Local Arts

ON NOW To Friday, March 6 The Ash Girl, a Burnaby Central Secondary School production, 7 p.m. in the Burnaby Central Theatre, 6011 Deer Lake Parkway, a dark take on the classic Cinderella story, suitable for ages eight and up.

Hey, writers, how are those masterpieces coming? The Royal City Literary Arts Society’s 2020 Write On! Contest is still open, and time is ticking down towards deadline.

Word nerds of New West, unite. The Royal City Literary Arts Society has a couple of upcoming events that you might be interested in.

Is there a talented young performer in your house? Applications are open again for the noted Gotta Sing! Gotta Dance! Summer program, which is getting set for its 26 th season at the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver.

The City of New Westminster is looking for performers for Canada Day 2020. The city is seeking individual and group acts to submit proposals to perform during the city’s celebrations at Queen’s Park on Wednesday, July 1.

Hope Gap is the next movie up in the Arts Council of New Westminster’s Last Mondays at the Movies series. It’s on Monday, March 30 at 7 p.m. at Massey Theatre.

Cheeky humour meets Shakespearean style in the next outing by Douglas College theatre students. Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) is onstage March 6 to 13 at the Laura C. Muir Performing Arts Theatre at the college.

ON NOW To Friday, Feb. 28 Think Different, an exhibition of work by New Westminster Secondary School fine arts students, at the Plaskett Gallery, Massey Theatre, 735 Eighth Ave. Gallery open 1 to 5 p.m.

UPDATE MARCH 13: This concert has now been cancelled due to the COVID-19 situation. The Music at Queens concert series returns this month with a performance by an acclaimed jazz vocalist. Adele M.

If you love classic Hollywood comedies starring the likes of Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell, then this one’s most definitely for you.