Local Arts

Enjoy a fine glass of wine while you paint a fine glass of wine. 100 Braid Street Studios’ next paint and sip night is on the theme of – yes, you guessed it - A Fine Glass of Wine. It’s set for Saturday, June 4.

ON NOW To Sunday, May 8 Arts Alive 2016, an exhibition of work by secondary school students from the Burnaby school district, at Burnaby Art Gallery, 6344 Deer Lake Ave. Info: www.burnabyartgallery.ca or 604-297-4422.

Stroll down to the river and enjoy some good music. The Arts Council of New Westminster is continuing its Music by the River busking series with some new performances at River Market.

Get an early start on summer with the final concert of the Music at Queens series. The Vancouver Men’s Chorus is coming to town for a concert packed full of “classic car tunes and songs of the open road,” as a press release promises.

A unique exploration of identity is on the walls of Plaskett Gallery. My Face My Canvas, by Tajah Olson, is on at the gallery from May 5 through 31.

Fie, fie! Unknit that threatening unkind brow … and get yourself over to the Bernie Legge Theatre to audition for The Taming of the Shrew.

SAVE THE DATE May 28 and 29 WHAT FOR? The Maple Leaf Singers are bringing their spring concert, Movie Magic, to the stage. WHEN AND WHERE? It’s on Saturday, May 28 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 29 at 2 p.m. at Massey Theatre.

Big congratulations are in order for the winners of the Royal City Literary Arts Society’s annual Write On! contest. The contest recognizes the best work in three categories: poetry, fiction and non-fiction.

To Saturday, April 30 Arts Council of New Westminster’s satellite gallery at the Seniors Services Society features the work of Tony Durke. Info: 604-525-3244 or [email protected] .

New Westminster is full of drama – in the best possible way. Students from all over the province are descending on the city for the Sears British Columbia Drama Festival, running April 28 to May 1 at Douglas College.