Local Arts

The Shadbolt Centre for the Arts was all about dance on April 28. The centre hosted a special Saturday Art on the Spot celebration to help mark International Dance Day. It featured performances and class demonstrations by the centre's dance students.

It's going to be an action-packed summer at Deer Lake Park. Once again, the park plays host to the Live Nation outdoor summer concert series - up first is Bon Iver on May 25, with Foster the People on June 25 and Florence + the Machine on July 20.

An upcoming benefit concert for the Vancouver Academy of Music features some Burnaby ties. The academy is presenting a special afternoon concert on Sunday, May 20 at 2 p.m. at its Koerner Recital Hall.

Poetry and prose are on the menu when the Burnaby Writers' Society gathers for its next Spoken Ink night. The reading night, which features Jordan Ellinger and K.E. Abel, is set for Tuesday, May 15 at 8 p.m. at La Fontana Caffe.

Art lovers, you have another few days to catch the Burnaby Art Gallery's two ongoing community exhibitions at Burnaby public libraries. At the Bob Prittie (Metrotown) library branch, you can see Pen Pals: Luke Ramsey and Islands Fold.

As we usher in the first week of May, we're continuing with our popular feature - our staff's Top 5 (Or More) Things To Do This Weekend. This week, we have some great spring options in the city. Here's our Top 5 for this weekend.

The big day may have passed, but there's still a chance to learn about the sinking of the Titanic.

The Shadbolt Centre for the Arts was all about dance on April 28. The centre hosted a special Saturday Art on the Spot celebration to help mark International Dance Day. It featured performances and class demonstrations by the centre's dance students.