Local Arts

Two Tri-City dancers with Goh Ballet will compete in the prestigious Wien Welt Wettbewerb in Vienna, Austria, next month.

The last time the band members of The Matinee played an outdoor show in Coquitlam was when they were Centennial secondary students. Lead singer Matthew Layzell remembers the July 1 gig at Place Maillardville community centre.

Audience-goers to the first of three shows for the Music on the Grill series will bask in an array of sounds when Babe Gurr and Jim Byrnes come to Coquitlam next week. Each has new albums out - St.

A Centennial secondary grad will appear in CBC-TV's Short Film Face Off for the second time in four years.

Magicians from around western Canada - and beyond - are in Port Coquitlam this week to wave their wands and perform tricks in the second annual MAGIC Festival.

A legendary filmmaker stopped in at Port Moody city hall earlier this month as part of Vancouver Biennale's CineFest LIVE.

S cottish-born Jeff Wilson opens a new exhibition on Thursday at the Port Moody Arts Centre, with acrylic paintings showcasing Vancouver's mid-century neon lights.

The Comic Strippers will bring the heat to Coquitlam this month - and take it away in September. On Saturday, the first official day of summer, the shirtless improv troupe will appear in its third sold-out show at the Evergreen Cultural Centre.

Port Coquitlam dancer Arash Khakpour will see the world premiere of his new work at a dance festival in Vancouver next month. The Melon Project will be shown on July 10 and 12 at the Firehall Arts Centre (280 East Cordova St.

An opening reception will be held on Thursday at Coquitlam's Evergreen Cultural Centre for aphotography exhibition that highlights the forest and its meditative state.