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Sound of Music is on at Langley’s Theatre in the Country until June 17. (Shannon Pauls/Special to Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: Thespians debut in Langley’s showing of the world’s most beloved musical

New to the City, Val Bardot quickly immerses herself in costume creation for Theatre in the Country

FILE - This May 14, 2018 file photo shows Chuck Todd at the 2018 NBCUniversal Upfront in New York. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Chuck Todd leaving NBC political panel show ‘Meet the Press’ and being replaced by Kristen Welker

Chuck Todd said on Sunday that he’ll be leaving “Meet the Press”…

Members of the White Rock City Orchestra play at a recent concert at Mount Olive Lutheran Church. The orchestra will return there, with special guests Belle Voci, on June 10. Contributed photo

White Rock City Orchestra concert set for June 10

Upbeat, uplifting program includes guests Belle Voci

The Sea to Sky Swinger ride at Playland. (Photo: facebook.com/PNE.Playland)

Playland opens for summer June 3 with the wooden roller coaster still not rolling

Refurbishment work continues on the iconic ride, with a new ‘launch coaster’ a year away

The Sea to Sky Swinger ride at Playland. (Photo: facebook.com/PNE.Playland)
Danny Masterson and his wife Bijou Phillips arrive for closing arguments in his second trial, Tuesday, May 16, 2023, in Los Angeles. Masterson is charged with raping three women at his Los Angeles home between 2001 and 2003. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Danny Masterson convicted of 2 counts of rape; ‘That ’70s Show’ actor faces 30 years to life

“That ’70s Show” star Danny Masterson was led out in handcuffs from…

Danny Masterson and his wife Bijou Phillips arrive for closing arguments in his second trial, Tuesday, May 16, 2023, in Los Angeles. Masterson is charged with raping three women at his Los Angeles home between 2001 and 2003. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Jason Zembuch-Young, artistic director of the public South Plantation High School, in Plantation, Fla,, poses for a photo on May 22, 2023. Zembuch-Young will receive a special Tony Award that honors educators. Zembuch-Young runs a theater department with more than 150 students participating, including putting on both a full-length musical and a play each year. (Rick Armstrong via AP)

Florida drama teacher who includes deaf students in school shows will receive a special Tony Award

Jason Zembuch-Young is being honoured for empowering every student to make and be part of theatre

Jason Zembuch-Young, artistic director of the public South Plantation High School, in Plantation, Fla,, poses for a photo on May 22, 2023. Zembuch-Young will receive a special Tony Award that honors educators. Zembuch-Young runs a theater department with more than 150 students participating, including putting on both a full-length musical and a play each year. (Rick Armstrong via AP)
Bling Performance in Penticton did a vinyl wrap on a 1969 van which appears in episode 3 of Discovery Channel’s Bush Wreck Rescue, starring Okanagan custom car builder Bill Desrosier. (Still from Bush Wreck Rescue)

Photos: Penticton auto detailer featured in new TV series Bush Wreck Rescue

Bling Performance wraps a ‘hippie’ 1969 Chevy V10 van in the Discovery Channel show

Bling Performance in Penticton did a vinyl wrap on a 1969 van which appears in episode 3 of Discovery Channel’s Bush Wreck Rescue, starring Okanagan custom car builder Bill Desrosier. (Still from Bush Wreck Rescue)
This image released by Disney shows Melissa McCarthy as Ursula in “The Little Mermaid.” (Disney via AP)

‘The Little Mermaid’ makes box office splash with $95.5 million opening

It displaces “Fast X” in the top spot

This image released by Disney shows Melissa McCarthy as Ursula in “The Little Mermaid.” (Disney via AP)
FILE - Singer Celine Dion performs during her first World Tour called Courage in Quebec City, Montreal, Canada on Sept. 18, 2019. Dion has cancelled all her scheduled tour dates through April 2024 as she battles a rare neurological disorder. (Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press via AP)

Céline Dion cancels European concerts ‘until I’m really ready to be back on stage’

Dion has said stiff person syndrome was causing spasms that affect her ability to walk and sing

FILE - Singer Celine Dion performs during her first World Tour called Courage in Quebec City, Montreal, Canada on Sept. 18, 2019. Dion has cancelled all her scheduled tour dates through April 2024 as she battles a rare neurological disorder. (Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press via AP)
Canadian R&B singer Jully Black (centre) was honoured at an AFN Special Chiefs Assembly in Ottawa, Monday, April 3, 2023 for making an appreciated tweak to the Canadian national anthem at the NBA All-Star Game in Salt Lake City, Utah in February. Black was presented with an eagle feather and wrapped with a blanket during a Blanketing Ceremony by AFN Knowledge Keepers and National Chief RoseAnne Archibald. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AFN-Fred Cattroll **MANDATORY CREDIT **

Jully Black, Bret Hart among Canada’s Walk of Fame inductees getting their stars

Canada’s Walk of Fame has inducted more than 200 people over the past 25 years

Canadian R&B singer Jully Black (centre) was honoured at an AFN Special Chiefs Assembly in Ottawa, Monday, April 3, 2023 for making an appreciated tweak to the Canadian national anthem at the NBA All-Star Game in Salt Lake City, Utah in February. Black was presented with an eagle feather and wrapped with a blanket during a Blanketing Ceremony by AFN Knowledge Keepers and National Chief RoseAnne Archibald. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AFN-Fred Cattroll **MANDATORY CREDIT **
Langley Ukulele Association’s director Paul Luongo and the senior A ensemble will be performing two shows Saturday at the Chief Sepass Theatre in Fort Langley. (Langley Ukulele Association)

VIDEO: Uke concerts sure to ignite Aloha spirit in musicians, audience

Langley Ukulele Ensemble hosts two concerts in Fort Langley Saturday as fundraiser for Hawaii trip

Langley Ukulele Association’s director Paul Luongo and the senior A ensemble will be performing two shows Saturday at the Chief Sepass Theatre in Fort Langley. (Langley Ukulele Association)
FILE - A Thursday, May 31, 2012 photo from files showing U.S. singer actress Tina Turner arriving for the Giorgio Armani fashion show held in Beijing. Legendary rock singer Tina Turner has married her longtime German beau, Erwin Bach, in a Swiss civil ceremony. The mayor of Kuesnacht, the wealthy Zurich-area community where Turner lives, says that she and Bach, a music executive, were married several weeks ago at the registry office. Markus Ernst told The Associated Press on Thursday, July 18, 2013, it was a routine ceremony, ahead of a private celebration on Sunday at the couple’s home. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

Unstoppable superstar Tina Turner dead at 83

Turner died Tuesday, after a long illness in her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland

FILE - A Thursday, May 31, 2012 photo from files showing U.S. singer actress Tina Turner arriving for the Giorgio Armani fashion show held in Beijing. Legendary rock singer Tina Turner has married her longtime German beau, Erwin Bach, in a Swiss civil ceremony. The mayor of Kuesnacht, the wealthy Zurich-area community where Turner lives, says that she and Bach, a music executive, were married several weeks ago at the registry office. Markus Ernst told The Associated Press on Thursday, July 18, 2013, it was a routine ceremony, ahead of a private celebration on Sunday at the couple’s home. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
Canadian band Blue Rodeo, shown here in 2016 in Edmonton, will perform during this summer’s PNE fair in Vancouver. (File photo: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken)

PNE concerts for Blue Rodeo, Billy Idol & more, plus a big ‘Summer of 69’ jam to break record

‘Big Guitar Rock Out’ and comedy shows are new to the Vancouver fair this summer

Canadian band Blue Rodeo, shown here in 2016 in Edmonton, will perform during this summer’s PNE fair in Vancouver. (File photo: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken)
The Feven Kidane Quartet will be performing on the Jazz Fest’s CN stage, designated for young and emerging artists, on Saturday, July 22, at 12:30 p.m. (Fort Langley Jaz Fest/Special to Langley Advance Times)

Jazz fest announces 30 free shows on 4 stages

More announcements coming out about participants in this July’s Fort Langley Jazz & Arts Festival.

The Feven Kidane Quartet will be performing on the Jazz Fest’s CN stage, designated for young and emerging artists, on Saturday, July 22, at 12:30 p.m. (Fort Langley Jaz Fest/Special to Langley Advance Times)
Jacob Tremblay and Millie Davis attend the Canadian Premiere of The Little Mermaid held at TIFF Bell Light Box in Toronto on May 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - George Pimentel **MANDATORY CREDIT**

Teenage Jacob Tremblay reflects on revisiting ‘The Little Mermaid’

The Vancouver-raised child star burst onto the scene as a pint-sized phenom in 2015’s ‘Room’

Jacob Tremblay and Millie Davis attend the Canadian Premiere of The Little Mermaid held at TIFF Bell Light Box in Toronto on May 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - George Pimentel **MANDATORY CREDIT**
FILE - Lenny Kravitz performs at the iHeartRadio Music Awards on Monday, March 27, 2023, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Music superstars Lenny Kravitz, Billie Eilish and H.E.R. will team with advocacy nonprofit Global Citizen for a concert in front of the Eiffel Tower designed to convince world leaders to take further action against climate change. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Lenny Kravitz, Billie Eilish set for Global Citizen’s ‘Power Our Planet’ show for climate financing

‘Power Our Planet: Live in Paris’ to coincide with the Summit for a New Global Financial Pact

FILE - Lenny Kravitz performs at the iHeartRadio Music Awards on Monday, March 27, 2023, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Music superstars Lenny Kravitz, Billie Eilish and H.E.R. will team with advocacy nonprofit Global Citizen for a concert in front of the Eiffel Tower designed to convince world leaders to take further action against climate change. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
This image released by Disney shows Halle Bailey as Ariel in "The Little Mermaid." (Disney via AP)

Movie Review: Disenchantment under the sea in live-action ‘The Little Mermaid’

It’s not Rob Marshall’s fault that Disney’s latest live-action retread doesn’t really…

This image released by Disney shows Halle Bailey as Ariel in "The Little Mermaid." (Disney via AP)
The bowl of Rogers Arena in Vancouver, as pictured on rogersarena.com/tours.

Rogers Arena tours are back, but you won’t see one area of Vancouver Canucks’ home rink

Adult tickets are $25 for a 90-minute tour

The bowl of Rogers Arena in Vancouver, as pictured on rogersarena.com/tours.
Lee Aaron will kick off the series this year, with opening act Caroline Christie July 6, West Beach. (Contributed photo)

Summer concerts series returns to White Rock waterfront with ‘best ever’ lineup

Colin James, Lee Aaron, Men Without Hats among headliners

Lee Aaron will kick off the series this year, with opening act Caroline Christie July 6, West Beach. (Contributed photo)
Calista Flockhart, left, and Harrison Ford pose for photographers upon arrival for the ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ party at the 76th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 18, 2023. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)

In Cannes, Harrison Ford bids adieu to Indiana Jones

‘I love this character, and I love what it brought into my life’

Calista Flockhart, left, and Harrison Ford pose for photographers upon arrival for the ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ party at the 76th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 18, 2023. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)