Local Arts

If one Christmas just wasn't enough for you, here's your chance to celebrate Christmas the Russian way on Jan. 7 at the Evergreen Cultural Centre.

"Somebody came out from Vancouver once and said that was the best five bucks they'd ever spent," starts Steve Sainas, the Rock School and recording arts teacher at Port Coquitlam's Terry Fox secondary who, for the 11th year, is organizing Rock the Fo

Coquitlam filmmaker Modise Molefe is looking for aspiring actors and actresses, aged 36 to 67, to participate in an independent production depicting the dynamics of money and power.

Piano students can learn from one of the best (in training, that is) at a master class Sunday, Jan. 8.

The Kovan Photo Club exhibition is only on for a short time at the Evergreen Cultural Centre, but it's worth a visit to check out the 50-plus photographic works on display from 22 members.

Think you have no artistic talent? Place des Arts wants you to think again. There are three new visual arts classes starting in the winter session specifically for adults.

A handful of Tri-City dancers are limbering up for the opening night of the Alberta Ballet's Nutcracker at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre tonight.

SPECIAL EVENTS Dec. 31: Quiring in the New Year with the Quiring Chamber Players, with special guests Catherine French and Joel Moerschel, is at 8 p.m. at the Evergreen Cultural Centre. Dec.

There's a certain part of Phil 'Philthy' Maloney's body that begins to twitch when he hears sugary sweet carols, replete with ringing bells and laments for snow, jam the airwaves in December. Politely put - it's his derrière.

The hills are alive with the sound of music, and Coquitlam's Daniel Cardoso will be helping to sing the lyrics when he performs in The Sound of Music , playing at the Gateway Theatre until Dec. 31.