Local Arts

Bobs and Lolo. Charlotte Diamond. Raffi. Norman Foote. Will Stroet.

Big band leader Dal Richards - better known as the "King of Swing" - will wrap up the city of Port Coquitlam's 14th annual Sunday Coffee Concert series with a matinee show at Terry Fox Theatre on March 24.

When Scott Winlaw started on his first animated feature film, his daughter was two years old. Then, he was living in Anmore and was known on the Tri-CIties' arts scene for launching the 48-hour film contest, the Quick Flick Challenge.

Mr. Foxworthy will be spinning a classic tale for Tri-City children at Coquitlam's Royal Canadian Legion Hall this weekend.

A Port Moody artist and sculpting teacher at Coquitlam's Place des Arts has her work on show this month in New York City.

Artist Pierre Coupey, the founding editor of The Capilano Review and co-founder of The Georgia Straight , sat down with The Tri-City News this week to talk about his upcoming exhibit Cutting Out the Tongue: Selected Work 1976-2012 that opens on Satur

Treat the kids - and yourself - to a free magic show at Port Coquitlam's Terry Fox Library during spring break next week. Joseph the Magician will have a fun-filled, high-energy and interactive performance from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Thursday is the last chance art and fashion lovers will be able to get up and close with entries from this year's Wearable Arts competition - and cast ballots for their favourite garment.

A Quebec film that last week swept the inaugural Canadian Screen Awards (CSA) will launch the 13th annual Port Moody Canadian Film Festival this week.

It's a show that promises plenty of magic, a fair bit of mystery and, in a new twist, a moose serving as the evening's distinguished MC.