Local Arts

With wedding season now upon us, we must address a vital but oft-overlooked aspect of the special day: The wedding music. Since not everyone can afford a wedding band or even for a DJ, many will rely on their iPods to rock the dance floor.

The whole world - including the kitchen, it seems - is a stage. Jovanni Sy, artistic director of Gateway Theatre, is going to demonstrate that when he brings A Taste of Empire to the Rooftop Garden at the Richmond Cultural Centre May 31 and June 1.

A Richmond mother-daughter duo will use the healing power of music at an upcoming show in East Vancouver in memory of a Surrey hockey mom who was murdered last December.

Richmond musician Marc Gladstone shares his skills among eight bands

Take a trip from Newfoundland to Paris with the music and insight of folk musician Lorne Warr April 17 at the Britannia Heritage Shipyards. Warr hails from Lewisporte, Nfld.

Richmond-raised rockers of the band City Walls, previously known as Louder than Love, are preparing for their album release and subsequent tour across Canada.

The Richmond Delta Youth Orchestra presented Light Eternal Saturday in at Richmond Pentecostal Church.

Richmond-raised rockers of the band City Walls, previously known as Louder than Love, are preparing for their album release and subsequent tour across Canada.

For the past couple of years, Hazel Cheng has been volunteering her artistic talents to paint the faces of children attending the Richmond Maritime Festival.

Grade 10 Hugh Boyd secondary students Mika Fogelman and Anushka Kurian are in the midst of a crash course on the history and economics of the Czech Republic.