Local Arts

Direct Art's front window on Queesway Avenue is so vibrant people are walking in off the street to get a better look, said owner John Westergard. It's Brian Scott's contrasting themes that are attracting all the attention at Direct Art these days.

If your name is Sheamus or Daniel Bryan, you're on WWE superstar Wade Barrett's hit list.

Darlene Shatford hasn't sung in years, but now she has a reason to sing the blues - not to mention jazz. Shatford take to the stage Saturday night at Art Space Songs of Bob Dylan. Shatford's hiatus from the stage is easy to explain.

Picasso would've gotten a kick out of this type of metaphorically out-of-the-box, but literally in-the-box art-making process.

Bass player Russell Jackson worked with the legendary blues guitarist B.B. King for seven years before he knew he was ready to step out into the world and perform.

Sometimes seniors can feel isolated, sometimes youth can feel isolated. Putting the two together can add up to more than the sum of their parts - namely,a stronger community, said Jessica Fisher, a Grade 11 student at Cedars Christian school.

The Prince George Symphony Orchestra is looking for people with a song in their hearts and is holding vocal auditions to find them Feb. 3 and 4.

To celebrate her one year anniversary, Sandra Tanemura of Zahirah Middle Eastern Belly Dance School, is offering free dance lessons this weekend. Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

If you write a letter, the chances are you will get one back. That's the idea behind the Lost Art of Letter Writing, Prince George Correspondents' Club, said Nicole Larson, events planner and coordinator for Books & Company.

Community theatre is raising its creative head in Prince George once again. The new Nechako Community Theatrics Society is offering open auditions Monday and Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church, 180 Tabor Boulevard.