Burnaby dancer Joanna Hsieh is on stage this month with the Coastal City Ballet, in a newly commissioned premiere of A Midsummer Night's Dream, choreographed by Irene Schneider, who is the former artistic director of Germany's Magdeburg Ballet.
Hsieh has danced with the Boston Ballet, Houston Ballet, and American Ballet Theatre, and most recently joined Vancouver's Coastal City Ballet - the Lower Mainland's newest ballet company, launched in the fall of 2011.
The show will tour at The ACT in Maple Ridge on Sunday, May 5 and Centennial Theatre in North Vancouver on Tuesday, May 7.
Tickets are $30 for adults, $22 for seniors and students. For tickets or more information, visit www.coastalcityballet. com.
LIBRARY MURDER
The Librarians' Choice series continues this month with three local mystery authors at the McGill branch of the Burnaby Public Library from 7 to 8: 30 p.m. on Thursday, May 9.
Cathy Ace, author of The Corpse With The Silver Tongue, Elizabeth Elwood, author of The Agatha Principle and Other Mystery Stories, and Deborah Purdy Kong, author of Deadly Accusations, will share their writings.
A second Librarians' Choice event this spring will be held on Thursday, May 23, also from 7 to 8: 30 p.m., and this one offers a librarians' fast-paced review of the best of the best of fiction and non-fiction summer reading.
Both of these events will be held at the McGill Branch, 4595 Albert St.
Admission is free, but space is limited; register online at www.bpl.bc.ca/ events or by calling 604299-8955, or in person at the library.
FLAPPER FINALE
If you're into musical theatre, and all that jazz, then you'll want to get tickets early for the last show of the season for the Byrne Creek Theatre Company.
The curtain rises at 7 p.m. at 7777 18th St. from May 15 to 18.
Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for staff, and $8 for students, and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.
To reserve tickets, call the box office manager, Vicki Bell, at 604-664-8299.
