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Calling all New West writers: Win money for your best poetry, fiction and non-fiction

Calling all New West writers: Win money for your best poetry, fiction and non-fiction

Royal City Literary Arts Society's Write On! contest has returned for 2021, so get your best writing in before April 1, 2021
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New West Craft brings February exhibition to Gallery at Queen's Park

New West Craft brings February exhibition to Gallery at Queen's Park

Local artisans' collective features work at the New Westminster Gallery Feb. 1 to 28, with pottery, photography, textiles and more
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New West performing artists invited to apply for Anvil Centre residencies

New West performing artists invited to apply for Anvil Centre residencies

Professional and community-based artists are being given a chance to use Anvil Centre facilities, in exchange for community engagement
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Award-winning choir counters negative news with 'Fight Song' performance

Award-winning choir counters negative news with 'Fight Song' performance

Virtual performance of Rachel Platten’s Fight Song to provide inspiration amid the world’s many current challenges
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New West seeking diversity in future poet laureate

New West seeking diversity in future poet laureate

Call is going out for the City of New Westminster's fifth poet laureate
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Bowen Islanders' new kids book chases away the monsters of childhood anxiety

Bowen Islanders' new kids book chases away the monsters of childhood anxiety

Safe in Starry Arms came out of author Christie Lea's own healing journey after her 13 years as a 911 operator in Surrey
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Studio, gallery space on offer for New West artists

Studio, gallery space on offer for New West artists

Arts Council of New Westminster hopes to create a working artist collective by offering affordable space at the Gallery at Queen's Park
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Opening date announced for immersive Van Gogh exhibit in Vancouver

Opening date announced for immersive Van Gogh exhibit in Vancouver

Are you going to Gogh?
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Abstracted View kicks off the New West arts year at Anvil's Community Art Gallery

Abstracted View kicks off the New West arts year at Anvil's Community Art Gallery

With COVID-19 restrictions in place, the exhibition will open with a virtual reception Jan. 8 and continue with in-person visits by appointment only
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Royal City Musical Theatre brings Sinatra direct to your living room

Royal City Musical Theatre brings Sinatra direct to your living room

With live shows sidelined by the COVID-19 pandemic, Dane Warren performs Sinatra: Home for the Holidays in a virtual performance recorded at New West's Massey Theatre
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