Local Arts

"I t's Romeo and Juliet . What's better than that?" responds Charles Harris, drama teacher at Port Coquitlam's Archbishop Carney regional high school, when asked why he picked West Side Story for this year's musical that starts Wednesday.

When Reg Quiring and Rosemary O'Connor told Dale Barltrop, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra concertmaster, their upcoming show would be based on the moon, "he immediately said, 'Oh, something French!'" O'Connor recalled.

When Port Moody punk outfit Sally's Hot takes the stage this weekend, the band will be continuing an annual tradition they started back in high school.

A music teacher for young children at Coquitlam's Place des Arts will host her annual open house this Sunday. Cindy Sletmoen is having the event at the Maillardville facility (1120 Brunette Ave.) from 1:30 to 4 p.m.

The Swingin' Executives Quintet will play at the Maillardville Jazz and Blues night this Saturday in Coquitlam.

T here are a lot of myths surrounding people with disabilities, whether they're physical or mental.

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.