Local Arts

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.

A Burnaby music teacher is featured in an upcoming evening of poetry and music. Random Convergences - an evening of poetry and music is set for Monday, Nov. 28 at 7 p.m. as part of the 27th annual Jewish Book Festival.

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An author whose latest book explores the history of Italian immigrants in B.C. will be speaking in Burnaby. Lynne Bowen is set to appear on Nov. 5 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the McGill branch of Burnaby Public Library.

If you missed Awkward Stage Productions' successful run of Smile: The Musical at Vancouver Fringe, never fear: you have another chance to catch it. Smile takes to the stage at the Norman Rothstein Theatre in Vancouver from Oct. 26 to 30.

Soulful. Spiritual. Inspirational. Joyful. Those are just a few of the adjectives being used to describe the VOC Sweet Soul Gospel Choir's performances.

Art lovers, you may want to make time to visit the Japanese Canadian National Museum. It's hosting the exhibit Inuit Prints: Japanese Inspiration, until Dec.

It's belly dancing with a male twist. Twilight at the Oasis, an annual showcase of all things belly dance, is returning to Shadbolt Centre for the Arts on Saturday, Oct. 22.

You can catch some emerging opera talent on stage at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts this weekend.

She's described as a "downtown diva" who's one part stand-up comedian and one part chanteuse - and she's coming to the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts. Sharron Matthews is serving up a musical comedy cabaret at the Shadbolt on Oct. 21 and 22.