The Shadbolt Centre for the Arts is kicking off its live music lounge series with a performance by the New North Collective.
Our Northern View … From Indigenous to Indie is on Thursday, Nov. 2 at 8 p.m.
It features an ensemble of performing artists from Yukon and Northwest Territories. The collective came together in 2015 with a mission to explore their ideas of “north” – incorporating the land and the people, the traditional and the contemporary.
“Their shared music focuses on an in-depth look at being a northern person and a northern artist, with the impact of geography and community on the music they create collaboratively,” a press release notes. “The music is diverse and skilful, representative of a multitude of genres including jazz, folk, new music, spoken word and rock.”
Tickets are $40, available through tickets.shadboltcentre.com or by calling 604-205-3000.
WORLDS OF WONDER
If you’ve read about the upcoming Worlds of Wonder show at Deer Lake Gallery, take note that the dates have been updated.
The show, featuring the metal sculpture of Lynne Taylor Fahnestalk and the digital art of Nancie Green, will have an extended run at the gallery from Saturday, Nov. 4 until Saturday, Dec. 9.
The opening reception is set for Nov. 4 from noon to 4 p.m., with an artist talk and demo that day at 1 p.m. and at 2 p.m.
See www.burnabyartscouncil.org or call 604-298-7322 for information.
POTTERY SHOW
Love ceramic arts?
The Burnaby Potters’ Guild is holding its winter show and sale, celebrating 40 years in the community, on Saturday, Nov. 11 and Sunday, Nov. 12.
The show will run 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days at the Capitol Hill Community Hall, 361 South Howard Ave. Admission and parking are free.
The guild has its roots at the then Burnaby Arts Centre, when 10 advanced pottery students decided to get together to form a group. These days, the guild works out of historic Mathers House, at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, and members work together to produce glazes and fire their work in a variety of kilns.
The guild holds two major shows a year, at summer and before Christmas.
Check out www.burnabypottersguilld.yolasite.com for more details.
DANCING INTO NARNIA
A Burnaby native is putting her dance skills to work in an upcoming production of a children’s classic.
Amanda Testini is serving as choreographer for the Carousel Theatre for Young People’s production of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, running Nov. 25 to Dec. 31 at the Waterfront Theatre on Granville Island.
Testini hit the pages of the Burnaby NOW multiple times during her high school years at Burnaby North when she snagged roles in Theatre Under the Stars and Carousel Theatre productions, among others.
Now she’s working as part of a design team that includes Kiara Lawson on costumes, Shizuka Kai on set, Julie Casselman on sound and musical composition, and Darren Boquist on lighting, all combining to bring C.S. Lewis’s Narnia classic to life.
Sereana Malani stars as the White Witch and Ian Butcher as Aslan, with Tim Carlson, Chris Lam, Adele Noronha and Katilynn Yott as the four Pevensie siblings whose journeys through the wardrobe open up a world of adventure.
The production is aimed at kids aged five and up - and note that the productions are often very popular, so it's wise to book well in advance.
It runs in preview Nov. 25, with opening Nov. 26 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $18 for young people, $29 for seniors/students and $35 for adults. Morning, afternoon and evening shows are available – see www.carouseltheatre.ca for full showtimes.
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