Local Arts

Burnaby families are embracing the notion that early exposure to music and dance can have life-changing benefits for children

Music, dance offerings abound for babies and toddlers in Burnaby and New Westminster

So why bother getting your child involved in music and dance early in life? Here's a snapshot of some of the benefits: Brain food: Early movement in infancy helps to wire the neural pathways in a child's brain as the lower and mid-brain develop in th

The Burnaby Public Library is giving you a chance to learn more about the life and work of two Canadian artists. Lionel Thomas and Emily Carr: The Way "Beyond" Art, is on Saturday, Oct. 19 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the McGill branch.

Art is personal expression - and nowhere was that more true than at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts this past weekend. Artists from My Artists' Corner held a show at the Shadbolt Centre on Saturday, Oct. 5.

The fall rains have come, and we're all hunkering indoors these days. But even though it is wet outside, there's still plenty of inside fun to be had in Burnaby.

It's the end of an era for the Simon Fraser University Pipe Band. After 36 years at the helm of the band, Terry Lee is retiring as the band's pipe major.

Art is for the birds. The Burnaby Arts Council once again hosted its Worldwide Bird Art Installation to mark Culture Days celebrations in the city on Sept. 29. Artists were invited to create a bird and then send or bring it to the gallery.

The Shadbolt Centre for the Arts caught the spirit of Culture Days. The arts centre at Deer Lake had an Art on the Spot event on Saturday, Sept. 28, with free programs, activities and exhibitions for the public.