Local Arts

When Port Coquitlam actor Ashley Wright hits the Toronto stage for opening night on Wednesday he'll have a few familiar faces in the audience. Family and friends of Wright, the son of PoCo Coun.

The world of weaving, handpspinning, felting and basket weaving will come alive on Thursday when Coquitlam's Place des Arts opens a new exhibit.

In The Fugitives' video for My, My that was filmed last month in Toronto, a man is in a bathtub splashing water on a spinning piece of fabric suspended above him.

Chanteuse Joëlle Rabu will be back in Maillardville this month for an encore performance in the French-Canadian community. Rabu will be part of the Jazz & Blues Night at Place des Arts (1120 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam) on Oct. 26 at 8 p.m.

About three years ago, when pianist Sarah Hagen was living in the Vancouver Island community of Courtenay, she was feeling a bit isolated. So, wanting to share her love of music, she opened up her home to the public for concerts.

A Tri-City rock outfit will be on tour with the Sam Roberts Band next year after it clinched first prize in a radio contest. Last month, Pigeon Park was named the platinum award winner of The Fox 99.3 FM Vancouver Seeds competition.

A musician who plays with the longest-running Celtic band in Vancouver will lead a workshop next week on the penny whistle.

It's time to pull out those polka-dotted pencil skirts, pillbox hats and pleated trousers. On Saturday, Oct. 19, Place des Arts will host its annual gala fundraiser, transforming the Coquitlam arts hub into a 1950s television studio.

A Coquitlam school teacher will be transferring his talents to the stage this month to perform in the opera Don Pasquale. Riley McMitchell, a teacher at Lord Baden-Powell elementary, will appear as Dr.

Images of Coquitlam - as seen through the eyes of a young girl - will be on show next month for an art exhibit at the Port Moody Public Library.