Local Arts

Luke Parnell at Seymour Art Gallery

Riverview High: The Musical, Aug. 7-24 at the Firehall Arts Centre, 280 E. Cordova St., Vancouver. Tickets: $18/$20 available at firehallartscentre. ca or by calling 604-689-0926. AS any good girl will tell you, sometimes it sure is fun to be bad.

New and noteworthy upcoming CD releases: July 30 Earl Sweatshirt - Doris; Vince Gill and Paul Franklin - Bakersfield. Aug. 6 The Civil Wars - The Civil Wars. Aug.

Singer/songwriter performs at the Arts Club Backstage Lounge Wednesday night with Lindsay May

Spirit of the West at John Lawson Park in West Vancouver, Friday, Aug. 2, 7:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. as part of the Harmony Arts Festival. For more information visit harmonyarts.ca.

Former Default frontman performing weekend show at Abbotsford Agrifair

Baltimore country singer not afraid to move outside of her comfort zone

American Idol contestant's Drive EP out this week

The To-Do List. Written and directed by Maggie Carey. Starring Aubrey Plaza, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Rachel Bilson. Rating: 7 (out of 10) UNLIKE the wellchoreographed, well-lit trysts on movies and in TV-land, real-life sex is messy.

Bruno Mars and Ellie Goulding, Rogers Arena, Saturday, July 20. BRUNO Mars' one-night stand at Rogers Arena was a summer highlight. There was a wide mix of ages and styles out on Saturday night to enjoy the sold-out show which also featured U.K.