Local Arts

Spring is certainly roaring in like a lion. Take shelter and check out some of the great shows and events happening this weekend.

A Port Coquitlam native is starring in the Arts Club Theatre production of The Importance of Being Earnest , playing at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage in Vancouver until April 15.

This weekend catch Maria in the Shower, a four-piece folk cabaret band, at the last Sunday Coffee Concert at the Terry Fox Theatre.

Prepare to have your minds blown. That is, if you're in the audience when Matthew Johnson, Christopher Taylor and Damien Carriere perform their Magic & Mystery show at the Terry Fox Theatre this Saturday night.

VISUAL ARTS Evergreen Cultural Centre: Bratsa Bonifacho: Inside Habitat Pixel, until April 7 Leigh Square Community Arts Village: The F Word - In celebration of International Women's Day, until April 2 Place des Arts: Benoi Deschênes' Saint-Jean-Port

The Port Moody Arts Centre Society has issued a call for entries for the 2013 Wearable Art Awards.

A Coquitlam composer will be featured in the upcoming Sonic Boom Festival. Evan Watkins' piece, Tracing Shadows , will be performed on Saturday, March 24 at the Western Front (303 E. 8th Ave., Vancouver) at 7:30 p.m.

The Leigh Square Community Arts Village and SFU Philosophers Café will host a discussion on the theme of feminism next week as part of the arts centre's curated art exhibit, The F Word: Exploring Feminism in the 21st Century.

VISUAL ARTS Evergreen Cultural Centre: Bratsa Bonifacho: Inside Habitat Pixel, until April 7 Leigh Square Community Arts Village: The F Word - In celebration of International Women's Day, until April 2 Place des Arts: Benoi Deschênes' Saint-Jean-Port

The Maritime Marionettes from Truro, Nova Scotia are coming to Coquitlam to entertain little ones and their families this spring break.