Local Arts

The Burnaby Art Gallery is celebrating the recent gift of a collection of First Nations and Inuit prints. A new exhibit devoted to the recent acquisitions runs from Jan. 31 to April 6, with an opening reception on Jan. 30 from 7 to 9 p.m.

Wednesday, January 15 Melanie Dekker plays folk music at Heritage Grill, 8 p.m., 447 Columbia St., New Westminster, www.theheritagegrill.com. Thursday, January 16 Wyatt, Berne and Howell play blues at Heritage Grill, 8 p.m., 447 Columbia St.

A Burnaby performer is up for an Ovation Award. Nominations for the 2014 Ovation Awards, which recognize the best in Vancouver-area musical theatre, were announced this morning (Jan. 14).

A rising Canadian music star is coming to the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts. Royal Wood will be onstage at the Shadbolt on Thursday, Jan. 30.

Saturday, January 11 Walking tours of Volumes: Works in Paper at Burnaby Art Gallery, 6344 Deer Lake Ave., with Mandarin language tour from noon to 1 p.m., and Korean language tour from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Info: www.burnabyartgallery.ca, 604-297-4422.

It was working for a firm of chartered accountants that inspired Debra Purdy Kong to write crime mysteries. Kong is the featured author at the Tuesday, Jan. 21 Spoken Ink night hosted by the Burnaby Writers' Society.

Saturday, January 11 Walking tours of Volumes: Works in Paper at Burnaby Art Gallery, 6344 Deer Lake Ave., with Mandarin language tour from noon to 1 p.m., and Korean language tour from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Info: www.burnabyartgallery.ca, 604-297-4422.

A beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning play is coming to the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts in February. The Arts Club Theatre Company is bringing Driving Miss Daisy to the Shadbolt stage as part of its Arts Club on Tour series.

Art lovers have a chance to experience unique insights into Japanese history with a new exhibition at the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre.