Local Arts

After three weeks of intensive training and rehearsals, Squamish's future stars take to the stage Friday and Saturday evening (Aug. 10 and 11). Broadway or Bust Performing Arts Camp wraps up this weekend with Seussical Jr.

Three Squamish youth will try to sing, dance or fiddle their way into $10,000 at this year's Red Robinson Talent Showdown at the PNE.

After 10 years, Harry Potter fans cracked the spine of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows last week and finally found out how the saga of history's best selling book series wrapped up. J.K.

Audiences at the Eagle Eye Theatre will catch the drama, jubilation and heartbreak of this weekend's legendary speakers as they share their journeys to the most daring places on earth.

Music fans are in for a treat with a performance of a young up-and-coming talent's lyrical accomplishments at the Brackendale Bistro Friday (July 27) starting at 8 p.m.

If you think hanging from a crag with one hand while you hold a camera with the other sounds like the ideal way to spend a day, then you'll want to take in the Squamish Photo Shoot-out on Wednesday (July 18) at the Howe Sound Brew Pub.

The first ever Squamish Mountain Festival (SQUMF) is ready to roll through Squamish this July 13 to 21, featuring an abundance of cliff hanging, heart palpitating and moving films for the adventurer at heart.

Greenlaw brings a new take on their blend of progressive jazz, soul and funk to the stage at the Howe Sound Brew Pub on Saturday (June 30), but the Victoria/Toronto-based band's message hasn't changed.

Gordon Lightfoot fans are in for a treat this Sunday (June 24) when Perry Beckham leads an acoustic trio in bluegrass and folk favourites at the Brackendale Art Gallery at 8 p.m.

Sweatshop Union's live shows are nothing if not inventive. While mainstream hip-hop takes a lot of flack for being derogatory and misogynistic, the Vancouver group uses their stage as a platform to voice concerns over the state of the world.