MUSIC, DANCE
The Polonez Tri-City Polish Association will kick it up in Port Coquitlam this weekend for its 10th annual culture and heritage days. The music and dance festival happens in the Leigh Square Community Arts Village on Saturday from 2 to 10 p.m. and on Sunday from noon to 5 p.m.
USED BOOKS NEEDEDLooking for a new home for your old books after the spring clean?
The Friends of the Coquitlam Public Library will accept gently used tomes on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the parking lot above the City Centre branch (1169 Pinetree Way). The society needs books of all types in good condition plus DVDs, CDs, vinyl albums and board games for its book sale on June 13. Proceeds from that event next month support the library operations at the city branches. Call 604-937-4130.
KIDS’ ART
Students of Evelia Espinosa will show their work next month in an annual children’s art festival at Port Moody city hall. From June 1 to 14, some 130 youth will display 300 paintings on the theme “from reality to the imagination.” And on Saturday, June 6, 50 students will give live demonstrations.
THE GIVER
Students at a Port Coquitlam middle school will be in an adaptation of Lois Lowry’s novel The Giver next month. Minnekhada middle teacher and show director Phil Hughes said the public performance is on June 3 at 7 p.m. in the school’s drama room (1390 Laurier Ave.).
MASSEY 65
Stars from past Massey Theatre productions will be on stage next month to celebrate 65 years of the venue.
And the gala performance on Sunday, June 14 will include Port Moody teen and Lindbjerg Academy of the Performing Arts student Julia MacLean, who played Annie in the 25th anniversary production for the Royal City Musical Theatre last year.
The cast of 80 is being directed by Order of BC recipient and esteemed local artistic director Dolores Kirkwood, co-founder of both the Royal City Musical Theatre and Royal City Youth Ballet, with musical direction by retired Pinetree teacher James Bryson. Tickets for the 7:30 p.m. show are $15/$12/$5 by calling 604-521-5050.
GREAT GROUP
A Coquitlam company took the outstanding ensemble award at last weekend’s Theatre BC Fraser Valley Zone Festival.
Stage 43 Theatrical Society won the prize for its entry, Secrets of a Soccer Mom, which featured actors Lisa Pope MacDonald, Julia Walmsley and Arsha Tahir. The show was under Stephen Torrence, who directed his first play for Stage 43.
The outstanding production accolade went to the Chilliwack Players Guild for Miss Somewhere while the actor award went to Matt Janzen in Miss Somewhere. The actress trophy was shared by Geneva Perkins in Miss Somewhere and Judith Betzler from the Langley Players Drama Club for Escape from Happiness.
BROADWAY GIG
Students from Port Coquitlam’s Broadway Bound kick off their annual show Thursday.
The studio will present the musical Guys and Dolls at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) from May 28 to 30 at 7:30 p.m. and May 31 at 2 p.m. Call 604-927-6555.
A Tri-City arts group will assemble an exhibit in Vancouver next year on re-visioning the Riverview Hospital lands.
And it’s calling for artists to contribute to the show that will happen from Feb. 15 to March 5 at the Pendulum Gallery in the HSBC building.
ArtsConnect is inviting artists or art groups to submit their ideas for a vertical space (4’ by 7’) by June 30 by email to [email protected].
