Local Arts

ART EXHIBITS Evergreen Cultural Centre: Robert Young: Lacunarian Picturing, a retrospective from 1977 to the present (oil, watercolour gouache, egg tempera and acrylic) until Sept. 3.

When Nancy Weng was four, her mother signed her up for private dance classes in her native Taiwan. The pre-schooler started with ballet, then moved to modern, Chinese traditional and jazz dance. Later, she would take hip hop and reggae.

Coquitlam's Place des Arts recently enlisted a new teacher for its theatre arts department.

Sharpen your pencils, Tri-City teens: A new art contest promoting pop culture and positive messaging is underway this week in Port Coquitlam.

Young actors wanting to dig deep into their acting skills this fall can learn from an actor with Hollywood credits. Tim Perez, who has worked on Off-Broadway shows, ER and NYPD Blue , will lead a 32-week course in Coquitlam for kids aged eight to 17.

Where Art Meets Nature is the theme for the third annual Art in the Park at Coquitlam's Minnekhada regional park this weekend. About 30 artists will show and sell their wares during the festival, which runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

A Coquitlam humanitarian trying to get Tri-City residents to join a global campaign to sing a song for world peace is hosting classes in City Centre until the fall.

It's not easy to teach six days a week and audition for musical theatre shows at the same time.

About 30 years ago, Sechelt artist Pat Crucil worked on traditional quilts, the same ones parents place on children's beds and adults use as a spread in their own sleeping quarters.

ART EXHIBITS Evergreen Cultural Centre: Robert Young: Lacunarian Picturing, a retrospective from 1977 to the present (oil, watercolour gouache, egg tempera and acrylic) until Sept. 3.