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Coquitlam fest reps ready for provincials

T his may be their second year on the provincial stage but that doesn't mean Port Moody's Sam Ellington and Tiana Jung will take it easy.

Coquitlam loses Korean fest

A Korean festival held for 11 years in Coquitlam has left the city to return to its roots.

Want to busk in a park? Here's your chance

It's a form of entertainment not so common in the Tri-Cities. But, on Saturday afternoon, Rocky Point Park will be filled with sounds - from blues to folk and pop covers - for Port Moody's first annual buskathon.

ARTS IN BRIEF: Painters show, book launch

The Passionate Outdoor Painters have paired up with photographer Andrea Ledingham for an exhibit next month at the Port Moody Public Library.

SFU pipe band bags wins

Musicians with the Simon Fraser University Pipe Band, which includes about a dozen Tri-City residents, scored high notes at the Victoria Highland Games this month. The band placed first in all four of its events, beating out the L.A.

Please sir.....

Shelby Parman, 11, a Grade 6 student at Port Coquitlam's Kwayquitlum middle school, plays the title role in the musical Oliver! , a production by Broadway Bound students that opens next Thursday at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Co

Don't cut SD43 music, prez says

More than 2,000 middle and secondary students in the Tri-Cities will perform at the Rocky Point Park bandshell in Port Moody this weekend.

Goodbye to music biz

Joy Sawyer made a life decision on her last birthday.

Year 1 closes for choir

A Port Coquitlam adult choir that launched last fall will end its first year with a public show. Choral Connections will conclude its inaugural run on Sunday with a 2:30 p.m. concert, titled A Musical Journey, at the St.

Recital for McGill studies

A former piano student and junior teacher at Coquitlam's Place des Arts will return to the Maillardville centre on Thursday for a fundraiser.