Local Arts

Humour, pathos and absurdity combine as Noam Gagnon takes to the stage at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts. The choreographer and performer is onstage at the Shadbolt Nov.

Burnaby actors will be taking to the stage in the story of Joan of Arc, onstage at Douglas College. The Douglas College theatre and stagecraft departments are staging Jehanne of the Witches, running Nov. 12 to 19 at the Laura C.

The Phoenix Chamber choir took audiences on a musical pilgrimage to open its 2011/12 season on the weekend. The national-award-winning choir, based in Burnaby, opened its season with Path of the Pilgrim on Nov. 5 and 6.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. At least it will be at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts this weekend, when the Burnaby Arts Council hosts its 40th Christmas craft show. The show is on at the Shadbolt Centre, 6450 Deer Lake Ave., from Nov.

Local artists and artisans are in the spotlight for one of Vancouver's favourite Christmas traditions. The Circle Craft Christmas Market, which has been running since 1973, is on at the Vancouver Convention Centre West from Nov. 9 to 13.

The next screening in the DOXA Documentary Film Festival series at Shadbolt Centre is on this week. The Shadbolt Centre is presenting the Vancouver premiere of Jon Foy's Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles.

Two local choirs are joining forces to offer up a concert in honour of Remembrance Day. New Westminster's Amabilis Singers are teaming up with the Vancouver Orpheus Male Choir for Remembering -, set for Saturday, Nov. 12. The 8 p.m.

Are you a Burnaby star on the rise? The Burnaby Arts Council is looking for emerging talent for its Stars of Tomorrow showcase. The performance will be at the Michael J. Fox Theatre on Dec.

Burnaby's Ismaili Centre will get a sneak peek at a unique cross-cultural musical collaboration. Afghanistan's legendary Homayun Sakhi Trio will be performing a private concert at the centre on Nov.

Anjela Gerardo could have just had a 16th birthday party. Instead, she decided to try something different: organizing and performing in a benefit concert to help children in need.