Local Arts

Bookworms looking to turn a few pages on the beach - or, in this weather, on the couch - this summer can check out several books published recently by current and former Tri-City residents.

In January, Xin Yue "Shaelyn" Zhu had her eye on The Art Institute of Chicago.

"We are not of the physical world, but we know your physical world better than you do, for our vantage point is one that spans the physical and spiritual.

The first-ever Taiko Ensemble for kids will be offered this fall at Coquitlam's Place des Arts.

At the age of 10, Joyce Evans moved with her family to Singapore where her father was posted with the British Air Force. Every now and then, she would cycle to the market, where she would watch the hustle and bustle of the locals.

EXHIBITS Evergreen Cultural Centre: Until Sept. 3, Robert Young's Lacunarian Picturing, a retrospective from 1977 to the present with works in oil, watercolour gouache, egg tempera and acrylic.

You can excuse Nick Weber if he seems a bit hurried these days.

A teacher at Coquitlam's former Millside elementary school is up for a Governor General's Award for her book about Maillardville.

Three years ago, Coquitlam artist Rose Eysmond painted a portrait of herself, looking in the mirror, in front of a dressing table.

As a preschooler living in Finchley, London, Helen LeCounte would ride the upper level of the double-decker bus and see the ballerinas practice in their second-storey studios.