Wednesday, September 11
Short story open mike, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Heritage Grill, 447 Columbia St., New Westminster, hosted by Royal City Literary Arts Society, giving emerging and established writers a place to share their short fiction. Info: www.rclas.com.
Friday, September 13
Opening reception, for Curbside: Digital Art by Ron Sangha, at the Amelia Douglas Gallery, fourth floor north, Douglas College, 700 Royal Ave., with live music, refreshments, cash bar, 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Info: www.ronsangha.com.
Saturday, September 14
Music Therapy Ride, an annual motorcycle charity ride supporting community-based music therapy in B.C., runs from Vancouver to Whistler. Dan Mangan joins as this year's celebrity guest. To register or make a donation, see www.musictherapyride.org.
Burnaby Art Gallery speaker series, 3 p.m., with art historian Paula Swart speaking about Reflections of Holland: Artists and Landscapes near the Hague, www.burnabyartgallery.ca.
Sunday, September 15
Auditions for Seniors Have Talent, presented by New Westminster Lions Club and Sapperton Old Age Pensioners, for performers 55-plus in all areas of entertainment. Singles, duos, trios and quartets welcome, maximum 4.5 minutes. Auditions run 1 to 3 p.m., 4 to 6 p.m. at Sapperton Pensioners Hall, 318 Keary St. Show will follow on Oct. 5. Info: Sapperton Pensioners, 604-522-0280 or visit www.e-clubhouse.org/sites/newwestminsterlionsclubca.
In the BAG, family program at Burnaby Art Gallery in connection with the Storms and Bright Skies: Three Centuries of Dutch Landscapes and Inner Realms: Dutch Portraits exhibitions, 6344 Deer Lake Ave., 1 to 4 p.m. Drop in, activities on the half-hour from 1 to 4 p.m., no registration necessary. All ages welcome.
Poetic Justice, 3 to 5 p.m. at the Heritage Grill, 447 Columbia St., New Westminster, in the back room, featuring readings by Fran Bourassa, Alan Hill and Carol Shillibeer, plus an open mike session. Info: www.poeticjustice.ca.
Tuesday, September 17
Spoken Ink, featuring poet Daniela Elza and an open mike reading session, hosted by Burnaby Writers' Society at La Fontana Caffe, 101-3701 Hastings St., North Burnaby, 8 p.m., with open mike sign-up at 7:30 p.m. Info: www.BurnabyWritersNews.blogspot.com or contact [email protected].
The Real Genius is in The Rewrite, a free writing workshop presented by Sylvia Taylor, offered by the Royal City Literary Arts Society and the New Westminster Public Library, 6:30 p.m. at the library. Pre-register at 778-714-1772.
Friday, September 20
Love at the 'Bolt, the opening cabaret night in the Shadbolt Centre's Live at the 'Bolt series, featuring cabaret star Sharron Matthews and six teams of City of Burnaby staff members in a sing-off, 8 p.m. at the Shadbolt Centre, www.shadboltcentre.com.
Saturday, September 21
Auditions, for Royal City Musical Theatre spring production of Annie, for child performers, with mandatory dance audition from 10 to 11 a.m. and scheduled singing auditions from 11:15 to 3 p.m. Info: tinyurl.com/RCMTAnnie or www.royalcitymusicaltheatre.com.
Sunday, September 22
Poetic Justice, 3 to 5 p.m. at the Heritage Grill, 447 Columbia St., New Westminster, in the back room, featuring readings by Ashok Bhargava, Jennifer Suzanne Getsinger and Bonnie Nish, plus an open mike session. Info: www.poeticjustice.ca.
Auditions, for Royal City Musical Theatre spring production of Annie, for adult performers, with mandatory dance audition from 10 to 11 a.m. and scheduled singing auditions from 11:15 to 3 p.m. Info: tinyurl.com/RCMTAnnie or www.royalcitymusicaltheatre.com.
Friday, September 27 to Sunday, September 29
Sculpture workshop, with figurative sculptor Beth Cavener Stitcher, running noon to 4 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, $145, at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, 6450 Deer Lake Ave., Burnaby. Visit www.shadboltcentre.com or call 604-291-6864.
Friday, September 27
Free public lecture, by figurative sculptor Beth Cavener Stichter, focusing on her work using animal figures to describe the tangled web of human emotions and relationships, 6 to 8 p.m. at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, 6450 Deer Lake Ave., Burnaby. See www.shadboltcentre.com or call 604-291-6864.
Saturday, September 28
Mushtari Begum Festival of Indian Classical Music and Dance, featuring four of the finest Canadian and Indian artists, headlined by Cassius Khan and Amika Kushwaha, 6:30 p.m. at Massey Theatre, 735 Eighth Ave., New Westminster, 604-521-5050, www.masseytheatre.com.
Guided tour, at Burnaby Art Gallery, with assistant curator Jennifer Cane leading a tour of the exhibitions Storms and Bright Skies: Three Centuries of Dutch Landscapes, and Inner Realms: Dutch Portraits, 2 p.m. at the gallery, 6344 Deer Lake Ave., www.burnabyartgallery.ca.
Dutch Films in the Sky, 7 p.m. at Civic Square outside the Metrotown library branch, 6100 Willingdon Ave., with screening of Alexander Korda's 1936 biographic film about Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn and Michael Dudok de Wit's 2000 Oscar-winning animated short, Father and Daughter. Info: www.burnabyartgallery.ca.
Westcoast Harmony Chorus, hosts a 12-hour sing-a-thon at venues around the Lower Mainland, with a 10:10 a.m. stop at Harmony Court Estates, Burnaby; 11 a.m. at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Burnaby; and noon at River Market in New Westminster, among others. See www.westcoastsings.com for full information.
Saturday, October 5
Seniors Have Talent, a variety show featuring performers aged 55-plus in all disciplines, competing for prizes, 1:30 p.m. at Sapperton Pensioners Hall, 318 Keary St., New Westminster, 604-522-0280.
Burnaby Art Gallery, Mandarin tour of the current Storms and Bright Skies: Three Centuries of Dutch Landscapes and Inner Realms: Dutch Portraits exhibitions, noon to 1 p.m., 6344 Deer Lake Ave., www.burnabyartgallery.ca.
Burnaby Art Gallery speaker series, 3 p.m., with Krystel Chehab looking at Splended Sights, Familiar Sites: Rembrandt van Rijn and Dutch Landscape Prints, www.burnabyartgallery.ca
Wednesday, October 9
Short story open mike, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Heritage Grill, 447 Columbia St., New Westminster, hosted by Royal City Literary Arts Society, giving emerging and established writers a place to share their short fiction. Info: www.rclas.com.
Saturday, October 19
Burnaby Art Gallery speaker series, 3 p.m., with contemporary Dutch artist Saskia Jetten looking at the landscape of current Dutch printmaking, www.burnabyartgallery.ca.
Sunday, November 10
In the BAG, family program at Burnaby Art Gallery, 6344 Deer Lake Ave., in connection with the Storms and Bright Skies: Three Centuries of Dutch Landscapes and Inner Realms: Dutch Portraits exhibitions at the gallery. Drop-in, no registration required, activities on the half-hour from 1 to 4 p.m. For info: www.burnabyartgallery.ca.
Wednesday, November 13
Short story open mike, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Heritage Grill, 447 Columbia St., New Westminster, hosted by Royal City Literary Arts Society, giving emerging and established writers a place to share their short fiction. Info: www.rclas.com.
Wednesday, December 11
Short story open mike, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Heritage Grill, 447 Columbia St., New Westminster, hosted by Royal City Literary Arts Society, giving emerging and established writers a place to share their short fiction. Info: www.rclas.com.
ONGOING
Inner Realms: Dutch Portraits, and Bright Skies: Three Centuries of Dutch Landscapes, on exhibition at Burnaby Art Gallery from September 6 to November 17. Gallery open Tuesday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. at 6344 Deer Lake Ave. Admission by donation, with suggested donation of $10. Info: www.burnabyartgallery.ca.
Singers wanted, to help celebrate the launch of the 40th season of Maillardville's francophone choir, Les Échos du Pacifique. Rehearsals Mondays, 7 to 9 p.m. at Place Maillardville, 1200 Cartier Ave., Coquitlam. Info: 604-764-2808, [email protected] or www.lesechosdupacifique.com.
Dance For Fun Club, the "Best Little Dance Club in Town," offers rock and roll nights Mondays, swing nights Wednesdays and ballroom nights Saturdays, all at the Heritage Hall, 728 12th St., New Westminster, Doors open at 6:30 p.m., beginner-intermediate lesson at 7:30 p.m., dance at 8:30 p.m. Info: [email protected] or 604-726-0153. Dances are $10.
Burnaby International Folk Dancers, meets Tuesday nights from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at the Charles rummel Centre, 3630 Lozells, Burnaby. Learn folk dances from around the world in a friendly club environment. All levels welcome, no partners needed, drop-ins welcome. Info: 604-436-9475.
Curbside: Digital Art by Ron Sangha, underway at the Amelia Douglas Gallery from September 12 to November 1, fourth floor north, Douglas College, 700 Royal Ave., with live music, refreshments, cash bar, 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Info: www.ronsangha.com.
Vivo Children's Choir, for young singers in Grade 2 and up, welcomes new members for the 2013/14 season. No auditions required, all welcome. Choir practises on Wednesday afternoons at Olivet Baptist Church, 613 Queens Ave., New Westminster. See www.vivochildrenschoir.ca.
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