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Arts calendar for May

EXHIBITS Leigh Square Community Arts Village: S.O.E.

EXHIBITS

Leigh Square Community Arts Village: S.O.E.N: The Seeds of Importance in Kindness to Self, Others, Environment and Nature, mixed media new works by Joseph Bankier, students at Riverside secondary and members of Port Coquitlam's youth services, until June 27.

Evergreen Cultural Centre: Mappa by Bettina Matzkuhn, until June 3.

Place des Arts: Federation of Canadian Artists (Fraser Valley Chapter) This Earth if Ours; A Renaissance Woman Artist by Doris Paterson; and Birds of Paradise by Lili Masbough, until June 4.

Port Moody Arts Centre: Kathy Zhang (oil paintings); Labour of Love by Carolyn Yandle (mixed media/acrylic) and Amanda Maxwell (jewellery), until May 29.

Port Coquitlam city hall: Art Focus artists Anna Wagner and Gail Proude, for May.

Port Moody Public Library: The Art Club's Marlene Davy, Wayne Goronsky and Arlene Wiebe, for May.

Terry Fox Library: Lori Francois Dyment, for May.

THIS MONTH

May 27: Phil Moriarity in concert, 8 p.m., Inlet Theatre (100 Newport Dr., Port Moody). Tickets at $24.95 and information via the Port Moody Arts Centre (2425 St. John's St.) or visit www.philmoriarity.ca.

May 27: Mersey-Dixon Line Steppers and Coastal South Youth Choir perform at Crossroads Hospice Coffeehouse, The Gathering Place at Leigh Square Community Arts Village, Port Coquitlam, doors at 7 p.m., featured performer at 9 p.m. Call 604-945-06060 or visit www.crossroadshospice.bc.ca/coffee.

May 27: Live Night featuring Face Plants, David Blair and The Knots, Wilson Centre (2185 Wilson Ave., Port Coquitlam), 7:30 p.m., tickets $12 at the door. Visit www.portcoquitlam.ca/arts.

May 28: SD43 band concert 2011, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Rocky Point Park, Port Moody.

Best of BC Wines Uncorked, a semi-annual wine tasting event to benefit the Port Moody Arts Centre, 7 to 9:30 p.m. in the Port Moody city hall galleria (100 Newport Dr.). Tickets at $45 through PMAC (2425 St. John's St.) by calling 604-931-2008 or online at www.bcuncorked.ca.

May 28: Pacific Symphonic Wind Ensemble performs Ecstatic Waters, Steven Bryant's groundbreaking work for winds and electronics, 8 p.m., Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam). Call 604-927-6555 or visit www.evergreenculturalcentre.ca.

May 29: Harmony, a 10-voice Coquitlam women's choir, presents With Glowing Hearts... And Voices, featuring a number of Canadian tunes such as Cape Breton Lullaby, Log Driver's Waltz and Un Canadien Errant, 2 p.m., Como Lake United Church (535 Marmont Ave.). Tickets at $15 are available through Meredith at 604-469-1641.

May 29: Recital by Raymond Zeng, a three-time BC piano champion, who will perform some of his new compositions as well as classical pieces, 4 p.m., Inlet Theatre (100 Newport Dr., Port Moody). Ticketsa at $20 through 604-942-6086 or visit www.raymondzeng.com.

May 29: Dogwood Songsters presents Young At Heart, a spring concert at the Dogwood Pavilion (624 Poirier St., Coquitlam), 1:30 p.m. Admission is $6, no charge for kids 10 and under. Call 604-933-6098.

May 30 to June 16: Water for Life: An African Photo Exhibit that tells the story of the global water and sanitation crisis through the camera lens of internationally renowned photographer Peter Bregg, Port Moody city hall galleria (100 Newport Dr.). Visit www.watercan.com/photoexhibit.

May 31: PechaKuchaNight Coquitlam Vol #3, ArtsConnect's continuing series of presenters sharing stories about their passions in a quick slideshow presentation, 7:30 p.m., Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam). Call 604-927-6555 or visit www.pecha-kucha.org/night/coquitlam.

May 31: Port Moody Band Showcase featuring Sally's Hot, GreenTea, Laika, Cutting Edge and Ransack (punk to classic rock genres), 7 p.m., Inlet Theatre (100 Newport Dr., Port Moody). Tickets at $10 by calling 778-822-7510 or visit sallyshotmusic@live.ca.

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