All You Really Need to Know
About Community Living in Langley, BC
Resources & Opportunities for Local Artists | Arts Education & Organizations
Cultural & Interest
Groups | Theatres, etc. | Vancouver Area Arts Venues & Events
The arts are alive and well in Langley! These groups, schools, venues, etc. are part of our artistic community and resources. Current shows and productions are listed in the Calendar of Local Events.
As well, you can purchase the Langley Arts Directory, a comprehensive guide to the literary, visual and performing arts in Langley City and Township, published annually. The Directory can be purchased for $5 from the Langley Arts Council (see below), or various arts businesses, with all proceeds benefiting the Langley Arts Council's scholarship fund.
Resources & Opportunities for Local Artists
- Langley
Community Music School's Summer Opera Program is holding
auditions for a fun-filled adaptation of Mozart's The Magic Flute. They
need male and female signers aged 13 - 25 with previous vocal/choral
training. Auditions will be held May 10 nd 17, 1 - 3 p.m.
Prepare one song or aria and bring an accompanist. For further
info or to reserve an audition time, call 604-534-2848.
- Foyer Art, Langley Centennial Museum: call for entries, to encourage and promote local artists. Contact the museum at 604-888-3922 or download an entry form from their website. Deadline is June 27, 2003.
Arts Education & Organizations
- Langley Arts Council
5202 204 Street, Langley BC V3A 1Z1
604-534-0781
artscouncillangley@telus.net
- Langley
Community Music School
Rose Gellert Hall
4899 207th Street, Langley, BC V3A 2E4 Canada
604.534.2848 fax: 604.532.9118
info@langleymusic.com
Langley Community Music School is a centre for excellence in music education. With the financial support of three levels of government and charitable donations it offers students of all ages, from beginners to the emerging professional, the opportunity to study with highly qualified faculty and to develop a life-long appreciation of music.
- Langley
Fine Arts School
9096 Trattle Street, Fort Langley
604-888-3113
Public school with an alternate, fine arts (dance, drama, music, visual arts and writing) focused program. LFAS includes grades 1 through 12 (no kindergarten at this time), with an increased arts component, including majors, in the higher grades. Students from outside the LFAS catchment are accepted, but wait lists are common - call for information.
- Langley Players Drama Club
4307 200 St., Langley V3L 1L2
604-534-7469
- Theatre
BC
P.O. Box 2031, Nanaimo, BC V9R 6X6
250-714-0203, fax 250-714-0213
e-mail: info@theatrebc.org
Provincial Association representing Community Theatre in British Columbia & the Yukon. Our Mission Statement: "To promote and encourage the development of theatre in British Columbia & the Yukon by providing leadership and opportunities for participation, education and sharing the enjoyment of diverse theatre experiences"
- Young at Arts
#102 - 20091 Industrial Avenue
Langley, B.C. V3A 4K6
604-533-2787
A charitable, non-profit organization, offering a wide variety of programs in dance, theatre and visual arts to kids from 3 to 18.
Cultural & Interest Groups
- Acoustic Music Society
Murray 604-533-5777
Meets every Friday evening at 7:30, at Act 1 Music. Half hour lesson followed by jam session, incl. words and music and info for beginners through advanced acoustic players. Drop in fee of $5.
- BC Songwriters' Showcase - for singers and
songwriters, Wednesdays 8 - 10 p.m., McBurney's Coffee House, 20504
Fraser Highway. Call 604-581-7999.
- Canadian Westcoast Contortionists
Anne Lawton 604-5308391
- Langley Camera Club
Joe 604-888-0480 or Donna 604-888-5402
"A non-profit organization promoting photography in your community... a member of the Langley Arts Council and the Canadian Association for Photographic Art (CAPA)." Meets at James Hill School, 22144 Old Yale Rd, at 7:30 p.m. the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month from September to June.
- Langley
Quilters' Guild
604-534-1169 or 604-533-9745
Meetings are held the 4th Wednesday of each month (except December) at the Langley Civic Centre, Room A, noon to 3 p.m. and 7 to 10 p.m. All levels of expertise are welcomed.
- Langley Writers' Guild
Muriel 604-533-1966
Meets Thursdays 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. at Michaud House, 5202 204 St.: 1st & 3rd Thurs. are general meeting and critiquing; 2nd & 4th are seminars with instructor. New members welcome.
- Volya Ukrainian Dance Society
604-515-2282
Theatres, Halls, etc.
- Chief Sepass Theatre
Langley Fine Arts School
9096 Trattle Street, Fort Langley
604-888-3113
Both a school and a community asset, the Chief Sepass theatre hosts numerous student performances as well as other community events.
- Fort Langley Community Hall
9167 Glover Road
Telephone 604-882-1765
The Fort Langley Community Hall is a both a well-maintained heritage site and a hub of community activity. The Hall hosts antique auctions, festivals, weddings, fund-raising events, fairs, and dances.
- West Langley Hall
9308 208th Street, Langley, B.C.
Telephone 604-882-0408
Old-style community hall; main hall capacity 270. Please call for more information.
- Willoughby Hall
Vancouver Area Arts Venues & Events
- The
Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
6265 Crescent Road, Vancouver (UBC)
604-822-2697
Offers a wide variety of performances, from the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra to Sufi dance. Located at the north-east end of the University of British Columbia campus, across from the Museum of Anthropology.
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