String Quartet
Langley Community Music School welcomes the world-class Canadian chamber ensemble, the St. Lawrence String Quartet (SLSQ) to the Rose Gellert Hall on Nov. 19, at 7:30 p.m. The New York Times describes a recent concert as “brilliant… the performance showed not only virtuosity, intelligence and imagination but also extraordinary passion.” Call the box office for tickets at 604-534-2848. Tickets are $30 for adults, $25 for seniors, and $20 for students. The Rose Gellert Hall is located at 4899 207 St.
Back in Bloom
The Bloom Market returns to Fort Langley with its holiday market on Sunday, Nov. 20 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Fort Langley Community Hall, 9167 Glover Rd.
This one day, indoor market will feature fine art, apparel, jewelry, paper goods, wool and leather accessories, housewares, baby items, and more.
There will be live music and demos, gift wrapping, children’s craft workshops, food, and prizes.
Admission is $2.50 for adults, with partial proceeds towards SOS Children’s Village B.C. Wheelchair/stroller accessible.
Bourne to Sculpt
On Nov. 19, 20 and Dec. 10, 11 sculptor Julie Bourne will host her annual art show and sale at 4300 200 St.
The sale will feature a wide variety of raku sculpture (shown at left), lamp work and bead jewelry. Throughout the day, Bourne will give bead making demos. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each weekend. Call 604-534-6994 for more information.
Curtain Call
Theatre-loving procrastinators rejoice! Both Langley Players and Surrey Little Theatre are holding over their autumn productions for an extra weekend. SLT’s production of At First Sight and LP’s Waiting for the Parade have both been extended to Friday, Nov. 25 and Saturday, Nov. 26, with performances at 8 p.m.
To purchase tickets for At First Sight, a comedy about two generations of siblings and a mysterious love interest who turns their world upside-down, call 604-576-8451 or email reservations@surreylittletheatre.com. Surrey Little Theatre is located at 7027 184 St.
To purchase seats for Langley Players’ Waiting for the Parade, the WWII-set drama about five Calgary women and how their lives are affected as they survive the “waiting” with intelligence, strength and a joy of life call 604 534-7469. Langley Playhouse is located at 4307 200 St.
Tickets for both productions are $15.
Casting Call
The Langley Players are busy setting the stage for their next offering. Casting for their spring production of Timothy Findley’s The Stillborn Lover begins with auditions on Wednesday, Nov. 23, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 26, from noon to 3 p.m. in the Langley Playhouse at 4307 200 St. The play is set in the 1970s, when a Canadian diplomat is suddenly recalled to Ottawa.
Characters required include two males, aged late 20s to 40s, to play an RCMP superintendent and corporal, with the latter role requiring an athletic body for a scene with partial nudity; two males in their 50s to 60s; one female aged 20s to 30s and two females in their 50s to 60s. Bring a resumé and headshot to the open audition. For more information go to www.langleyplayers.com or contact producer Mary Renvall at maryloo@shaw.ca or director Lou Lou Leroux at frogsong69@yahoo.com.
