Local Arts

A well-known Tri-City artist who teaches at Evergreen Cultural Centre will have a day-long exhibit and sale on Saturday. Gay Mitchell will show and sell her work at the King of Life Lutheran Church (1198 Falcon Dr., Coquitlam) on June 7 from 10 a.m.

A new painting and photo exhibit looking at the various shapes, colours and textures in nature will launch next Thursday in Port Coquitlam. Ken McRae and Therese Lydia-Joseph will host an opening reception for their new show from 7 to 9 p.m.

A Coquitlam-based wind group will wind down its season with a show that will give the audience food for thought next weekend.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.