Local Arts

PAINTER'S WORKSHOP Port Coquitlam's artist-in-residence will host a two-hour workshop next week for the public. On Dec. 11, from 1 to 3 p.m., Adrian Walker will show his unique skill of using dry paint pigment to create a city scene.

About three years ago, when Port Coquitlam resident Michael King was in France, all he wanted to do was paint the picturesque surroundings.

For its show at the Evergreen Cultural Centre on Saturday, the Pacific Symphonic Wind Ensemble (PSWE) will give the audience what it wants.

For the past three months, some 65 young classical musicians from the Tri-Cities, Maple Ridge, Surrey and Burnaby have met every Friday in the back of Coquitlam's Evergreen Cultural Centre.

An 11-year-old Port Moody actor who has already appeared in major productions in the Vancouver area will appear this and next month as JoJo in Seussical.

Thirteen Tri-City dancers will be on stage this month for a seasonal ballet favourite.

A Coquitlam fashionista will see her designs sashayed down the catwalk next year. Angela Huang, a student at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Richmond, will have her clothing modeled during Montreal Fashion Week in February.

Jesse Peters promises not to bring a "cheesy" Christmas concert to his Coquitlam audience next week.

Music stars and entertainers are lining up for a special benefit concert next week in Coquitlam to feed the hungry.

The wide, all-encompassing photos by Port Coquitlam's Bart Zieba will be on the walls of the Port Moody Public Library next month.