A classic comedy is returning to the stage, starring the talents of drama students from Burnaby Central Secondary.
Drama teacher Carol Mann directs The Man Who Came To Dinner, the classic 1939 comedy by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. It runs at the school’s drama studio starting Wednesday, March 1 and running to Friday, March 3. Shows are all at 7 p.m. at 6011 Deer Lake Pkwy.
Tickets are $8 for students and seniors, or $12 regular admission. They will be available at the door.
You can also catch the talented young people of Burnaby North Secondary onstage in Beauty and the Beast, running March 1 to 4 at 7 p.m. in the large gym (751 Hammarskjold Dr.). Tickets are $12 and $15.
You can find details on the school district website’s event calendar, www.burnabyschools.ca.
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL
’Tis the season for high school productions – and it doesn’t get any more high school than High School Musical!
St. Thomas More Collegiate is taking to the stage March 9 to 11 at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts’ James Cowan Theatre.
The Disney musical, based on the Disney Channel original movie, transports the audience to the first day back at school after winter break at East High – when the arrival of a new girl and the chance to audition for the high school musical create some upheaval among the school’s various cliques.
It’s onstage Thursday to Saturday at 7 p.m., with a Saturday matinee at 2 p.m.
Tickets are $15. Buy through tickets.shadboltcentre.com or call 604-205-3000.
FLORAL ART
A Burnaby floral artist is featured in a new collaborative exhibition at the Port Moody Arts Centre.
Brenna Quan is joining fellow Burnaby North Secondary alumna Kimberly Geisheimer-Blackstock for an exhibition of floral-inspired work called The Living Palette. Blackstock is a painter who specializes in botanicals and nature, and Quan is a professional floral artist.
“We are combining our artistry to produce a sensory experience for all those who visit the gallery,” Quan said in an email to the NOW.
The two will be on hand for an opening reception on Thursday, March 2 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the arts centre, at 2425 St. John’s St. in Port Moody. The exhibition is in the Ann Kitching Gallery.
The exhibition runs until March 30.
For more information, see www.pomoarts.ca or call 604-931-2008.
HANDS-ON ART
If you have arty young people in your house, then you may want to pay a call on Burnaby Art Gallery.
On Sunday, March 12, the whole family can pay a call on the gallery to check out the Hank Bull: Connexion exhibit, then get into the studio to create colour transparencies. It’s all part of the gallery’s ongoing series of In the BAG family drop-ins, running from 1 to 4 p.m. (on the half hour).
The gallery is also continuing with its popular Spring Art Days series through spring break, giving kids aged four to six and six to nine a chance to try out painting, drawing, sculpture and storytelling. Sessions are currently full, but you can still add yourself to a waitlist for the programs running Monday to Friday in both weeks of spring break (March 13 to 17, and March 20 to 24).
For the grown-up artist in the house, the gallery is also offering a stencil printing workshop on Wednesday, March 8 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. It costs $23 and is open to ages 16 and up.
The gallery is at 6344 Deer Lake Ave. Call the gallery at 604-297-4422 or see www.burnabyartgallery.ca for more.
CLAY SYMPOSIUM
Interested in the ceramic arts? You’ll want to check out more about the Canadian Clay Symposium, coming to the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts on Saturday, March 18.
The all-day symposium brings together 10 national and international artists to share their expertise with students and professionals in the ceramic arts – covering areas such as sculpture, hand-building, wheel-throwing, glazing and firing technology. There are also a variety of theoretical discussions and panels.
Registration closes on March 13, and you won’t be able to sign up on the day of the event.
Check out www.canadianclaysymposium.com for all the details, or call 604-291-6864.
While you’re around for the symposium, you may also want to check out the new gardenWORKS exhibition at Deer Lake Gallery. The outdoor group exhibition will feature three-dimensional contemporary ceramic works, and it’s timed to run in conjunction with the symposium.
It opens March 18 and runs to April 8.
The gallery is at 6584 Deer Lake Ave. See www.burnabyartscouncil.org for more.
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