Entertainment

Inspired by disturbing and haunting artwork, an Abbotsford student has his first collection hanging on the walls of a prestigious Vancouver gallery.

Those who have the charisma, stage presence and attitude to be a star – but lack the voice – are behind the latest contest at The Abbotsford News.

Grammy award-winning singer and songwriter Sarah McLachlan is wrapping up her North American tour with a date in Abbotsford. The multi-faceted Canadian artist will be performing at the Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre (AESC) on Sunday, May 1 at 7:30 p.m.

The Beatles, Rod Stewart and Elton John are performing in Mission. Well – their tribute acts are. Atlantic Crossing presents The Best in British Music at the Clarke Foundation Theatre in Mission, on Saturday, April 2.

How do chickens communicate? What does an electrician study in school? Those are only two of the riddles that recently made locally created website www.joe-ks.com the number one humour and games site in North America. (For those who are baffled, the answers are: With fowl language and current events.)

It’s boots, chaps and cowboy hats as the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Canadian Cup Series bucks into Abbotsford next weekend.

The choir from Columbia Bible College is teaming up with two from MEI this Sunday to put on a show.

Internationally renowned Shakespeare scholar David Schalkwyk, director of research at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. and editor of Shakespeare Quarterly, will deliver two presentations during a visit to UFV next week.