Local Arts

Rock and country roots combine in unique pairing

VANCOUVER-BASED band Rococode want to take you on a journey. There may be some twists and turns along the way. You may feel lost at times. But everything will be OK. Probably.

Play Peak Performance Project showcase Sept. 20 at The Red Room

THE Olympics may be over, but for a group of elite comedians the games have just begun and one of North Vancouver's own is a top contender.

DVDS - A Separation, directed, produced and written by Asgar Farhadi. Starring Leila Hatami, Peyman Moadi, Sareh Bayat, Shahab Hosseini and Sarina Farhadi.

For the week of Aug. 12. ADULT BESTSELLER LIST 1. Whitewater Cooks With Friends by Shelley Adams 2. The Book Of Kale by Sharon Hanna 3. No Sailing Waits And Other Ferry Tales by Adrian Raeside 4. Something Fierce by Carmen Aguirre 5.

ParaNorman. Directed by Sam Fell and Chris Butler. Featuring Kodi SmitMcPhee, Tucker Albrizzi and John Goodman.

- The Bourne Legacy. Directed and co-written by Tony Gilroy. Starring Jeremy Renner and Rachel Weisz. Rating: 6 (out of 10).

- Broken Hearts & Madmen: Gryphon Trio with Patricia O'Callaghan, Thursday, Aug. 16, 8 p.m. at the Orpheum Annex, 823 Seymour St., Vancouver, part of MusicFest Vancouver (Aug. 10-19). Tickets ($34/$39) and info: www.musicfestvancouver.ca.

ARTIST Arnold Shives still takes his sketch book with him when he hikes the North Shore trails. It's a habit he started when he was just 10 years old.