A Port Coquitlam author will sign copies of her first teen fiction novel in Coquitlam this month.
Deshka Peneff will be at Chapters Pinetree Village (2991 Lougheed Hwy.) on Sunday, Sept. 29 at 2 p.m. to promote Monkey Tales.
The book centres on 13-year-old Eric Larson, a smart boy who wants to become popular and reinvents himself to get noticed by his peers.
But when he tells his classmates he has a pet monkey, his life turns upside down. Peneff, a student at Studio 58 theatre arts program in Vancouver, will be joined for her book signing at Chapters by Cinemazoo.
Visit monkeytalesthebook.com.
TEENS@ECC
Young filmmakers in the Tri-Cities have until Sept. 27 to apply for Teens@Evergreen.
The Coquitlam arts hub is offering the documentary movie-making program to middle and high school students (aged over 13), under the direction of Nike Hatzidimou.
The $50 course runs on Tuesdays at 4 p.m., from October to April. Original works will be shown at the Emerging Talent Festival in January. To download an application, visit evergreenculturalcentre.ca.
As well, students wanting to be part of Teens@Evergreen Theatre Ensemble can book an audition through ECC performing arts manager David Mann by email at [email protected].
Auditions are on Sunday, Oct. 20 from 1 to 5 p.m. Chosen candidates will be able to take the theatre intensive taught by Michael Charrois and Mandy Tulloch, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. The $50 course runs from November to April.
