Local Arts

All things small and beautiful are sought for an annual Christmas show at a Coquitlam arts centre. Place des Arts (1120 Brunette Ave.) is asking artists specializing in miniature crafts to apply for the Positively Petite exhibit, which runs Nov.

Art and nature will go hand-in-hand this weekend at two cutural festivals in the Tri-Cities. The fourth annual Art in the Park at Coquitlam's Minnekhada regional park - hosted by the Minnekhada Park Association and Metro Parks - runs Saturday (11 a.

T wo Tri-City bands will release their debut CDs this weekend - and both at the Rickshaw Theatre in Vancouver.

Shannon Hanbury, a graduate of Port Coquitlam's Archbishop Carney regional high school, is appearing in her sixth Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) production this summer in Stanley Park.

F rom her electric piano in the corner of the room, Cristine Bostrom starts the class with a series of stretches before launching into vocal warm-ups.

Violet Patrich is choked with SFU. The Dr. Charles Best secondary graduate was accepted into the Burnaby school's contemporary arts program but didn't have the marks to get into the institution itself.

SFU's award-winning pipe band, led by pipe major and Coquitlam resident Terry Lee, will be in Glasgow next week to compete in the world championships.

TRAVIS ANDERSON Travis Anderson remembers spending eight consecutive hours in front of his computer monitor to work on an animation project. "My parents weren't very happy," the 17-year-old Gleneagle secondary student said, shaking his head.

JESSE TYLO For Jesse Tylo, the world is his oyster. Ask the Port Moody secondary student what he plans to do after graduation next year and he'll respond: "I want to be well known for my art and influence. I want to make a statement.

CLAYTON DOWDELL Clayton Dowdell will be making a mad dash after he and his band, Clayton and the Kracken, open the Port Moody Youth Arts Festival at 6 p.m. on Thursday.