Saturday was an important day for 'The City of the Arts'. After two years of planning, fund-raising and construction the new space is now completed and ready to be used! Briefly, the 'Centennial Appleyard' house used to sit on Clarke street, was moved to allow for development, was used as a pizza restaurant and most recently was moved to an empty city lot next to…
It seems we're in for a heat wave and I'm worried about keeping the garden watered so that it looks good for visitors on July 19th. This is only the second time Art in the Garden has been held here in the Tri-Cities, the first one was two years ago. As there was no ArtWalk in April this year I decided to offer my garden as a venue…
Last Thursday was the Opening Reception for two shows at Port Moody Arts Centre. Maggie White is a well-known Port Moody painter and a member of the Federation of Canadian Artists. For a long time she specialized in water-colours. I remember the opening of a show of hers at Coquitlam's Place des Arts in the late eighties, mainly because one needed to get there early…
There was a big push to get the jug birds for YVR finished and delivered in January so that I could go on holiday with Alan with a clear conscience! He found a cheap flight and hotel in familiar Puerto Vallarta, and the idea of time to read novels, sitting under an umbrella, within sound of breaking waves and with the odd Pina Colada delivered…
It's been almost a month since I last added to my blog. Alan and I have been in England and then on a tour in Central Europe. I will have several topics that I'd like to write about and post photos of, but first I'll mention a show that you can still catch until Sunday Oct 13th. Jung Hong Kim…