In the Community

Young ballerinas await dress rehearsal at Anna Wyman School of Dance Arts. The school presents its Winter Concert of Dance Saturday, Dec. 9, 4 p.m. at North Vancouver’s Centennial Theatre.

Artist Joan Leslie organizes the handmade wooden boxes and cutting boards she is selling at the Winter Gift Gallery on until Dec. 24 at Seymour Art Gallery, 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver.

West Vancouver Fire and Rescue deputy fire Chief Tony D'Angelo, assistant Chief Jeff Bush, and West Vancouver Police Department Chief Const. Len Goerke and Const.

A festive forest will take root in the heart of Lynn Valley once again this year.

Mashu Higa, 18, Bodwell High School Art teacher: Erica Weiss Favourite art: traditional and psychedelic art Favourite artists: Alphonse Mucha and Hieronymus Bosch His teacher writes: Mashu is good at creating detailed work and he appreciates undergro

Elizabeth and Robert Nelson check out the nativity scene at Highlands United Church, located at 3255 Edgemont Blvd., North Vancouver. The church hosts its annual Nativity Exhibit and Craft Fair on Friday, Dec. 1, 6-9 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 2, 10 a.

Len Laycock and Celeste Whitaker supervise a team of volunteers decorating Mollie Nye House for the holidays. Residents are invited to watch District of North Vancouver Mayor Richard Walton and Santa light up the heritage house at 940 Lynn Valley Rd.

250-year-old Douglas firs get gussied up for the first time

Familiar carols and new works will be performed

Until Dec.