The Burnaby Art Gallery is giving people a chance to learn more about its current exhibition, Volumes: Works in Paper.
The exhibition features sculptural and structural works in paper, including installation and large-scale printmaking, painting, ceramics and paper-cut. Both works from the gallery's permanent collection and new work by emerging artists are part of the exhibition.
This weekend, on Saturday, Jan. 11, there will be two guided walking tours of the exhibition: in Mandarin, from noon to 1 p.m., with Dong Yue Su; and in Korean, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., with Judy Bae.
No registration is needed, and the tours are open to all ages.
The Burnaby Art Gallery is at 6344 Deer Lake Ave. Check out www.burnabyartgallery.ca for more.
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Stars of the future are onstage at the next Burnaby Clef Society concert.
Students from the Vitta Piano Young Stars Academy will be performing on Sunday, Jan. 19, starting at 2 p.m.
The students are taught by Victor and Tanya Shevtsov - authors, composers and concert pianists. They specialize in preparing high-level students for performing careers.
The concert, as with all Clef Society events, is free to members. Non-members can buy a membership at the door or purchase an individual ticket for $10.
Refreshments are served at intermission.
The concert is taking place in Room 103 at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, 6450 Deer Lake Ave.
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Gypsy music and dance is in the spotlight at an upcoming show in Burnaby.
The Roma Gry Gypsy Dance Group is hosting a show on Saturday, Jan. 25 at 7 p.m. at the Edmonds Community Centre.
The event will include music and dance performances, as well as storytelling and audience participation.
Roma Gry is a non-profit Vancouver-based performance troupe that's dedicated to keeping the culture, music and dance of the Romani people alive.
"Our organization's mandate is to uphold and make available to others the culture of the Romani (Gypsy) people, including the passion, character and history of their dance, music and folklore," said an email from Kate Kovaleva.
For more on the group, check out www.romagry.com.
For tickets to the Edmonds show, call 778-683-6463 or 778-251-3159. They will also be available at the door. Tickets are $20.
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