Local Arts

Gleneagle secondary student Jennifer Gillis appeared on the Parliament Hill stage on Monday as part of the Canada Day celebrations in Ottawa.

Port Moody actor Allison Fligg is no strangers to the stage. She has performed in productions of Cinderella, Broadway Bound and Bye Bye Birdie and has been dancing since she was four years old.

Curl up with a blanket and enjoy some popcorn at an outdoor movie this summer in Port Coquitlam. Sponsored by G&F Financial Group, the city's annual Cinema Under the Stars starts July 12 at 9 p.m.

Space is still available for summer camps at the Port Moody Arts Centre. Preschoolers aged three to six can join a new camp called Fun with Friends that gets the little ones painting, drawing, listening to stories and socializing.

Playing two roles in two separate plays would could get confusing for someone not accustomed to the rigours of performing.

Coquitlam's Jennifer Gillis, 17, a Grade 11 student at Gleneagle secondary school, will see CF-18 fighter jets and Snowbirds fly over her after she sings the national anthem - in French and English - at Parliament Hill on Canada Day for the country's

Diane Lines brings her smoky vocals and demon piano-playing ability to the Evergreen Cultural Centre this weekend for Jump! A Celebration of Swing, Boogie and Jump Blues.

The Michael Wood Band may be from Victoria but when it comes to playing hometown gigs, they don't see much action. "There are a ton of bands in Victoria," Wood said. "I think we're kind of over-saturated with musicians.

When it comes to playing at Coquitlam's Town Centre Park on Canada Day - just before the pyrotechnics go off - the Fab Fourever will have just the thing to keep the crowd in a party mode.

What's happened with Indelible since we last spoke with them two years ago? "We've been touring Canada, done a few music videos, won some small awards," says Port Moody's J Thorn, one-half of the duo that includes his brother, Illucid.