Local Arts

Music is one of the best ways to convey emotions and tell a story.

How do you pay homage to a pair of musical theatre geniuses? You create a dream state where some of their best works are presented all in one performance.

Richmond singer getting set for Commodore show next week

Ten year-old Mamie Laverock one of Richmond's own

Red carpet awaits young Richmond actress

L ooking back at last week’s Vancouver Wine Festival, there were so many amazing events to attend. It’s so tough to judge my favourite. The lunches, dinners, brunches, and tasting seminars were all first class, educational, and fun.

Home cooking instinct cost Richmond’s Debra Pangestu a chance to remain among TV’s top amateur cooks. As a youngster, when Pangestu watched her mom cook at home, if a bay leaf was among the ingredients on a recipe, it remained in the finished dish.

How do you escape the hum-drum life on a chicory farm in 1955 rural Ontario and make a break for the bright lights of Hollywood? Peggy Ann Douglas has a plan—and it revolves around ascending the tiers of “royalty” in the beauty pageant circuit.

As a clinical counsellor with more than two decades of experience, Richmond's Danielle Aldcorn is attuned to examining issues and situations in great detail.

As a journalist, Richmond’s Debra Pangestu is not used to being the one in the spotlight.