Local Arts

It's the screaming I notice first. Not horrormovie-type screaming, just random shrieks of exhilaration coming from the forest. "Are you nervous?" inquires one of the guides. "A little," I admit.

East Texas singer/songwriter worked with Michael Clute and John Carter Cash on debut album

Rumble Theatre opens new season at The Cultch with Irish play

New and noteworthy upcoming CD releases: Sept. 24 Au Revoire Simone - Move in Spectrums; Chvrches - The Bones of What You Believe; Deer Tick - Negativity; Frankie Rose - Herein Wild; Kings of Leon - Mechanical Bull; Mazzy Star - Seasons of Your Day.

New acts and returning faves on tap in 2013-2014

The Masters of Nature Photography, Edited by Rosamund Kidman Cox, Firefly Books, 224 pages, $45. Ten brilliant photographers open their portfolios and share 20 pages of images each in this incredible collection.

Five of the 13 authors nominated for this year's Giller Prize will be appearing at the Vancouver Writers Fest in October.

Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs 2 may be the biggest setback for the parents of picky eaters since raw veggies were invented: "that cute food has feelings, mom!" Blame the folks at Sony Animation Studios for their zealous personification of pickles

Country soul singer Kendall Beard records stellar album

Alexander Payne's Nebraska, starring a veteran cast including Bruce Dern and Stacey Keach, opened the Vancouver International Film Festival last night in a gala presentation at the Centre for Performing Arts.