Local Arts

What does a farm girl do in 1955 when she wants to escape rural life? Why, win the local beauty pageant, of course.

Opera fans, don't miss out on this Sunday afternoon concert. Burnaby Lyric Opera is presenting its next Opera Highlights concert on Sunday, April 22 at 3 p.m. at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts.

The music of the silver screen is in the spotlight as the SFU Choir takes to the stage tonight and tomorrow. The choir is performing its spring concert tonight (Friday, April 13) and tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. at Cliff Avenue United Church.

The Burnaby Writers' Society is taking a peek into Vancouver history at its next Spoken Ink event. This month's featured author is Daryl Stennett, author of Behind the Steam, a history of Gastown's steam clock.

Two local dancers have made the finals in Canada's Got Talent. Burnaby boys Devan Isaac, 15, and Justin Nicolas, 14, are part of the seven-member FRESHH dance crew (the double h stands for hip hop).

Juno award-winning artist Lights made a special appearance at Burnaby's Alpha Secondary on Wednesday, April 4.

Burnaby performers part of Royal City Musical Theatre's production of Hello, Dolly!

A Burnaby choir director will be at the helm when two local choirs tackle one of the greatest works in the classical choral repertoire.

Local music students are being invited to take part in the annual Festival on the Lake at the Shadbolt Centre. The registration deadline is March 24 for the festival, which runs from April 30 to May 3, May 14 to 16 and May 28 to 30.

Three Burnaby restaurants are taking part in next week's annual Dining Out For Life event.