Local Arts

Students part of the Triple Threat teen boot camp - a program offered this week by the Theatrix Youtheatre Society in Coquitlam - will present Hairspray Jr. on Saturday, July 26 at 1 and 7 p.m.

When it comes to summer traditions, the opening of The Fair at the PNE has been a long-time favourite for Lower Mainland residents.

Wake up your senses in Coquitlam's Centennial Rose Garden this month when the Armi Grano Jazz Trio will perform.

Artists who make tiny objects are invited to take part in this year's Positively Petite exhibit at a Coquitlam gallery. Place des Arts wants artists to showcase their small wares in the annual display that will run Nov. 13 to Dec.

A Coquitlam mezzo-soprano will take on the role of Marie in the world premiere of a chamber opera being staged at an Okanagan winery next month. Barbara Towell will appear in The Lake/n-ha-a-itk from Aug.

A Gleneagle secondary student will transform into the clownish hippie Costard for a summer production on Granville Island.

Need inspiration for your garden? You can check out 10 private gardens on Saturday during the second annual Art in the Garden Tour and Fair, sponsored by the Port Moody Arts Centre Society.

Young budding artists in the Tri-Cities are invited to apply to display their work in an international show in Japan - juried by a Port Coquitlam resident.

A Port Moody author is a finalist for the CBC Creative Nonfiction Prize.

A young Coquitlam pianist this month scored the grand prize for her category at the Canadian Music Competition.