Local Arts

He knew what he wanted. Last September, when classes at Port Moody's Heritage Woods secondary started, Spencer Perry was front and centre when the call for auditions went out for the new musical production All Shook Up.

Art 12 students from Coquitlam's Gleneagle secondary will show their work in an exhibit this month at the Port Moody Public Library. The pieces include paintings, mixed media, photography, graphics and ceramic sculptures.

Nica Fleming plays Dormouse, Sage Fleming is Alice and Lucas Fleming portrays the Mad Hatter in Theatrix Youtheatre Society's Alice in Wonderland, the first production in group's 20th anniversary series, which runs March 3 to 5 at Inlet Theatre in Po

Dee Daniels' world-certified singing career has been one what she dubs "magical," which is fitting given she reputedly carries a sound that renders her audience utterly star struck.

Perhaps Keith Rice-Jones has the most interesting piece.

Place des Arts' faculty member James Hamilton will entrance with his sitar at a concert this Saturday in Coquitlam.

He describes the show as "a huffer and a puffer." Coquitlam's Brett Trach is one of six dancers with Ballet Kelowna performing Actions Consequences in his hometown on Saturday at the Evergreen Cultural Centre as part of the Water's Edge Festival.

American piano virtuoso Steven Spooner launches the 59th annual Coquitlam District Music Festival with a concert Friday, featuring the works of Haydn, Chopin and Liszt. The recital takes place on Feb. 25 at 7 p.m.

Dress up in your finest threads this month for an Oscar party to benefit three Tri-City charities. The soiree starts at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Feb.

Film crews working on Twilight are getting ready for the stars' arrival in Metro Vancouver in a few weeks. And many scenes will be shot in Port Coquitlam.