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Lively City: Fiddler on the Roof, opera concert, art appreciation and more

A Burnaby performer is heading to Anatevka. Rachael Carlson is in the ensemble for Fiddler on the Roof, the next Royal City Musical Theatre production, which takes to the stage at New Westminster’s Massey Theatre starting April 7.
Rachael Carlson, Fiddler on the Roof
Rachael Carlson of Burnaby is onstage in Royal City Musical Theatre's Fiddler on the Roof.

A Burnaby performer is heading to Anatevka.

Rachael Carlson is in the ensemble for Fiddler on the Roof, the next Royal City Musical Theatre production, which takes to the stage at New Westminster’s Massey Theatre starting April 7.

Rachael is a recent graduate of the Capilano University musical theatre program and is making her first appearance with Royal City Musical Theatre. She comes to the stage with credits including Rose Lennox in The Secret Garden, Anna Andreyevna in The Government Inspector and Bombalurina in Cats.

Fiddler on the Roof stars Warren Kimmel as Tevye in the classic story of love, family and tradition as seen through the eyes of one Jewish milkman and his family.

It’s onstage April 7 through 23, with shows Wednesdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., Sunday matinees on April 10 and 17 at 2 p.m. and Saturday matinees on April 16 and 23, also at 2 p.m.

Tickets are $47 regular, $38 for seniors and students, or $29 for kids under 13.

See www.ticketsnw.ca to buy or visit www.royalcitymusicaltheatre.com for more information.

 

OPERA CONCERT COMING

Opera fans, make a note in your calendars.

Burnaby Lyric Opera is returning to the stage at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts with the next outing in its Opera on a Sunday afternoon concert series.

The concert, which will feature the talents of emerging professional and semi-professional opera singers from around B.C., is set for 3 p.m. Tickets are $15. See tickets.shadboltcentre.com to buy or visit www.burnabylyricopera.org for more information.

 

ART APPRECIATION COURSE OFFERED

If you’re interested in art but don’t feel like you know enough about it to have an informed opinion, then here’s one for you.

The Shadbolt Centre for the Arts’ spring program guide is offering up a new course in Art Appreciation.

Instructor Jay Johnson will lead informal talks linking images and historical context for people who want to know more about contemporary art and the gallery scene. Two of the classes will be field trips to galleries or studio9s.

It runs Thursday nights starting April 14 at 7 p.m., and there are eight sessions in total. See www.shadboltcentre.com for the program guide for more details.

 

GET UP CLOSE WITH ART AT TOURS AND TALKS

And another idea for those who want to know more about art: Why not check out the ongoing series of tours and talks at Burnaby Art Gallery?

The gallery offers events in conjunction with a number of its exhibitions and programs, including an upcoming gallery tour on Saturday, April 23 focusing on the Arts Alive student exhibition.

On Sunday, April 24, the gallery will host a talk by Avis Rasmussen, looking at the work of artists working in Victoria during the late 1950s and referencing the upcoming Eights Prints exhibition that will be on at McGill library starting May 3.

Gallery curators will also lead an art walk on Friday, May 6 in conjunction with the Burnaby Festival of Learning.

Check out www.burnabyartgallery.ca for all the latest in public programs and activities.

 

Do you have an item for Lively City? Send arts and entertainment ideas to Julie, jmaclellan@burnabynow.com, or find her on Twitter, @juliemaclellan.