Local Arts

Sally Armstrong, author of Ascent of Women, in discussion with UBC journalism instructor Kathryn Gretsinger, part of the Vancouver Writers Fest, Monday, March 25 at 7: 30 p.m. at St. Andrew's-Wesley United Church in Vancouver.

- Black Hen Concert Series with Barney Bentall, Wednesday, March 27, 8 p.m. at the Electric Owl, 928 Main St., Vancouver. Tickets are $25 in advance at tickets.capilanou.ca, or $27 at the door.

Vitaly: An Evening of Wonders, Saturday, March 23, 7 p.m. at Presentation House Theatre. Tickets $22 at phtheatre.org. SKEPTICS would have us believe magic isn't real.

? Shooting Stars Foundation presents Motown Meltdown, Saturday, March 23, 7 p.m. at the Commodore Ballroom, 868 Granville St., Vancouver. Tickets $40.75 at ticketmaster.ca.

WITH spring break on now, and the Easter long weekend approaching, Vancouver-based Canadian Direct Insurance is urging British Columbians planning road trips to check their coverage before leaving town.

Carson Graham troupe to compete in Ottawa

Vancouver collective celebrates four decades of rejecting established art scene

Pierre Coupey, Cutting Out the Tongue: Selected Work 1976-2012, at the West Vancouver Museum until April 27. Artist talk March 23, 2-3 p.m. PAINTINGS evoking war, torture, and dead poets hang on the walls.

The Call. Directed by Brad Anderson. Starring Halle Berry, Abigail Breslin and Michael Eklund.

Retrospective revisits work of Joe Laughlin