Local Arts

Fighting for Ithaca doesn't have anything against Carly Rae Jepsen, the Mission singer-songwriter whose single Call Me Maybe recently shot to Number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Get the calendar out and circle the dates for Port Coquitlam's popular Cinema Under The Stars this summer. The city will show free outdoor movies every second Friday during July and August on a 26-foot silver screen, as part of its annual program.

Sharpen your pencils for a life drawing workshop at Coquitlam's Evergreen Cultural Centre next month. The art facility is offering the session on Thursday, July 19 from 6 to p.m.

Two students from Coquitlam's Lindbjerg Academy of the Performing Arts were among nine "triple threats" from B.C. to win the first round of auditions for the CBC Over the Rainbow reality series.

Coquitlam's Place des Arts has a course open this summer for teens wanting to make masks. The Mask Creation and Exploration class is part of the facility's Summer Fun! art camps program, open to youth ages 12 to 14.

An indie band headed up by Tri-City rocker Rocky Milino Jr. was recently named the fan choice winner in this year's 99.3 The Fox Seeds contest.

Seven dancers studying at Port Coquitlam's Encore Dance Academy will be practicing their technique at top ballet schools this summer.

Roger Buston has a confession to make: He can't say for sure if his family is Celtic at all. Nor does he believe his bandmates have roots in Scotland, Ireland or Wales, either.

A recital to raise money for scholarships for advanced piano students in the Tri-Cities will be held at Coquitlam's Evergreen Cultural Centre. Yarilo Music Society is hosting the concert, called Students Helping Students, on Sunday at 7 p.m.

Young opera stars will belt out an original work next week at Port Coquitlam's Terry Fox Theatre.