Local Arts

If you're tired of your current locks and want a fresh summer 'do, head down to the Steveston Museum next Saturday, July 20 to get a new, old look.

Your arts weekend guide Music at the Cannery: This Friday, July 12, come out and see Darren Specht & the Blueshawks perform at the Gulf of Georgia Cannery, 12138 Fourth Ave. The show starts at 6: 30 p.m. and admission is by donation.

Prepared by Richmond Arts Coalition UNTIL JUNE 9 RICHMOND ART GALLERY PRESENTS: MATERIALLY SPEAKING Artists Jen Aitken, Lou Lynn, Brendan Satish Lee and Julie York The four artists explore diverse notions of hybridity, identity, the body and percepti

Wednesday The enRICHed Speakers Toastmaster's Club meets on Wednesdays from 1 to 2 p.m. in Meeting Room M.1.003 at City Hall. This year the club is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Guests are welcome to attend and observe.

Friday The opening of the Steveston Tram building will be on Friday, May 3 at 7 p.m. The building, 4011 Moncton St., is the new home to the #1220 Interurban Tram. Music and refreshments will be served. RSVP to culturalcentre@ richmond.

Group produces historical dance productions

SATURDAY S.U.C.C.E.S.S. and the Richmond School District will be holding the annual Learning and the Brain Conference on Saturday, April 13 at MacNeill secondary, 6611 No. 4 Rd. at 8: 15 a.m.

The waitress waited while I studied the menu. "A hamburger, please, and coffee," I said. "Awesome," replied the waitress. Awesome? If I'd asked for a whole roasted suckling pig followed by peacock pie, that would have been awesome, I thought.

Watch as performer David van Belle is propelled into the air while our collective hopes and fears are projected onto a screen behind him. Or see how an all-white painting costing 200,000 francs divides a group of three friends.

The parks and recreation committee endorsed the public art project by Hugh McRoberts students and Richmond artist Jasmine Reimer Tuesday evening.