Local Arts

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.

The Marvelous Wonderettes plays at Shadbolt Centre Nov. 6 to 15

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.

Sure, directors are supposed to say they're thrilled about whichever new show they're at the helm of. But when you see the smile on James Bryson's face and feel the vibe of excitement that surrounds him, you know just how genuine his enthusiasm is.

It's billed as a night of "urban tales of love and conflict." Douglas College students are presenting Subsequent Conversations, a night of one-act plays, running from Oct. 31 to Nov. 7 in the studio theatre at Douglas College, 700 Royal Ave.