Local Arts

If you love the written word, then note the dates for these upcoming evenings. The Royal City Literary Arts Society’s Tellers of Short Tales reading series starts up again for the new year on Thursday, Jan. 9 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Anvil Centre.

The 12 days of Christmas aren’t over yet – and neither is the fun at the Anvil Centre’s Winter Celebrations. The family-friendly festivities continue at the Anvil Centre up to and including Sunday, Jan. 5. It's closed today (New Year's Day, Jan.

A photographer’s views of urban life are on the walls of Plaskett Gallery for January. A Lived in City, featuring the work of Tyler Wilson, runs Jan. 2 to 31 at the gallery at Massey Theatre. An opening reception is set for Tuesday, Jan.

ON NOW To Saturday, Jan. 4 Nature: Larger Than Life, an art show by the Garden Gals, in the Art in the Atrium gallery at Queensborough Community Centre, 920 Ewen Ave. To Sunday, Jan.

ON NOW To Sunday, Dec. 22 Touch of Winter, an exhibition by New West Artists at the Plaskett Gallery, Massey Theatre. Gallery is at 735 Eighth Ave., open 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday, by appointment or during productions at the theatre. Info: www.

VanDeca is at it again. The New West-based 10-voice choral ensemble is taking to the stage Jan. 18 for a concert at Vancouver’s Pyatt Hall.

Artists interested in submitting exhibition proposals for 2020 have until Feb. 6 at 4 p.m.

Dear artists of New Westminster: It’s getting harder and harder, it seems, to cling to the spirit of Christmas.

You know it’s not really Christmas until Clara has thrown her shoe at the Mouse King. Royal City Youth Ballet is once again bringing its Nutcracker to the stage at Massey Theatre this weekend. The Sunday, Dec.

You can catch the Healey-Willan Prize-winning Vancouver Cantata Singers with Christmas Reprise XVII at Queens Avenue United Church on Saturday, Dec. 21