Local Arts

- The Hunter. Directed by Daniel Nettheim. Starring Willem Dafoe and Sam Neill. Rating: 7 (out of 10) WILLEM Dafoe's hunter is a paradox: a loner with a paternally protective streak; a man as well-versed in opera as he is with leg-hold traps.

FIONA Apple will launch a summer headline tour in Ithaca, New York, on June 19, the same day she releases her first album in seven years.

EVER since Tyler Gibson, a.k.a. Teewhy, was a teenager he has been passionate about hip-hop and rap. "I had always been into hip-hop ever since early high school.

- Invisible: Out Loud by Desiree Wallace. Play performed at Lower Mainland high schools as part of the Global Stewardship Program at Capilano University http: //www.globalstewproject.org/.

The Raid: Redemption. Written and directed by Gareth Evans. Starring Iko Uwais. Rating: 7 (out of 10) THE Raid: Redemption may be the most violent film I've ever seen. And the most beautifully choreographed.

No two performances alike, says jazz singer

APPROXIMATELY 2,044 kilometres north of Hollywood, CA, one pop-rock band is making quite a bit of noise.

GALLERIES Artemis Gallery: 104C4390 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. Hours: TuesdaySunday, noon-5 p.m. Info: 778-233-9805 or artemisgallery.ca. Fairygrams: Mixed media prints by Leonid Rozenburg will be on display until April 22.

Nothing sacred in The Bomb-itty of Errors' take on the tradition

The LIVE at Squamish music festival, returning for its third year Aug. 24 to 26, has announced a lineup that should draw a lot of people to the region for the end of summer bash.