Local Arts

- Hanna. Directed by Joe Wright. Starring Saoirse Ronan, Eric Bana and Cate Blanchett.

The Fab Fourever try to provide fans with the complete live experience

North Shore News: How do you write your material? Lyn Heinemann: Always just sitting in my house with an acoustic guitar I write songs and then bring them to the band.

- Absolutely Art & Architecture in San Francisco tour May10-16, 2012.

Duo produce brilliant set of Downtown Eastside noir on Low Domestic release

- Tinariwen - Tassili (Anti Records) Rating: 8 (out of 10) Tinariwen, the North African band of Tuareg nomads who were denied visas to perform at the Vancouver Folk Music Festival this summer, release their latest album on Anti Records this week.

GALLERIES Artemis Gallery: 104C4390 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. Hours: Tuesday-Sunday, 12: 30-5 p.m. Info: 604-929-4354 or artemisinthecove@gmail.com. Artists for Kids Gallery: 810 West 21st St., North Vancouver.

Maggie Mooney, author of Are You Ready? provides us with five practical and helpful steps to prepare for an earthquake. 1.

Its not easy to pin down Tinariwen. Like Toronto's Broken Social Scene, the North African band is a moveable feast of musical talent.

NV musician performing 40th anniversary gigs