Diamond In The Rock
The annual Diamond In The Rock Youth Talent Search is back at South Surrey’s Roadhouse Grille until May 29 – giving local music fans a chance to catch some future stars-in-the-making.
The weekly competition – highlighting Peninsula musical performers under the age of 19 – continues each Wednesday, 7-9 p.m. at the restaurant, 1781 King George Blvd.
First week’s winner was singer Ava Carich, 14, who impressed judges with her version of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah.
The contest offers prizes, merchandise and help with career development to contestants who make it through to the final round, and are chosen to perform at the concluding concert, Sunday, June 9 at White Rock’s Blue Frog Studios, 1328 Johnston Rd.
For more information, email contest organizer Dennis Peterson at ed.peterson@shaw.ca or visit Diamond In The Rock’s Facebook page.
Call for artists
To celebrate the Craft Council of BC’s 40th Anniversary in 2013, Semiahmoo Arts, in partnership with the White Rock Museum & Archives, will present a juried exhibition of works, Rock, Paper, Scissors: The Transformative Power of Craft (Sept. 6 – Oct. 15).
A response to the council’s anniversary theme – 10,000 Hours Invested: Crafts Past and Present – the exhibition invites craft artists on the Peninsula who have made a similar investment in their disciplines to submit one work or more (maximum three) that best represents their commitment.
The aim of the exhibit is not only to showcase excellence in craft artistry, but also to educate the public, including children and youth.
Wherever possible, artists are encouraged to participate in sharing the artistry and history of their craft through demonstration, lecture or other form of presentation. The exhibit will be housed in the main gallery at the White Rock Museum & Archives and artists may choose whether they would like these works to be for sale or not.
Deadline for submissions is Friday, April 26.
For full application information, view the visual arts section at www.semiahmooarts.com
MacClure-Hurst show
Well-known Semiahmoo Peninsula painters Chris MacClure (creator of the International Artists Day Festival) and Marilyn Hurst are holding a show of recent work throughout this month at the Langley Arts Council Gallery, 20550 Fraser Hwy.
MacClure’s landscapes highlight his ‘romantic realism’ style, while Hurst takes a bold, colourful approach to landscapes, florals and expressionist abstracts.
The show, which has its formal opening tonight (April 9), 6-9 p.m., runs until April 30.
Fools
Leon Tolchinski has landed a teaching job in an idyllic Russian hamlet. But when he sees people sweeping dust into their houses, and milking cows upside down to get cream, he begins to realize the village is under a curse – of chronic stupidity.
To complicate matters he falls in love with his student, Sophia Zubritsky, daughter of the hamlet’s doctor – only to find she is being pursued by a local aristocrat, evil Count Gregor.
That’s the premise of Neil Simon’s comedy Fools, upcoming production of White Rock Players Club, opening Wednesday (April 10) at 8 p.m. at Coast Capital Playhouse, 1532 Johnston Rd.
Directed by Ryan Mooney, whose sure touch enlivened Lend Me A Tenor and Little Shop of Horrors last year, the show runs to April 27.
Featured players are Hunter Golden (Leon), Melissa Paras (Sophia Zubritsky), Sheila Greentree (Lenya Zubritsky), Ryan Johnston (Dr. Zubritsky), and Scott Milne (Count Gregor).
Martin Perrin plays the role of the Magistrate, while well-known scene-stealers Ray Van Ieperen, Paul Ferancik, Clive Ramroop and Helen Volkow have ample scope for winning big laughs as spectacularly dense villagers Snetsky, Slovitch, Mishkin and Yenchna.
For tickets ($18, $16 seniors, students and Coast Capital Savings members) call 604-536-7535 or visit www.whiterockplayers.ca
Black and white
Even with the evolution of photography from a chemical to digital process, the appeal of black and white images remains strong – the medium still captures a richness of texture and the play of shadow and highlights that colour photography can’t equal.
Crescent Beach Photo Club is sponsoring it’s 12th-annual black and white photo exhibition Saturday, April 13 at St. Mark’s Anglican Church in South Surrey.
Members from 14 photography clubs in the Lower Mainland have been invited to submit images that will be evaluated by qualified judges.
At stake are individual medals, plus the Crescent Beach Photo Club trophy, but fans of fine photography are also invited for a close-up look at the cream of current work.
The show gets underway at 7 p.m. at the church, 12953 20 Ave.
Jazz Society
The sounds of Dixieland and retro jazz, presented for listening and dancing by the White Rock Traditional Jazz Society, continue each Sunday from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion Crescent Branch 240 (2643 128 St.).
Upcoming groups include house band Red Beans & Rice (April 14), Uptown Swing (April 21) and Slipped Disc (April 28).
Admission is $8 (members) and $10 (non-members). Memberships ($15) are available at the door.
