Poetry lovers will get a double-bill treat this Saturday, March 2 at the Heritage Grill restaurant.
Local author Ben Nuttall-Smith is launching two new poetry books filled with imagery on travel, life experiences, people and places, dreams and emotions.
The event - sponsored by the Royal City Literary Arts Society - runs 1 to 2: 30 p.m. at the Heritage Grill back room, at 447 Columbia St.
For more information, visit rclas.com.
POETIC JUSTICE CONTINUING
The weekly literary event with live poetry readings continues at the Heritage Grill backroom this weekend with guest poets Taryn Hubbard, Renée Sarojini Saklikar and Kevin Spenst, and host Allan Hill.
The event runs 3 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 3 with readings by the three featured artists as well as an open mike section.
The Heritage Grill is at 447 Columbia St., near the Columbia SkyTrain station.
For more information, visit www.poeticjustice.ca.
CLASSICAL MUSIC AND CREAM TEA
Nothing makes for a lovely Sunday afternoon quite like classical music and cream tea.
Enjoy some tasty scones with Devonshire cream and jam along with your tea in bone china cups while listening to live music performed by the string students of the Kabok Music School.
This elegant event will be held on Saturday, March 9 at 2 p.m. at Queens Avenue United Church, 529 Queens Ave.
Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors and students, and $15 for children.
Advance ticket sales only - no tickets will be sold at the door.
For tickets or more information, call 604-5221606.
TOP GIRLS PLAYS AT DOUGLAS COLLEGE
When a tough career woman meets other women who have suffered for their achievements, she is forced to acknowledge the hidden costs of success and to question her own choices.
This is the premise of Caryl Churchill's Top Girls, the latest production by the Douglas College Theatre and Stagecraft and Event Technology departments, on stage March 8 to 16 at the Studio Theatre, Douglas College, 700 Royal Ave.
The play stars New Westminster resident Angie Hennig in the dual role of Nijo/Win.
Set in Britain in the early 1980s, Top Girls examines the meaning of success for women in a world ruled by men; however, director Claire Fogal says the play is even more nuanced.
"Churchill is a brilliant writer who manages to pack a lot of political thought into the play without it feeling preachy," Fogal wrote in a press release. "There are bits about power and the masks that we put on as women to climb the ladder, and there's also a lot about socialism and the poor versus the rich."
Tickets are $8 to $12, available through the Massey Theatre box office, at 604-521-5050.
For more information, visit www.douglascollege. ca.
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