Local Arts

Several years ago, James Wright woke up from a night's sleep and realized Vancouver Opera's next production of The Magic Flute had to be told through the west coast First Nations' perspective.

A public art project created by attendees at Coquitlam's Festival du Bois in March will be unveiled during a Café des Artistes on Friday.

T wo years ago, Mark Haney put out a record called Aim for the Roses about the forgotten Canadian daredevil Ken Carter. Many listeners assumed Carter was Haney's childhood hero, "which he wasn't.

Ritual and prayer after Easter - as well as the renewal with spring - are the themes for this Saturday's classical musical recital at the Port Moody home of Anna Levy and Gregory Myers.

Auditions will be held Saturday - as well as May 19 and 26 - for actors wanting to take part in Theatrix Youtheatre Society's summer plays. The Coquitlam-based performing arts group will stage Legally Blonde and Honk Jr .

It was a trip to India to study Ashtanga yoga that piqued Colette Lisoway's interest in print making.

Most musicals are of the upbeat variety, choked full with feel-good dance numbers and whimsical banter. Next to Normal is not like most musicals.

Port Coquitlam actor Helen Volkow will appear in the Fraser Valley Gilbert &?Sullivan Society's 30th anniversary production of The Mikado .

Coquitlam's Danika Revesz (at right) is one of five Tri-City residents taking part in the CircusWest production of Blue Sky Circus, which runs May 10 to 13 at the PNE Gardens in Vancouver.

Port Coquitlam will host a Mother's Day tea and fabric painting workshop on May 13. But the deadline to register closes Tuesday, May 8. Participants will see artist and retired elementary teacher Donna Polos create a floral fabric art keepsake.