Local Arts

When only one person showed up at the first screening of a new film festival at the Richmond Culture Centre, organizers instantly considered closing the curtain and bowing out.

You don’t need to take a twirling stroll across an alpine meadow this summer to enjoy some fine tunes in the great outdoors. That’s because the flatlands of Richmond are well and truly alive with the sound of music.

Richmond’s First Lady of children’s entertainment will be going nautical for an upcoming concert at the Gulf of Georgia Cannery this Friday (July 4).

They may be separated by a span of 16 years, but a pair of musical prodigies from Richmond share a common love for the piano and were invited to put their fingers to the test at a national competition.

Two young Richmond women will vie for the Miss BC title this Saturday. Felicia Chandra and Taylor Scott want to make Richmond proud this weekend, as the city has not won the Miss BC title since Sandra Gin in 2009.

Carrying around a camera for most of his life has given Steveston's Dan Propp a licence for adventure. It has been a constant companion as he worked in a number of jobs - from travelling salesman to postcard photographer.

It was a scramble to play Scrabble across many Richmond elementary schools on Thursday as 20 works yard employees took to their motorcycles with a Richmond RCMP escort and handed out letters to delighted students.

The following are the winners of this year's annual teen poetry contest, sponsored by Richmond Public Library. The contest encompasses two age categories - 12 to 15 and 16 to 18 years old.

Carrying around a camera for most of his life has given Steveston’s Dan Propp a licence for adventure. It has been a constant companion as he worked in a number of jobs — from travelling salesman to postcard photographer.

Steveston's Matthew Cervi loves movies. He loves helping make them. He's just not so keen watching those he's worked on in a theatre along with other film fans.