Local Arts

Nothing says summer more than a movie under the stars. Burnaby is once again hosting its summer family movie nights at Civic Square (at Kingsborough and MacKay) on Thursday nights in August. On Aug.

Annual musical theatre program for young people stages Bach to the Future at the Rothstein Theatre on July 25 and 26

The Iron Giant and Captain Underpants offer family fun in July

The sixth annual Vancouver International Chinese Film Festival are this week, with the awards ceremony taking place in Burnaby. The red carpet ceremony, including the Maple Leaf Award ceremony, will be held from 7 to 9 p.m.

Drawing from nature is a great way to expand artistic skills, but drawing in nature is even better.

Prefer the book to the movie, or the other way around? Get both at From Book to Screen movie matinees at Tommy Douglas Library. On Friday, July 20, from 2 to 4 p.m.

Some Burnaby talent is taking the stage in the Ensemble Theatre’s production of The Beauty Queen of Leenane. Ashley O’Connell is playing Pato Dooley in the black comedy written by Martin McDonagh.

A new exhibition at the Deer Lake Art Gallery ties together both natural and constructed forms while exploring cultural identity in a playful way.

Two sisters from Burnaby have shared a vision of their mother’s community with the world, through a fictional film that highlights the humour in the life of a 60-something Korean woman.

A recent Simon Fraser University graduate of the masters of fine arts program is one of 15 finalists in the 2018 RBC Canadian Painting Competition.