Local Arts

Kids aged five to 15 are invited to audition for a school touring production put on by a Coquitlam theatrical company. Theatrix will host an open casting call for Flat Stanley Jr.

Toes will be tapping and hips will swaying for two shows at Coquitlam's Evergreen Cultural Centre on New Year's Eve. The Dec. 31 events both start at 8 p.m.

After nearly a decade of fundraising, students and staff at Port Coquitlam's Archbishop Carney regional secondary will see ground broken next month for a fine arts wing.

X-MAS FACTOR A young Port Coquitlam singer will be in the finale at the X-mas Factor competition, which is part of the Vancouver Christmas Market.

Taped the bottom of Greg Drummond's computer monitor at home is a fake cheque he made out to himself for $100,000 with the signature: "It will happen!" "Hey, I'm a tenth of the way there," the Port Moody resident said last week with a grin, referring

By Tim Fitzgerald The Tri-City News A slan is on the move and he's heading to Coquitlam. One of the most beloved children's tales of all times, The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe , is set to take to the stage from Dec.

A Coquitlam-raised dancer now based in Los Angeles has unveiled an instructional dance video for moms-to-be. Menina Fortunato's Prenatal Dance is now out on Amazon and has gained attention with People magazine, Huffington Post Canada and The Bump .

Tri-City actors Erin Coon and James Knowlden play Robinson Crusoe and Witchdoctor Hugh in the Royal Canadian Theatre Company's Robinson Crusoe and the Pirates, which runs Dec. 20 to Jan. 6 at the Surrey Arts Centre.

Isabella Lyons (left) of Anmore plays Clara in the Royal City Youth Ballet's production of The Nutcracker. The performance, which runs this weekend at the Surrey Arts Centre and Dec.

Three new visual arts classes for adults have been added to the winter roster at Coquitlam's Place des Arts, which is marking its 40th anniversary this year.