Local Arts

ON NOW To Saturday, March 12 Arctic Sojourn, an exhibition of work by Nicola Tibbetts, featuring painted observations of Iqaluit and Cape Dorset, at the Deer Lake Gallery, 6584 Deer Lake Ave., open Tuesday to Saturday noon to 4 p.m. Info: www.

Burnaby Lyric Opera is bringing opera lovers the real thing right here in the Shadbolt Centre: opera the way it was intended, with fresh young voices, good acoustics, evocative sets and costumes in an intimate setting.

SAVE THE DATE: April 9 WHAT’S ON? Into the Light WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT? Amabilis Singers presents its spring concert Into the Light, with a program that journeys from darkness into light.

Art lovers can find their rainbow connection in a new show at the Burnaby Public Library’s McGill branch.

Popping. Locking. Hip hop. Breaking. Waacking. House. If you’re more street than stage when it comes to taste in dance, then this night is definitely for you. Urban Alchemy 7 is taking to the stage at the Michael J. Fox Theatre on Friday, March 18.

Classical music lovers will want to take note of this one. The Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra is bringing its spring concert to the Michael J. Fox Theatre on Saturday, March 12.

ON NOW To Saturday, Feb. 27 Sheila Page: The Beach Beneath Our Feet, a new exhibition at the Plaskett Gallery at Massey Theatre, 735 Eighth Ave. Info: www.masseytheatre.com or 604-517-5900.

Burnaby residents are part of the drama in a new thriller onstage at the Havana Theatre. Naked Goddess Productions is presenting Wait Until Dark, running March 1 to 12.

Ever wondered what goes on in the studios and classrooms at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts? Now’s your chance to find out.