Two Tri-City authors are on a panel for this year’s Crime Writers of Canada Arthur Ellis awards shortlist.
Allan J. Emerson and Debra Purdy Kong will help to name the finalists for crime writing prose. The shortlist announcement takes place tomorrow (Thursday) in Burnaby.
Emerson is a Port Coquitlam author who recently wrote Death of a Bride and Groom while Purdy Kong, a Port Moody resident, has published two amateur sleuth mystery series.
ART DEMO
Coquitlam art instructor Sue Cowan will show her talent at a free public demo in Port Coquitlam next week.
The Art Focus Artists’ Association will host her talk on April 27 from 7 to 9 p.m. in The Outlet (behind PoCo city hall).
BOWEN ART
The work of Tri-City artist J Peachy will be shown by the Bowen Island Arts Council this and next month.
His solo display, MOVEMENT(S), opens next Friday at The Gallery at Artisan Square (589 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island), with a reception at 5:30 p.m. on April 30 featuring an artist talk and dance theatre performance.