LEARN FROM A PRO
Painter and Emily Carr University graduate Val Nelson will be the guest at the Art Focus Artists' Association demo in Port Coquitlam next week.
The free public event on Wednesday, Feb. 26 takes place in The Outlet at Leigh Square Community Arts Village (behind PoCo city hall).
VIVE 25 ANS
The annual Maillardville fete celebrating all things French Canadian is kicking off its 25th year with a fundraising dinner on Thursday.
Diner en Plaid - a twist on Diner en Blanc - happens at 6:30 p.m. at a secret location and is the first event for Festival du Bois, a traditional food and entertainment show happening on Feb. 29, March 1 and 2 at Coquitlam's Mackin Park.
Tickets for Diner en Plaid are $25 by calling 604-515-7070 or emailing [email protected].
GALA TALENT
A number of Tri-City singers and dancers will be in a gala for the Coquitlam-based Backstage Youth Performers' Society on Saturday.
A total of 16 students from the Tri-City Dance Centre (Matisse Maitland, Rebecca Gombar, Kimberley Turnbull, Marisa Letteri, Nathan Sartore, Ilia Dergousoff, Hailey Kragelj and Alexis Tucker) and Encore Dance Academy (Brittany Bishop, Raquel Newton, Isabella Oram, Megan Rota, Nasiv Sall, Melissa Swatez, Tyra Watson and Amanda Wormald) - as well as 14-year-old Coquitlam pianist Mariya Orlenko and KTL hip hop dancer Kimiko Roberts - will be part of A Night of Stars on Feb. 22 at the Massey Theatre in New Westminster.
A silent auction will be held and bids can be placed online at http://www.32auctions.com/BYPSGala1; the final bidding will happen at the gala. For tickets, visit byps.org.
BANNER CONTEST
Do you have art, photos or illustrations that showcase Port Coquitlam's people, history, landmarks or natural surroundings?
If so, you can enter your work into a city contest to have it highlighted on street banners this year.
Staff want suitable images to be sent digitally by Feb. 28. To apply, visit portcoquitlam.ca/leighsquare (under Get Involved - Forms).
Judging will take place by the community - in person and online - from March 3 to 14, and a volunteer panel will shortlist 10 designs. The winners will be announced in April. Call 604-927-8400 to learn more.
DEADLINE NEARING
Artists living - or connected - to the City of the Arts have until March 3 to showcase their work and skills in the inaugural KaBoom.
Candidates can register for the April 5 evening art explosion on the city of Port Moody's website; include your name, email address, photo and an example of the craft that you wish to exhibit.
Email submissions to [email protected].
