Local Arts

The Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre is looking at history through women’s eyes. The centre is hosting Through Her Lens, a panel discussion with Nikkei female artists and scholars, on Saturday, July 16. The discussion runs from 2 to 3:30 p.

Three Burnaby performers are onstage among the Sharks at Malkin Bowl this summer

ON NOW To Sunday, June 26 Calendar Girls, presented by the Vagabond Players at Bernie Legge Theatre, Queen’s Park, running Thursdays to Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets $15, seniors/youth $13, with $10 previews on June 2 and 3.

For more than a quarter of a century, local audiences have been able to enjoy the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra right here at home – in one of the best outdoor settings the Lower Mainland has to offer.

SPOTLIGHT ON Julia’s Studio WHAT IS IT? The Burnaby Public Library offers a free series of creative sessions for teens in grades 8 through 12 called Julia’s Studio: Creative Workshops for Teens.

ON NOW To Sunday, June 26 Calendar Girls, presented by the Vagabond Players at Bernie Legge Theatre, Queen’s Park, running Thursdays to Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets $15, seniors/youth $13, with $10 previews on June 2 and 3.

They’re travelling the world with a musical message of love. The Watoto Children’s Choir is touring Canada, and the choir is making a stop in Burnaby on Saturday, June 25 for a concert at Nelson Avenue Community Church.

Some of British Columbia’s best dancers are coming to the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts for the wind-up performance of the season.

Deer Lake Gallery is a busy place this summer. Hot on the heels of the opening of Jessie McNeil’s Urban Subjects, the gallery has a full schedule of summer fun lined up.