Local Arts

CHECK IT OUT What: A Last Resort, starring Cande Andrade and Camille Gingras When: May 2 to 5, 8 p.m. at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, 6450 Deer Lake Ave. Tickets: $32 regular, $27 students and seniors. Call 604-205-3000 or see tickets.

The true-life story of a couple's search for a place to call home is the inspiration for a new production at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts. A Last Resort, presented by Rough House Productions, is on at the Shadbolt from May 2 to 5.

Rare Canadian performance part of Inti-Illimani's 45th anniversary tour

A Burnaby resident will be among the performers for a special presentation honouring the First Nations presence in Greater Vancouver. Storyweaving, a multidisciplinary presentation, is onstage at the Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre in May.

The Burnaby Art Gallery is celebrating the work of local secondary school students. Arts Alive opens tonight (Thursday, April 19) at the gallery, with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m., and continues at the gallery until May 20.

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).