Local Arts

Opera lovers, take note. Burnaby Lyric Opera is winding up its Sunday afternoon concert series with a June 16 performance at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts.

ON NOW Month of June Cabins/Raven Sun, new art exhibition featuring paintings by local artist Darleyne Jeff and Kathy Wood, at Burnaby Neighbourhood House north location, 4908 Hastings St., open Monday to Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The B.C. Girls Choir is offering a concert in honour of the planet. Earth Voices: Songs for our Planet is on Saturday, June 8 at 7:30 p.m. at the Salvation Army’s Cariboo Hill Temple (7195 Cariboo Rd.

Six years ago, the Burnaby Art Gallery launched a new mission: to significantly enhance its collection of works created by women. You’ll get to see the results of that effort in a new show at the gallery.

Whether you’re more of a donkey, an ogre or a princess, there may be a place for you in Align Entertainment’s production of Shrek the Musical . The company is now holding auditions for the show, which will run in February 2020 at the Michael J.

A new exhibition at Deer Lake Gallery is exploring the beasts that roam the Pacific Northwest. Distant Tales, featuring the collaborative work of Fiona Tang and Kathleen McGiveron, opens Saturday, June 8, with a reception from noon to 4 p.m.

ON NOW To Friday, May 31 Three Visions: Walking in New West, featuring works by Sheri Lynn Seitz, James Lash and Dan Tell, at the Community Art Space at Anvil Centre (third floor at 777 Columbia St.). Free.

It’s become a favourite for many Burnaby families, and it’s returning to the Bonsor Recreation Complex later this month.

Art lovers, be sure to stop in to a library branch near you to check out the latest off-site exhibitions by Burnaby Art Gallery. The Burnaby Public Library’s McGill and Metrotown branches are both hosting newly opened exhibitions – running until Aug.

The perennially popular Symphony in the Park returns for its 32nd anniversary edition on Sunday, June 30