Local Arts

A former NWSS teacher turned popular children’s entertainer is launching a new CD at Massey Theatre on Feb. 7. Charlotte Diamond and her son Matt are launching Diamonds by the Sea with a Sunday afternoon concert.

To Sunday, Jan. 24 Layers: Print and Beyond, an exhibition of work by Gillian Armitage, Kim Mi Hyang and Marie Price, guest curated by Susan Gransby, at Burnaby Art Gallery, 6344 Deer Lake Ave. Info: www.burnabyartgallery.ca. To Friday, Jan.

Is there a budding artist in your household? The Anvil Centre’s new winter brochure is out, and there are some intriguing offerings for kids on the arts front.

An offering from the New York International Fringe Festival is coming to the Anvil Centre in February. Little One is onstage at the Anvil Centre Theatre for four performances from Feb. 4 to 6.

Julie MacLellan salutes some folks who made a mark on the city's cultural scene in 2015

ON NOW To Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016 Making Scaries, a cross-generational exhibition in the Secret Gallery at New Westminster Museum, Anvil Centre, 777 Columbia St. – with kids’ imaginary monsters turned into stuffed characters with the help of seniors.

Christmas week already! That certainly flew by. Before we all hunker down for the holidays, I have a few last-minute little tidbits for you arts lovers out there.

Once again, you can’t beat bookstores for one-stop Christmas or other gift shopping.

Rising folk-roots stars from Winnipeg are on their way to New Westminster. The Brothers Landreth are set to perform at the Massey Theatre on Friday, Jan. 15 at 8 p.m.

If you’re looking for some great music in the new year, you won’t have to travel farther than downtown New Westminster. The Anvil Centre Theatre has announced a couple of acts for January that will appeal to local music enthusiasts. On Jan.