Tri-City painter Gay Mitchell will open her new exhibit Ebb and Flow in Port Moody this month.
Mitchell will unveil her display of acrylics, oils and watercolours as well as pastels on Nov. 26 from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Gallery Bistro (2411 Clarke St.).
The show runs until Dec. 23. Visit gallerybistroportmoody.com.
Four authors of teen and young adult literature will be in Coquitlam next week for a kids’ book bonanza.
Chapters Indigo hosts Arushi Raina (When Morning Comes), Port Coquitlam resident Mark David Smith (Caravaggio: Signed in Blood), Linda Demeulemeester of the Grim Hill series and Ellen Schwartz (Heart of a Champion) for a meet and greet on Nov. 19.
The event, which runs from 1 to 4 p.m. at Chapters (2291 Lougheed Hwy.), is in conjunction with The Children’s Writers and Illustrators Society, an association of trade-published authors and illustrators in British Columbia.
SMARTY
Port Moody singer and actor Frankie Cena will be a contestant on the CBC-TV hit show Canada’s Smartest Person.
Cena, who is currently filming a Lifetime biopic about Britney Spears, will appear with 29 other competitors in the third season of the production. The first episode airs Nov. 27 at 8 p.m.
Cena is no stranger to game contests: The former Mr. World, model and debate coach has also appeared on the Price Is Right and Let’s Make A Deal.
FILM MOVE-IE
Coquitlam’s Cineplex theatres now has D-BOX motion seats to put movie-goers in the heart of the film action.
“From blockbuster action movies to family features, D-BOX motion seats immerse our guests that much further into the movie-going experience,” said Cineplex’s v-p Pat Marshall in a press release. To learn more, visit cineplex.com.
RCM WIN
A 17-year-old pianist from Port Moody scored a gold medal from the Royal Conservatory of Music on Sunday.
Markus Masaites took the national award for his top mark on the ARTC-level piano exam.
Masaites received the accolade at the RCM’s convocation and gold medal ceremony at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts.
The ARCT (Associate of The Royal Conservatory) is a professionally recognized diploma in performance, theory or pedagogy that is awarded upon completion of The Royal Conservatory Certificate Program, the organization’s acclaimed system of music study and assessment.
In June, at Performing Arts BC in Fort St. John, Masaites — representing the CDMF Performing Arts Festival — was named the winner of the senior piano category (last year, at the Powell River fest, he scored the top prize for Intermediate Piano).
Meanwhile, two other Tri-City residents earned RCM awards for clinching top marks in B.C.
Christen James (Level 5 voice) and Audrea Wang (Level 7 cello) were acknowledged at the Chan Centre.
SING, SONG
Tri-City residents with speech difficulties can be part of The Singing Project, which next meets Thursday in Port Coquitlam.
The PoCo branch of the Stroke Recovery Association of B.C. hosts the Nov. 10 meeting from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in the Michael Wright Art Gallery at Leigh Square Community Arts Village.
Call 604-812-3219 or email portcoquitlamstrokerecovery@gmail.com.
SUMMER FUN
Emerging and professional performers wanting a stage next summer can apply to the city of Port Coquitlam.
Municipal staff are now accepting submissions from musicians, dancers, actors and entertainers for the Summer in the City 2017 series. The two-month festival at Leigh Square Community Arts Village, in downtown PoCo, includes Village Vibe, Music in the Park and Dancing in the Square — all free public events.
Visit portcoquitlam.ca/leighsquare and click on Get Involved, Forms.
to download an application.
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