Local Arts

Afew months ago, Sevan Kochkarian was in the middle of a rehearsal when she got a surprise. John Arsenault, the music director and board president of DragonDiva, asked her to try out for his opera company's upcoming production of Candide .

It wasn't until Ilsoo Kyung MacLaurin was nearing the end of her nursing career that she decided to pick up a paint brush.

Three Tri-City residents who performed in the semi-finals of the PNE Star Showdown last weekend will compete for cash prizes and scholarships - as well as the coveted title - in the finals on Wednesday.

Two Grade 1 pipe bands from B.C. - both with strong connections to the Tri-Cities - placed in the finals in last weekend's World Pipe Band Championships in Scotland.

While the city of Port Moody celebrates its 100th year with a family picnic at Rocky Point Park on Saturday, the building where the municipality was born will have an anniversary party of its own this week.

Of the 23 Grade 1 bands competing in this weekend's World Pipe Band Championships on the Glasgow Green in Scotland, six are from Canada.And two of the bands that hail from B.

A concert to raise funds for 16 musical theatre department students at Coquitlam's Gleneagle secondary will be held Sunday night. Port Moody crooner, American Eagle Outfitters model and Mr.

Four Tri-City residents will be part of the annual Star Showdown at this and next week's Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver.

Listeners to the new EP released yesterday by the Tri-City-based rock band Pigeon Park can expect a little darker sound than with previous albums.

One-half of the band Redgy Blackout will debut a solo EP next week in Vancouver, with proceeds from the show gong to support the Wilderness Committee.