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The arts scene for October

EXHIBITS Evergreen Cultural Centre: Kwikwetlem First Nation: Red Fish Up the River, until Nov. 5 Leigh Square Community Arts Village: Ilsoo Kyung MacLaurin and Tony Yin Tak Chu's Two Landscapes (mixed media), until Oct. 31.

EXHIBITS

Evergreen Cultural Centre: Kwikwetlem First Nation: Red Fish Up the River, until Nov. 5

Leigh Square Community Arts Village: Ilsoo Kyung MacLaurin and Tony Yin Tak Chu's Two Landscapes (mixed media), until Oct. 31.

Place des Arts: Carly Bates' Everything but the Light (oil); LaNaDa Artists Faction's Never a Place (multiple media) and Sin Jae Yu's My heaven (acrylics and oils), from Oct. 13 to Nov. 5 with an opening reception on Oct. 20 at 7 p.m.

Port Moody Arts Centre: Ian, Jay and Kim Freemantle's Exquisite Corpse (sculptures, ceramics and mixed media collages); Phyllis Schwartz's Street Dance: A Record of Public Performances, Part 1 (photography); Miyuki Shinkai's Metaphysics and Glass (handblown glass), until Oct. 29.

Port Moody Public Library: Jungyeup Lee's work will be displayed this month. A graduate from the applied art department of Hanyang Univeristy in Korea, where he also received his master's degree and doctorate of physical science, Lee produces imaginative characters in oil. His art has been displayed around the world including at the Hangwon Gallery Seoul, Korea; Casper's Gallery Tokyo, Japan; the Hun Gallery, New York; and the Chinese National Art College, China.

THIS MONTH

Oct. 6 to 8: ABC Let's Act and Evergreen Cultural Centre present Cinderellas 3: Happily Ever After at Evergreen (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam). Call 604-927-6555 or visit www.evergreenculturalcentre.ca.

Oct. 8 to 30: Burrard Inlet Artists Association's 10th anniversary and Andres Winery 50th anniversary, art weekends at the old Andres Winery (2120 Vintner St., Port Moody), on Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 6 p.m. Visit electronicavenue.shawwebspace.ca.

Oct. 11: Off the Grid, an improvised music series, 7 p.m., the Gathering Place at Leigh Square in Port Coquitlam. Call 604-789-3456 or visit www.portcoquitlam.ca/arts.

Oct. 13 to 22: Stage 43 presents Ethan Claymore at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam). Call 604-927-6555 or visit www.evergreenculturalcentre.ca.

Oct. 14: Port Moody Film Society presents Storm (Germany/Netherlands, drama), 7:30 p.m., Inlet Theatre (100 Newport Dr., Port Moody). Visit www.pmfilm.ca.

Oct. 15: Impromptu . . . an invitation you can't refuse!, the gala fundraiser for Place des Arts' scholarship and bursary program, 7 p.m., Place des Arts (1120 Brunette Ave.). Call 604-664-1636.

Oct. 25: ArtsConnect's Regional Summit to celebrate community creativity, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., featuring guest speaker Christopher Gaze, Vancouver Golf Club (771 Austin Ave.), with the AGM at 4:30 p.m. (no charge for admission). For tickets, visit artsconnectsummit.eventbrite.com. For more information, call 604-931-8255 or www.artssconnect.ca.

Oct. 25: Off the Grid, an improvised music series, 7 p.m., the Gathering Place at Leigh Square in Port Coquitlam. Call 604-789-3456 or visit www.portcoquitlam.ca/arts.

Oct. 29 and 30: The Arts Club Theatre Company on Tour presents The Buddy Holly Story, also running on Nov. 1 to 4, at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam). Call 604-927-6555 or visit www.evergreenculturalcentre.ca.

Oct. 29 and 30: ROCKtoberfest!, the Port Moody Rock and Gem's annual show celebrating everything mineral, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Kyle Centre (125 Kyle St., Port Moody). Visit portmoodyrockclub.com.