Local Arts

Vancouver has one. So does Surrey, Abbotsford and Chilliwack. And Delta shares theirs with Richmond. But when it comes to youth orchestras locally, the Tri-Cities has gone without. Until now.

Port Moody resident Greg Drummond is one of 20 musicians and bands in B.C. to be picked as a finalist for this year's Peak radio contest.

The daily commute to and from work - as well as to other Metro Vancouver destinations - on public transit intrigued artists Pamela Cambiazo, Lena Tan and Kate MacDonald a few years back.

All you need is a hat and your imagination to join the first-ever Mad Hatter Tea Party and Hat Making Extravaganza in Port Moody on Saturday.

A Coquitlam resident and pipe major with the six-time world champion SFU Pipe Band will join his brother on Thursday to receive honorary degrees from the post-secondary institution.

High school students in the Tri-Cities can shape the future of the arts by joining a new youth arts council.

Street banners made by students at two Port Coquitlam schools last year will be on sale next weekend.

Romeo (Doug Eberle) and Juliet (Rachel Woodward) marry in secret with the help of Friar Laura (Kelsey Hazelwood) in this month's Minnekhada middle school production of the Shakespearean classic.

Two Tri-City actors are part of a rarely performed Stephen Sondheim musical called The Frogs, playing in Vancouver next week.

A Coquitlam-based vocal group has been named as one of three finalists from across Canada to perform in the prestigious Association of Canadian Choral Communities (ACCC) competition.