Local Arts

Coquitlam residents will be able to hop in their cars for a drive-thru party on Canada Day — and park at a makeshift drive-in to see a live show in July — as part of the city’s summer celebrations.

Festival du Bois, the annual Coquitlam fete celebrating French and French-Canadian music, runs until April 30 online.

The Coquitlam Heritage Society has a month-long exhibit at the Poirier library branch about upcycling over the years.

From Pro-Rec to Professional: The Surprising History of Gymnastics in Coquitlam runs until November at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex in Coquitlam.

The light of places far away — and the peace they create within us — are themes in Garrett Andrew Chong’s new exhibit at PoMoArts.

Tina Gohar, a Gleneagle secondary graduate, launched Eat Tri-Cities on Facebook last August; the restaurant reviews and recommendations are now on Instagram.

A Port Moody artist is using World Autism Month to shed light on a developmental disorder.

The Port Moody-based Pacific Digital Photography Club, which has 60 members from around the Lower Mainland, saw more than 1,500 viewers from 10 countries for its Photomotion slide show.

Coquitlam Archives documents how it preserves donated materials, in a new online show called "From Accession to Access: The Art of Archival Processing."

Arts and culture groups have until May 10 to apply for funding from Metro Vancouver.