Local Arts

New exhibition set to open at Deer Lake Gallery next week

ON NOW To Friday, April 28 Desiree Patterson, an exhibition as part of the Capture Photography Festival 2017, at Van Dop Gallery, 421 Richmond St. Info: www.vandopgallery.com .

Sewit Haile is no stranger to the spotlight; in fact, she’s been performing longer than she’s been walking. Since auditioning for her first Huggies commercial at the age of three months, she’s pretty much been performing ever since.

Dark of the Moon is onstage May 3 to 6 at the school's studio theatre

To Friday, April 21 fire/water, an exhibition of ceramics by Laura Wee Lay Laq and paintings and sculpture by Marcus Bowcott, at Amelia Douglas Gallery, fourth floor north at Douglas College, 700 Royal Ave., New West.

The talents of emerging professional opera singers from around B.C. will be showcased at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts. Burnaby Lyric Opera is bringing another Opera for a Sunday Afternoon concert to the stage on Sunday, April 30 at 3 p.m.

Every spring for the past 14 years, the artists of the Gamma Garage have been inviting the community in to check out their work. The four artists are returning this year with their annual art show on Saturday and Sunday, April 29 and 30.

WHAT’S HAPPENING? The Burnaby-based Amabilis Singers are performing Luminosity at Holy Rosary Cathedral in Vancouver.

WHAT’S UP? Dixon Transition Society is presenting the Dixon Divas benefit concert on Friday, May 12. WHERE AND WHEN? The concert is at 7 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.) at The Sanctuary in Brentwood, 1600 Delta Ave. in North Burnaby.

An award-winning contemporary dance artist is premiering her first full-length work at the Shadbolt Centre in May. Femme Fatales, created by Meredith Kalaman, is onstage May 3 to 6 at the Shadbolt.