Pender Harbour artists June Malaka, Solveigh Harrison and Wendy Simmonds have teamed up for Abstracted, a show of new work with a different twist at Harbour Gallery in Madeira Park from May 6 to 17. There will be a reception this Saturday, May 7 from 2 to 5 p.m. with a performance at 3 by Reflections Vocal Ensemble. All are invited.
Altered at GPAG
Gibsons Public Art Gallery presents Altered with five female artists exploring the intersection of art and motherhood. The exhibition runs from May 5 to June6.
Angela Somerset, Sandy Buck, Danielle Arsenault, Natalie Grambow and Shiloh Sukkau will take part in the artists' reception this Saturday with a live installation performance at 2 p.m. and an artists' dialogue at 2:30.
In the Harbour View Room, Sarah Lipi shows The True Love with photographs and digital work on display. The artist's reception is this Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m.
Meet the author
Local author Dot Scott would like to meet this Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. at the newly opened Woods Showcase in Sunnycrest Mall.
In Scott's book, Girl in a Blue Bonnet, a young woman yearning for adventure volunteers as a Salvation Army missionary in South Africa in 1896. She soon finds herself caught up in the Boer War and must make some life changing decisions. Books are available for signing and for sale.
Mother's Day
Miss Berni G will be at the keyboards on Mother's Day, Sunday, May 8 from noon to 3 p.m. at Wheatberries Bistro, 818 Gibsons Way. She'll be playing some jazz and some oldies in an informal afternoon of music. All are invited.
Memphis
Treat your Mother to the electrifying 2010 Tony award-winning musical Memphis, captured live on Broadway in HD, and showing at the Raven's Cry Theatre in Sechelt.
From the underground dance clubs of 1950s in Memphis, Tenn., comes a new Broadway musical about fame, forbidden love and the birth of rock 'n' roll. It's sensuous, soulful, tuneful and exhilarating. The performance screens on Sunday at 2 p.m. All tickets are $20, taxes included. Call the Raven's Cry Theatre at 604-885-4597 to have yours held.
Tunnel Six
Remember Tunnel Six? They kicked off last year's Gibsons Landing Jazz Festival. The international jazz collective will bepromoting their new release as they tour across Canada this May. The innovative sextet crosses geographical and musical boundaries to bring the products of their newest collaboration to audiences. They will be playing a house concert at Strait Sound in Roberts Creek on Tuesday, May 10. Tickets are $15. Doors at 7:30; show starts at 8 p.m. The ensemble will also be hosting an improvisation workshop on Tuesday, May 10 at 3:30 p.m. All instruments and vocalists are welcome. Cost is $5 and requires pre-registration.Contact Serena: 604-886-0803 or [email protected] for tickets, workshop registration and directions to the venue.
Soul talk
On Wednesday, May 11 from 6 to 8 p.m. in Gibsons, psychic Natasha Rosewood presents a Soul Talk - How Can We Lighten Up (in a Heavy World) at Wheatberries Bakery, 818 Gibsons Way. RSVP at 604-886-5718 or [email protected]. Admission is by donation (a fundraiser for a Japanese family).
Tea dance
Deborah and Gerry Pageau, the ballroom dance teachers, are pleased to announce the Spring into Ballroom Dance event on May 14 at the Gibsons' and Area Community Centre.This will be a Tea Dance format, that is to say, during the afternoon from 3 to 5 p.m. Come with your partner and enjoy a full roster of ballroom dance rhythms including waltz, two step, rumba, cha cha, tango, jive, swing, smooth one step and Latin one step.This is a great chance for new and experienced dancers alike to dance and socialize in a comfortable, friendly atmosphere. Registration is in advance on-line at www.scrd.ca or call 604-885-6801.
Fibreworks
Jackie Abrams (www.jackieabrams.com) will be leading a workshop at the Fibre Works Gallery and Studio in Baskets! Paper! Colour! Hexagonal Weave from Thursday to Saturday, May 12 to 14 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Create baskets inspired by an Asian technique, the openwork hexagonal weave.Using contemporary materials, painted cotton papers, weave the first layer in the hexagonal weave, similar to Shaker cheese baskets.This is a framework to interlace second and third layers, or for layers of random weave and colour.Contact Yvonne Stowell for more at www.fibreworksgallery.com or call 604-883-2380.
Writing workshop
Join other writers for a workshop on Creating a Compelling Scene - a one day workshop for writers in all genres, on Saturday, May 14, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Dragon and Unicorn Farm, 2348 Highway 101 in Roberts Creek. Whether you're working with fiction, nonfiction, memoir, theatre or poetry, you will always want to take the reader there or as Ayn Rand puts it, to show events as if they were happening before the reader's eyes. In this workshop, author Claire Robson will lead participants in considering various elements of scene and how they can be best assembled to compel the reader's attention. To register, contact Judy Lynne at [email protected] or call 604-886-7334. Robson will do an informal presentation and reading on Friday, May 13 along with short readings by local authors at 7:30 p.m. at the Dragon and Unicorn Farm. Admission is by donation.
While Jan DeGrass is away on holiday please send your Art Beat items to editor Ian Jacques at [email protected].
