The competition promises to be fierce.

B.C. talent is in a showdown for the fifth annual Senior Idol contest.

“During the auditions, competing senior star hopefuls perform their favourite song before a panel of judges,” explained Nicole Severin, the Renaissance leasing manager.

There are auditions at the Renaissance Resort in Langley and a Surrey seniors complex in Surrey on May 26 and again May 29.

“Register early as the number of audition spots is limited,” she noted.

People who are 55 years or older can compete in Senior Idol.

“Competitors will be evaluated by judges in such areas as talent, ability, look and style, and the eager contestants will be whittled down to a shortlist of singing hopefuls who will perform at the finale on June 3,” Severin said.

June 3 is when the finals take place at the Cascades Casino in front of a crowd expected to be more than 400 people.

To audition or for more information, contact the Renaissance at 604-539-0571.

Local girl comes home to performs

Langley’s own Jennifer Moran sings with the George Austin Trio at Kwantlen College Auditorium on Friday, May 28.

Moran has done Langley proud by her constant excellent performances in the Kiwanis Festival and Musical Theatre.

She has also appeared as Iolanthe in the Fraser Valley Gilbert & Sullivan Society production of the same name.

Austin won the CTC Music Director of the Year award for that production, and is also working with Moran on the upcoming Young People’s Opera Society of B.C. production of Hansel and Grrretel.

 All proceeds are in support of the YPOS, an organization which brought Spirit Moon to Langley in 2008.

More at: yposbc@gmail.com, or visit www.youngpeoplesopera.com.

Pooh and friends visit

A.A. Milne first brought to life the incredibly loveable honey bear named Winnie the Pooh on the pages of his books in the mid-1920s.

Darn close to a century later, this endearing character is still a favourite with adults and children alike, and now a cast from Imagine That! Productions are bringing Pooh and many of his fictional friends alive on the stage of The Venue next weekend.

Under the direction of Faith Toronchuk, the young thespians are presenting three showings of Winnie the Pooh.

This show is going to be a “live theatrical story-telling event,” said Toronchuk, noting young theatre goers, in fact, are invited to wear their favourite Pooh character costume, and have their picture taken with the cast after the show.

It is open to all ages, although kids need to be able to sit quite attentively for 75 to 90 minutes, warns Toronchuk.

The show runs Friday, May 28, at 7 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, May 29 and 30, at 2:30 p.m.

Tickets are $10 and available at the box office, at 5708 Glover Rd. one hour before the show. There is no reserve seating.