Local Arts

Enjoy wildlife up close in an upcoming art exhibition. Wildlife + Animals, the 10 th annual art show and sale by My Artist’s Corner, is coming Saturday, Sept. 28 to Shadbolt Centre for the Arts.

If you have young ocean lovers in your household, you’ll want to save the date for a fun day of movie screenings at the Tommy Douglas branch of Burnaby Public Library. On Friday, Sept.

Burnaby bookworms, save the date. The McGill branch of Burnaby Public Library is hosting an author visit by Kevin Chong on Tuesday, Oct. 8. Chong will be on hand from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Film festival focuses on mentorship as funding for domestic productions dwindles

Here’s one for lovers of slam poetry. The Metrotown branch of Burnaby Public Library (6100 Willingdon Ave.) is hosting a pair of visits from Spillious, the 2017 Grand Slam Champion of the Vancouver Poetry Slam. First, on Friday, Sept. 20 at 7 p.m.

Love Celtic music? All Saints Anglican Church is hosting a toe-tapping night of music with the Celtic Lasses. It’s on Saturday, Sept. 14 from 7 to 9 pm.

A Burnaby actor is onstage in the first-ever production of Coriolanus at Bard on the Beach. Anthony Santiago is onstage as Virgilio in the production, which started its run Aug.

ON NOW To Sunday, Aug. 25 Women’s Work: New Acquisitions, a new exhibition at Burnaby Art Gallery, 6344 Deer Lake Ave., featuring some of the new work by women that has been acquired by the gallery. Info: www.burnabyartgallery.ca .

Want to try a new pastime this fall? Burnaby International Folk Dancers are inviting new members to turn out starting Sept. 3.

What do you see when you look at this picture? Recycling? Garbage? Or potential art? If you went with the latter, then you need to save the date for an upcoming workshop at Deer Lake Gallery: Sunday, Oct. 6.