Local Arts

The sounds of music are ringing through the halls of Douglas College these days - and you can enjoy the fruits of all that rehearsing at a number of upcoming concerts. On Wednesday, Nov. 26, you can enjoy music for winds, brass and percussion.

The Royal City Literary Arts Society is honouring the winners of its Fred Cogswell Award for Excellence in Poetry this weekend. The society is holding an awards show on Saturday, Nov. 22 at the Richmond Cultural Centre, 7700 Minoru Gate in Richmond.

ON NOW To Friday, November 21 Momentum Youth Arts Festival, presents a full festival of the arts, including comedy with The Fictionals on Nov. 20, visual arts exhibition, showcase concert on Nov.

It's a place where art is for everyone. Susan Greig, owner of 100 Braid Street Studios, threw open the studio doors on Saturday, Nov. 8 to give visitors a look at what her studio is all about.

The Vagabond Players are getting into the Christmas spirit. The theatre group is in full swing getting ready for its festive season production, Christmas Belles, which runs Dec. 3 to 20 at the Bernie Legge Theatre in Queen's Park.

ON NOW To Friday, November 14 Unity (1918), presented by students of the Douglas College theatre and stagecraft departments, onstage at the Laura C. Muir Performing Arts Theatre, Douglas College, 700 Royal Ave.

Want to hear from some emerging classical music stars? The Music at Queens concert series is giving you the chance to do so this weekend when it presents On the Rise, a concert featuring young performers.

ON NOW To November 9 In Wait: Full Circle Art Collective and Works from the Permanent Collection, on display at Burnaby Art Gallery, 6344 Deer Lake Ave. Gallery open Tuesday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday noon to 5 p.m.

100 Braid Street Studios throws open its doors for art market and open house

OK, literary types, get those pens ready, because November is set to be another busy month. Not only is it National Novel Writing Month, it also happens to be a month full of Royal City Literary Arts Society events.