Local Arts

Everyone’s an artist at Burnaby Art Gallery. The gallery is continuing its series of Sunday In the BAG programs.

ON NOW To Friday, March 9 The 25 th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, a comedy musical presented by Burnaby North Secondary School, in the drama studio at 751 Hammarskjold Dr., 7 p.m. Cost $13 regular, $10 students.

Burnaby-based talents are featured in an upcoming concert by the Vivaldi Chamber Choir. The choir is presenting Love!, a concert of romance in music that spans the eras from Renaissance madrigals to jazz and contemporary Vancouver compositions.

Sarah Jickling, whose journey with bipolar disorder and anxiety inspired her latest album, is onstage March 8 in a special International Women's Day event at the Cultch

Dance fans may want to take note of a couple of upcoming performances at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts. The Shadbolt’s Continuum Dance Company is presenting West Meets East, onstage Saturday, March 10 at 8 p.m.

A Burnaby actor is taking to the stage in story of love and friendship. Naked Goddess Productions is staging A Beautiful View, by acclaimed Canadian playwright Daniel MacIvor, at Kitsilano Neighbourhood House from March 16 to 25.

The Burnaby Art Gallery wants to do its part to improve coverage of gender, feminism and the arts on Wikipedia. The gallery is hosting and Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon on Friday, March 16 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Calgary's Ghost River Theatre is bringing a unique audio-only adaptation of Ray Bradbury's classic sci-fi story to the stage for a blindfolded performance

A Burnaby actor is centre stage in an upcoming production by Realwheels Theatre. Jake Anthony is part of the cast for SEQUENCE, an award-winning Canadian play by Arun Lakra.

ON NOW To Wednesday, Feb. 28 Year of the Dog: Celebrating Chinese New Year, exhibitions featuring artwork from children’s visual arts classes in the Encores and Centre Aisle galleries at Shabolt Centre for the Arts, 6450 Deer Lake Ave.