Local Arts

SAVE THE DATE: Feb. 1-16 Annie: The Musical WHAT’S HAPPENING? Align Entertainment returns to the stage with its latest outing, Annie: The Musical . The tale of the plucky red-haired orphan is onstage at Michael J. Fox Theatre (7373 MacPherson Ave.

To Sunday, Jan. 13 Picturing Arctic Modernity – North Baffin Drawings from 1964, at Burnaby Art Gallery, 6344 Deer Lake Ave. Info: www.burnabyartgallery.ca or 604-297-4422. To Sunday, Jan.

A $5 ticket will get you an entertaining performer, plus coffee and dessert

Contemporary dance is in the spotlight at a couple of upcoming workshops at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts. The Shadbolt is offering a workshop called Dance Composition: sourcing from impulse, running three Sundays starting Jan. 20, from 1 to 5 p.m.

Burnaby performers are invited to share their talents with their neighbours. Burnaby Neighbourhood House is continuing its open mic series at the Burnaby Neighbourhood House Community Hall, 5024 Rumble St.

Interested in life drawing but don’t yet have the skills? The Shadbolt Centre for the Arts is offering a Beginning Life Drawing workshop on Wednesday, Jan. 16 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. in Studio F.

It’s just about 2019, and that means a new year on the arts and entertainment scene.

If you’re interested in photography, you’ll want to save the date for the Burnaby Photographic Society’s annual showcase. On Saturday, Jan.

ON NOW To Saturday, Dec. 29 Winter World, 1 to 7 p.m. daily at Anvil Centre, 777 Columbia St. You can walk the wintery labyrinth and enjoy an entertainment stage as Anvil Centre transforms into a frosted wonderland.

Do you love to sing? The Maple Leaf Singers have issued a call for new singers. The group performs a varied repertoire, including Broadway and movie musical numbers, gospel, folk, classical, pop and rock – with more than 15 performances a year.