The Burnaby Lyric Opera will present its final show of the season on Sunday with highlights from Gaetano Donizetti's comic opera, Don Pasquale.
The selections will be performed by Andrey Andreychik, Aaron Durand, Chloé Hurst and Martin Sadd, and conducted by David Boothroyd.
The show starts at 3 p.m. at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, at 6450 Deer Lake Ave.
Tickets are $15, available from the box office by calling 604-205-3000.
For more information about the opera company, visit www.burnabylyric opera.org.
Submit those Cherry Blossom Festival haikus
There's not much time left to submit your poems, but that's OK, because they shouldn't take long to write, anyway.
The Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival's seventh annual Haiku Invitational is open for submissions until Monday, June 24.
The haiku, a traditional Japanese poem, consists of just three lines of 17 syllables when written in English.
Traditionally written about nature or the human experience, the contest asks participants to write on the theme of "what comes to mind when you think about cherry blossoms?"
Writers can submit up to two previously unpublished haiku poems.
For more information on the contest or to submit your poetry, visit www. vcbf.ca.
Reassembling Reality at Deer Lake Gallery
A new exhibition at the Deer Lake Gallery features work by Peter K. Beynon and Jing Jia, presented by the Burnaby Arts Council, from June 29 to July 20.
The exhibition opens with a reception on Saturday, June 29, from 2 to 4 p.m. Regular gallery hours are Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from noon to 4 p.m. The gallery is sometimes open on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays during exhibitions, depending on volunteer availability.
Admission is free. The gallery is located at 6584 Deer Lake Ave.For more information, visit www. burnabyartscouncil.org or call 604-298-7322.
Know of an arts event coming up in Burnaby?
Submit arts and entertainment story ideas and event listings to Marelle Reid at mreid@ burnabynow.com.
