Local Arts

A famous Indian musician will be in Coquitlam this month to take part in a classical vocal concert with the Pandit Jasraj School of Music Foundation.

The students of Port Coquitlam's Broadway Bound will dance and sing in the popular musical Grease next week.

ArtsConnect is without an executive director. Helen Daniels quit the top job March 31 after more than a decade with the local arts council, a non-profit group that's funded by Tri-City municipalities and the provincial government.

S everal talented Tri-City teens as well as those representing the Coquitlam District Music Festival (CDMF) are on Vancouver Island this week for the Performing Arts BC provincials .

Two years ago, when Evan Mitchell was the assistant conductor for the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, he conducted a Hallowe'en show with the Coquitlam-based Pacific Symphonic Wind Ensemble called Ghosts in the Attic.

Young people wanting to hone their theatrical and musical improv talents can sign up for summer camps offered by Port Coquitlam's Second Storey Theatre. The company (201-2550 Shaughnessy St.

A Coquitlam non-profit arts organization this week announced its new board of directors for the coming year.

Port Coquitlam's Kalaya Nilson and her South Pacific dancers will perform in a benefit concert next month at Terry Fox Theatre.

Port Moody's Caulfield School of Dance will host its year-end show this weekend.

The hunt is on in Port Moody this week for the perfect pint and the best of B.C. wines. Tomorrow (Thursday), beer aficionados can sample pale ales, lagers, wheat ales and more at the Search for the Perfect Pint.