Arts & Life

Broadway isn't a place just for musicals and blockbuster theatre.

Aspiring actors, step in time. This weekend, the process begins to audition for Judy Russell's production of Mary Poppins. There are 14 specified roles, plus a chorus.

Comedian Ron Vaudry is in Prince George for a two-night stand starting tonight.

Audiences are invited to Let's Have Fun Again at the Elder Citizens Recreation Association (ECRA) as the drama club presents another comedy variety show featuring more than 20 fast-paced skits March 4 to 6.

A local theatre company is pulling a Broadway play out of its jeans. Pocket Theatre Company is one of the first community drama groups in Canada to perform the comedy smash Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (VSMS).

Russian history is steeped in art, slathered in politics and bathed in blood. Few eras in few places on earth can claim the same level of conjoined enlightenment and depravity as Russia in the early 20th century.

It may be cold, but it's time to clean off those popsicles to get at the sticks. There's a contest to win, after all.

A place touting itself a hub of cultural activity simply can't have a boring old AGM. Two Rivers Gallery has built an artistic event into its annual general meeting on Wednesday night.

A little more colour has been added to the lives of some disadvantaged children. The local author of a hit colouring book has donated a set of them to the Prince George branch of Big Brothers-Big Sisters.

Some nooks and crannies still need art to fulfill them. Some budgets can only handle small-sized investments. Art can be huge no matter what its physical size.