Local Arts

The fifth annual Social Justice Film Festival in Port Coquitlam opens this week with this year's Oscar-winning documentary feature.

Seven community theatre groups in the region that includes the Tri-Cities will perform their best stage plays of the season in Coquitlam next week.

Three years ago, Rick Valiant re-discovered a gift he always knew he had but never truly unveiled it. His voice.

If you notice Lolo dancing and jumping a little less during her show with Bobs at this Saturday's Fingerling Festival in Port Moody, she has good reason. Lolo is eight months pregnant.

The work of a newly formed art group in Port Moody will be shown this month on the city's library walls.

EXHIBITS Evergreen Cultural Centre: Mappa by Bettina Matzkuhn, until June 3. Leigh Square Community Arts Village: Metamorphosis by Chris Dobranski, David New Small, Roger Bryant, Danny Jay and Warren Walker, until May 15.

Place des Arts' music and dance students who clinched cash accolades this year will be honoured - and will perform - at the Coquitlam facility's annual awards gala on Saturday.

While most students are now thinking about their summer, dozens of young Coquitlam thespians are gearing up for their school's biggest show of the year. Three secondaries - Dr.

Coquitlam's Dogwood Drama Group next month presents Hickory Dickory Dead, a murder mystery set during a blizzard at the remote Hickory Dickory Inn. The play, written by Craig Sodaro and directed by Niki Shamtanis, runs May 10 at 7:30 p.m.

With seven babies born to choir members in the last two years, Les Echos du Pacifique conductor Luke Mayba had an idea for the French group's next show - sing to the wee ones.