Local Arts

For dozens of Tri-City art students, Sunday will be the first time they'll showcase their skills in a public setting. Take Jensen Tung, for example.

While some Coquitlam businesses aren't faring well with the Evergreen Line construction, a few are capitalizing on the chaos.

Gleneagle secondary music students are getting ready for the Coquitlam high school's sixth annual jazz dinner next month. The gala includes an Italian meal by chefs Frank Abbinante and Roberto Arciaga and students in their culinary program.

Kimberly Blackstock likes when kids exercise their bodies - and minds. A third-degree black belt in karate, the Port Moody resident has taught the martial art to children for the city of Burnaby for years.

A Tri-City middle school that will have an arts focus starting in September will unveil its early plans with the public tonight.

A theatre group for seniors that launched last fall at the Port Moody Arts Centre will re-start its classes this month. Gaye Lepage and Cathie Young of Expect Theatre will lead the sessions beginning on Jan.

When Stage 43 put on Dearly Departed last fall, board members of the Coquitlam theatre group hoped the title of the play wasn't a premonition for their society.

An artist collective aimed at keeping the subject of the human form alive as a muse will launch its Phantoms exhibit in Port Coquitlam on Thursday.

Grade 10 and 11 students Sam Stouten (vocals/shaker), Gianfranco Nicolato (keyboard), Jack Thomas (drums), Jonathan Antepyan (guitar/vocals) and Kyle King (bass) of Anderson Council will play Rock the Fox on Jan.

If you ask Vancouver fashion historian Ivan Sayers for his view on the threads typically worn today, he will likely give you a blunt answer. "I try not to think about it," he states.