Local Arts

Choral fans, here’s one you won’t want to miss. (And I swear I’m totally not just saying this because I’m part of this choir.

Turning 20 sounds like a good excuse for a party. The Shadbolt Centre for the Arts is getting set to kick off its 20th anniversary season – and there’s a host of performances on offer for all tastes.

Happy September! Seems like a long time since I was sitting at my own desk, since I took the editor’s chair for the summer and then just returned from two weeks’ vacation.

It’s a nationwide celebration of arts and culture – and it’s coming to Burnaby next weekend. Burnaby is getting involved in Culture Days, with a wide range of activities around the city on Sept. 25, 26 and 27.

Burnaby writers are part of the literary fun as Word Vancouver takes to the streets and stage again next week. The city’s annual literary festival takes place from Sept. 23 to 27, with the main festival day on Sunday, Sept.

Shadbolt Centre kicks off its 20th season with Live at the 'Bolt performances

Burnaby talent onboard for debut of a new musical that tackles contemporary issues in fairy-tale form

The Sheepdogs’ Ewan Currie takes time out to chat about the band’s appearance at Burnaby Blues Fest

On Aug. 8, Grammy-nominated blues singer Ruthie Foster returns to Burnaby to help headline the city’s annual blues festival. Foster, along with 11 other acts, is part of the 2015 lineup for the Burnaby Blues and Roots Festival at Deer Lake Park.

A local author is in the running for a top award in Canadian fantasy fiction. Eileen Kernaghan is shortlisted for a 2015 Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic.