Local Arts

? Hunchback, conceived by Jonathan Christenson and Bretta Gerecke, a Catalyst Theatre production at the Vancouver Playhouse to March 10. Box office: 604-873-3311

PROJECT X, the new film about a teen party that turns a suburban block into a war zone, is a parent's worst nightmare.

Writer Evan Goldberg happy his new hockey film keeps home advantage

Since it was first published in 1999, The Beginning Runner's Handbook has helped more than 35,000 participants at community clinics across Canada - and thousands more runners around the world - realize their goal of running 10k.

EMPIRE ESPLANADE 6 200 West Esplanade, North Vancouver 604-983-2762 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D (G) - Fri, Mon-Thur 6: 30; Sat-Sun 1, 3: 30, 6: 30 p.m. The Artist (G) - Fri, Mon-Thur 7, 9: 35; Sat-Sun 1: 15, 4, 7, 9: 35 p.m.

The stars of the upcoming much-anticipated The Real Housewives of Vancouver, were unveiled Tuesday. They are: Christina Kiesel Reiko Mackenzie, Jody Claman, Mary Zilba and Ronnie Seterdahl Negus.

Everyone meets in the central square by the monument of France Preseren, Slovenia's favourite poet. Back in 1905 at the unveiling, there was a gasp from the crowd.

Novel examines the inner life of a shaman moving between cultures

The World of Downton Abbey by Jessica Fellowes. St. Martin's Press, 304 pages, $34.50.