Interested in photography? You can check out some of the best work by local photographers at the Burnaby Photographic Society's annual showcase.
The showcase is set for Saturday, Feb. 1, starting at 7 p.m. in the James Cowan Theatre at the Shadbolt Centre.
The showcase will feature more than 40 high-quality photographic prints and more than 20 slide shows set to music. Subjects run the gamut from rock climbing in the Rocky Mountains and travelling in Iceland, to a rodeo, a hot-air balloon festival and more.
Tickets for the showcase are $18. Call the Shadbolt box office at 604-205-3000.
Those interested in the work can also stop by the Shadbolt Centre during the week - running from now until Feb. 1, the society is exhibiting large framed prints in the lobby. The show is free all week, including Saturday, and you can vote on your favourite print.
Check www.burnabyphotographicsociety.com for more about the group and its work.
And if you're interested in the showcase, you're encouraged to buy tickets ahead - organizers warn it's been sold out nearly every year in its history.
Shadbolt Centre is at 6450 Deer Lake Ave.
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Is there a boy in your house who likes to sing?
The B.C. Boys' Choir is celebrating its 45th anniversary this year, and as part of the celebrations it's offering its SongWave Boys Honour Choir program for boys around the region.
Boys aged seven to 12 who love to sing can "test-drive" the choir for six weeks, a press release notes. The program starts Wednesday, Feb. 5 and runs through to March 12 at Deer Lake United Church in Burnaby from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. each evening.
Registration forms are available from school music teachers or www.bcboyschoir.org. The cost is $60. For details, call 1-888-909-8282.
For older boys and teens, the acclaimed Chor Leoni men's choir also has a program that may be of interest.
Chor Leoni is offering MYVoice - Mobilizing Young Men's Voices - for its third season this year.
It's a free 11-week program for young men aged 12 to 20, introducing them to the world of choral music through weekly rehearsals, as well as performances and workshops.
It's on Tuesday nights at Burnaby Central Secondary School (it started Jan. 28, but it continues until May, and applications will be accepted for the first couple of weeks).
It's also running in Vancouver, at Eric Hamber Secondary, and in North Vancouver at Seycove Secondary.
Check out www.chorleoni.org for all the details.
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Burnaby audiences will have a chance to see an award-winning environmental conservation documentary, thanks to the Burnaby Public Library.
The library's McGill branch in North Burnaby is hosting a screening of Revolution, a documentary film by Canadian filmmaker Rob Stewart.
It's on Thursday, Feb. 13 from 7 to 9 p.m.
A press release from the library notes that, for four years, Stewart travelled through 15 countries to show the grave dancers the world's oceans face from pollution and species loss, and the people who are working to save them.
After the screening, a speaker from Vancouver Aquarium's Ocean Wise conservation program will give a short presentation and answer questions.
The screening is free, but space is limited. Register online at www.bpl.bc.ca/events/mcgill/, call 604-299-8955 or stop in to the library at 4595 Albert St. to sign up in person.
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Burnaby native Anthony F. Ingram is back at the theatrical helm.
Ingram is directing Pacific Theatre's production of The Seafarer in March.
The Seafarer is a suspenseful dark comedy by Conor McPherson that tells the story of what happens when four friends gather for an all-night poker game - and a visitor comes calling who knows more than he should about their pasts.
It's a dark and difficult play, but Ingram says his cast is up for the challenge.
"I get to work with, quite honestly, some of the bet male talent in Vancouver," he said in a press release.
Under his direction are John Innes, Ron Reed, Andrew McNee, John Emmett Tracy and Tim Dixon.
The Seafarer runs March 7 to 29, with Wednesday to Saturday shows at 8 p.m., and 2 p.m. matinees on Saturdays and on Thursday, March 20.
Pacific Theatre is at 1440 West 12th Ave. Tickets run from $19.999 to $29.99. See www.pacifictheatre.org.
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