It's time to pull out those polka-dotted pencil skirts, pillbox hats and pleated trousers.
On Saturday, Oct. 19, Place des Arts will host its annual gala fundraiser, transforming the Coquitlam arts hub into a 1950s television studio.
Guests of Impromptu: Live! On Air will mingle with cocktails and canapes in hand while enjoying the interactive entertainment.
And there will be plenty of prizes to win.
For tickets, call 604-664-1636 (ext. 0) or visit the Maillardville facility at 1120 Brunette Ave.
GREENTHUMBS
Tri-City artists, musicians and residents with spectacular gardens are being sought for next year's Art in the Garden Tour and Fair.
The Port Moody Arts Centre Society is looking for Port Moody-area people wanting to exhibit their lush gardens for the annual event. Call 604-936-2749 or email [email protected] for a preview or to apply.
ALL THAT BRASS
A world-renowned musician will trumpet the opening of next year's Port Moody Festival of the Arts.
Jens Lindemann, who is best known for performing with the Canadian Brass, will launch the winter festival that will run Feb. 20 to 23, 2014.
Now called the PoMo ArtsFest, the four-day series will also include performances by the Kristian Alexandrov Trio featuring Shannon Gaye, Digital Guise and Silk Road Music featuring dancer Wen Wei Wang. Tickets go on sale in December.
NEW GIGS
The visual arts manager for Coquitlam's Evergreen Cultural Centre is now working at a gallery in North Vancouver.
Astrid Heyerdahl was appointed to ECC in February 2011.
The Pinetree Way arts hub is now searching for her replacement, a spokesperson said.
Meanwhile, Heyerdahl's predecessor was last month appointed as curator of the Burnaby Art Gallery. Ellen van Eijnsbergen was named last month to the position after serving as the city's fine arts co-ordinator at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts.
CALLING SOPRANOS
Sing with Maillardville's francophone choir, Les Échos du Pacifique.
Rehearsals are Mondays at 7 p.m. at Place Maillardville (in the Centre Bel-Âge, 1200 Cartier Ave., Coquitlam). Call 604-764-2808, email [email protected] or visit www.lesechosdupacifique.com.
