chances to catch great music by the river before the summer’s up. The Arts Council of New Westminster’s Music by the River series is continuing at River Market on weekend afternoons.

If you’re looking for a hot spot to play Pokémon GO in New Westminster, River Market appears to be the place. Millions have downloaded the Pokémon GO app and are collecting critters from a virtual world that overlaps with our reality.

Hoping to catch an aca-awesome performance at this year’s Uptown Live? Well, look no further.

Local indie rock outfit Little India are set to debut new music at this month's festival

Shadows and Dreams production of A Midsummer Night's Dream opens July 16

From papier-mâché to painting on aluminum, the newest exhibition at the Plaskett Gallery is an exploration of a wide range of techniques. Materialization, featuring work by Mila Karavai, is on at the gallery from July 5 to Aug. 6.

You still have time to experience the mayhem that is The Complete Works of Williams Shakespeare (Abridged).