When was the last time you read a page-turner you couldn't put down?
If your winter reading list is looking sparse then it might be time to turn to your local library for some inspiration.
Librarians will present their hot picks during the Librarians' Choice: Winter Reads event on Thursday, Dec. 6 from 7 to 8: 30 p.m. with fun, fast-paced reviews of fiction and nonfiction books for winter reading.
Refreshments will be served and admission is free, but space is limited.
To register, call 604-2998955, visit www.bpl.bc.ca/ events/librarians-choice, or drop in to the library at 4595 Albert St.
LIVE TAPINGS
The Burnaby-based TV show, Package Deal, is halfway through taping sea-son one and still has seats available for its live studio audience shows.
Dates for upcoming tapings are: Thursday, Dec. 6, Friday, Dec. 14 and Friday, Dec. 21.
Shows in January will be taped on Thursday, Jan. 10, Friday, Jan. 18, and the final on Friday, Jan. 25.
Package Deal is a 13episode, half-hour comedy series from critically acclaimed creator Andrew Orenstein (Malcolm in the Middle, 3rd Rock from the Sun), which is slated to air on Citytv in 2013.
The show stars Canadian comedian Harland Williams (Dumb & Dumber) and Jay Malone (Monk) in an ensemble cast about three overly-close brothers and the woman who comes between them.
The studio is located at 8999 Fraserton Crt. (off North Fraser Way in South Burnaby).
Admission is free.
To reserve seats, email packagedealtickets@gmail. com.
DRUMMER BOY
The Dance Centre is presenting the premiere of a new work by the sensational performer Shay Kuebler from Dec. 6 to 8, and Burnaby's own martial artist and taiko drummer, Jason Overy, will be part of the cast.
The show, called Karoshi - Japanese for "death by overwork," - examines the clash between social pressures and individual freedom.
Performed by an all-male ensemble, Karoshi combines explosive choreography, live taiko drumming and innovative video to create a "thrilling and visceral theatrical experience, full of maniacle energy and black humour," according to a press release.
The Scotiabank Dance Centre is located at Level 6, 677 Davie St. in Vancouver.
For more information, call 604-606-6400 or visit www.thedancecentre.ca.
For tickets, call 604-6842787, or visit www.tickets tonight.ca.
Have an arts or entertainment item for the Lively City, or a story idea for the NOW? Send it to Marelle Reid at [email protected], by fax to 604-444-3460 or by mail to 201A-3430 Brighton Ave., Burnaby, B.C., V5A 3H4.
