The work of a Burnaby artist will soon be seen at a new East Side gallery in Vancouver.
Carly Lovett, along with other members of the artist collective The Seasonal Workers, is presenting work in the new exhibition The Romance Capital of the Yukon.
A press release notes that the work focuses on the idea of shelter and the romanticism of trying to find a space for yourself in the context of the North - in particular Dawson City, Yukon.
Each of the artists in the show has based their work on personal experiences in the Yukon in the summer of 2011.
Alongside Lovett's work will be offerings by Vancouver artists Justin Apperley, Margaret Bowes, Rebecca Geddes, Adonika Jayne, Louise Reimer, Jeneen Frei Njootli and Jo Peters, along with Jill Macknee of North Vancouver, Danielle Bessada and Hayden Thomas of Toronto, Calder Stephen Cheverie of Peterborough, Ont., and Aubyn O'Grady of Dawson City.
The exhibition will include performances by Njootli, a member of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation, and Jayne.
The exhibition opens Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. at the Rubble Gallery, 1879 Powell St., and runs until March 4.
See www.rubblegallery.com for more.
Shakespeare revisited
Youth in Burnaby had a chance to experience the Bard in fast-forward motion, thanks to a production of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged).
The production was on at Metro Theatre in Vancouver, where it was enjoyed by Burnaby North Secondary School students.
And, as an added bonus to an audience that wouldn't otherwise have had a chance to see it, the production also travelled to the Burnaby Youth Custody Centre for a Feb. 1 performance - and, an email tells me, it was a great success for both groups of youth.
Which isn't surprising, for those familiar with the play - it romps through all 37 of Shakespeare's plays in substantially shortened forms. The histories become a football game, Titus Andronicus becomes a cooking show and Hamlet is done backwards - all with a little audience participation thrown in.
Actors Braedon Cox, Robert Sterling and Adrien Gendron played all the roles in the show, which was described as "bawdy, loud, saucy and entertaining. Shakespeare himself would have approved!"
Kudos to the theatre for reaching out to youth. friend, Shadow the voodoo practitioner.
It runs in preview Feb. 16, with shows Feb. 17 to 19, 22 to 24, 26 and 29 and March 1, all at 8 p.m.
Minimum audience age is 19. Tickets are available through www.brownpaper tickets.com.
Young talent
Talented kids and youth will be in the spotlight at an upcoming children's festival in connection with Black History Month.
The festival is set for Bonsor Community Centre on Saturday, Feb. 25.
All types of performers - singers, dancers, poets, rappers, writers and groups of all kinds - are invited to take part in a Tropical Rhythms Fashion and Talent Show that afternoon.
It's for children and youth aged five to 17.
The festival will also include games, storytelling, face painting, a variety of musical performances and, of course, a chance to learn history.
Caribbean food and hotdogs will also be on sale.
Admission is $5 for adults, $2 for children, and the day is open to every-one.
For more information, contact 604-605-0124.
It's sponsored by the National Congress of Black Women Foundation and its partners.
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