Heritage Playhouse Productions is offering a tonic for the autumn blahs with another night of comedy at the Playhouse on Saturday Nov. 3. Local comedian Toby Hargrave is hosting the show with special guest Jacob Samuel and headliner Ivan Decker. Decker, a Vancouver native now based in Los Angeles, is on a roll, with a Netflix special coming out next year on the heels of his 2018 Juno win for best comedy album. Keep in mind that last month’s Comedy Club show sold out ahead of time. Some of the proceeds support the Heritage Playhouse as well as a local charity chosen by the comedians. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $20 at Sechelt Visitor Centre, Laedeli Gifts and Cards or at local online ticket seller, share-there.com.
On the Wall – Off the Wall
Coast Creatives is putting out a last call for submissions to the upcoming show at the Gibsons Public Art Gallery. You have until 4 p.m. on Monday Nov. 5 to submit visual art or artists’ statements describing five-minute live-mic or performance-art pieces you’d like to offer. Performances will take place over three evenings and two Saturday afternoons through November. “The sole reason for this event is to give you amazing creative types a wall, podium or floor to share that serious or funny or uplifting or weird thing you do, give you time to explain why you do it and to have a good time,” says organizer Janice Williams. Submissions should be sent to gallery manager Michael Aze at [email protected].
The HA!Man is back
The HA!Man is the stage name of François le Roux, who has made several visits to the Sunshine Coast in recent years, performing with partner Jokë Debaere. Based in South Africa, le Roux “creates his music through spontaneous composition, layering pre-recorded tracks then playing cello and keyboards over them, whistling, vocalizing and sometimes dancing,” the group’s release says. Debaere, a Belgian poet and spoken word artist, has been collaborating and touring with le Roux since 2012. The show is at St. John’s United Church in Davis Bay on Sunday Nov. 4 at 3 p.m. Admission is by donation.
We Found a Lovebird
Vancouver band We Found a Lovebird plays the Roberts Creek Legion on Saturday, Nov. 3. The band mixes some sonic elements and socially observant lyrics into its guitar-based tunes. The Enemy Feathers will open at 9 p.m. Tickets at the door for Legion members and guests.
Explore Noise Musically
Crank Sturgeon (Matt Anderson) has toured the U.S. and Europe for the past 25 years, demonstrating a minimalist yet bombastic sonic experience. Homemade instruments, amplified springs, packing tape, inflatable shirts and other antics are part of his interactive concert. With local artist Emma Tomic, whose performances “centre on rhythmic deep-listening experiments using audio/video machines,” Wednesday, Nov. 7, 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Gibsons Public Library. Free!
Islamic Art
Cultures arising within the Islamic tradition have flourished from China to Spain through the past 1,200 years and produced a rich and diverse artistic legacy. The Gibsons Public Art Gallery is hosting “an illustrated discussion” of the subject by renowned Islamic scholar and specialist in Ottoman art and architecture, Dr. Saygin Salgirli, of the University of British Columbia. Saturday Nov. 3, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Admission $10, $8 for GPAG members.
A unique Remembrance
Thinking ahead to the weekend of Remembrance Day, consider taking in Next of Kin: Descendants of War. Inspired by true, personal histories as told by Caitlin Hicks with Pat Adrien Dorval, Steven Schwabl, Mike Oswald and Gord Halloran. Also featuring the new book Tweets from the Trenches by Jacqueline Carmichael. Saturday Nov. 10, 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Sunshine Coast Arts Centre, Sechelt. $15, $20 at the door. RSVP to reserve at [email protected].
Choir callout
If you’ve always wanted to sing in a classical choir, this could be an opportunity. The Coast Messiah Choir is looking for more singers for the 2018-2019 season. Choir directors Sarah and Michael Poon say they’re currently rehearsing Bach’s Magnificat for the spring and the Christmas portion of Handel’s Messiah, along with some seasonal carols. They’re looking right now for low voices, which tend to be men’s. You don’t have to have had training or be able to read music, but it’s expected that participants will put in personal practice time at home, the Poons say. The choir rehearses weekly on Monday nights, 7 to 9 p.m. at St. John’s United Church in Davis Bay. Contact: [email protected].
The Poons also offer another choiring opportunity, with Vespersong, “dedicated to singing music for the Anglican service of evensong and the Catholic office of vespers.” Vespersong rehearses Friday afternoons at St. Bart’s Anglican Church in Gibsons. Email [email protected].
Submissions
If you have an event you’d like considered for Art Beat, let Rik know at [email protected] by 11 a.m. Tuesday. Space is limited.
