Local Arts

The process of learning if Coquitlam makes new Canadians - and newcomers to the city - feel at home is being translated into a new public art piece for the library.

A Coquitlam singer will release her sophomore EP next week. Cassandra Bangel will have Four Chambers - a mix of pop, cabaret and retro rock - available through Raincoast Music on Dec. 3.

A Port Moody girl wowed judges this month with her rendition of Don't Rain on My Parade. Julia MacLean, 11, took the top prize in the Youth Talent Search at Coquitlam's Evergreen Cultural Centre on Nov. 16.

Jennifer Gillis plays Lorraine, Dylan Araki is her husband George and Andrew de los Reyes is their son, Marty McFly, in Back to the Future , the 1985 science-fiction adventure staged by Gleneagle secondary for MetFest 2013.

Residents of a Coquitlam retirement complex will chime in the Christmas spirit at a concert on Friday.

Sylvia Spain, Barbara McGrath, Bob Costello and Bev Adams are part of the Dogwood Drama Club's production of The First Annual Boughs of Holly Country Club Christmas. The comedy, written by Pat Cook and directed by Doreen Kelley, runs Dec.

An online petition to keep a Coquitlam theatre name is gaining momentum.

A musical act from Argentina will be spicing up a Port Moody eatery next week. The Gabriel Palatchi Trio will perform Thursday, Nov. 28 at 7:30 p.m.

A well-known artist who co-designed the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic medals is now crafting a public art piece for Port Coquitlam's 100th year.

Acting 11/12 students at Port Coquitlam's Riverside secondary will perform Trojan Women as part of the school's One Act Festival of Short Shorts, running Nov. 26 and Nov. 28 at 7:30 p.m.