Local Arts

Praneet Akilla appears in Cipher, running Feb. 6 to March 7 at the Granville Island stage

ON NOW To Friday, Feb. 15 Shrek the Musical, presented by Align Entertainment at the Michael J. Fox Theatre, 7373 MacPherson Ave., Burnaby. Info and tickets: www.alignentertainment.com . To Saturday, Feb.

Local writers are sharing the work of their favourite authors at an upcoming reading night. The Royal City Literary Arts Society is hosting the next In Their Words: a Royal City Reading Series event on Thursday, Jan. 30 from 6 to 8 p.m.

Royal City Literary Arts Society's Write On! contest is open again for 2020, and it's welcoming submissions of fiction, non-fiction and poetry

A new exhibition at The Gallery at Queen’s Park invites viewers to explore self-consciousness and self-empowerment. Vulnerability, an abstract realism drawing series by Alisha Sian, is on display at the gallery from Feb. 5 to 23.

Royal City Musical Theatre took home a pair of 2020 Ovation! Awards at a gala last night. The gala, held at Vancouver Academy of Music on Sunday, Jan. 26, recognized the best in Lower Mainland musical theatre from 2019.

A classical saxophone quartet from Victoria is bringing its tour to New Westminster. Sobremesa Saxophone Quartet is onstage at Holy Trinity Cathedral on Friday, Feb. 21. The concert is set for 7 p.m., with a reception to follow.

The Gentlemen. Directed and co-written by Guy Ritchie. Starring Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam and Michelle Dockery. Rating: 7 (out of 10) It’s been a while since we’ve seen the playful side of Guy Ritchie.

A New Westminster costume designer’s work will be in the spotlight when a new production of Steel Magnolias hits the stage.

If you love short stories, be sure to check out the Royal City Literary Arts Society’s Tellers of Short Tales reading series. The next session is coming up Thursday, Feb. 20 from 6 to 8 p.m. in Room 417 at the Anvil Centre, 777 Columbia St.